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How human hair is being recycled to help keep waterways free from pollution
The Hair Recycle project feeds locks into a machine that turns them into matted squares that can be used to absorb oil and other hydrocarbons polluting the environment, or made...
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
BRASILIA - Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change...
A year on, Lebanon's protests have faded and life has got worse
BEIRUT - One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed with angry demonstrators are empty and camps set up to shelter...
Women fear being asked for sex in exchange for Ebola vaccine: charity
Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fear they may be asked to perform sexual favors in exchange for receiving the Ebola vaccine and other services, according...
Universities' large endowments are going untaxed
Last week, two news items hit my radar screen. Tax reform moved to center stage in Washington, and Harvard University’s not-for-profit endowment underperformed again. These two headlines meld into one...
When foreign govs meddle in Israeli politics
In the only stable democracy in the Middle East, Israel, anyone can criticize the government. But when foreign countries fund groups that wantonly slander the Jewish state, Israelis have a...
Trump ends tax dollars for NGOs that provide abortions
President Trump signed an executive order Monday barring federal tax dollars going to foreign organizations that perform abortions or promote them, reinstating the "Mexico City Policy" that President Obama rescinded...
When a morally bankrupt UN blesses a Hamas-linked group
Hamas just gained a foothold at the United Nations — and about the only consolation is that the vote was surprisingly close. That’s unusual for the world body, where the...