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Hope on the horizon for cross-border sewage crisis
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Hope on the horizon for cross-border sewage crisis Southern Californians who have long been ...The Hill - 1h -
Migrants with temporary legal status ask Biden for help before Trump takes office
Migrants in the U.S. under what's known as Temporary Protection Status are worried that Trump will revoke the program upon taking office.CBS News - 3h -
Family live with sewage spills and maggots in 'horrific' temporary housing
Fauzia's family are one of a record 123,000 households living in temporary accommodation in England.BBC News - 4h -
‘The work damaged me’: ex-Facebook moderators describe effect of horrific content
Former workers at Samasource say violent, graphic and sexually explicit videos left them fearful to go outside. More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of severe PTSD PTSD, ...The Guardian - 8h -
British Agencies Criticized Over Sewage in Public Waterways
The condemnation by a watchdog comes as England’s largest water company asks for an emergency loan and the nation wrestles with water pollution.The New York Times - 1d -
Russian Tanker Wrecks Spilling Oil Into the Black Sea
The Volgoneft-212 was carrying thousands of barrels of oil when it ran aground late Sunday and damaged its hull. A second tanker was also damaged.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Watch live: House convenes hearing on combating foreign interference in elections
The Committee on House Administration is holding a hearing Wednesday morning looking into ways to combat foreign interference in U.S. elections. The intelligence community warned a day before the ...The Hill - 8h -
Live updates: Lawmakers race to avert shutdown; drone briefing set for House panel
Congress is barreling toward Friday's government funding deadline, with Republicans signaling they have a deal on a continuing resolution that includes disaster funding and assistance for ...The Hill - 1d -
Watch live: House Dems hold press conference as potential shutdown inches closer
House Democratic leaders will hold a news conference Tuesday morning as lawmakers continue to negotiate government funding ahead of Friday's deadline to avert a shutdown. Republicans, who are ...The Hill - 1d -
Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog
The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.BBC News - 1d -
How families' bitter and bloody feud spilled onto Glasgow's streets
A gangland feud which dates back more than 20 years is the focus of a new BBC Radio 5 Live true crime podcast.BBC News - 2d -
Russian tanker sinks in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil
Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness due to risk of ecological damage as second tanker runs aground. A Russian tanker carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products has sunk in the Black Sea ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump leans on extended family for key White House roles
President-elect Trump’s extended family will fill his inner circle during his second term while his immediate family members step back from formal roles, a change in dynamics from his first ...The Hill - 3d -
Try doing secret Santa when 39 family members gather in one house | Séamas O'Reilly
Giving and receiving presents is all very nice, but when you’re dealing with big numbers, you need to have a system. My family obeys a fairly strict Secret Santa protocol, rendered necessarily ...The Guardian - 3d -
Impeached South Korean president says he will 'never give up,' calls for stability during his 'temporary' pause
Impeached South Korean president says he will 'never give up,' calls for stability during his 'temporary' pauseABC News - 4d -
Watch live: White House holds press briefing after Biden's sweeping act of clemency
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters Thursday afternoon, hours after President Biden issued the largest act of clemency in a single day in modern history. Biden ...The Hill - 6d -
Dallas woman who fell into sewage system found dead miles away, family says
The family of a Dallas woman is seeking answers after they say she fell into a sewage line and was found dead miles away.NBC News - 6d -
Sara Sharif's father and stepmother guilty of murder after 'horrific suffering'
The 10-year-old's body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Surrey last year.BBC News - Dec. 11 -
The Billion-Dollar Adult Streaming Industry Is Fueled by Horrific Labor Abuses
Bedbugs and cockroaches. Filthy shared equipment. Constant surveillance, and zero control over their accounts. These are just some of the deplorable conditions adult cammers say they face on the job.Wired - Dec. 11 -
Watch Live: Blinken testifies at House hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal
The secretary of state's testimony comes months after Republicans issued a scathing report on the Biden administration's handling of the exit from Afghanistan.CBS News - Dec. 11 -
Watch live: Blinken testifies before House on Biden Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning, over three years after the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal of ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
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Watch live: White House holds press briefing following collapse of Syria's Assad
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon as the Biden administration enters the final stretch. The briefing comes days after the collapse of Bashar ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones
Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to search for their loved onesABC News - Dec. 10 -
Thames Water boss defends exec bonuses as sewage spills soar
The company saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell.BBC News - Dec. 10 -
My husband and I have lived in my house for 17 years. Should I finally add him to the deed?
“I have no mortgage.”MarketWatch - Dec. 10 -
Ro Khanna: Brian Thompson killing was ‘horrific’ but people ‘aren’t getting care they need’
Congressperson shares sympathy in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death but says ‘outpouring … has not surprised me’. Progressive congressperson Ro Khanna has sympathy for the murdered UnitedHealthcare ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Watch live: White House holds briefing as pressure grows on Biden for more pardons
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief the press Friday afternoon as pressure grows on President Biden to issue more pardons before January. Biden seemingly reversed course on ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Report: Chapman would make temporary change if Giants sign Kim
If the San Francisco Giants sign injured free-agent Ha-Seong Kim, third baseman Matt Chapman reportedly would be willing to slide over to shortstop until the former San Diego Padres star is healthy.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 6 -
San Francisco Zoo, some schools evacuated amid temporary tsunami warning
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake temporarily triggered a tsunami warning for parts of California on Thursday. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus has more.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Live updates: House sinks resolution to release Gaetz Ethics report
It has been a busy Thursday on Capitol Hill, with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meeting with House and Senate Republicans about their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as the saga of the ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Watch live: Biden attends final White House tree lighting ceremony as president
President Biden, fresh from his trip to Angola, is participating in his final White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony Thursday evening, with less than two months left in office. The ceremony, ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
More Americans are living in malls, as developers get creative to help ease the housing crisis
Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy's, JC Penney and Sears shrink or cease to exist.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
Watch Live: House task force holds final hearing on Trump assassination attempts
Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe is testifying before the bipartisan House task force investigating the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
Watch live: House panel investigating Trump assassination attempts holds final hearing
The House Task Force investigating the assassination attempts on President-elect Trump earlier this year is holding its final hearing Thursday morning. The panel, probing two incidents, will focus ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
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Watch live: House COVID-19 panel reviews final report
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic will review its final report, which laid out numerous conclusions from the panel's review of the federal response to COVID-19. In the ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Watch live: House GOP leadership holds presser after Hunter Biden pardon
House Republican leaders will brief the press Wednesday morning, as the GOP prepares to transition to full leadership of Congress and the White House. Their presser follows President Biden's recent ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Raw sewage spills push harmful bacteria beyond legal limits
Expert testing carried out for BBC Spotlight found harmful bacteria well in excess of legal limits.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Raskin seeks to lead Democrats on House judiciary in ‘fight of our lives’ against Trump
Congressman launches bid to unseat colleague from key role in committee to sharpen resistance to Trump. Jamie Raskin, the Maryland congressman who spearheaded the second impeachment of Donald ...The Guardian - Dec. 2
