Whistleblower: Global Warming Data Hyped Before Paris Accord The Mail on Sunday A whistleblower says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the worldâs leading source of climate data, breached its own rules on scientific integrity and rushed to publish a landmark paper that exaggerated global warming in time to influence the historic Paris agreement on climate change. How ISIS Guides Worldâs Terror Plots From Afar New York Times Counterterrorism experts believe that the Islamic State has played a larger role in coaxing and planning so-called lone wolf terrorist attacks than previously believed, often working with individual terrorists through social media to carry out their attacks. Saudi Arabia: Israelâs Tech Firms Do Business Very Quietly Bloomberg Cybersecurity, especially in response to the increased threat of terrorism, has presented a growing opportunity for Israeli companies to do business in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries over the past few years. But despite the collaborative nature of many of these relationships, they're rarely spoken about publicly and have done little to thaw regional tensions. The Strangely Contentious History of the Very Nutritious Avocado The Atlantic With the nation consuming some 200 million pounds of them during the Super Bowl, avocados are back on the front lines once more, this time highlighting the clash between popular Mexican imports and President Trump. The avocado has featured in some of the notable political and cultural controversies of the last century, from the War on Fat to ridicule of avocado toast, a stand-in for clueless millennial hipsters and their smugly healthful habits. Minn.: State a Gateway to Canada for Rejected African Migrants Star Tribune African migrants and refugees, many from Somalia, have been crossing into Canada by way of Minnesota, hoping to gain asylum. Refugee advocates believe that the number of migrants sneaking into Canada will continue to increase over the next year as a result of the Trump administration's stance on illegal immigration. Video: The Origins and Underpinnings of Americaâs Bureaucratic State C-SPAN Paul Moreno, author of "The Bureaucrat Kings: The Origins and Underpinnings of Americaâs Bureaucratic State," discusses his book during a recent interview as part of Book TV's College Series. |