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A 15-Minute Test to Diagnose Ebola Is Going Into Use in West Africa

Speeding up detection would help everyone get where they need to be

You can't spend your way out of this one, America

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NASA Is Turning Black Friday Into “Black Hole Friday”

Because, in the end, even great savings won’t save you from a singularity

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Just in Time for Black Friday, San Francisco Passed the First Ever Retail Worker Bill of Rights

San Francisco’s retail staff will have more stable hours and the possibility to work overtime

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Will Mandatory Calorie Counts Rain on Cinnabon’s 8,300-Rolls-Per-Hour Thanksgiving Parade?

Cinnabon staffs up to cope with the holiday rush for their 880-calorie cinnamon rolls

Two turkeys spent last night in the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC.

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Pardoned Turkeys Spend a Night in a Hotel First

After an evening in a $350 hotel room, today President Obama will spare the birds from the butcher’s block

Yum.

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Butter And Olive Oil Prices Spike

The world is about to become much less tasty

The world's first large scale offshore wind farm in Denmark. The 80 turbine installation was completed in December 2002.

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America’s Offshore Wind Production Is About to Go Big

A new federal land lease will open the door to a surge in offshore wind development

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Light Therapy May Work on Chronic Mood Disorders, Too

Sitting under fake sun could help heal chronic depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety, too

A scene from a lake-effect snow storm last year in Evans, New York

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After the Storm: Floods of Dumped Milk And Melting Snow in Western New York

More than five feet of snow, and up to eight in some places, over such as short time period is a lot to deal with

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America to Same-Sex Couples: Sure, You Can Have Legal Rights, Just Don’t Kiss in Front of Us

Americans are in favor of granting legal rights like property inheritance to same-sex couples. They aren’t as in favor of public displays of affection.

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Millennials Are Different, Just Not the Way You Think

Young adults today are more optimistic despite facing more economic strain than the previous two generations

An artist's interpretation of the Philae lander separating from Rosetta and landing on the comet.

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The Philae Spacecraft Confirmed the Presence of Organic Molecules on the Comet it Landed On

Researchers hope the finding sheds light on how organic molecules might have first arrived on Earth

Pacific bluefin tuna populations have declined by up to 33 percent over the last 20 years.

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300+ Species Just Joined the List of Threatened Plants And Animals

Overfishing, overhunting and habitat loss drove many of the new additions

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More Than 35 Million People Around the World Are Slaves

People are slaves in every one of the 167 countries investigated in a new report, including the United States

One of the Philae Lander's feet is visible in this snapshot from the comet's surface.

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Philae Is Now Asleep

The lander’s solar panels aren’t getting enough light and the batteries will die, but we already have some fantastic images and data

Syrian Kurds flee Kobane as Islamic State forces approach.

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ISIS Is Making Its Own Currency

It’s the latest step in the insurgent group’s attempt to forge a new state

Liver cells infected with Ebola

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First Ever Experimental Drug Trials on Ebola Patients to Begin Next Month

Three potential Ebola drugs are being fast tracked to trials in west Africa

Separatist forces walk the streets of Donetsk, Ukraine on November 8th.

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Russian Tanks And Troops Are Pouring Into Ukraine, Says NATO

Unmarked troops and equipment have traveled from Russia to Ukraine

A middle-schooler from North Korea who’s family defected listens to a teacher in school south of Seoul

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North Korea Subsidizes About 70 Schools in Japan

The institutions are a way for ethnic Koreans to connect to their culture but are also targets of criticism

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