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AP WAS THERE: 1900 Paris Olympics Paris

AP WAS THERE: 1900 Paris Olympics

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. This story was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on July 17, 1900. The story is published as it appears in the newspaper, including…
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July 23, 2020
Earth faces plastic pollution disaster unless we take drastic action Plastic Pollution

Earth faces plastic pollution disaster unless we take drastic action

By Adam Vaughan Plastic pollution in Naples, ItalySalvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty ImagesPlastic pollution is ubiquitous and growing, but knowing the best way to stop it has largely been a guessing game so far. Now, a study has found that if the world undertook every feasible action to cut plastic pollution,…
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July 23, 2020
New technique to capture carbon dioxide could greatly reduce power plant greenhouse gases Global Warming

New technique to capture carbon dioxide could greatly reduce power plant greenhouse gases

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A big advance in carbon capture technology could provide an efficient and inexpensive way for natural gas power plants to remove carbon dioxide from their flue emissions, a necessary step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions to slow global warming and climate change. Developed by researchers at…
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July 23, 2020
Isis 'Beatles' claim contact with US hostage Kayla Mueller before she was killed in Syria Syria

Isis 'Beatles' claim contact with US hostage Kayla Mueller before she was killed in Syria

Two British Isis members dubbed "The Beatles" have reportedly admitted their involvement in the kidnapping of US hostage Kayla Mueller, who was taken by the group in Syria.In new interviews and correspondence obtained by NBC News, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheik appeared to confirm their roles in the captivity…
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July 23, 2020