Arctic Ocean swamped by hundreds of tons of plastic debris
Researchers note widespread plastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean with 63 percent ice free areas slightly polluted. They estimate 100 to 1,200 tons afloat, largely fragments, fishing line, foam, and microbeads, with 95 percent ending in the Greenland or Barents Seas.
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Science Advances
Andres Cozar
University of Cadiz
Spain
Cozar
Arctic
Greenland Sea
Barents Sea
Scandinavia
Tara Oceans
Arctic Circle
Protests Mount as Hungary Targets Soros Network
Thousands march on Budapest’s parliament amid protests over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s crackdown on a U.S. Soros funded university and NGOs. The European Commission opened legal action over the education law while the European Parliament condemned Hungary’s rule of law decline. Orban criticizes Soros as liberal and clash widens before next year’s election.
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U.S
George Soros
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European Parliament
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Soros
North Korea Unit 180 Behind Major Cyber Attacks
Defectors and experts link North Korea's Unit 180 to bold cyber assaults on financial networks in the United States South Korea and other countries. They tie Lazarus to the WannaCry outbreak and note the 81 million dollar Bangladesh heist and Sony attack as related incidents.
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North Korea
Unit 180
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South Korea
Pyongyang
Lazarus
Bangladesh
West
Kim Heung-kwang
South
Reconnaissance General Bureau
Kim
Reuters
Ahn Chong-ghee
Philippines
Vietnam
Poland
Yoo
Malaysia
Michael Madden
U.S
Madden
China
Europe
Dmitri Alperovitch
CrowdStrike Inc
North Korea fires another ballistic missile from Pukchang
North Korea launched a ballistic missile from Pukchang near Pyongyang at 4 59 p m, flying about 310 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan. The test follows a recent claim of carrying a large heavy nuclear warhead and underscores ongoing cyber and weapons programs cited by officials and analysts.
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Kim Jong UN
Pukchang
Pyongyang
South Korea
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Sea of Japan
Yoshihide Suga
Ringling Bros farewell ends a 150 year era in Long Island
The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus offered final performances in Long Island after nearly 150 years. High costs and dwindling ticket sales plus animal rights pressure contributed to the closing. Kenneth Feld said the sold out and livestreamed farewell honored the show’s legacy.
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Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Long Island
P.T. Barnum
Kenneth Feld
Feld Entertainment Inc
Animals Rights
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