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Climate change may doom 1 in 3 species of plants and animals in the next 50 years

(CNN)Take a moment to cherish your plants and appreciate the animals you see around you. Of the 538 species studied, 44% of them have already experienced an extinction in a particular local area. The researchers found that local extinction sites had larger and faster changes in the hottest yearly temperatures than those that did not. While many species were able to tolerate a moderate increase in maximum temperatures, 50% of the species had local extinctions if maximum temperatures increased by more than 0.5 degrees Celsius. That number rose to 95%…

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Minamata review Johnny Depp attempts redemption in heartfelt look at disaster that struck Japanese town

Johnny Depp plays real-life US photojournalist W Eugene Smith who travels to cover the story of mercury poisoning that caused horrendous disfigurements Minamata is not a masterpiece and there are one or two cliches here about western saviours and boozy, difficult, passionate journalists who occupy the perennial Venn diagram overlap between integrity and alcoholism. This movies producer-star Johnny Depp has form on this score, with his W Eugene Smith whose glory days were in the second world war and the decades following, working for Life magazine in that now-forgotten era…

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Backpacker killer’s sentencing ‘is not closure’

Image caption Grace’s cousin and mum donate the bags to refuges along with a tag reading: “Love Grace x” Ms Millane’s killer, a 28-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty last year and will be sentenced in Auckland on Friday morning – Thursday evening, UK time. In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Ms O’Callaghan was asked whether the family felt as if this week was a big week, or marked a chapter ending. Ms Callaghan said: “No. Every week is going to be a big…

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“For the Past 10 Years, My Husband & I Have Been Loving Each Other Wrong”: Wife Has Striking Realization About Her Spouses Love Language

ShareTweetPin “My husband and I have been loving each other wrong. For the past ten years, we have been loving each other, the wrong way. A few weeks ago, him and I went out for dinner. He was distracted by his phone a lot, and other people around us. I got a little upset. ‘How could he not know how important date nights are to me? How could he not know that I crave one-on-one attention sometimes?’ He didn’t understand why that was such a big deal to me, and…

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How Each Zodiac Sign Gives Off The Wrong Vibe Early In Relationships

By Helena Lopes By Helena Lopes Aries Your sarcasm makes it seem like you don’t care about anything or anyone, when really, you secretly care too much. Taurus Your playfulness makes it seem like you’re childish, when really, you just want to keep things light and fun. Gemini Your indecisiveness makes it seem like you don’t want to contribute to planning dates, when really, you’re just worried about making the wrong decision. Cancer Your lack of opinion makes you look like a pushover, when really, you just want everyone else…

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‘Arrogant billionaire’: Warren attacks Bloomberg over NDAs, racist policing and taxes

In Bloombergs first night on the debate stage, the former New York mayor faced scrutiny he has avoided thus far Mere minutes into Wednesdays agreements that several women who have brought lawsuits against Bloomberg and his company have signed, pressing the former mayor to let those women speak freely about allegations of discrimination: You could release them from that immediately. The billionaire businessman, who has a documented history of spent more on TV and online ads than any political candidate in US political history. The tactic made Bloomberg omnipresent in…

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Hannah Brown Caught Throwing SHADE At ‘Bachelor’ Contestant Victoria Fuller! – Perez Hilton

Hannah Brown‘s got some strong opinions on the women still vying for Peter Weber’s heart! While catching up on Monday night’s episode of The Bachelor, the former Bachelorette let it slip she isn’t the biggest fan of contestant Victoria Fuller who, despite a ton of Fans who’ve been keeping up with the ABC show know Peter and Victoria haven’t exactly had the smoothest relationship thus far. In fact, the medical sales rep has courted drama since day one and often finds herself at odds with other women or stumbling her…

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People Are Celebrating This Model With Down Syndrome Who Just Rocked New York Fashion Week

Meet Sofía Jirau, Puerto Rican beauty and ambitious model with Down syndrome who is taking New York Fashion Week by storm. “Inside and out there are no limits. You can accomplish your dreams too!” the woman states on her Instagram profile where she inspires her 60K followers. She’s right—it’s you who created the limits, but now it’s time to break them. Jirau’s modeling career is said to be taking off after a successful debut at New York Fashion Week on February 10 Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: Jirau’s thirst…

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ILM Used Fortnite Tech to Make The Mandalorians Virtual Sets

George Lucas was dreaming of a Star Wars live-action TV show long before The Mandalorian got off the ground. One of his collaborators at Industrial Light & Magic, Richard Bluff, remembers Lucas talking about it as far back as 2008. There was just one problem: Going to a galaxy far, far away on a TV budget was nearly impossible. “At the time, he felt he was limited in regards to how he was able to tell the story based upon the vast number of locations and worlds we would need…

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