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It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change

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It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change

Let's imagine that we've ended global warming. Humans no longer are releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world.

News Brief: Boeing Plane Crash, Trump Budget, ISIS Territory

by David Greene , Steve Inskeep

News Brief: Boeing Plane Crash, Trump Budget, ISIS Territory

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Street Dreams LAKEY INSPIRED

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Blue Boi LAKEY INSPIRED

Examining Civility In A Time Of Deepening Political Divisions

by Leila Fadel

Examining Civility In A Time Of Deepening Political Divisions

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Gorogoro (Thundering) Helge Lien Trio

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Garari (Completely) Helge Lien Trio

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Eastynato Daniel Szabo

U.S.-Backed Forces In Syria Close In On ISIS' Last Stronghold

by Ruth Sherlock

U.S.-Backed Forces In Syria Close In On ISIS' Last Stronghold

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Exclusive: White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

Senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter, has crafted an increase in child care funding as part of the White House's budget proposal set to be released on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Exclusive: White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

by Tamara Keith

Exclusive: White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

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To Be Made As New Man Mountain

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Memory Trace Man Mountain

Business

Being Put On Hold Can Be A Pain. CVS To Update Its Hold Music

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Author Interviews

Will The U.S.-China Trade War Matter In The Coming Decades?

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Thousand-Hand Edamame

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Wrong Flock Edamame

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Why Many Americans Are Drawn To The Gig Economy

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Morfin Aether & Pensees

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About You Aether & Pensees

Africa

Investigators Look Into What Caused Ethiopian Airlines Flight To Crash

by David Schaper , Eyder Peralta

Investigators Look Into What Caused Ethiopian Airlines Flight To Crash

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Goats and Soda

It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change

by Dan Charles

It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change

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Pinecrest Nifty Earth

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From Here Nifty Earth feat. Cheraki

Walk Your Dog, But Watch Your Footing: Bone Breaks Are On The Rise

For most of us, the benefits of a walk greatly outweigh the risks, doctors say. Get off the couch now. Elena Bandurka /EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption

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Walk Your Dog, But Watch Your Footing: Bone Breaks Are On The Rise

by Patti Neighmond

Walk Your Dog, But Watch Your Footing: Bone Breaks Are On The Rise

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Home Birth Can Be Appealing, But How Safe Is It?

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Home Birth Can Be Appealing, But How Safe Is It?

by Lesley McClurg

Home Birth Can Be Appealing, But How Safe Is It?

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1000 Arms Lymbyc Systym

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My Lost Last Step Lymbyc Systym

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Director The Antlers

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Trump Makes A New Push For Border Wall. Will Democrats Go Along?

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Europe

Russian Activist's Trial Winds Down, Lawyers Say Charges Are Bogus

by Lucian Kim

Russian Activist's Trial Winds Down, Lawyers Say Charges Are Bogus

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Great Malevolent Withholder Guilty Ghosts

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Begotten Guilty Ghosts

National

Stick Shift Thwarts Would-Be Car Thief

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Europe

U.K. Auto Industry Worries Brexit Will Cause Economic Damage

by Frank Langfitt

U.K. Auto Industry Worries Brexit Will Cause Economic Damage

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London Bridges Grandbrothers

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Bloodflow Grandbrothers

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Mike Mills Air

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Politics

Trump's Budget To Include $8.6 Billion In Border Wall Funding

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Democratic Candidates Target Tech Giants, Who Are Major Party Donors

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to local residents last Friday in the Queens borough of New York. She wants to break up tech giants. Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption

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Technology

Democratic Candidates Target Tech Giants, Who Are Major Party Donors

by Aarti Shahani

Democratic Candidates Target Tech Giants, Who Are Major Party Donors

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