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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Peter Fox-Penner, Boston University; Jennifer Hatch, Boston University, and Will Gorman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory(THE CONVERSATION) The world is on the cusp of dramatic changes in the ways people own, operate and power their means of transportation. Known as the “three revolutions,” a term coined by UC Davis transportation professor Daniel Sperling, the new trends are:

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven C. Beda, University of Oregon(THE CONVERSATION) Dick Jenkins is a fourth-generation rancher living in Oregon’s most remote county. I wanted to know why he continues living in a rural community, even though life elsewhere might be easier.“Taking care of [the land] is worth more than all the money in the world,” he told me. “Taking care of the animals, taking care of the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristen Carey, Boston University(THE CONVERSATION) Tanzanian President John Magufuli has suspended advertising by family planning organizations until further review, raising outcry among human rights groups and causing unrest within Tanzania’s health ministry. The move came weeks after Magufuli made international headlines for inflammatory comments calling women who use

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Columbia University Medical Center(THE CONVERSATION) If you do nothing else the next few days, get a flu shot. The best time to get a flu shot is by the end of October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises. Considering the severity of last year’s flu, it is especially important for everyone over age six months to be vaccinated. This

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Frank M. Mitloehner, University of California, Davis(THE CONVERSATION) As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Advocates urge the public to eat less meat to save the environment. Some activists have called for taxing meat to reduce consumption of it.A key claim underlying these arguments holds that globally, meat

NYPD: Responding to reports of suspicious package in Tribeca area of NYC; unclear if related to mailed pipe bombs

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A Russian Soyuz rocket has put a military satellite in orbit, its first successful launch since a similar rocket has recently failed to deliver a crew to the International Space Station

China says it is working with the Pentagon on arranging a visit to the U.S. by Defense Minister Wei Fenghe that has been sidelined by a spike in tensions

Ethiopia elects 1st female president, days after naming a 'gender-balanced' Cabinet

Japanese journalist arrives in Tokyo after being freed from more than three years of captivity in Syria

Lopetegui has to find a way to succeed in the 'clasico' against Barcelona on Sunday at Camp Nou

Jaguar Land Rover is opening a new $1.6 billion plant for the in Slovakia, the luxury car maker's first in continental Europe

It's taken nearly seven years, but a Japanese leader is making an official visit to China for bilateral talks for the first time since late 2011

A High Court has upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a woman convicted of blasphemy in Indonesia after complaining about the volume of a mosque's loudspeakers

Indian police say a popular regional politician has been attacked by a young man while waiting to board a flight at an airport in southern India and suffered a minor cut in his arm

Shares mixed in Europe, as some markets regain momentum after steep declines in Asia and the US

As Congo rolls toward historic post-Kabila election, 1st use of voting machines causes fury

A group of British lawmakers says the BBC has failed to live up to its duty to pay men and women the same for equal work _ a damning indictment after year of pay scandals

Britain's Information Commissioner has slapped Facebook with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000) _ the maximum possible _ for its behavior in the Cambridge Analytica scandal