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Oscars Voter Says 'Selma' Cast's 'I Can't Breathe' Tees Were 'Offensive'

7:18pm February 20, 2015

by Kat Chow

"If the movie had been directed by a 60-year-old white male," she also says, "I don't think that people would have been carrying on about it to the level that they were."

Trucks move containers at the Port of Long Beach in California on Tuesday. Contract negotiations between dockworkers and shipping companies have led to a slowdown on the piers.

U.S. West Coast Port Dispute Forces Shippers To Find Alternatives

5:52pm February 20, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Global shipping companies are looking for other seaports to unload their goods, including those in Canada and along the East Coast of the U.S.

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A particularly nasty family of gut bacteria with the nickname CRE is resistant even to carbapenems, a family of last-resort antibiotics.

Why California's Superbug Outbreak Isn't As Scary As It Seems

5:49pm February 20, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

The outbreak of drug-thwarting bacteria that contributed to the deaths of two patients at a UCLA hospital isn't likely to spread further, doctors say. Still, drug resistance is trouble nationwide.

White House Worries Extremists Are Winning The Propaganda War

5:36pm February 20, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The Obama administration's effort to counter violent extremism includes trying to find a way to fight the messages of sectarian strife coming from groups like the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

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Blanco says his recordatorio, a memento of his birth, shows that he "was a man of the world before I could even walk."

An American Dream, A Cuban Soul: Poet Richard Blanco Finds 'Home'

5:05pm February 20, 2015

by Richard Blanco

While immigration is a subject of some of the most intense political debates in this country, inaugural poet Richard Blanco says it also drives his art. He shares his journey of becoming an American.

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing worldwide temperatures to drop half a degree on average.

Scientific Pros Weigh The Cons Of Messing With Earth's Thermostat

3:20pm February 20, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Studying techniques for engineering our way out of climate change would be helpful — and not the same as actually trying them, says a panel convened by the National Research Council.

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UCLA Outbreak Highlights Challenge Of Curbing Infections

3:19pm February 20, 2015

by Jordan Rau

The lethal bacteria that sickened people at a Los Angeles hospital belong to one of three types the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals should most urgently monitor and prevent.

Obama's Plan To Tax Overseas Earnings Draws Scrutiny

3:15pm February 20, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

American firms have about $2 trillion in overseas accounts — money they could be using to hire workers and pay dividends in the U.S. The president wants to encourage them to bring that money home.

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Report: Despite Bans, Pregnant Prisoners Still Shackled During Birth

3:14pm February 20, 2015

by Natasha Haverty

Across the country, it's common practice to handcuff a pregnant prisoner to her hospital bed while she gives birth.

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A fisherman collects water on a beach littered with trash at an ecological reserve south of Manila in 2013.

8 Million Tons Of Plastic Clutter Our Seas

3:13pm February 20, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

A scientist estimating the weight of candy wrappers, bags, bottles, syringes and other plastic trash in the world's water sees a synthetic tsunami. Should China and India create more landfills?

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