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Ancient Ice Loss in Antarctica’s Most Stable Region Paints a Bleak Picture of What Could Come
A new paper suggests that the East Antarctic ice sheet may not be as stable as we thought. Looking at ancient melting, the study finds evidence that this piece of the Antarctic experienced melting 400,000 years ago when the world was 1 to 2 degrees Celsius warmer. Enough ice melted could have occurred here to…
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ICE Threatens International Students With ‘Immigration Consequences’ if Schools Go Online-Only
International students in the U.S. will be forced to attend at least some of their fall semester classes in person during the coronavirus pandemic, or their visas to enter the country will be revoked, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced on Monday.
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Trump Admin Plan To Collect DNA From Detained Migrants, Asylum Seekers Will Begin Soon
The Trump administration’s plan to collect DNA evidence from migrants detained in U.S. Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) facilities will commence soon in the form of a 90-day pilot program in Detroit and Southwest Texas, CNN reported on Monday.
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U.S. Border Patrol Reportedly Eyes Face Recognition For Body Cams
U.S. Customs and Border Protection—one of the arms of the federal immigration machine shoving tens of thousands of people into de facto concentration camps—is eyeing equipping officers with facial recognition body cams, according to Reuters.