Amazon Comes to the Neighborhood
On Tuesday, Amazon named Long Island City, New York, and Arlington, Virginia as the cite of their HQ2 locations. So what are the terms of the deal?
Scotland Aims to Stamp Out Homophobia Through LGBTQ Education
Last week, Scotland became the first country in the world to mandate the teaching of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights in the school curriculum.
Comprehending the ‘Wide, Deep’ Destruction of the Camp Fire
The Camp Fire in Northern California killed dozens of people and wiped out the entire town of Paradise in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The Trouble with Wildfire Evacuations
With wildfires, nothing is certain. Preparing ahead of time, while important, only increases your chance of a successful evacuation because every fire is different.
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