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Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses. New research suggests microplastics are disrupting marine life that helps oceans absorb carbon dioxide, while also releasing greenhouse gases as they break down. By interfering with plankton, microbes, and natural carbon cycles,Continue Reading

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BANGKOK (AP) — Iranian demonstrators’ ability to get details of bloody nationwide protests out to the world has been given a strong boost, with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service dropping its fees to allow more people to circumvent the Tehran government’s strongest attempt ever to prevent information from spilling outsideContinue Reading

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The Syrian army captures Tabqa, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River., Syrian forces seize Tabqa, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River. Syrian soldiers at a checkpoint in Tabqa. [Kasim Yusuf/Anadolu] Government forces have seized a strategic town in eastern Syria,Continue Reading

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Moscow is focused on winning in Ukraine; all else is a means to that end., The abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States military and the subsequent threats by Washington to intervene in Iran during its recent upheaval have generated a tide of enthusiasm in hawkish pro-UkraineContinue Reading