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145 CEOs implore Senate to act on gun violence, saying doing nothing is ‘simply unacceptable’

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The chief executives of 145 U.S. companies pressed Senate leaders to expand background checks to all firearms sales and implement stronger “red flag” laws, marking the latest push by corporate America to pressure Congress into taking meaningful action on gun violence.

Signatories to a letter sent Thursday include the heads of such major retailers, tech firms and financial institutions as Levi Strauss, Twitter, Uber, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Yelp, Bain Capital and Reddit. The letter pointed to mass shootings in recent weeks — including those in El Paso; Dayton, Ohio, and Gilroy, Calif. — but also called out a broader epidemic of gun violence that kills 100 Americans each day and wounds hundreds more.

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Companies have come under pressure to act on gun violence after recent mass shootings, including two at Walmart stores. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/Bloomberg News)

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Cape Cod Scenery

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Unofficially, Cape Cod is one of the biggest barrier islands in the world offering scenic beauty from the ocean to the bay. Scenic beautiful imagery abounds across Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.

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Man With Pride Turban Catches Obama’s Attention

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‘To wear a turban is to really show the world that you stand for equality and justice.’ — This Sikh PhD student has gone viral for his Pride turban after Obama tweeted at him.

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Child poverty in Britain is already a problem — and Brexit will likely make it worse BBC News: Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas lists 2,500 people as missing
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When the Closest Grocery Store Is a Dollar Store BBC News: Message in bottle saves family stranded on a waterfall
BBC News: California church leaders ‘used homeless as forced labour’ Mystery case that appears tied to Mueller investigation reaches Supreme Court
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The Washington Post: Dangerous new hot zones are spreading around the world Wow, I’m racist’: In a time of viral encounters, ‘white spaces’ are used to confront biases
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Valle Gran Rey La Gomera Canary Islands

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Valle Gran Rey is a town on La Gomera, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. It’s known for its black-sand beaches with dive sites, like La Puntilla and La Calera. Other beaches include El Charco del Conde, with calm waters, and Playa del Inglés. Northeast, Ermita de los Reyes is a chapel with an 18th-century canvas depicting the 3 Wise Men. Nearby is Mirador César Manrique, a lookout with views of Garajonay National Park.

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As Earth faces climate catastrophe, US set to open nearly 200 power plants

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Powerful hurricanes. Record-breaking heatwaves. Droughts that bring ruin to farmers. Raging forest fires. The mass die-off of the world’s coral reefs. Food scarcity. 

To avoid a climate change apocalypse, carbon dioxide emissions need to fall by as much as 45% from 2010 levels by 2030,  according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 

Instead, utilities and energy companies are continuing to invest heavily in carbon-polluting natural gas. An exclusive analysis by USA TODAY finds that across the United States there are as many as 177 natural gas power plants currently planned, under construction or announced. There are close to 2,000 now in service. 

All that natural gas is “a ticking time bomb for our planet,” says Michael Brune, president of the Sierra Club. “If we are to prevent runaway climate change, these new plants can’t be built.”

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A new climate report, Volume II of the National Climate Assessment, says that the effects of global warming are intensifying and getting costlier. USA TODAY

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Hurricane Dorian survivor films storm’s terrifying wrath in Bahamas as it pounds against his home

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As Hurricane Dorian approached Treasure Cay on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas, John Slack thought better of staying in his house in Coopers Town.

Slack’s home is on the ocean on the east side of the island. He had ridden out storms there before, but after staying put for Hurricane Sandy in 2012, he knew staying for Dorian would be a bad idea.

“After Sandy, I swore we would never ride out a storm there again,” Slack said. “It was too frightening, even at 110 mph winds.”

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John Slack lives in the Bahamas and rode out Hurricane Dorian on Treasure Cay. Here are some scenes of the house where he was sheltered being dismantled. John Slack, Special to FLORIDA TODAY

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South Georgia Island Penguin Colonies

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Many people who head to the South Georgia Island have king penguin watching in mind, but they are not the only penguin species in this area. Macaroni penguins are also very prevalent here. In fact, the 3 million breeding pairs that live on South Georgia make up the largest macaroni penguin population in the world.

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The Healthiest Sandwiches To Pack In Your Kid’s Lunch, Ranked

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Kids are heading back to school, which means it’s time to start packing lunches again. For busy parents, sandwiches are a popular option ― they’re quick to assemble, portable, and it’s easy to up the nutritional content with just a few additions and swaps.

We asked three registered dietitian nutritionists to rank some popular kids’ sandwiches from healthiest to least healthy and to share their recommendations for boosting the nutritional value of each option.

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“Ideally a sandwich offers some nutritional benefit and physical satiety so that kids are not distracted by hunger while also meeting their nutritional needs with food they enjoy,” Kathryn Riner, a pediatric dietitian and founder of Healthy Kids Nutrition, told HuffPost. “I like to recommend including a source of dietary fiber as well as protein, which can help kids feel satisfied while fueling their learning, activity and growth.”

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Cheating, Inc.: How Writing Papers for American College Students Has Become a Lucrative Profession Overseas

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Tuition was due. The rent was, too. So Mary Mbugua, a university student in Nyeri, Kenya, went out in search of a job. At first, she tried selling insurance policies, but that only paid on commission and she never sold one. Then she sat behind the reception desk at a hotel, but it ran into financial trouble.

Finally, a friend offered to help her break into “academic writing,” a lucrative industry in Kenya that involves doing school assignments online for college students in the United States, Britain and Australia. Ms. Mbugua felt conflicted.

“This is cheating,” she said. “But do you have a choice? We have to make money. We have to make a living.”

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Cheating Inc.

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