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Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday that would restrict the interrogation methods the CIA can use against terrorism suspects.The bill would require the CIA to adhere to the Army s field manual on interrogation, which bans waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods. The interrogation procedure, which is recognized as a form of torture by making the subject think he s drowning, is banned by international law. It has been used by CIA interrogators on terrorism suspects, or by those to whom U.S. prisoners have been sent via rendition flights. It was recently learned that the CIA ordered the destruction of videotapes of interrogations in which detainees
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From Ellis Island to the Everglades, and from sea to rising sea, many of America most iconic landmarks and historic sites face the risk of severe damage or even eventual loss. A new report, published by the Union of Concerned Scientists, highlights thirty vulnerable locations that were chosen because the science behind the risks they face is robust, and because together they shine a spotlight on the different kinds of climate impacts already affecting the United States ; cultural heritage. The assessment takes into account damage that could be caused by rising sea levels, coastal erosion, increased flooding and more frequent large wild
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