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Indigenous Communities Feel Like a ‘Sacrifice Zone’ in the Wake of Ida’s Destruction

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Since Sunday, she’s been hard at work gathering data on the damage Hurricane Ida wrought in her corner of southeast Louisiana. Christine Verdin, 62, serves on the recovery committee for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, of which she is a member. Read more.

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Massive Tsunami From Dino-Killing Asteroid Carved ‘Megaripples’ Into the Ocean Floor

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Seafloor scars from this gigantic wave have been spotted in seismic data taken in Louisiana, offering new insights into this catastrophic… Read more. The asteroid that killed off all non-avian dinosaurs made quite the splash when it hit the Yucatan Peninsula some 66 million years ago, generating a tsunami of epic proportions.

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Join us Wednesday, September 9 to watch Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator demo day live

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A synthetic data API that allows AI teams to generate their own custom datasets up to 99% faster — no tedious collection, curation or labelling required. Developing stratospheric microballoons to capture the freshest, high-res earth observation data. The demo day presentations begin tomorrow, September 9 at 10 a.m. founders@bifrost.ai.

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Moms are speaking out for abortion rights today. Join them.

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Other data has found stark financial consequences for women denied reproductive rights, revealing one way that lack of access to safe abortions can negatively impact mothers. New Orleans-based journalist Lorena O'Neil wrote about how " becoming a Mother in Louisiana Has Only Made Me More Supportive of Abortion Rights " for Jezebel.

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Porn could be in danger if Roe is overturned

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Stabile also pointed to a recent bill introduced in Louisiana that would allow parents to sue publishers and distributors if their child accesses sexual content as an example. Soon after the Roe leak, privacy experts stated that search histories and other data may be used to track people seeking abortions.

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