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Apple CEO Tim Cook Wants To Change The Corporate Tax Code
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook will propose tax changes that would encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries next Tuesday over his company's overseas cash holdings and tax bills, the Washington Post reported.
HuffPost Live Highlights
05/17/2013
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Deadly Twister In Texas
Full Segment: We talk to "The Green Front" radio host & producer Betsy Rosenberg about the tornado in Texas, news that Mount Everest is melting due to climate change and Obama's latest attempts to push the controversial Keystone XL pipeline deal through.
HP Live Segments
05/17/2013
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Cicada Invasion 2013: Brood II Ready To Hatch On East Coast After 17 Years
The Cicada's life cycle is what makes them so fascinating, but it’s the fact that they all emerge out of the ground at the same time in swarms, after years of lying dormant underground, that scares people and gives this flying insect a bad rap. The Cicadas we can expect to see emerging over the next few weeks are specifically categorized as Brood 2, and they wait 17 years underground, living off tree roots, before they are ready to take to the trees, then the skies, in search of a mate.
IBTimesTV
05/16/2013
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UK Landfill Becomes a Nature Park
A landfill becomes a nature park. The Mucking Landfill in Essex, England was one of the largest trash dumps in Europe. For 50 years, trash from London was shipped down the River Thames to the 845 acre Essex landfill, creating a layer of waste 80 feet deep. Now, after a project costing around 3.8 million dollars, part of it has been turned into a nature preserve for rare wild flowers and wildlife. The location has been turned into a nature park, where all kinds of wildlife can be found thanks to
GeoBeats
05/16/2013
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Fight World Hunger by Eating Insects: UN
Fighting world hunger could be as easy as adding a food source to your diet. That source is insects, and, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, they could also give you a nutritional boost and lower pollution. Over 2 billion people worldwide are already doing it. Insects reproduce quickly, have a small environmental footprint, and are highly efficient feed converters.
GeoBeats
05/16/2013
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Elephant Tramples Poacher
African countries have seen incidents of ivory-harvesting skyrocket in the recent past. However, one elephant in Zimbabwe decided to turn the tables by fighting back against a poacher. The man was charged and trampled by the elephant to death before he could take a successful shot.
GeoBeats
05/16/2013
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Staggering Plant and Animal Habitat Decline Expected
Climate change could lead to a habitat decline for half of common plant species and a third of animals. Should temperatures rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, biodiversity around the globe will be seriously affected, according to a paper published in Nature Climate Change. The scientists who published the findings say that if serious efforts are undertaken to curb greenhouse gasses, the impact can be lessened.
GeoBeats
05/16/2013
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New Super-Wheat Can Yield More Crops
Wheat is one of the most important crops. Now, a new hybrid strain of wheat could be the answer to crop shortages. The National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge has developed the wheat by cross breeding a modern wheat strain and a grass that is an ancestor of the crop. Early agricultural trials showed that the new strain of wheat is bigger and stronger than the varieties that are currently grown, and could increase wheat production by 30 percent.
GeoBeats
05/16/2013
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INSIDE EDITION Investigates Animal Traps Set in Public Areas
Imagine taking your dog out for a walk, and your pet ends up getting killed in a trap. This is happening all over the country in places you have every reason to assume are safe. INSIDE EDITION has this I-Squad investigation.
InsideEdition
05/08/2013
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Hong Kong’s Pink Dolphins at Risk
Conservationists announced a dire outlook for Hong Kong’s signature pink dolphins, if China doesn’t make huge changes in the way it’s handling environmental problems. Between 2003 and 2011, their numbers decreased by half, plummeting from 158 to just 78.
GeoBeats
05/08/2013
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Solar-Powered Plane Compleets First Leg of Trip
A plane powered only by solar energy landed in Arizona after an 18-hour journey from southern California. It's the first leg of the Solar Impulse's attempt to fly across the U.S. without any fuel. The brainchild of Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, the Solar Impulse has a battery that's charged by energy collected from 12,000 solar cell built into its wings.
Reuters
05/05/2013
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