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Since the Industrial Revolution—an event made possible by the use of fossil fuels in everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has gotten hotter. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the ...

In the 1930s, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service was established to bring Lutheran victims of Eastern European communism to safety in the United States. This noble effort, born in the shadow ...

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May 15 (Reuters) - Global equity funds attracted inflows for an eighth straight week through May 13 as investors chased the AI-driven rally in technology stocks on optimism over strong chipmaker ...

Global warming has picked up speed in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). By removing short term natural influences such as El ...