2014年8月21日 星期四

2014-08-22 U.S. Spotlight

  National Geographic   
Coal-Dependent Arkansas Faces Stiff Emissions Target and a Running Clock  National Geographic
A coal train passes the White Bluff power plant near Redfield, Arkansas. The plant may be forced to close in the wake of proposed carbon regulations. Photograph by Danny Johnston, AP. Christina Nunez. National Geographic. Published August 19, 2014.

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  PBS NewsHour   
As protests rage in Ferguson, Obama struggles to strike balance  PBS NewsHour
While Obama lamented the disproportional apprehension of young black men, he also argued that's not solely the fault of overzealous cops. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images. WASHINGTON — When racial tensions erupted midway through his first ...


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How Hackers Could Mess With 911 Systems and Put You at Risk  Wired
Emergency Communications Technician, Mike Salazar takes 911 calls at the Emergency Communications Center in Arlington, VA on Monday 03/28/2011. Matt McClain/Getty. The female caller was frantic. Why, she asked 911 dispatchers, hadn't paramedics ...


   

  USA TODAY   
Best destination wedding hotels in the US Virgin Islands  USA TODAY
(Photo: SeanPavonePhoto, Getty Images/iStockphoto). Frenchman's Reef and Morning Star Beach Marriott Resort contains two very different resorts in one. The Frenchman's Reef Tower sits on a palm-fringed hillside offering dramatic views of the Caribbean ...


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  PBS NewsHour   
Why social impact investing is going mainstream  PBS NewsHour
Social impact investing is taking off, says Pax World CEO Joseph Keefe, not simply because investors care about diversity and sustainability, but because companies focusing on those issues deliver strong long-term results. Photo by Flickr user le temps de ...


   


Man Behind Ice Bucket Challenge Dies in Diving Accident  Discovery News
Time to make up for December's bad habits by doing better in 2012. Here are the best tech tools to help you shape up and keep healthy. Who knows? You might actually keep your new year's resolution this time around. Sure, Basis can tell you time, but if you ...


   

  National Geographic   
Scientists Find Remnants of One of Universe's Oldest Stars—And It's Huge  National Geographic
Star SDSS J0018-0939 is a small, second-generation star bearing the chemical imprint of one of the universe's first stars. Seen as white here, the star would appear orange to human eyes. Photograph by SDSS/NAOJ. Nadia Drake. For National Geographic.

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  PBS NewsHour   
Mr. Abe, Japan's economy needs more  PBS NewsHour
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to address his country's demographic challenges and overhaul its longstanding economic model, argues economist Milton Ezrati. Above, Abe attends the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague this spring with ...


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  New York Times   
Brisket Is Worth the Wait  New York Times
Nestor Laracuente, a pitmaster at Hometown Bar-B-Que in Red Hook, Brooklyn, monitors the combination of heat, meat and smoke needed to produce exceptional barbecued brisket. Credit Tony Cenicola/The New York Times. Continue reading the main ...


   

  National Geographic   
Monarch Butterfly's Reign Threatened by Milkweed Decline  National Geographic
Use of herbicides in the U.S. is causing a decline in plants essential for the golden icon. Lindsay N. Smith. National Geographic. Published August 19, 2014. Fewer monarch butterflies are crossing North America to winter in Mexico, and the biggest culprit ...


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