Scientists say oilfield wastewater spills release toxins

Brine spills from oil development in western North Dakota are releasing toxins into soils and waterways, sometimes at levels exceeding federal water quality standards, scientists reported Wednesday. Samples taken from surface waters affected by waste spills in recent years in the state's Bakken oilfield region turned up high levels of lead, ammonium, selenium and other contaminants, Duke University researchers said.
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The A-10 Warthog May Be Kept Out Of Retirement By Law

The U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II AKA “Warthog” has become one of the most-recognized and beloved warplanes since it started flying in the 1970s. We’ve been hearing about its impending retirement—and the reason many in the armed services community are against that—for ages, but proposed legislation could keep it in the sky for at least a little longer.
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U.S. Special Ops Kill 40 ISIS Operatives Responsible for Attacks From Paris to Egypt

s the self-proclaimed Islamic State trumpets its global terrorist campaign, U.S. special operations forces have quietly killed more than three dozen key ISIS operatives blamed for plotting deadly attacks in Europe and beyond. Defense officials tell The Daily Beast that U.S. special operators have killed 40 “external operations leaders, planners, and facilitators” blamed for instigating, plotting, or funding ISIS’s attacks from Brussels and Paris to Egypt and Africa.
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Iraq Is Facing a Massive Mental Health Crisis

“My name is Nihad Barakat, I’m from the Sinjar. We’ve been through some very bad times.”
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China will 'never allow war or chaos' on Korean peninsula, says Xi Jinping

Chinese president’s remarks on North Korea come as UN security council prepares to respond to latest round of banned missile launches by regime
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'You're a sinner': how a Mormon university shames rape victims

Rape survivors at Brigham Young University, considered the ‘Mormon Harvard’, face penalties under its strict honor code. Now they’re fighting back
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Survivor pulled from rubble two weeks after Ecuador quake

Crews rescue a 72-year-old survivor of Ecuador's deadly earthquake almost two weeks after it struck the South American country.
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