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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/27/corporations-paid-us-senators-fast-track-tpp A decade in the making, the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is reaching its climax and as Congress hotly debates the biggest trade deal in

Boy Scouts’ leader says ban on gay adults not sustainable | Grand Haven Tribune http://www.grandhaventribune.com/article/1852156 The president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates,

How a Missouri ‘pothead’ became poster boy for compassion on drugs – CSMonitor.com http://m.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0523/How-a-Missouri-pothead-became-poster-boy-for-compassion-on-drugs Back in the day, Jeff Mizanskey was a bit of a

Yet another Antarctic ice mass is becoming destabilized, scientists report – The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/22/yet-another-antarctic-ice-mass-is-becoming-destabilized-scientists-report/ Using satellite based and gravity measurements, researchers reported on the

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Exclusive: China warns U.S. surveillance plane – CNNPolitics.com http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/20/politics/south-china-sea-navy-flight/ Above the South China Sea (CNN)The Chinese navy issued warnings eight times as a U.S. surveillance

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/us/obama-recasts-climate-change-as-a-more-far-reaching-peril.html?hpw&rref=politics&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=1 WASHINGTON — President Obama used a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut on Wednesday to cast his push for urgent action

‘Rise of the Robots’ and ‘Shadow Work’ – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/books/review/rise-of-the-robots-and-shadow-work.html?referrer= In the late 20th century, while the blue-collar working class gave way to the forces

Why Saudi Arabia has lost faith in the US – BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32778185 One key sentence in President Barack Obama’s press conference at Camp David

Michael Heizer’s Big Work and Long View – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/arts/design/michael-heizers-big-work-and-long-view.html GARDEN VALLEY, NEV. — One breezy spring day last month, I drove back here to