Biden withdraws proposal that aimed to protect endangered whales

Conservation groups are concerned that the endangered right whale is vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration signals more support for marine industries.

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Israel steps up Lebanon strikes ahead of withdrawal deadline

Military launches barrage of attacks on what it calls Hizbollah targets as both sides allege ceasefire violations
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Biden administration proposes new restrictions on AI chip exports

The proposal is raising concerns with the chip industry, with artificial intelligence leader Nvidia calling it "misguided."
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Sullivan says 'history has judged well' Biden’s call to withdraw from Afghanistan

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that President Biden made the right strategic call to withdraw from Afghanistan three years ago and that history reflects well on that decision. ...
The Hill - 3d
Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.
The New York Times - 5d
Supreme Court takes up Biden's proposal to expand relief for borrowers defrauded by schools

The Supreme Court decided Friday to take up the Biden administration’s appeal defending its proposal to ease applications for the Borrower Defense student debt relief program. In a brief order, ...
The Hill - 5d
Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants

US president moves to shield roughly 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans against Trump administration. The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for ...
The Guardian - 5d
Meta to end programs aimed at diversifying workforce

Meta on Friday told employees that its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company’s hiring of diverse candidates, the latest dramatic change ahead of ...
NBC News - 5d
Defending champion O'Sullivan withdraws from Masters

Ronnie O'Sullivan, the defending champion, will miss the Masters in London on medical grounds.
BBC News - 5d
Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students

The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
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Biden’s Title IX expansion protecting LGBTQ+ students struck down

Judge in Kentucky finds rules overstepped president’s authority and scraps entire 1,500-page regulation. The Biden administration ’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have ...
The Guardian - 6d
Judge scraps Biden's Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s ...
ABC News - 6d
Judge scraps Biden's Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ students

President-elect Donald Trump previously promised to end the rules “on day one” and made anti-transgender themes a centerpiece of his campaign.
NBC News - 6d
Biden administration declines to remove grizzly bears from endangered list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, rebuffing states that ...
The Hill - Jan. 8
Biden administration jettisons effort to protect old-growth forests

The Biden administration is dropping its efforts to issue a policy to protect old-growth forests — though the president previously touted protecting such forests as an important component of his ...
The Hill - Jan. 8
Meet the U.S. trio aiming for Barcelona stardom

USMNT hopefuls open up on life inside soccer's ultimate finishing school: Barcelona's La Masia academy.
ESPN - Jan. 8
Hyve aims to double in size as business conferences boom

UK-based group now under private equity ownership seeks acquisitions in corporate events market
Financial Times - Jan. 8
Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, Jess Phillips tells BBC

The tech billionaire and Trump adviser criticised the safeguarding minister after she defended a government decision not to hold an inquiry into UK grooming cases.
BBC News - Jan. 8
Biden establishes largest corridor of protected land by adding 2 new monuments

The two new monuments -- the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands -- total nearly 850,000 acres, according to the administration.
ABC News - Jan. 7
UK minister accuses Musk of endangering her life

Jess Phillips hits back at tech billionaire after he attacks her handling of grooming scandal
Financial Times - Jan. 7
Apple urged to withdraw 'out of control' AI news alerts

Apple has pledged improvements to its news summarising tool, but critics say it is dangerous and needs to be withdrawn.
BBC News - Jan. 7
From Igbo to Angika: how to save the world’s 3,000 endangered languages

With half of all languages predicted to die out in decades, activists are turning to online tools to preserve them. Every year, the world loses some of its 7,000 languages. Parents stop speaking ...
The Guardian - Jan. 7
U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said “much progress” had been made recently.
The New York Times - Jan. 6
Newsom proposes 'balanced' budget with no deficits

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday proposed a $322 billion budget that he said would be "balanced" and without deficits — marking a significant turnaround after two years of shortfalls. ...
The Hill - Jan. 6
Allianz boss calls on Germany to withdraw sick pay on first day off

Yahoo News - Jan. 6
'Humans are all they know' - Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts

Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent.
BBC News - Jan. 5
Biden to create new national monuments protecting tribal land in California

President Biden will dedicate two new national monuments protecting tribal lands in California on Tuesday, two sources with knowledge confirmed to The Hill. Biden will designate the Chuckwalla ...
The Hill - Jan. 3
WATCH: Mother whale caught in apparent act of mourning for dead calf

A grieving mother whale in the Pacific Northwest, known as J-35, has been seen this week carrying the body of her deceased calf in what researchers are calling an act of “mourning.”
ABC News - Jan. 3
Teenager Littler aims for Ally Pally immortality

Luke Littler was throwing darts while still in his nappy. On Friday, the teenager could take the final step of a journey that began almost as soon as he could walk.
BBC News - Jan. 3
Bereaved whale spotted pushing another dead calf

A whale that famously pushed its calf's dead body for 17 days in 2018 appears to be grieving again.
BBC News - Jan. 3
Biden touts 235 judicial confirmations as bulwark to protect democracy

President Biden on Thursday took a victory lap for the 235 judicial confirmations accomplished during his administration, arguing the judges he appointed to the federal bench would serve as ...
The Hill - Jan. 2
Ukraine aims to step up exports despite war

Yahoo News - Jan. 2
A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.
The New York Times - Jan. 2
Ivory Coast announces withdrawal of French troops

Reduction of military presence is latest sign of weakening western influence in region
Financial Times - Jan. 1
Scientists aim for ‘Darwinian evolution’ with artificial life project

‘MiniLife’ research extends growing field of synthetic biology into new territory
Financial Times - Jan. 1
Fate of endangered monkey hinges on Brazilian city’s planning policy

Pied tamarin has narrow range and is found only around borders of Manaus in the Amazon rainforest. The fate of one of the world’s most threatened primates will be on the line in the coming months ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1
Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population

Five entire families can be killed, totalling 30 wolves, in move campaigners say is illegal under EU law. Sweden’s wolf hunt starts on Thursday, with the country aiming to halve the population of ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1

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