WORLD STORIES - 08/31/2018

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Cannabis Should Be Added To NAFTA, Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Suggests: 'We can change criminals for businessmen, we can change underground, illegal non-taxpayers into an industry, a sector of the economy. I think it should be part of NAFTA and that’s what I’m pursuing.'.

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'Incapable of Feeling Empathy,' Says San Juan Mayor After Trump Brags of His 'Fantastic Job' in Puerto Rico - "There is nothing worse than people that don't want to hear the truth," said Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. And the truth is this: "The Trump administration failed the people of Puerto Rico.".

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Panasonic will move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches..

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Viral video of O'Rourke defending NFL player protests racks up more than 44M views.

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You Did It: California Net Neutrality Passes State Assembly.

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The FBI Launches a Combating Foreign Influence Webpage.

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Injecting wastewater underground, as often done at fracking sites, can cause earthquakes up to 10 kilometers away, according to analysis of 18 sites.

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Scientists for the first time used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in dogs. It is seen as a major step toward a clinical trial, as published in Science..

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Scientists calculate deadline for climate action and say the world is approaching a "point of no return" to limit global warming.

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DATE: 08/31/2018

WORLD STORIES - 08/31/2018 | Ecency