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Decline in krill threatens Antarctic wildlife, from whales to penguins

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Climate change and industrial-scale fishing is impacting the krill population with a potentially disastrous impact on larger predators, say scientists

The Antarctic, one of the world’s last great wildernesses and home to animals such as whales, penguins and leopard seals, is being threatened by the plight of an animal just a few centimetres long, according to scientists.

Researchers and environmental campaigners warn that a combination of climate change and industrial-scale fishing is threatening the krill population in Antarctic waters, with a potentially disastrous impact on larger predators.

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Goldman Sachs boss on Trump tax plan: ‘Odds of a bad outcome have gone up’

Lloyd Blankfein warns that Donald Trump’s $1.5tn tax cut plan could over-stimulate an already healthy economy

The Goldman Sachs boss, Lloyd Blankfein, has added his voice to the chorus warning that Donald Trump’s $1.5tn tax cut and spending plans could lead to an overheated US economy.

“The odds of a bad outcome have gone up,” Blankfein told CNN on Wednesday.

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Is Facebook for old people? Over-55s flock in as the young leave

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A forecast 700,000 UK teenagers and young adults will leave the social media site in 2018

It’s official: Facebook is for old(er) people. Teens and young adults are ditching Mark Zuckerberg’s social network as popularity among the over-55s surges, according to a report.

In 2018, 2.2 million 12- to 17-year-olds and 4.5 million 18- to 24-year-olds will regularly use Facebook in the UK, 700,000 fewer than in 2017, as younger users defect to services such as Snapchat, according to eMarketer.

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‘I feel no hatred’: the radical response to an honour killing that shook India

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When Ankrit, a Hindu, was murdered by a Muslim couple for dating their daughter, his father chose love over anger

It was Thursday last week when the unexpected visitors climbed the stairs to Yashpal Saxena’s one room home in west Delhi.

Saxena offered the couple tea but they declined. After 45 minutes, they left and Saxena and his wife Kamlesh began preparing dinner for their son Ankit, 23, who was expected home any moment. But he never came. At 8pm, screams erupted outside their Raghubir Nagar home.

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Kentucky Rushes to Remake Medicaid as Other States Prepare to Follow

And they will have to show gratitude to state by bowing to Governor, laughing at all his jokes, being slavish… why? Because Kentucky assumes all poor people are poor because they are lazy good for nothings. Sad to say that those who gave Governor and Trump the most votes are the same folks who will be forced to bow and scrape to get medical aid. Cruel and inhumane bozos running state! The state will require many people to work, volunteer or train for a job to qualify for coverage — and to prove it with frequent documentation.