World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it’s high time for the U.N. Conference of Parties on Climate to hold its first ‘Health Day’ in its 28th edition, saying the threats to health from climate change were ‘immediate and present.’
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Israel orders more people in southern Gaza to evacuate as bombardment shifts south
Heavy bombardments were reported overnight and into Sunday in the area of Khan Younis and the southern city of Rafah, as well as parts of the north that had been the focus of Israel’s blistering air and ground campaign.
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Climate change has brought more extreme rain, snow to Maine
Sea level rise remains a top concern as the climate warms, but the increasing frequency of outsized precipitation is already having statewide impacts.
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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today
The first – and for 12 years, the only – woman on the high court saw three women in black robes among the nine justices.
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Police raid Moscow gay bars after court labels LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’
The ruling is the latest step in a decadelong crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under President Vladimir Putin.
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With expulsion of Santos and ouster of McCarthy, House making unexpected history
As the year comes to a close, the arc of power for House Republicans is at an inflection point.
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Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
The overall death toll in Gaza since the Oct. 7 start of the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 15,200.
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Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, U.S. health officials say
But COVID-19 continues to cause the most hospitalizations and deaths among respiratory illnesses – about 15,000 hospitalizations and about 1,000 deaths every week, the U.S. CDC says.
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Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment’s growing isolation in U.S.
In 2023, there were 24 executions in the U.S., with the final one for the year taking place Thursday in Oklahoma, and another 21 inmates were sentenced to death.
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For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing
It took 8 years and the #MeToo movement to spur Sam Schultz to tell police they were sexually assaulted by an opera star and his husband.