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Apr 19 2021
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Biden feels heat on emissions goal as climate summit nears
As President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday with 40 world leaders, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will have a tangible impact on climate change efforts not only in the U.S. but throughout the world.
The emissions target, eagerly awaited by all sides of the climate debate, will
Associated PressJan 27 2021
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Biden, Kerry to Roll Out Climate-Focused Initiatives
President Biden will roll out his initiative to address climate change Wednesday, with executive orders that will suspend new oil and gas leases on federal land and commit the government to new conservation and social justice initiatives.
The move is a first step toward fulfilling Mr. Biden’s campaign pledge to stop drilling on federal territory. It applies to both onshore and offshore
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 23 2013
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New Study: Americans Disturbingly Ignorant About Fracking
Advances in hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, have revolutionized America's energy landscape. However, most Americans are so uninformed about the practice that they don't have an opinion on it according to a new study.
The study, titled "American perceptions of hydraulic fracturing" and produced by scholars at George Mason University, Orego
TownhallJan 01 2015
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New Year's, The 'Especially American Tradition'
President Ronald Reagan called the New Year’s celebration “an especially American tradition.” It’s a time brimming with the “optimism and hope we're famous for in our daily lives—an energy and confidence we call the American spirit.” This spirit is what gives Americans the vigor to raise their glasses year after year, full of enthusiasm for a better future.
TownhallOct 24 2013
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Happening now: The Obamacare hearing
The contractors who've been under fire for weeks because the Obamacare website debacle finally get their chance to respond to questions of who's to blame on Thursday at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.
It's clear they're blaming each other and the government for the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov.
CNN DigitalDec 02 2020
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Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill if Tech Liability Shield Stands
President Trump threatened to veto an annual defense-policy bill if it doesn’t include language revoking a provision that gives social-media companies broad immunity for the content they publish from users on their sites.
Mr. Trump demanded on Tuesday night that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act be repealed.
“[I]f the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 27 2020
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Better Late Than Never? Big Companies Scramble To Make Lofty Climate Promises
Jet fuel-guzzling Delta Air Lines and fossil fuel-pumping BP are vowing to go carbon neutral.
Microsoft and Ikea, behemoths of tech and furniture, have pledged to go further and actively reduce the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The financial giant Blackrock promises to put climate at the heart of its decisions.
In short, a slew of major corporations are making promises on
NPR (Online News)Jan 09 2014
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Boehner criticizes Obama for ignoring resurgent al-Qaeda
Speaker of the House John Boehner on Thursday called on President Obama to "get engaged" in securing U.S. interests in Iraq in light of the renewed instability there brought on by a resurgent al-Qaeda. "The administration has chosen to spend much of its time and energy trying to explain why having terrorists holding key terr
Washington PostJul 16 2020
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UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russian hackers on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a coronavirus vaccine, warning scientists and pharmaceutical companies to be alert for suspicious activity.
Intelligence agencies in the three nations alleged that the hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the
Associated PressOct 03 2019
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Donald Trump's accusations about Hunter Biden and a payout from China: A closer look
President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing business activities by Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, who could face Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
The first activities Trump and his allies spotlighted — the younger Biden’s ties to a Ukrainian energy company — have already led to a House impeachment inquiry against Trump. We previously found no
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