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Month: June 2022

‘It’s incredibly sad’: Researchers discover microplastics in fresh Antarctic snow

By Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — For the first time, the presence of microplastics has been confirmed in freshly fallen Antarctic snow. Researchers at New Zealand’s University of Canterbury found microplastics in all 19 samples collected in Antarctica’s Ross Island region. The study, published Tuesday in the

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Could stock trading fees make a comeback?

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In recent years, brokerages such as Robinhood and Charles Schwab have let users buy and sell stocks online without transaction fees — helping create an army of millions of armchair investors with the power to move markets. But new regulations teased by the US Securities and Exchange Commission have raised

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Momentos clave de la emotiva audiencia sobre violencia armada en el Congreso de EE.UU.

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una audiencia de la Comisión de la Cámara de Representantes este miércoles brindó una plataforma de alto perfil para que una niña de 11 años sobreviviente del tiroteo en la escuela primaria Uvalde y otros afectados por la violencia armada contaran sus desgarradoras historias al público estadounidense. La audiencia tuvo

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Law enforcement officials in Washington are gearing up for a potentially volatile June

Security ramps up in nation’s capital after warnings of potentially volatile June

By Whitney Wild, CNN Law enforcement officials in Washington are gearing up for a potentially volatile June, when major Supreme Court decisions are expected on guns and abortion, public hearings into the US Capitol insurrection will be held and large-scale protests are possible in an already heightened threat environment. Capitol Police are ramping up security,

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Pelosi: House to vote next week protecting Supreme Court justices and their families after man arrested near Kavanaugh’s home

By Devan Cole, Daniella Diaz, Kristin Wilson, Sonnet Swire, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN The House will consider a Senate-passed bill to enhance security for Supreme Court justices and their families next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, after a man was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home. “We had hoped that we

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