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Deadline looms for Trump to raise $464mn appeal case guarantee, while Bankman-Fried set to be sentencedFinancial Times - World -
Conservatives’ decade of clean energy and climate leadership
Look across the political landscape, from Congress to states to the energy industry, and you will find conservatives engaging heavily in the climate debate — and winning it.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Today's worsening climate crisis needs the leaders of tomorrow
We will strengthen our leadership when we elect more climate champions and enough potential climate leaders throughout society rise to the challenge.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
How climate change is impacting seasonal allergies
Millions of Americans who suffer seasonal allergies are seeing their symptoms start earlier and last longer. Dave Malkoff takes a look at what's causing the change and how people are dealing with it.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Climate change could affect timekeeping, study says
Melting ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, affecting how time is calculated, a new study says.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Instagram moves to limit political content
Instagram has moved to limit political content, with users now having to go into their settings on the app to turn the limiting feature off. Users of the popular social media platform now have to go into their settings under “[c]ontent ...The Hill - Politics -
Is now the time Palestinian politics can start afresh?
With many challenges ahead, the future of Palestinian leadership is yet to be decided, writes Lucy Williamson.BBC News - Top stories -
The importance of dynamic tension in political theory
I see myself as occupying a space at the intersection of three great thinkers — Aquinas, Gramsci and Burke — who provide the foundational pillars upon which my current political thinking rests.The Hill - Politics -
How disinformation is reshaping political campaigns
The rampant growth of disinformation is creating an ever-evolving problem for politicians. A new book called "The Lie Detectives" seeks to understand the players fighting against the issue, and what they're trying to teach political campaigns. ...CBS News - Top stories -
Climate graphic of the week: World’s worst hotspot for oil pollution by ships
Satellite detection shows Indonesia suffers the most slicks tracked in busy waterwaysFinancial Times - World - Climate -
The US must address more than LNG to mitigate climate change
While the Biden administration intended to send a message about addressing climate change, it is important to place the LNG story within the broader emissions context.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Homeowners in these U.S. cities face the greatest threat from climate change
Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in recent years, but a new study finds that properties in some U.S. cities are especially imperiled.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
The right way to neutralize China’s unfair economic advantage on climate
China, despite having grown into the world’s second largest economy and largest exporter, is still classified by the United Nations as a developing nation under several important environmental treaties.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
In surprise vote, European climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests
A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponedABC News - World - Climate -
Over half of homeowners fear impact of climate change on property: Survey
Story at a glance The rise of climate change-related extreme weather events like floods, hurricanes and heat waves is worrying homeowners in the U.S. A roughly 2,000-person LendingTree survey published Monday found that 51 percent of homeowners ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Climate change driving up inflation in food prices: Study
Rising global temperatures are associated with inflation in food prices, both in regions that are already hotter and in countries outside the tropics like the U.S., according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
How do you save the pint from climate change?
Researchers are identifying genes in the hop plant to produce varieties that will be more resilient to climate change.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Andean alarm: climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake flood in Peru
In 1941, thousands of people died in Huaraz when the natural dam on a lake above the city gave way. Now, melting glaciers are raising the chances of it happening again• Photographs by Harriet Barber. Lake Palcacocha is high in the Cordillera ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Enjoy Your Favorite Wine Before Climate Change Destroys It
Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here’s how scientists are helping the industry adapt.Wired - Tech - Climate -
Tuvalu accepts security and climate pact, says Australia’s Pacific minister
Deal had been thrown into doubt during election campaign in Tuvalu over sovereignty concerns. Australia and Tuvalu will go ahead with a security and climate migration pact, after the latter’s new government agreed not to change the deal, ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains
Are growing rates of anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, Alzheimer’s and motor neurone disease related to rising temperatures and other extreme environmental changes?. In late October 2012, a category 3 hurricane howled into New York City with a ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Climate change endangers 70 percent of world's wine regions: Study
Rising global temperatures could decimate global wine production over the new few decades, according to a study published Tuesday in the science journal Nature. Researchers estimated that as much as 70 percent of the world’s suitable regions for ...The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Carbon Credits Draw Fresh Attention Under SEC's New Climate Rules
Several private-equity firms have entered the carbon-credit market, seeing opportunity in the demand for high-quality credits as new pollution-disclosure rules are expected to bring more transparency to the sector.The Wall Street Journal - World - Climate -
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds. The world’s fossil-fuel producers are on track to nearly quadruple the amount of extracted oil and gas from newly ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Methane From Landfills Is a Big Driver of Climate Change, Study Says
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.The New York Times - World - Climate -
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How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics
Four years later, the shadow of the pandemic continues to play a profound role in voters’ pessimism and distrust amid a presidential rematch.The New York Times - Top stories -
'Political mood has changed' on assisted dying - MSP
The MSP behind a new attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally-ill people says he is "convinced" it will be passed.BBC News - Top stories -
Trump's Trials Are a Political Gift to His Campaign
The Democrats’ lawfare strategy appears to be backfiring as swing voters turn against Joe Biden.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
In Senate Race Shake-Up, Frustration With Establishment Politics
Tammy Murphy, New Jersey’s first lady, ended her Senate campaign, despite an early air of inevitability to her candidacy.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Sen. Schumer Has Long Played Politics With Israel
Remember the Iran deal?The Wall Street Journal - World - Israel -
Sketchy Politics: can anything save Sunak?
The FT's chief UK political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green look ahead to the local elections, and examine Labour's 'Ming vase' strategyFinancial Times - Business -
America's toxic politics are having an unholy effect on religion
Turning the faithful of whatever faith into distinct groups of rival fans is a prescription for disaster.The Hill - Politics -
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Biden's big play for Puerto Rican voters: From the Politics Desk
Biden's campaign is appealing to Puerto Rican voters in swing states like Pennsylvania as Harris visits the island for the first time as vice president.NBC News - Politics - Joe Biden -
Texas Democrats see political opportunity in hardline immigration law
Judicial whiplash over Texas’s controversial new immigration law has delayed its implementation, but potentially not its political effects. S.B. 4 is the latest in a string of local- and state-level immigration crackdowns that goes back at least ...The Hill - Politics -
If Your Demographics Can Predict Your Politics, Are They Really Yours?
Demography often determines what you believe.The New York Times - Top stories -
America’s Most Overlooked Political Divide Is Also Its Most Revealing
Polls that don’t change can be illuminating.The New York Times - Top stories -
Will it damage Trump politically if he can’t make his bond payment?
“Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Hallie Jackson to discuss the potential reaction from former President Donald Trump’s political supporters if he is unable to pay his bond in the New York civil fraud case.NBC News - Politics - Donald Trump