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Our Top Stories for the Week of October 24, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from changes in European policies to multiple deaths in the US. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.…

User's Guide to Environmental Language

acid rain: Rain contaminated with pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases come from fuels being burned at high temperatures and from car exhausts. When acid rain…

March 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World U.S. Troops Kill Several Civilians…

cloud

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Approximate heights of some types of clouds cloud, aggregation of minute particles of water or ice suspended in the air. Cloudiness (or proportion of the sky covered by any…

Ted Cruz

Name at birth: Rafael Edward CruzTed Cruz became a U.S. senator from Texas in 2013 and ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. president in 2016. Ted Cruz’s mother was from Delaware, his father…

The Top Carbon Dioxide Emitters

Below are the top carbon dioxide emitters in 2011. Rank Country CO2 emissions 1. China 9,700,000 2. United States 5,420,000 3. India 1,970,000 4. Russia 1,830,000 5. Japan 1,240,000 6. Germany 810…

November Current Events 2023: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Lincoln Chafee: Campaign Issues

Where he stands Lincoln Chafee, 2015 Source: Charlie Neibergall for Associated Press Related Links Lincoln Chafee Biography…

Rick Perry: Campaign Issues (2016)

  Where he stands   Rick Perry, May 2015 Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore Related Links Hillary Clinton: Campaign Issues Campaign 2016 Closest Presidential Races…