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NASA: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster

Click here: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected.
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‘It’s Gonna Be a Bloodbath’: Expert Reveals the Economic Defects Under the Government’s Numbers

“Overall the economy is quite weak,” Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital Inc., “It’s all a bubble masquerading as a recovery.”
“The average consumer has way too much debt and household net worth has declined,” Schiff said. “Real wages are lower today than they were five years ago. I think people are overestimating the shape of the consumer and his ability to spend.”
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Prof: Young people are ‘lost generation’ who can’t repair anything

Click here: Professor says, “Young people have become a lost generation who can no longer mend gadgets and appliances because they have grown up in a disposable world.”
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Doctor Shortage as Obamacare swells Medicaid Rolls

Click here: As Medicaid Rolls Swell, Cuts in Payments to Doctors Threaten Access to Care
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Environmentalists Suffer Big Loss on Lead Bullets Case

Click here: Environmentalists Suffer Big Loss on Lead Bullets Case
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M.I.T.: 2015 Year of the Hospital Hack

Click here: Health-care organizations often store medical records and other information insecurely.
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Report: Immigrant workers account for all employment growth since 2007

Report: Immigrant workers account for all employment growth since 2007
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Obama Sets Wealth Gap Record

Click here: Under Obama the wealth gap between America’s high income group and everyone else has reached record high levels.

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‘It Kills Viruses, Fungi and Bacteria Continuously’: Could Copper Hold the Solution to Hospital Superbugs?

Click here: The germ-killing powers of copper have been well-established since ancient times, but besides a few copper doorknobs — shown to kill 95 percent of superbugs like pneumonia and MRSA — the metal is noticeably absent from many medical facilities.
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Census Bureau: 20% of Millennials Live in Poverty

Click here: One in five young adults – ages 18 to 34 years old – live in poverty, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.