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Chemistry World November 17, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Carbon dioxide leak at US coffee plant prompts federal probe A US federal investigation has been launched after a carbon dioxide leak at a coffee roasting and decaffeination plant in Houston, Texas, led to the death of one employee.
Information Today November 17, 2015	USGS Provides Mapping Tool for Field Photographs The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) made part of its collection of field photographs publicly available in the Land Cover Trends Field Photo Map portal.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	New Law Would Benefit SpaceX, Virgin Galactic A new law expected to pass presidential approval this week would give the private spaceflight sector exemption from a wide range of government oversight.
National Defense December 2015 Craig R. McKinley	The Year Ends on Some Positive Notes There have been some positive developments during the past few weeks that pertain to our national security and the immediate health and future prospects of the nation's defense industry.
National Defense December 2015 Jon Harper	Despite Deal, More Budget Battles Loom Democrats and Republicans recently reached a bipartisan budget agreement that lifts sequestration caps on defense expenditures and avoids a government shutdown. But more fiscal fights lie ahead.
National Defense December 2015 Jon Harper	F-35 Program Weighs Impact of Canadian Pullout Canada's anticipated withdrawal from the multinational joint strike fighter program could drive up the cost of the aircraft for U.S. taxpayers, said the officer managing the project.
National Defense December 2015 Jon Harper	New Afghanistan Troop Plan to Cost Billions President Barack Obama's decision to delay troop withdrawals from Afghanistan could cost $10 billion or more annually, analysts said.
National Defense December 2015 Allyson Versprille	Augmented Reality Could Help Solve Ford-Class Carrier Cost Woes Executives at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, the Huntington Ingalls division that is constructing the Navy's next-generation Ford-class supercarriers, said new technology employing digital design and construction could help reduce labor hours and lower acquisition costs for the program
National Defense December 2015 Allyson Versprille	Navy Looking to Increase Digital Training The Navy has teamed up with Huntington Ingalls to explore the use of augmented reality to improve training and maintenance operations.
National Defense December 2015 Mike McCord	Bipartisan Budget Act a Positive Step The secretary of defense and other leaders of the Pentagon have called on Congress to come together to address the sequestration problem by repealing or significantly increasing the spending caps contained in the Budget Control Act of 2011
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