2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 U.S. Spotlight


Weighing risks and benefits of making a deal with Iran   
PBS NewsHour
As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and the PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff examines the challenges and opportunities of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. RELATED. RELATED. RETHINKING IRAN monitor us iran flag · Is it time to open the door ...


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National Geographic
   
Venice Matters to History—Venetians Matter to Me   
National Geographic
Carnival is one of Venice's peak annual tourist events, and the people taking pictures often outnumber the people in costume. Photograph by Sam Abell, National Geographic. Picture of Erla Zwingle. Photograph courtesy Erla Zwingle. Erla Zwingle.

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New York Times
   
New Report Urges Western Governments to Reconsider Reliance on Biofuels   
New York Times
Western governments have made a wrong turn in energy policy by supporting the large-scale conversion of plants into fuel and should reconsider that strategy, according to a new report from a prominent environmental think tank. Turning plant matter into ...


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'American Sniper' provokes debate on Iraq, depictions of war   
PBS NewsHour
"American Sniper" has been nominated for six Academy Awards and is on track to be the biggest box-office war film ever. But the drama based on the life of a late Navy Seal, said to be the most lethal sharpshooter in U.S. military history, has rekindled debate ...


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National Geographic
   
Distant World Has Rings 200 Times Bigger Than the Rings of Saturn   
National Geographic
At least 30 rings may encircle the giant planet J1407b, creating a disk so wide it took two months to pass in front of its star. Illustration by Ron Miller. Michael D. Lemonick. for National Geographic. Published January 29, 2015. A team of U.S. and British ...


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New York Times
   
Egypt's War on Atheism   
New York Times
CAIRO — It took one session on Jan. 10 for a court in the Nile Delta province of Beheira to sentence Karim al-Banna, a 21-year-old student, to three years in prison for saying on Facebook that he was an atheist. The student's lawyer complained that he was ...


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PBS NewsHour
   
Study reveals wide gaps in opinion between scientists and general public   
PBS NewsHour
A recent study from Pew Research Center reveals gaping differences in opinion between scientists and the general public about issues related to scientific research and the direction science is taking. Photo by Reuters. Scientists and the public agree on very ...


   


National Geographic
   
Pair of Ice Climbers Are First to Ascend Frozen Niagara Falls   
National Geographic
Nine daredevils have gone over Niagara Falls in barrels and lived to tell the tale. This week, ice climbers Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken became the first to reverse the trip. The pair became the first to ascend the world-famous falls on Tuesday, following a ...


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Yahoo Sports
   
Belichick on deflated balls: 'We try to do everything right'   
Yahoo Sports
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Saying his team ''followed every rule to the letter,'' New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick described in detail how his team prepares its footballs on game day and defended his players from chatter that they made it to the ...


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New York Times
   
Skull Fossil Offers New Clues on Human Journey From Africa   
New York Times
Anthropologists exploring a cave in Israel have uncovered a rare 55,000-year-old skull fossil that they say has a story to tell of a reverberating transition in human evolution, at a point when and where some early humans were moving out of Africa and ...


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