disasters
Trump scheming to ship volatile liquid gas by train across U.S.
August 20, 2019American cities and towns could face disaster similar to fatal explosion that wrecked Quebec town six years ago.
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A border wall is no solution to the opioid crisis
August 13, 2019Global cooperation is needed to both regulate production and distribution of legal painkillers and combat illegal drug trafficking while massively funding drug addiction treatment.
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Hundreds of migrants are still stranded in the Mediterranean
August 12, 2019Eleven harrowing days aboard an NGO migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean finally came to an end today.
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Survivor’s story highlights horror of atomic weapons
August 6, 2019It was early in the morning and 7-year-old second-grader Michiko Kodama was learning her lessons with her classmates when the life she knew came suddenly to an end.
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White supremacy is coming for us all
August 5, 2019During this horrible, clarifying moment, I take heart in the sacred power of solidarity.
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