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Massive climate deal out of Paris, Millennial voters and why the Golden Gate Bridge is not gray
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Dec 14, 2015
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Massive climate deal out of Paris, Millennial voters and why the Golden Gate Bridge is not gray

Nearly 200 countries signed on to a deal to cut emissions worldwide, plus why Millennials don't vote, and a new kid's books explains how the Golden Gate Bridge got it's color.

One target for limiting global warming — "1.5 DEGREES" — is projected on the Eiffel Tower on Friday as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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Nearly 200 countries signed on to a deal to cut emissions worldwide, plus why Millennials don't vote, and a new kid's books explains how the Golden Gate Bridge got it's color.

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The climate accord reached in Paris aims to avert the worst consequences of climate change in coming years – here are the highlights.
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With California's nearly 40 million people and influential technology hub in Silicon Valley, it could be poised to be a key player in terms of mitigating climate change.
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Today marks the grand opening of the first major desalination facility to be built in California in recent years. The plant is also largest in the Western Hemisphere.
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Ron Howard's latest film sputters at the box office, a mega-premiere for the new Star Wars film, and progress in Hollywood diversity.
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Party elites have the power to turn the tide of the primaries, but most GOP higher-ups have stayed silent this election season.
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Sheriff's deputies were responding to calls of a man with a gun, shooting into the air, and entering at least one business on Saturday morning in Lynwood, CA.
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Twice as many active shooter incidents took place at a business or government site compared to a school.
Starting this week, the U.S. government will begin taking scans of the faces and eyes of all foreigners entering the country on foot at San Diego's Otay Mesa.
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Unless your family lives in Northern California, your child may not ask, "Why is the Golden Gate Bridge orange?" But it's a really good question.