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Greta Thunberg says she wants people to use the power of their votes to elect leaders who will work to reduce carbon emissions and slow global warming. Mhari Shaw/NPR hide caption

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Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change

The young Swedish activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside. "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science," she says.

Microsoft President Brad Smith says governments need to set rules for big technology companies. "Almost no technology has gone so entirely unregulated, for so long, as digital technology," he says. Gary He/Reuters hide caption

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Microsoft President: Democracy Is At Stake. Regulate Big Tech

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The Trump administration is moving two Department of Agriculture agencies — the National Institute for Food and Agriculture and the Economic Research Service — out of Washington, D.C. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images hide caption

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Critics Of Relocating USDA Research Agencies Point To Brain Drain

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Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change

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President Trump arrives at the White House with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (right) and U.S. Attorney General William Barr in July to speak about Trump's executive order concerning citizenship. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Latinx Advocacy Groups Sue To Block Citizenship Data Release By Trump Officials

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