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The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over

Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before ...

Democratic senators: Second Trump term will still bring opportunities for climate action

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), two of the Senate’s most aggressive advocates for action on climate change, said Friday that President-elect Trump's second term will be a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Alarmed residents and activists demand action over lead in the water in Syracuse

Syracuse residents are demanding city officials declare a state of emergency over what they say could be a worse lead contamination than the crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Climate action to have ‘limited impact’ on financial system, EU finds

Regulators complete first stress test to estimate how climate fight will affect banks, insurers and pension funds

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Women plan UK legal action over talc cancer claims

Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.

Group of Senate Democrats demands action on unfulfilled vehicle safety measures

Among the outstanding provisions was an order from Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration draft a new standard for the strength of vehicle seats.

Class action lawsuit on AI-related discrimination reaches final settlement

A federal judge has signed off on a settlement agreement Wednesday in a class action lawsuit alleging that an algorithm designed to score rental applicants discriminated on the basis of race and ...

Tech - ABC News - 2 days ago

US and India lead G20 on climate action, report says

Exclusive: world’s biggest emitters making most progress in introducing policies, study shows, but emissions still set to rise by 2.7C. The United States and India have made the greatest progress ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Warren says Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ actions during transition risk security

US senator Elizabeth Warren sounds alarm over president-elect’s refusal to sign MOU and failure to release ethics plan. Donald Trump’s refusal to cooperate with the outgoing Biden administration is ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica ...

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering.

Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries were in Azerbaijan for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a climate finance deal.

Hama Amadou, Niger’s former prime minister and emblematic opposition figure, dies at 74

Niger’s former Prime Minister Hama Amadou has died in a hospital in the country’s capital, Niamey

World - ABC News - October 24

Jim Donovan, longtime Browns radio voice and beloved Cleveland sports figure, dies at 68

Jim Donovan, longtime radio voice of the Cleveland Browns, died at the age of 68 following a 20-year struggle with cancer.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

Supporters of far-right British figure rally as anti-racism demonstrators mount counter-protest

Thousands of supporters of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson have marched through London as anti-racism demonstrators mounted a nearby counter protest

World - ABC News - October 26

NFL Week 9 Power Rankings: Stop doubting the undefeated Chiefs; Steelers, Eagles figuring it out offensively

Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 9 of the 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

Shawn Mendes opens up onstage about his sexuality: 'I'm just figuring it out like everyone'

Shawn Mendes discussed his sexuality Monday during a concert in Colorado, telling fans, 'I don't really know sometimes, and I know other times.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 29

"We Need to Figure out what We Are as a Team": Red Wings Humbled by 6-2 Home Loss to Winnipeg

After a blowout loss to the league-leading Winnipeg Jets, the Red Wings look like a team without an identity

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years. Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.. She is being ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Trump says he wants vaccine skeptic RFK Jr to ‘take care of health’ if he wins

Republican adds Kennedy’s remit would include women’s health and says Liz Cheney should be placed in a war zone. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump said late on Thursday that he ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Amber Glenn overcomes a fall to win her first Grand Prix figure skating title

Amber Glenn has overcome a fall and her own doubts to win a maiden Grand Prix figure skating title at the Grand Prix de France

Sports - ABC News - November 2

A leader of Mexican folk saint cult ‘La Santa Muerte’ is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure

A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said.

Six Pistons score in double figures to lead Detroit past Nets 106-92

Cade Cunningham scored 19 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-92 win over the Brooklyn Nets

Sports - ABC News - November 3

Eagles' Brandon Graham sees growth in Georgia teammates on defensive line as they figure out NFL success

Graham is seeing the progress of Nolan Smith and Jalen Carter

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

This Massive Black Friday Sale Includes Marvel, Star Wars, Anime, And Video Game Figures

Early Black Friday deals are starting to roll in, and Entertainment Earth is wasting no time offering up big discounts on a wide assortment of collectibles from popular properties like Marvel, ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 8

Sony Reveals New PS5 Sales Figures, Says A Mix Of Single-Player And Live-Service Games Are Coming

Sony just revealed new sales numbers for PS5, and set expectations on what kinds of games will be coming in the future for the console.. In a new financial report from Sony , the company said it ...