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the opening line of the article reads:. the share of americans who identify as white and christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released wednesday.. the article is at: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-09-06/survey-white-christians-are-now-a-minority-of-us-population.

Joshua Lambus dives five miles out from hawaii’s big island at night, dropping about sixty feet below the surface, sans tether, with another ten thousand vertigo inducing feet below him, in order photograph these light sensitive pelagic animals. ?????? in what is the largest migration of any group of animals on the planet, thousands of these creatures, who live in total darkness during the day, make their way to the surface at night, where they can absorb more oxygen or feed in the more nutrient dense waters. ?????? Though many of these species have never been seen before or identified, lambus considers the fourth photo to be his favourite, which, afte…

Catalan Independence - a legal or political problem? Â

More than 3,000 farmers in Finland on Friday descended on Helsinki to protest against the government's agriculture and food policy. The farmers, along with 600 tractors, came from across the country and parked on Senate Square in the heart of the capital to call on the government to support the country's agricultural sector, which has been suffering as a result of falling food prices and European Union sanctions on Russia, a key export market for the sector.

Brexit: "The rest of Europe has already forgotten about it" https://www.youtube.com

GlobalFoundries, the parent company for chip-maker AMD, denied CNBC reports that it was working with Tesla on an AI self-driving chip, saying that Tesla has not committed to working with the company on any project. CNBC reported Wednesday that Tesla may be undertaking production of its own AI chip for autonomous driving, however this was later corrected by GlobalFoundries who said that there is no deal with Tesla in the works. “Tesla has not committed to working with us on any autonomous driving technology or product,” the spokesperson said in an email to Reuters on Thursday. Karpathy replaced longtime Apple executive Chris Lattner as Director of Artificial Intellig…

Tesla released the Model 3 Emergency Response Guide, providing an in-depth look into the full makeup and chassis composition of the Model 3, detailed safety features, and information on how to properly cut the vehicle open in the event of a major crash. The guide is specifically crafted for first responders arriving at the scene of a crash or emergency involving a Model 3. Its table of contents shows several subsections regarding air bags, high voltage components, what to do if the vehicle is submerged, and how to fight a fire inside the Model 3. Notably, the Model 3, like the Model S and Model X, should be treated as any other Tesla when submerged or par…

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