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New Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rages Against Cuba-Houthi Terror Designations
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New Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rages Against Cuba-Houthi Terror Designations

January 12, 2021

PITCTURED: Gregory Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Photo credit: State Chancellery of Latvia. CC 2.0. Rep.…

British Scientists Turn Moon Dust Into Breathable Oxygen and Materials for 3D Printing Moon Base Infrastructure
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British Scientists Turn Moon Dust Into Breathable Oxygen and Materials for 3D Printing Moon Base Infrastructure

November 30, 2020

PICTURED: ESA research fellow Alexandre Meurisse and Beth Lomax of the University of Glasgow producing oxygen and metal out…

NASA Gets Back to Sending Astronauts to the ISS with the First-Ever Commercial Space Flight
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NASA Gets Back to Sending Astronauts to the ISS with the First-Ever Commercial Space Flight

November 19, 2020

PICTURED: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission…

Hunting for Porcini Mushrooms in the Mountains of Piedmont
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Hunting for Porcini Mushrooms in the Mountains of Piedmont

September 22, 2020

On a gloomy, cloudy morning in the Italian region of Piemonte, I climbed into a car with my uncle…

A Taste of Those Most European of Qualities – Dreams and Proximity
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A Taste of Those Most European of Qualities – Dreams and Proximity

February 18, 2020

Non fa niente senza la macchina negli Stati Uniti, I told my new Italian friend regarding the distance which…

The Year of Return – African Americans and Africa – Andy’s Back in the Jungle
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The Year of Return – African Americans and Africa – Andy’s Back in the Jungle

January 21, 2020

My first foray out into the Ghanaian world beyond Accra was a trip down to Cape Coast which is…

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The Future Of Food Security In America Is Not In Sustainability, But In Regeneration

July 30, 2019

PICTURED: Dr. Allen Williams, Ph.D. and pioneer of regenerative agriculture. Sustainability is a word floating around all over the…

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Amid Murky Waters, 400 Congressmen Sign Letter Stating War In Syria Should Continue

May 22, 2019

Washington D.C. May 20th, 2019. President Donald Trump received a letter signed by nearly 400 members across both houses…

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Fighting Obesity and Diabetes with Time-Restricted Eating

February 28, 2019

The “95%” statistic for failed diets is commonplace in blogs and publications of health and wellness, and while a…

Bribery is a Fashion
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Bribery is a Fashion

February 26, 2019

“In city and local governments, bribery is a fashion,” my friend tells me, over a cup of tea. As…

Names
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Names

February 26, 2019

Teaching English to Chinese kids is pretty weird. For starters, our alphabet is totally different from theirs, obviously, and…

Rude Awakenings
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Rude Awakenings

February 26, 2019

I would like to pitch a scenario to you all; see what kind of future you have as a…

New Years in Shenyang
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New Years in Shenyang

February 26, 2019

New Year’s Eve is a crazy time to be in the Middle Kingdom, as Taylor and I found out…


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Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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