World heats up rapidly after historic cooling period
A Science study reconstructs 11 000 years of temperatures using marine fossils, showing a long cooling trend ending in a rapid 20th century heat spike. Lead author Shaun Marcott notes humanity’s warming is likely driven by carbon dioxide since the Industrial Revolution, with 1900–1910 among the coolest epochs and 2000–2010 among the warmest.
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Washington
Science
Shaun Marcott
Oregon State University
Marcott
Earth
Illinois Fracking Deal Could Be National Model
After years of conflict over hydraulic fracturing, Illinois negotiates regulations hailed as potentially the nation’s strictest. The draft rules, praised by industry and green groups for reaching a rare compromise, would guide fracking with well safety, water protection, and environmental safeguards. Critics warn the plan still risks water and air pollution and depleting freshwater, arguing the state caved in to industry influence.
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Zelienople
Illinois
Cuiiaco
Brian Petty
International Association of Drilling Contractors
New York
Sandra Steingraber
New Yorkers
Mark Ruffalo
Natalie Merchant
Facebook News Feed gains newspaper style sections overhaul
Facebook unveils a redesign of the News Feed with controls to sort streams into organized sections. CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to tailor content like a newspaper for each user while expanding space for dynamic ads. Rollout spans six months to a year, with phased deployment and mobile features already in use.
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Menlo Park
Calif
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg
Brian Blau
Consumer Technologies
Gartner Inc
Notable Sunbelt states climb back as housing market recovers
A Stateline analysis shows California and Arizona adding jobs faster than the national rate while Florida and Nevada improve. Housing starts and prices, along with foreclosures, remain linked to employment trends as the Sunbelt recovers from the housing collapse.
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California
Arizona
Florida
Nevada
Thursday market figures drift amid mixed commodity values
Dow Industrials rise to 14,329.49 while Nasdaq gains 9.72 to 3,232.09 and the S&P 500 adds 2.80 to 1,544.26. Treasuries show 30 year at 3.2 percent. Corn at 6.91 per bushel, soybeans 14.74, wheat 7.35. Oil trades near 91.56, gold 1575.10, silver 28.81, platinum 1595.10.
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Chicago
Kansas City
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