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The fight to protect a reindeer species
Reindeer — known as caribou in the U.S. — are a staple of the holiday season, but one species of the animal isn't having a merry December. There aren't enough females for a new generation, and a ...CBS News - 10h -
A Mouse That Swims and Dozens More Species Are Discovered in a Peruvian Jungle
A 38-day expedition in the remote Alto Mayo region, where development threatens wild habitats, turned up one previously unknown animal after another.The New York Times - 2d -
LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world
Two new perentie lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred thereABC News - 2d -
The fight to protect a reindeer species
Reindeer — known as caribou in the U.S. — are a staple of the holiday season, but one species of the animal isn't having a merry December. There aren't enough females for a new generation, and a ...CBS News - 10h -
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Schumer on shutdown: 'Time to go back to the original agreement'
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., spoke on the Senate floor and called for lawmakers to return to a bipartisan government funding plan after new proposals from House Republicans have not passed and a ...NBC News - 1d -
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Send Putin a message using our defense agreements with Sweden, Finland
Sweden and Finland’s recent accession to NATO offers the U.S. and its allies a new vector to complicate the work of Russian military planners.The Hill - 1d -
Republicans reach agreement to fund government, but support from Democrats still needed
Republican lawmakers say they've reached a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown, but they'll still need to get support from their Democratic colleagues across the aisle. A bipartisan ...CBS News - 2d -
Republicans announce funding agreement, Thursday vote as shutdown looms
House Republicans have reached an agreement on a plan B to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline and plan to vote on Thursday, lawmakers announced. The bill, titled the American ...The Hill - 2d -
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The New Politics
At the DealBook Summit, nine prominent political figures, advisers and journalists debated what drove Trump’s victory and what it means for politics going forward. Here’s what they said.The New York Times - 3d -
Canada’s political turmoil
Trump’s tariff threat has helped to precipitate a leadership crisisFinancial Times - 3d -
Tuberville: Trump and RFK Jr. came to 'agreement' on abortion
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said on Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told him he has come to an agreement with President-elect Trump on the issue of abortion, concluding the matter will be ...The Hill - 4d -
Graham: Hegseth said he will release accuser from confidentiality agreement
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday that President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth, is planning to release the woman who accused him of ...The Hill - 5d -
Pete Hegseth to release accuser from non-disclosure agreement
Sen. Lindsey Graham says President-elect Trump's embattled pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, will release the woman who accused him of sexual assault from a non-disclosure agreement. ...NBC News - 5d -
Graham Says Hegseth Plans to Release Accuser From Confidential Agreement
Senator Lindsey Graham said that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, promised to release his accuser from a settlement that his lawyer has said was already breached.The New York Times - 6d -
Podcasts, politics and the craving for imperfection
Lo-fi, unpolished performances have become more popular than carefully stage-managed versions of realityFinancial Times - Dec. 15 -
U.N. talks fail to reach agreement regarding increased risks of global drought
The biennial talks, known as COP 16, attempted to create strong global mandates to legally bind and require nations to fund early warning systems and build resilient infrastructure in poorer ...CBS News - Dec. 14 -
Ocean heat killed half of population of Alaskan bird species: Report
Scientists have noticed an increase in marine heatwaves, which are periods of warmer-than-usual ocean waters.The Hill - Dec. 13 -
Discovery of six rare Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia raises hopes for endangered species
Find is ‘hopeful sign’ the species, one of world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish, is not at imminent risk of extinction. Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and ...The Guardian - Dec. 13 -
WNBA, WNBPA meet in person for 'preliminary conversations' on new collective bargaining agreement
The WNBPA announced its intention to opt out of the current CBA at the end of the 2025 seasonCBS Sports - Dec. 12 -
Monarch butterflies to be added to threatened species list in the US
US Fish and Wildlife Service extends protections to ‘iconic’ insects, who experts say may not survive climate crisis. The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a decision on Tuesday to extend ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
Volkswagen, Labor Leaders to Meet Next Week as Talks End Without Agreement
Both sides said the latest round of negotiations had been constructive, but further talks would be needed to find a way forward.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
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France’s political institutions are creaking
A system designed in the late 1950s is looking increasingly dysfunctionalFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
AMC enters agreement with Goldman to sell up to 50 million shares
AMC plans to use the proceeds from the sale of up to 50 million shares to “elevate and differentiate the movie-going experience” at its theaters.MarketWatch - Dec. 6 -
Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons, to protect Moscow’s closest allyABC News - Dec. 6 -
Environmental Sensing Is Here, Tracking Everything from Forest Fires to Threatened Species
The internet of things turned every device in your house into a smart something. Now it’s coming for nature—to track forest fires and tree health or to listen out for threatened animals.Wired - Dec. 6 -
Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists
Hunting bigger, more experienced animals eradicates memories and knowledge crucial to group survival, research suggests. It’s not just humans who get wiser as they age – animals do too, according ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Observer sale to Tortoise to proceed after late-night agreement
Scott Trust backs deal with digital start-up after conditions introduced to address fears among newspaper’s staffFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
The A’s Near Agreement for $1.75 Billion Las Vegas Stadium
A groundbreaking on the new A’s stadium is likely by the 2028 season.Inc. - Dec. 6 -
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Trump Team Signs Agreement to Allow F.B.I. Background Checks for Nominees
President-elect Donald J. Trump let weeks pass before signing the agreement as his team considered using private investigators instead.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Mastercard reaches agreement in UK to settle claims of overcharging on fees
Test case bought on behalf of 46mn credit and debit card customers ends in deal for compensation of about £200mnFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
France is on the political brink — again
Toppling Barnier’s government would be a hefty gamble by Le PenFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Hamas and Fatah are near an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza
Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the warABC News - Dec. 3 -
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Scientists dissect ‘world’s rarest whale’ for clues on little-known species
Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashore in New Zealand in July. A spade-tooth whale – thought to be the world’s rarest whale ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
This whale species is so rare it's never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's rarest whale speciesABC News - Dec. 2
