The only countries that touted their efforts – ‘first movers and doers,’ the United Nations called them – were responsible for just one-ninth of the world’s annual carbon pollution.
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Zelensky, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the council that he would not have come if he didn’t have a proposal to end the 19-month war. He stressed that the restoration of all Ukrainian territory is the key to peace.
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FDA says more research needed before approval for nasal spray to treat dangerous allergies
The agency says the pharmaceutical company needs to conduct another study on repeat doses of epinephrine using the device compared with injections.
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Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common
Estimates show roughly a quarter of all homes in the U.S. are being underpriced for the climate risk to insure those properties.
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Republicans question Attorney General Garland on Hunter Biden, Trump cases
Garland – carefully and deliberately – defended the country’s largest law enforcement agency of more than 115,000 employees at a time when threats against agents and their families are on the rise.
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Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers for holiday season. Target says it will add nearly 100,000
The announcement from the 2 companies follows news from Macy’s Inc. on Monday that it will add more than 38,000 full- and part-time seasonal employees.
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Florida jury pool could give Trump an advantage in classified documents case
Jurors for Fort Pierce trials are drawn from 5 counties, all of which Trump won in 2020.
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Moscow court won’t hear an appeal by jailed U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is a Bowdoin College graduate, is seeking release from jail on espionage charges.
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Speaker McCarthy faces uphill task trying to unite House Republicans and fund the government
In one dramatic sign of defeat Tuesday, House Republicans were even voting against their own defense bill during a rowdy afternoon vote.
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Zelensky: Russia is weaponizing food, energy and abducted children in its war against Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to the world stage at a sensitive point in his country’s campaign to maintain international support for its fight at the U.N. General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting.