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A member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology evinced skepticism about climate change during an exchange with a witness about rising sea levels.
Instead, Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks offered an additional culprit: soil or rock deposits into the world's waters.
[He would be my representative if I still lived in Huntsville. When I lived there, he was my representative in the Alabama House.]
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/17/politics/mo-brooks-nasa-climate-change/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/17/republican-congressman-mo-brooks-sea-level-rise-rocks?CMP=share_btn_fb


Here's why you're hearing "Yanny" – and why it's technically "Laurel"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yanny-vs-laurel-debate-sparks-internet-controversy/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yanny-or-laurel-what-do-you-hear-audio-clip-debate/


President Donald Trump Thursday offered "protections" to Kim Jong Un if the North Korean dictator agrees to strike a deal with the U.S. whereby Kim would give up his nuclear weapons but also warned about potentially severe consequences if such a deal cannot be reached.
[Why in the world would anybody believe in promises of “protections” from Trump, who has such a record of not honoring agreements, both in his personal life, and as president?]
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-offers-kim-jong-protections-exchange-giving/story?id=55241910


While the U.S. has #MeToo, Latin America's 'Ni Una Menos' spotlights femicides, violence against women
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/while-u-s-has-metoo-latin-america-s-ni-una-n875091