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Smart Woman: Managing Up: Survive & Thrive with a Bad Boss

Arrogant, demanding, and hyper-critical: management experts say they are some of the worst traits of a bad boss, and it only takes one to damage the office atmosphere. We show you how to survive a bad boss and come out on top. There's no shortage of horrible bosses in films and on TV, and chances ar Full story

Haze on Saturn's Moon Titan Is Similar to Earth's Pollution

On Earth, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, are best known as carcinogens and environmental pollutants, produced as byproducts of fuel burning. It turns out these complex hydrocarbons are also contributing to the thick orange-brown smog that cloaks Saturn's largest moon, Titan, researchers Full story

More severe weather possible Saturday

   Dylan Dreyer tracks where the storms may be heading this weekend, from Texas to Ohio.

Scientists issue dire warning about global warming

   The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed a threshold that scientists say signals we are running out of time to reverse the impact of global warming. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.

Time to wake up: Republicans boycott vote on EPA nominee

We learned that we are about to pass 400 parts per million in the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. That may not mean anything to you it certainly didn't mean anything to me. So here's the context for it. Full story

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s climate change Senate smack down

   As Republicans block President Obama's nominee to head the EPA, Chris Hayes notes that carbon in the atmosphere is about to hit its highest level since the Pliocene Era, three to five million years ago, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse smacks down a colleague who says God won't allow us to ruin the Ea

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What If Your Town Were Hit by a Meteor?

Satellite Sees Russian Meteor Explosion from Space

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Astronaut Snaps Beautiful Photo of 'Night-Shining Clouds'

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  A call for respect on Cesar Chavez Day

Chico State students rally against racially-tinged party atmosphere that has become common on holiday that honors civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez. KNVN's Bryan Callahan reports.

  Meteor flashes in the sky

A meteor put on a spectacular show Friday as it entered the atmosphere on the East Coast. NBC’s Michelle Franzen reports.

  The conclave feels like New Hampshire in January

Father Robert Barron, Monsignor Christopher Nalty, and NBC's Anne Thompson discuss how the atmosphere in Rome feels like a political campaign, why the chances of an American cardinal being chosen has gotten better, and who the front runners are right now.

  The time for choosing sides on climate change is now

Up host Chris Hayes delivers his Story of the Week on what America must do to prepare for future natural disasters.

  Statesmanship in an age of partisan politics

Hawaii House candidate Tulsi Gabbard talks about her hope and optimism about the future of government in America, despite the extremely partisan atmosphere these days.

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