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Propaganda? No. Bringing ‘Voice of America’ to America is Good for Transparency Josh Steams / PBS The Voice of America may finally be coming to America. Legal changes going into effect this month mean that, for the first time, U.S. audiences can access the news and...

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Exxon Secrecy Over Ruptured Pipeline May Mask National Danger Elizabeth Douglass and David Hasemyer / Bloomberg The 1940s-era construction process that ExxonMobil said caused an oil pipe to rupture in Arkansas earlier this year is a common and well-documented problem...

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Climate extremes are ‘unprecedented’ Roger Harrabin / BBC News The Earth experienced unprecedented recorded climate extremes during the decade 2001-2010, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Kerry wraps up marathon trip citing progress on Syria talks,...

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Egypt: Confidential “National Security” Dialogue Goes Viral in Egypt Arwa Gaballa / allAfrica On Monday, Mursi met with political figures and experts to discuss a report on the effects of a dam which Ethiopia plans to erect on the Nile River. Crude Output...