Nearly 400 school districts across the country are receiving grants totaling about $1 billion to purchase 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
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Former Trump aide Mark Meadows ordered to testify in Georgia election probe
Meadows is a key witness as a special grand jury investigates whether Donald Trump and his allies sought to illegally influence the 2020 election that he lost.
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Russia may again block Antarctic marine protections
Conservationists say new marine rules to prevent overfishing in Antarctica’s pristine waters are desperately needed, but that Russia could once again block progress.
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Nevada county begins conspiracy-inspired ballot hand count
Nevada has one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the country, as well as high-stakes contests for governor and the office that oversees elections.
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U.N. weather agency call record high greenhouse gas levels ‘ominous’
The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an ‘ominous’ sign.
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Fetterman’s rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats
A new sense of uncertainty has risen over Pennsylvania’s pivotal Senate contest.
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Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15
Meanwhile, protesters elsewhere in Iran marked a symbolic 40 days since a woman’s death in custody.
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Afraid of needles? China using inhalable COVID-19 vaccine
The Chinese city of Shanghai has started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.
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ESPN sells majority interest in iconic X Games brand
Terms of the sale to MSP Sports Capital were not released.
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Low-wage workers bear financial brunt of denied abortions
It has always been difficult to be pregnant on the job and to raise a child, but especially so for low-wage workers.