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Raskin calls Republican senator 'climate fatalist' in oil industry hearing
The Senate Budget Committee’s Democratic majority and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) took aim at the oil industry Wednesday for historically minimizing the impacts of fossil fuels on the climate in a hearing on the results of a bicameral investigation ...The Hill - Politics -
New York cities plagued by blackouts due to climate change, study finds
Climate change is pushing some New York City neighborhoods into dozens of nearly-daylong blackouts per year, a new study has found. Large swaths of the state’s principal towns and cities faced repeated, protracted and dangerous weather-driven ...The Hill - Politics - New York -
Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change
Major oil companies have misled Americans for decades about the threat of human-caused climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by Democrats in Congress.NBC News - Top stories - Climate -
More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in AfricaABC News - Tech - Climate -
More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in AfricaABC News - Top stories - Climate -
Big Shell investors urge others to back greater climate action
The shareholders say meeting the Paris Agreement goals is ‘essential to preserve the health of the global economy’Financial Times - Business - Climate -
Survey finds about 20% of Germans worry about climate change daily
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England and Key expect World T20 ‘slugfest’ as muscle ripples from top
Amid rising tides of Twenty20 run rates, the champions have opted for more aggression in their batting lineup. England will travel to the Caribbean for their T20 World Cup defence in June without an anchor aboard ship, their team director, Rob ...The Guardian - World -
White House OMB director on foreign aid, Key Bridge collapse and more
President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other White House officials have been on the campaign trail touting the administration's economic achievements. However, Americans in several battleground states say they are not satisfied with the ...CBS News - Top stories -
Saudis push for ‘plan B’ that excludes Israel from key deal with US
Riyadh seeks more modest agreement with Washington in absence of Gaza ceasefire and Netanyahu resistance to Palestinian state. The US and Saudi Arabia have drafted a set of agreements on security and technology-sharing which were intended to be ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
New Progressive PAC Targets 8 Key House Races in California
The super PAC, Battleground California, said it would drive turnout among voters of color to try to flip seats that are seen as crucial to winning control of the House this fall.The New York Times - Top stories - California -
5th victim's body recovered in Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
The body of a fifth victim of the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has been recovered.ABC News - Top stories -
Abortion access defines key New York congressional races
Several New York Democrats acknowledged that Republicans are more aggressively counterpunching on the issue of abortion in the 2024 election cycle.CBS News - Top stories - Abortion -
Abortion access defines key New York congressional races
Several New York Democrats acknowledged that Republicans are more aggressively counterpunching on the issue of abortion in the 2024 election cycle.CBS News - Politics - Abortion -
Why Yes-or-No Questions on Abortion Rights Could Be a Key to 2024
In states that will help decide control of the White House and Congress, Democrats are campaigning furiously alongside ballot measures to protect abortion rights, putting Republicans on their heels.The New York Times - Top stories - Abortion -
Biden Loosens Up on Weed
The U.S. government has recommended easing federal restrictions on the drug that have been in place for decades.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
The top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s request for judges to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel
The top UN court rejects Nicaragua’s request for judges to order Germany to halt military and other aid to IsraelABC News - World - Israel -
Middle East crisis live: Jordan says some Israeli settlers attacked aid convoys on way to Gaza
Two convoys on the way to Gaza attacked by some Israeli settlers, reports Jordan’s state news agency. See all our Middle East crisis coverageReporting for Al Jazeera from Rafah, Tareq Abu Azzoum has said that Israel appears to have “ramped up ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
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EU, UN reschedule launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia after questions about venue
The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel owned by a Cambodian tycoon who has another ...ABC News - World - United Nations -
The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limitedABC News - World - Iran -
Ecuador defends raid on the Mexican Embassy and tells top UN court it acted to take in a criminal
Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last monthABC News - World -
Middle East crisis live: Rebuilding Gaza will cost $30bn to $40bn, UN says as scale of distruction is ‘huge and unprecedented’
UN agency says reconstruction will require effort on a scale unseen since second world war. The EU has offered Lebanon a financial package of €1bn (£855m / $1.07bn), European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in Beirut on Thursday.. ...The Guardian - World -
‘Green Islam’ Drew a Reporter to Indonesia
An environmental movement is growing in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.The New York Times - World - Indonesia -
Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support. Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, US Democrats have found.. Major ...The Guardian - World - Climate -
Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
Mexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every yearABC News - World - Climate -
Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rightsABC News - Top stories - Climate -
Wilder slated to fight unbeaten Anderson in L.A.
Former heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder is scheduled to fight unbeaten contender Jared Anderson on Aug. 3.ESPN - Sports -
The New Abortion Fight Before the Supreme Court
The Biden administration is arguing that Idaho’s near-total abortion ban violates a federal law on emergency treatment.The New York Times - Top stories - Abortion -
Recruiters Are Going Analog to Fight the AI Application Overload
Indeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced.Wired - Tech -
Biden said he’d take another stab at a border bill — but nothing appears in the works
‘They pulled a rabbit out of a hat on Ukraine, but there’s no chance they’re getting anything out of Mike Johnson’s House on border security’Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
Democrats draw their line in the next government funding fight
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Key witnesses in Trump’s criminal trial describe how the hush money deals came together
Jurors on Tuesday will hear more from Gary Farro, a banker who once worked with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.NBC News - Top stories -
New poll shows Biden and Trump nearly tied in 3 key battleground states
The race for president is coming into sharper focus, with a CBS News battleground tracker poll showing President Biden and former President Donald Trump running neck-and-neck in three key states. Weijia Jiang has details from the White House.CBS News - Politics - Joe Biden -
ACC spring football overreactions: Miami has 'the one' in Cam Ward, Florida State defense will key title run
One overreaction for each of the 17 ACC football teams as spring practice concludes ahead of the 2024 seasonCBS Sports - Sports - Florida