The question for Andreas Muenchow, an oceanographer, is no longer whether the Petermann Ice Shelf is changing – it’s how fast it could give up still more ice to the seas.
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Mattie Smith Colin, 93, reported on return of Emmett Till’s body
She movingly covered, in the Chicago Defender, what was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement.
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Critics say Maine lawmakers’ ‘skeleton bills’ lack transparency
Vague one-sentence drafts, totaling close to 100 each legislative session, can be deceptive and exclude the public from important policy discussions, say lawmakers and lobbyists.
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Thanks for the calories: Carnegie Deli serves its last oversized sandwich
The New York deli featured in theWoody Allen movie ‘Broadway Danny Rose’ is finally closing its doors.
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Court reinstates Kennedy cousin’s murder conviction
Michael Skakel was convicted in 2002 of killing teenage neighbor Martha Moxley in Connecticut in 1975.
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Did Debbie Reynolds die of broken-heart syndrome?
It turns out people really can die of a broken heart, and more women than men tend to be vulnerable.
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Grad students say Harvard obstructed vote over joining union
The group says Harvard left hundreds of students off a list of eligible voters, causing confusion about who could vote.
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Russians leave 2 East Coast estates pegged as spy nests
The Russians have owned a 45-acre Maryland retreat along the Corsica River since 1972. The other, a mansion on Long Island, was purchased by the Soviets in 1952.
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U.S. gives more detailed look at Russia’s alleged election hacking
A 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI is the first such report ever to attribute malicious cyber activity to a particular country or actors.
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Holden woman killed in multi-vehicle crash
The accident happened Thursday on Route 1A in Holden, police say.