By FRANK JORDANS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — More than 100 countries are pledging to end deforestation, which scientists say is a major driver of climate change. Britain hailed the commitment as the first big achievement of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow. But campaigners say they need to see
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By FRANK JORDANS and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — More than 100 countries are pledging to end deforestation, which scientists say is a major driver of climate change. Britain hailed the commitment as the first big achievement of the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow. But campaigners say they need to see
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By Alex Rogers, CNN The primary election Tuesday to replace the late Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings has been marked by two things: the massive number of candidates and a lack of voter interest in them. “I think most people don’t even know there’s an election, unfortunately,” said Florida Rep. Lois Frankel. But the off-year special
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The 2020 U.S. census missed an estimated 1.6 million people, but given hurdles posed by the pandemic and natural disasters, the undercount was smaller than expected. That’s according to an analysis by a think tank. The analysis released Tuesday by the Urban Institute estimates there was a 0.5% undercount. If
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By Sherry Liang, CNN A full belly makes a happy heart, but your heart will be happier if you focus on sustaining long-term habits. Heart-healthy eating starts with your eating patterns, according to the American Heart Association’s recent scientific statement, “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.” That doesn’t mean giving up takeout or that
Continue Reading By Sherry Liang, CNN A full belly makes a happy heart, but your heart will be happier if you focus on sustaining long-term habits. Heart-healthy eating starts with your eating patterns, according to the American Heart Association’s recent scientific statement, “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.” That doesn’t mean giving up takeout or that
Continue Reading By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press GRANVILLE, France (AP) — French trawler owners in Normandy have reacted with confusion and consternation after President Emmanuel Macron has extended a deadline by two days amid a post-Brexit fishing spat with Britain. The U.K. had until Tuesday to license more French vessels to fish in U.K. waters or face
Continue Reading By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press GRANVILLE, France (AP) — French trawler owners in Normandy have reacted with confusion and consternation after President Emmanuel Macron has extended a deadline by two days amid a post-Brexit fishing spat with Britain. The U.K. had until Tuesday to license more French vessels to fish in U.K. waters or face
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El reverendo Jesse Jackson, defensor de los derechos civiles, fue hospitalizado después de caerse y golpearse la cabeza mientras asistía a una reunión en la Universidad Howard en Washington, la capital de Estados Unidos, el lunes, según su Coalición Rainbow PUSH. Jackson estaba en el campus para una reunión con el presidente
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By Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN A man in China was reportedly detained for nine days after sending a meme to a group chat that was deemed offensive to police in an incident that has gone viral on Chinese social media. The man, identified only by his surname Li, allegedly sent the meme on
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Quienquiera que gane la reñida carrera por la gobernación de Virginia el martes, la mancomunidad ofrecerá una lectura fascinante sobre dónde se encuentra la tormentosa política del país un año después de que Joe Biden venció a Donald Trump, y puede señalar lo que sucederá a continuación. En los últimos días
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La nación insular de Tonga, en el Pacífico Sur, entró en confinamiento el martes, luego del descubrimiento del primer caso de covid-19 en el país desde el inicio de la pandemia. El gobierno de Tonga ordenó un confinamiento de una semana para la isla principal de Tongatapu, que incluye un toque de
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Londres (CNN) — Al comienzo de la pandemia, gran parte del mundo occidental siguió un manual similar para abordar el covid-19. Los picos en la transmisión se resolvieron con confinamientos; los viajes internacionales estaban muy restringidos; y aunque las limitaciones domésticas con frecuencia demostraron ser controvertidas, se recomendaron encarecidamente medidas de higiene como
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TUESDAY: A slow-moving high-pressure system is starting to enter the region. That will help push some of the clouds to our south this afternoon. Highs will still be cool for the start of November, only topping out in the upper 40’s today. TONIGHT: A few clouds will be leftover tonight, keeping frost from becoming a
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Zara Stone Last year was a rough one for Joyce Pequeno, a 28-year-old inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. Social distancing was rare, she said, and prisoners were dying. Her clemency hearing was postponed. Still, most days she dabbed on foundation, swirled eyeshadow across her lids and outlined her eyes with kohl.
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The mayors of Seattle and Freetown in Sierra Leone greeted each other like long lost sisters on a train hurtling toward Glasgow. They have been bonded by years of Zoom calls and collaboration in the fight against climate change. They lead cities on different sides of
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The mayors of Seattle and Freetown in Sierra Leone greeted each other like long lost sisters on a train hurtling toward Glasgow. They have been bonded by years of Zoom calls and collaboration in the fight against climate change. They lead cities on different sides of
Continue Reading By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana (AP) — Faith leaders and activists across the world are increasingly joining the fight against climate change driven by a moral imperative to preserve creation for future generations. Christian pastors have joined forces with Native American tribes to protect their hurricane-prone coastal lands as
Continue Reading By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press POINTE-AUX-CHENES, Louisiana (AP) — Faith leaders and activists across the world are increasingly joining the fight against climate change driven by a moral imperative to preserve creation for future generations. Christian pastors have joined forces with Native American tribes to protect their hurricane-prone coastal lands as
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The findings of the only human rights investigation allowed in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region are being released Wednesday. They come a year after war began there. But people with knowledge of the probe say it has been limited by authorities who recently expelled a U.N. staffer
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