5 things to know today
Here are a few things to know about the day’s news from The Associated Press August 17, 2020, 9:50 AM 2 min read Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about…
Students push universities to stop investing in fossil fuels
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Students alarmed by climate change are stepping up pressure on universities to pull investments from fossil fuel industries, an effort that is gaining traction at prestigious schools like Georgetown, Harvard and Yale. The push that…
Pompeo in UK to talk Huawei, post-Brexit trade deal
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States and Britain will retain and enhance their special relationship after the U.K.’s departure from the European Union this week By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer January 30, 2020, 2:23…
AP sources: Trump allies sought adjustments at Ukraine utility
As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officers final spring to research one in all Donald Trump’s major political rivals, a gaggle of people with ties to the president and his private lawyer had been additionally energetic within the former…
Trump cites his help for Medicare, slams Medicare for All
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Democrats of an all-out try and “completely obliterate Medicare” and portrayed himself as this system’s defender as he signed a directive to develop this system’s personal insurance coverage choices. Trump skipped previous his…
Digital actuality used to focus on uranium contamination
Activists are utilizing digital actuality expertise to give attention to areas of the Navajo Nation affected by uranium contamination. The humanities collective Bombshelltoe has collected 360-degree footage of land close to Churchrock, New Mexico, to indicate how folks and…
MLS groups navigate new ‘no political show’ coverage
Main League Soccer’s new coverage that bans political shows at matches is stirring controversy within the Pacific Northwest, the place supporters’ tradition is usually intertwined with politics and social points. The Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers have banned…
Local weather of fir: German forests wrestle with warmth
Germany’s forests — lengthy a supply of satisfaction and nationwide id — are feeling the warmth. A second consecutive 12 months of unusually dry and heat climate has left swaths of forest useless or dying, fueling fears that the…
2007 mass capturing survivor copes with 300 pellets of lead
A lady who survived a 2007 mass capturing in Utah stated Thursday she has lead poisoning from 300 shotgun pellets nonetheless in her physique, leaving her with debilitating complications, nausea and different critical well being issues. Carolyn Tuft, whose…
$5 billion superb would not mark the tip of Fb’s troubles
Fb pays a $5 billion superb for privateness violations and will probably be topic to broader oversight, however ongoing probes in Europe and the U.S. might current even larger complications for the corporate. The FTC superb is by far…
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