By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades. The proposal released Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency would require the industry to cut smog-and-soot-forming nitrogen oxide
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is rolling out more stringent emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles like large trucks and buses and announcing more than $1.3 billion in funding to deploy more clean transportation and school buses. The US Environmental Protection Agency is also announcing stricter standards regulating nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from heavy-duty
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Aunque la resistencia del ejército ucraniano contra la invasión rusa está bien documentada, en los últimos días se ha visto también una creciente desobediencias de los civiles en territorios de Ucrania tomados por Rusia. En el sur del país, especialmente, se han producido múltiples protestas en las zonas donde han llegado
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By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story MADISON COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — There are six confirmed deaths in Madison County, Iowa after Saturday’s tornadoes. Four adults and two children have died in Saturday’s storm. Four members of one family were among the deaths. The Madison County Sheriff tells KCCI that the two
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By Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, California (KSBW) — On Sunday, a small group of locals in Carmel held a fundraiser to help people in Ukraine, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to displace civilians. Carmel resident, Sharon Richards called on other locals in the area and organized the fundraiser
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Una embarcación que se cree que transportaba a unos 300 migrantes quedó encallada en los Cayos de Florida este domingo, dijeron las autoridades. Muchos de los migrantes “necesitaban atención médica” y 163 nadaron hasta la orilla, informó en Twitter el agente jefe de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU., Walter N. Slosar. La embarcación
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By Greta Serrin, Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — For the second Sunday in a row, thousands of people gathered at the California State Capitol in support of Ukraine. Dozens of community leaders and lawmakers across party lines were in attendance, united in their solidarity for the country
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By Angel Salcedo Click here for updates on this story SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The suspect in the car chase that killed a Santa Fe police officer and a retired Las Vegas firefighter was arrested yesterday. She’s facing several charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. Jeannine Jaramillo is facing felony charges after
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By Andrew Ozaki Click here for updates on this story Nebraska (KETV) — Dennis Schilz farms near Brule, but for years his attention has been 200 miles west and the population boom around Denver. “They just keep building projects and storing more water,” Schilz said. He’s concerned about what that will mean for the future
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a critical tipping point that could see the biologically rich and diverse ecosystem transformed into a grassy savannah. The fate of the rainforest is crucial to the health of the planet because it is home to a unique array of animal and plant life, stores
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The global soccer union is asking FIFA to allow foreign players based in Russia to leave their clubs permanently, although the governing body looks set to only permit a temporary suspension of their contracts. FIFPRO and the organization representing the world’s soccer leagues jointly wrote
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Taron Egerton offered an update after recently collapsing on stage. The “Rocketman” actor fainted Saturday during the first performance of his play “Cock,” a story about a love triangle being staged at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. “As some of you may have heard, I passed out during the first
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Moderna says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s government for the drugmaker’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa. Moderna said in a statement Monday the goal is to produce up to 500 million doses of vaccines a year for the African continent. It says the focus is
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Leading Russian banks are looking into using a Chinese payment rival after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations over the invasion of Ukraine. All the big global accounting firms also said they would pull out of Russia in the latest corporate fallout. Sberbank and Tinkoff Bank say they’re considering the possibility of payment
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — En Asia, el primer ministro de India, Narendra Modi, llamó a Vladimir Putin un “querido amigo”. El líder chino, Xi Jinping, fue un paso más allá y lo llamó al presidente de Rusia su “mejor y más íntimo amigo”. Pero la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania ha puesto
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By Tim Lister and Luke McGee, CNN Ordinary Ukrainians living in some areas under attack by Russian forces faced a cynical proposal on Monday: stay put and risk getting bombed, or leave home and head for Russia or Belarus. Ukrainian officials rejected the Kremlin’s unilateral proposal for evacuation corridors for civilians as an unacceptable non-starter.
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Luke McGee, CNN Ordinary Ukrainians living in some areas under attack by Russian forces faced a cynical proposal on Monday: stay put and risk getting bombed, or leave home and head for Russia or Belarus. Ukrainian officials rejected the Kremlin’s unilateral proposal for evacuation corridors for civilians as an unacceptable non-starter.
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The coach who replaced Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United has died. Frank O’Farrell was 94. O’Farrell coached Man United for only 18 months before being fired in 1972. The Irishman had a promising start with United reaching the top of the standings for the first time in three years
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Brittney Griner, the star basketball player detained in Russia over alleged drug charges, has become the latest of several Americans who have yet to secure their freedom from a country increasingly isolated from the rest of the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought forth global condemnation from governments and peoples alike,
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By Beth Braverman There are countless things you need to think about when you get your first full-time job: How to make a good impression on your boss, connect with your colleagues and figure out how to spend that first paycheck. One thing that may not be top of mind: setting up your retirement account.
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