India, the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the U.S., pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070, two decades later than the goal being promoted at the …
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Wyoming Sen. Barrasso Demands Carbon Footprint Info Of Biden’s Trip To UN Climate Conference
A top Senate Republican sent letters to several Biden administration officials, demanding information on their travels to Glasgow, Scotland, for a global climate summit. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee …
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Twitter announced that it would introduce a feature to combat climate change denial and promote “authoritative information” on Monday. The so-called “pre-bunk” feature will be a digital hub on Twitter’s …
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The U.N’s World Food Programme said billionaires including Tesla CEO Elon Musk need to give them billions of dollars or 42 million people would die. Despite its complaints of reduced …
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for three hours Monday regarding Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which bans most abortions at about 6 weeks after conception. The majority of the justices …
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Elliot Dordick on November 1, 2021 The leaders of Russia and China plan to give the United Nations climate conference the cold shoulder despite being among the biggest emitters of …
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The United States Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on the constitutionality of Texas’ Heartbeat Act. The Texas law effectively bans most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which typically …
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Barclays chief executive Jes Staley will resign after reports of an investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the bank announced Monday. Staley will be replaced by C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Barclay’s …
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Prisons Short Staffed Due To COVID-19 Risks, Officers Retiring And Quitting
U.S. prisons are experiencing staffing shortages as officers retire, quit and risks associated with COVID-19, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Corrections officers are exposed to dangerous working conditions including …
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Herschel Walker, the former NFL star-turned-Republican Senate candidate in Georgia’s primary, is the clear favorite to win the nomination in 2022, a new poll shows. Internal polling shows 74% of …
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American Airlines Cancels More Flights Citing Weather And Labor Shortage
American Airlines canceled 340 flights on Monday after cutting almost 2,000 flights during the weekend due to staffing shortages and weather delays, multiple sources reported. The airline cut 343 flights …
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Most People Don’t Really Care About Facebook Whistleblower Leaks, Data Shows: REPORT
Despite recent unfavorable media coverage and intensifying Congressional scrutiny, social media interactions with news stories about Facebook declined over the course of 2021, according to data from NewsWhip reported by …
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At least 10 people died and 25 were wounded after a Houthi rebel missile hit a religious facility in the province of Marib, Yemen, country officials said Monday, the Associated …
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Votes On Build Back Better, Infrastructure Bill Delayed As Democrats Scramble To Reach Agreement On Lowering Drug Costs
The House Rules Committee is no longer meeting Monday to markup Democrats’ spending package, meaning that the full House vote on it and the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be delayed …
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Online Trolls Could Be Jailed For Two Years Under Proposed UK Law: REPORT
Social media users that post certain kinds of offensive content could face a prison sentence of up to two years under a proposed United Kingdom law, The Times reported. The …
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Anders Hagstrom on October 6, 2017 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) applauded President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back government mandated birth control requirements Friday. “Such an exemption …
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Democratic 2020 Candidate Wants Government-Sponsored ‘Social Credit’ System Comparable To China’s
Peter Hasson on November 17, 2018 New York entrepreneur and Democratic 2020 candidate Andrew Yang wants to implement a system in which a government-run mobile app rewards Americans with “digital …
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Here’s How America Reduced Emissions More Than Any Other Major Country Despite Leaving The Paris Accords
The U.S. has reduced emissions more than any other country in the world despite former President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Accords. “In the last 10 years, …
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Wisconsin School District Announces It Will Keep Parents In The Dark About Kids Declaring Themselves Transgender
A school district in Wisconsin has issued a memo telling employees to not inform parents about their children coming out as transgender. “[S]taff members are no longer required to seek …
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A Pennsylvania Satanic organization was able to convince a school district to alter its dress code to remove a ban on clothes that were “satanic in nature,” local news station …
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Democrats’ Spending Bill Creates A ‘Privacy Bureau’ With A $500 Million ‘War Chest’
A provision in the most recent version of the Democrats’ spending proposal allocates $500 million for a privacy bureau within the Federal Trade Commission, with little guidance on how the …
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The Biden administration said Friday that it intends to repeal former President Donald Trump’s “Remain In Mexico” policy after a federal judge denied its first attempt, the Department of Homeland Security …
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Moms for Liberty, a parental rights advocacy group focused on education, is grabbing national headlines as it rapidly expands throughout the U.S. The Washington Post dedicated 2,000 words to the …
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Gas-Guzzling Cruise Ships To House Thousands Of Climate Diplomats During Two Week UN Conference
Two gas-guzzling cruise liners will house thousands of diplomats during the upcoming two week United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, U.K. Tallink Grupp, the European company that operates the ships, …
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Coast Guard searches for Texas man swept by currents off Steps Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface crews continue searching Thursday for a Texas man in the waters just off Steps Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Missing is Michael …