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In U.N. vote, countries show willingness to move away from fossil fuels
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a global pact on Sunday that included explicit calls to phase out fossil fuels — which has been a stubborn sticking point in climate change talks for decades. The call to move away from fossil fuels is outlined in the “Pact of the...
Speaker Johnson announces plan to keep the government funded until Dec. 20
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a temporary agreement that would keep the government funded until Dec. 20. The measure does not include any part of the SAVE Act, the election security proposal backed by former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president. It would include "only the extensions that...
Tufts University lacrosse players hospitalized for days after workout
Three players on Tufts University’s men’s lacrosse team remain hospitalized after a workout with an alum who is a graduate of a Navy SEAL training program, the university said Monday. Patrick Collins, executive director of media relations at Tufts University, said in a statement to NPR on Monday...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin. Dissanayake, whose pro-working class...
In one key swing state, both parties are courting Black men
In his 76 years, Phillip Barker has seen many changes in his home state of North Carolina: desegregation, fewer farmers — and a less predictable climate. But, one thing has not changed for him: his commitment to voting. As a young man, his mother told him, “you gonna vote.”...
Money for cutting-edge climate technology could dry up in a second Trump term
A couple hours south of Salt Lake City, the open desert is a hive of activity. Hundreds of workers push gravel and pull cables around low-slung green buildings. Beyond a guard shack, a stream of pickup trucks buzz along a two-lane highway that fades into sagebrush. The workers spill into...
Dungeons & Dragons turns 50 this year. Here’s what the game has meant to you
The first edition of tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons was released 50 years ago this year. Since then, the game’s publisher, Wizards of the Coast, estimates that over 50 million people have played. And it’s changed a lot since 1974. It was a pastime of nerds in the...
Hezbollah vows a war of 'reckoning' as exchange of fire with Israel escalates
HAIFA, Israel — The Israeli military and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah are trading fire in the most significant escalation on the Israeli-Lebanese border in almost a year of war. In south Lebanon, residents described how explosions from the intense Israeli aerial bombardment overnight lit up the dark sky....
Dozens of rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon, IDF says
NAHARIYA, Israel — Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions. The rockets streaked over a wider and...
Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera aired footage of...
'The West Wing' cast visited the White House to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary
This week some of the stars of the political drama The West Wing celebrated the series’ 25th anniversary, and they couldn’t have scored a better venue. In a small ceremony held in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday, first lady Jill Biden welcomed the cast and creator who brought the fictional president Jed Bartlet and his administration to the small screen.
Okinawa's governor strives for regional diplomacy as tensions in Asia-Pacific rise
Denny Tamaki is in charge of a chain of islands in what many people consider a dangerous neighborhood. As governor of the Okinawa Prefecture, he oversees about 160 inhabited and uninhabited islands in southwest Japan. The U.S. military refers to it as the “Keystone of the Pacific” due to its strategic location situated regionally between Tokyo, Manila, Seoul and Hong Kong. It currently finds itself in the crosshairs of China’s disputed claims over Taiwan and escalating tensions in the South China Sea.
A new 'mini-moon' comes to Earth this fall
Earth will be hosting a new guest this fall. No, it's not an alien. It's an asteroid. The space rock, which has been named “2024 PT5,” has been traveling along its normal path around the sun, but will be temporarily pulled into Earth's gravitational orbit later this month.
FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs
Millions of people with diabetes need insulin to survive. For years, many of them have been forced to pay exorbitant prices for a product that's inexpensive to make. Now, the federal government is targeting one part of the system behind high insulin prices. While out-of-pocket costs have gone down for...
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into policing in Rankin County, Miss., where six white former law enforcement officers — some of whom called themselves the "Goon Squad" — were convicted of torturing two Black men last year during a no-warrant house raid. U.S. Attorney...
Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic
The number of whooping cough cases have more than quadrupled in the U.S. since last year, according to data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. Infectious diseases experts attribute the surge in cases of whooping cough — also known as pertussis — to a dip...
U.K. dads are wrapping baby slings on male statues to push for more paternity leave
At London Paddington station, a statue of renowned British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel sits shrewdly with a baby doll in his embrace. Near the city's Emirates Stadium, a replica of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry kneels in triumph with a toy doll securely fastened on his chest. And in Leicester...
How Biden is getting used to life as a lame-duck president
Wilmington, Del., pop. 71,000, is not the most likely of destinations for a summit of world leaders gathering to discuss the issues facing the Indo-Pacific region. But this weekend, that is where President Biden is welcoming his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia — bringing them to his beloved hometown to talk about military and coast guard cooperation, and shared work on cervical cancer research.
A rare treat getting rarer: Chimayo Red, New Mexico's 'holy chile'
The two travelers from New Orleans touched their fingers to the reddish-orange chile powder on a napkin, put it on their tongues, and then looked at each other in astonishment. “Very rich, full-bodied, earthy,” said Erin Seckso. “I’m a native Louisianan,” said her companion, Letty Boelte, “and I’m used...
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