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Right to Work on a Hot Planet World War 2

Right to Work on a Hot Planet

By 1961, Charles Koch had stacked up three engineering degrees and was back home in Wichita, Kansas, to join the family business of oil refining, pipelines, and manufacturing. His father, Fred, was at the time attempting to tackle a different sort of engineering challenge: how to get unions, Communists, and…
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January 25, 2021
Twitter thread recounts extraordinary story of U.S. sailor rescued by Newfoundlanders in WWII World War 2

Twitter thread recounts extraordinary story of U.S. sailor rescued by Newfoundlanders in WWII

TORONTO -- Thanks to a Twitter thread, Canadians are remembering the life of the late U.S. Second World War veteran Lanier Phillips, who had a special connection to Canada after being saved by Newfoundlanders more than 80 years ago. He was the sole Black survivor of USS Truxtun, a U.S.…
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January 18, 2021
COVID-19 causes largest US greenhouse gas emissions drop since World War Two: Report World War 2

COVID-19 causes largest US greenhouse gas emissions drop since World War Two: Report

Climate Change FILE PHOTO: View of a freeway in downtown Los Angeles on May 21, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Apu GOMES) 12 Jan 2021 07:31PM(Updated: 12 Jan 2021 08:44PM) WASHINGTON: US greenhouse gas emissions fell 10.3 per cent in 2020, the largest drop in emissions in the post-World War II era, as the…
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January 12, 2021
Architecture, planning and urban design of Corregidor Island World War 2

Architecture, planning and urban design of Corregidor Island

KNOWN as the “Last Bastion of the Philippines during World War 2,” Corregidor Island is one of our nation’s well-known historical shrines. To preserve and support the immense historical value, cultural importance and viability for further development of the former battlefield, the “Corregidor Comprehensive Tourism Master Plan Containing a Conceptual…
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January 6, 2021
Coronavirus: NHS chief warns of ‘rising pressure’ as top psychiatrist issues plea for mental health funding World War 2

Coronavirus: NHS chief warns of ‘rising pressure’ as top psychiatrist issues plea for mental health funding

An NHS chief has warned hospital services are experiencing a "rise in pressure" from Covid patients, as the country’s leading psychiatrist issued a plea for funding to cope with the pandemic’s “profound” and long-term effect on mental health. Paramedics in London are receiving almost 8,000 call-outs daily as the number…
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December 28, 2020