The overall price tag of global warming has long been the subject of debate. New data from Bloomberg Intelligence has put a number on the cost of burning fossil fuels.
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What to do with 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran? U.S. ships them to Ukraine
The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet and its allies have intercepted numerous ships believed to be transporting weapons and ammunition from Iran to Yemen in support of the Iranian-backed Houthis.
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Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire
Authorities say the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot following a fight on a downtown street was delivered at a hospital and died.
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Suspect charged in Tupac’s fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was arrested and charged in the 1996 fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur last week.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
McCarthy’s ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek a new leader
It is a wide open battle for the job just as Congress faces a new deadline to fund the government by mid-November, but work on that legislation is on hold due to the vacancy in the speaker’s office.
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Biden suggests he has a path to get more aid to Ukraine
Aid for Ukraine has been a source of tension and uncertainty as several Republicans in the House have severe doubts or openly oppose additional funding to sustain the Ukrainian military.
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Capitol rioter who attacked cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison
The Illinois man also has been charged in in that state with first-degree murder in the death of a woman killed in a wrong-way car collision on Nov. 8, 2022, while the man was fleeing from police.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Shooting erupted during dispute at a Baltimore university, but victims were unintended targets
The shooting happened at Morgan State University as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball.
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U.S. forgiving more federal student loans that are ‘unsustainable debt’
In total, 3.6 million borrowers will have had $127 billion in debt wiped out since Biden took office.
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Tropical Storm Philippe soaks Caribbean on a path toward New England and Canada
A tropical storm watch is issued for Bermuda, with Philippe expected to approach the island late Thursday and Friday as it was forecast to intensify slightly.