December 2019

‘Black Widow’ Trailer Gives Scarlett Johansson Her Superhero Close-Up

“I used to have nothing but then I got this job, this family,” she says in a voiceover after peering into the mirror. “But nothing lasts forever.” Black Widow, aka Natasha Romanoff, fights impressively with Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) before their guns-and-knives battle takes a sisterly turn to target “unfinished business.” The film, scheduled for

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To save Everglades, guardians fight time — and climate

Grabbing a clump of vegetation to steady herself, Tiffany Troxler gingerly slides her feet along the makeshift boardwalk as she ventures out into the marsh. The boards sag, dipping her up to her knees in the tea-colored water. “This is the treacherous part,” the Florida International University researcher says. “The water levels are up.” To

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Why the Less Disruptive Health Care Option Could Be Plenty Disruptive

If the public option became explicitly linked to Medicare — requiring all providers who wanted Medicare patients to accept public-option patients, too — the public option might be able to negotiate low prices for care and include a wide range of doctors and hospitals. In most markets of the country, that might make it far

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Trump Blasts Macron For ‘Very Nasty Statement’ On NATO

LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump launched an angry broadside against his European allies ahead of a NATO summit in London on Tuesday, singling out France’s Emmanuel Macron for “very nasty” comments on the alliance and Germany’s shortfall on funding commitments. Underlining the breadth of strife in a transatlantic bloc hailed by

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