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Defending the South China Sea
In the fall of 2011, the Obama administration unveiled its “Pivot to Asia” – a strategic "re-balancing" of U.S. interests from Europe and the Middle East toward East Asia. The pivot meant the United States would expand and intensify its already significant role in the...
Defending the South China Sea
In the fall of 2011, the Obama administration unveiled its “Pivot to Asia” – a strategic "re-balancing" of U.S. interests from Europe and the Middle East toward East Asia. The pivot meant the United States would expand and intensify its already significant role in the...
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$830M in Tax Breaks Later, Christie Says His Camden Plan Won’t Work for America
The incentivized corporate relocation may breathe life into one city, but it can’t be scaled.
$830M in Tax Breaks Later, Christie Says His Camden Plan Won’t Work for America
The incentivized corporate relocation may breathe life into one city, but it can’t be scaled.
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NASA’s Natural Disaster Program Ramps Up In Response to Nepal Earthquake
Twenty-four hours after a magnitude 7.8-earthquake struck Nepal on April 25th at 11:26 a.m. NST, a disaster-response team at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration started making conference calls to colleagues around the world to coordinate their activities.
NASA’s Natural Disaster Program Ramps Up In Response to Nepal Earthquake
Twenty-four hours after a magnitude 7.8-earthquake struck Nepal on April 25th at 11:26 a.m. NST, a disaster-response team at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration started making conference calls to colleagues around the world to coordinate their activities.
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NASA’s soil-moisture satellite data helps fight California droughts
WASHINGTON — New advances in satellite mapping data could soon help analyze and fight droughts in California and the Southwestern U.S. by tracking the amount of water locked in soil. But problems in the design of the NASA program have caused temporary delays. NASA’s...
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New satellite to transform environmental tracking, but at what cost?
For 40 years, the United States has sent Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) into orbit, where they are producing images every 15 minutes in geosynchronous orbit, approximately 22,300 miles above Earth. They provide cloud, land, and ocean temperatures; monitor activities of the sun; and relay emergency locator beacon signals to assist with search and rescue activities. The GOES R-Series, which is the next generation of GOES satellite, is scheduled to launch in March 2016.
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U.S. puts ‘eyes in the sky’ to counter dangerous algae growth
The concern for algal bloom prompted scientists at NOAAto team up with colleagues at the Environmental Protection Agency, United States Geological Survey and National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop an early warning system. It launchedon April. 7, and is now working to detect the growth of blue-green toxins in major waterways using existing ocean color satellite images.
read moreHouston, We Have a Space Junk Problem
With a typical impact speed of 10 km/second orbital debris, the man-made space junk that orbits the planet poses a deadly threat to human space flight and the safety of satellites.
Young Hispanic workers for small construction firms face the most occupational dangers, report says
Young Hispanic workers face the most occupational danger. That does not surprise Jo Bany Reyes, a 21-year-old El Salvadorian immigrant who has been working on construction sites for more than three years.
Republicans and Paul compete over young voters
Republicans have a “significant opportunity” to gain young voters, but the presidential candidate who has most doggedly courted them is not reaping the fruits of his labor. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has long worked to broaden the GOP tent by advocating for reforms in...
World Oil Market Status Quo and U.S. Oil Trade
An Energy Information Agency (EIA) report indicates that the U.S. may cut the percentage of import dependence of crude oil and liquid fuel by roughly 50 percent in 2040 and may have a chance to become a self-sufficient net exporter in the future. The above...
Cuba: a market to be opened up
On December 17, 2014, President Barack Obama and President Raúl Castro announced that the United States and Cuba would seek to reestablish diplomatic relations. Since then, the two countries have engaged in bilateral negotiations in Havana and Washington, and the...
Protests Sparking Voter Turnout Only in Some Cities
WASHINGTON -- In communities where people have taken to the streets to protest injustice, some activists have acted on their convictions by also marching on to polling places to try to bring about change. But it depends on circumstances. According to election results...
Winter storm water no cure for California droughts
As California’s dry season starts, increased water supply from winter storms are not helping ease the drought-stricken state as much as expected. According to the latest State Water Project allocation, contractors have received 200,000 acre-feet more water than...
A long road from Baghdad: Iraqi refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders in the U.S.
Iraqi refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders travel a difficult path to come to the U.S.
North Carolina’s Latino population aims to mobilize efforts for elections
Phone banks, registration rallies and good old-fashioned door-to-door knocking were some of the tactics El Pueblo used to lure voters in. The organization says it’s goal is to achieve positive social change through building consciousness, capacity, and community action.
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