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Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research
(THE CONVERSATION) Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to our new research published in the journal PLOS One.
Tiny plastic pieces have spread all over the planet – on land, in the air and even in clouds. An estimated 170 trillion bits of ... (full story)
As more Americans go 'no contact' with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'
(THE CONVERSATION) Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first?
These clichés about the importance of family abound, despite the recognition that familial relations are oftentimes hard, if not downright dysfunctional.
But over the past few years, a discussion has emerged about a somewhat taboo move: c ... (full story)
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Sierra Leone loves rice and wants to free itself from imports. But how to do it?
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Rice borders on the sacred in Sierra Leone. Unless a meal includes rice, people say, you haven't eaten at all.
But as prices soar, consumers in the West African nation are giving up other food to buy it. That's a major reason why 83% of the population is food insecure, according to the U.N.'s ... (full story)
Supreme Court of Ohio declines to hear non-compete case
The Supreme Court of Ohio has declined to hear an area plumber’s appeal of a lower court ruling that he argued broadens the limitations of non-compete agreements to an extent that it would harm his ability to make a living.
Michael Bartoe, who was employed for 20 years as a plumber for Capital City Mechanical Inc. of Grove ... (full story)
Sotomayor is asked about lower trust in Supreme Court. She points to pace of overturned precedents
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor pointed to her conservative colleagues' willingness to upend decades-old precedents when asked recently about sagging public confidence in the court.
"I think my court would probably gather more public support if it went a little more slowly in undoing ... (full story)