What We Read This Week

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 Here’s what caught our eye this week!

ENVIRONMENT

Three-Fourths of Americans Now Think Climate Change Is Influencing the Weather

So, after a year marked by record breaking heat, massive wildfires, and drought that consumed 60% of the nation, almost three quarters of Americans now recognize…Read Full Article

From Treehugger

LAW

Cyclist Fined $ 1,555 For Blowing Through Red Lights and Wearing Headphones in New York

Aaron @Naparstek tweets that “the NYPD has completely lost its mind.” You have to think he’s right, when they slapped a cyclist with $1,555 in fines in one stop. The cyclist was caught going through three red…Read Full Article

From Treehugger

TECHNOLOGY

New Google Nexus Hardware: Here Comes the Wave?

Back in May, the Wall Street Journal reportedthat multiple Nexus devices from Google and its hardware partners were coming this fall. Now that the leaves are changing color, new rumors suggest that…Read Full Article

From Time: Techland

WORLD

Chain of Hope

I’ve been making dolls for more than 60 years, but I’ve never made them with such purpose as now. Nor have I made them with such fervent prayer, nor in the company of so many people. These dolls represent 70,000 Alberta children living in poverty.…Read Full Article

From The Pogue Blog

RELIGION

One in Five Americans Reports No Religious Affiliation, Study Says

One-fifth of U.S. adults say they are not part of a traditional religious denomination, new data from the Pew Research Center show, evidence of an unprecedented reshuffling of Americans’ spiritual identities that is shaking up fields from charity to politics…Read Full Article

From Washington Post: Post Local

SPORTS

NHL Cancels Games Through Oct. 24

We like hockey. We suspect some of you do too. But we have to wonder whether missing some of what’s become a very long regular season will matter all that much…Read Full Article

From NPR: The Two-Way

PARENTING

Single Parenting 101: Some Unsolicited Advice

You will sometimes feel very alone. You are not. Being single means you must take action on your own behalf to remind yourself of this.…Read Full Article

From Beams and Struts

SPIRITUALITY

Our Longing for Lists

At work we make out “to do” lists to organize our days and at home we make shopping lists to keep track of what we need at stores. In our culture, we have the Netflix queue…Read Full Article

From Spirituality & Practice