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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast investigates the most promising ways to reduce the flood of plastic waste clogging waterways, threatening human health and harming ocean ecosystems.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Apocalypse in the Tropics investigates the increasingly powerful grip that evangelical Christian leaders hold over politics in Brazil.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
As Husk investigates the apparent activities of The Order nearby, the connections between the robberies and The Order’s activities tighten.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
For The Ringer, Nate Rogers investigates what’s behind the issue, and why the blindingly luminescent horse is out of the angry, squinting barn.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
James investigates loftier and more uncomfortable questions, such as the intimate relationship between violence and enlightenment, and the difference between mere escape and true freedom.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
But many of those rules are set by the NLRB, which investigates worker complaints of unfair labor practices during organizing and labor negotiations and can issue action against employers.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Nevada investigates errors primarily if someone files a complaint.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Apocalypse in the Tropics investigates the increasingly powerful grip that evangelical Christian leaders hold over politics in Brazil.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
As Husk investigates the apparent activities of The Order nearby, the connections between the robberies and The Order’s activities tighten.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
For The Ringer, Nate Rogers investigates what’s behind the issue, and why the blindingly luminescent horse is out of the angry, squinting barn.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
James investigates loftier and more uncomfortable questions, such as the intimate relationship between violence and enlightenment, and the difference between mere escape and true freedom.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
But many of those rules are set by the NLRB, which investigates worker complaints of unfair labor practices during organizing and labor negotiations and can issue action against employers.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Nevada investigates errors primarily if someone files a complaint.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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