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- Photographs of Summer Love August 17, 2018Nicholoas Pollack's portraits capture the fleeting intimacy of the hottest season.Nicholas Pollack
- What It’s Like to Be a Cutter in Prison August 17, 2018This isn’t a place that provides treatment, help, or even empathy to those who suffer from stress, depression, and mental illness.Deidre McDonald
Signs of the Times
- Worst floods in a century kill 106 across Kerala state in India (UPDATE) August 17, 2018The state's chief minister says there is "unprecedented flood havoc" in Kerala - a magnet for millions of tourists each year. Sixty-seven people have been killed over the past week in the worst floods to hit India's Kerala state in nearly a century. At least 25 died on Wednesday, with the disaster management authority saying […]
- Very shallow M6.4 earthquake hits Ogasawara region, Japan August 17, 2018Off the coast of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale. Strong fluctuations recorded in the U.S. geological survey (USGS). According to the report on their website, the epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 11 kilometres, approximately 420 kilometres South-East of the village […]
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- Trump's Supreme Court Pick Brett Kavanaugh Is Historically Unpopular — Which Should Make the GOP Sweat August 17, 2018If confirmed, Kavanaugh will tilt the balance of the court. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's pick to be the next Supreme Court justice, ranks second-to-last in terms of public approval of any nominee dating back to 1987, according to a new CNN poll.Only 37 percent of Americans say they would like the Senate to […]Cody Fenwick, AlterNet
News from Africa
- Nigeria:Govt Tasks Herbal Medicine Practitioners on Cure for Cancer August 17, 2018[Guardian] Abuja -Herbal and alternative medicine practitioners in the country have been encouraged to work towards finding a cure for cancer through medicinal plants.