By every standard, President Joe Biden’s climate change summit was a remarkable success. With great diplomatic dexterity, Biden and climate envoy John Kerry assembled world leaders representing 82% of world carbon emissions, 73% of the world population and 86% of world economic output to commit to bold climate action. Biden deftly used the occasion to
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By Scott’s Roofing Replacing a roof on your home can be a very stressful situation. A roof replacement is an investment in your home and if done incorrectly can lead to enormous expenses. One way to minimize the stress is to do your research and select the right roofing contractor for the job. The first
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Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Friday to recommend resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. An updated warning will be added to the label. Members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices agreed the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks from rare blood clots
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Former Racine mayor John Dickert was found not guilty of misdemeanor disorderly conduct by a Racine County District Court jury on Wednesday. In March of last year, the now 58-year-old was accused of getting into a fistfight with another man in the parking lot
Continue ReadingCalifornia will stop issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by January 2024 as part of a statewide effort to reach carbon-neutrality by 2045, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a news release Friday. Fracking uses high-pressure water to fracture rocks in order to access pockets of oil that would otherwise be unreachable. Newsom directed the state’s Department
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Federal authorities are looking into whether a 2018 trip to the Bahamas involving Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz and several young women was part of an orchestrated effort to illegally influence Gaetz in the area of medical marijuana, people briefed on the matter told CNN. Prosecutors with the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section are examining whether
Continue ReadingThe US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is now underway with equipment being packed and shipped out, three defense officials tell CNN. The Pentagon has also approved the deployment of hundreds of maritime, air and land forces to the region to ensure security for American and NATO forces as well as contractors as they withdraw, the
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been on the job since late October, but until now, because Covid kept the justices apart, she had not been pictured with her colleagues. That changed Friday when the court released its new class photo depicting the junior-most justice with her colleagues. Class photo or no, the 49-year-old Barrett has
Continue ReadingThe UK Prime Minister’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings has denied leaking Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s text messages in a blog post published on Friday. Earlier this week, public broadcaster the BBC reported on leaked messages between Johnson and Sir James Dyson. Several British media outlets have suggested Cummings was the source of the leaks.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A young fan stole the show at the Phillies’ game Wednesday afternoon when the toddler tried to eat a home run ball that went into the left-field stands. It was Phillies centerfielder Mickey Moniak’s first career major-league home run, but it was 1-year-old Eddie Sharkey
Continue ReadingThe University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that it will create a new marching band for students who are unwilling to play the school’s alma mater. The song has been a mainstay at football games and university events for generations, but
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RADNOR, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A local middle and high school are without a mascot. Over the next two days, Radnor families are getting the opportunity to talk about a handful of options. However, there’s a push to keep the Raider in Radnor, at least in name. Thursday night
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Based on surface area, it’s the largest fresh water lake in the world. And thousands of people visit Lake Superior every year. But as old as it is, the lake is still evolving. John Lauritsen shows us how climate change and warmer temperatures are changing
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LITTLE ELM, Texas (KTVT) — Getting COVID-19 shots into Americans’ arms represents the largest mass-vaccination program in U.S. history. One of the keys to the vaccine, the syringes, are being made in North Texas. CBS 11 recently toured the factory that’s producing them. Tucked away in a Little
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A mother was taken into police custody Thursday after infant twins were found dead in her Queens apartment. The mother’s cousin told police the mother did not sound right when they spoke on the phone and requested a wellness check for the babies. Officers
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST BABYLON, New York (WCBS) — The family of a decorated military man who died days ago is outraged over an alleged burial mistake. On the day of his funeral, relatives say they found out their loved one’s plot was given to someone they don’t know. “I seen
Continue ReadingAsian Americans have had enough. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they’ve seen friends, relatives and community members be harassed, threatened and violently assaulted. Congress is now on track to pass legislation that would denounce discrimination against Asian Americans and expedite reviews of potential Covid-19-related hate crimes. But some Asian Americans haven’t waited for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Dog owners in Morgan Park are on high alert – accusing a neighbor of trying to poison their pets using hot dogs. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov looked into the claims Thursday night, and also into whether it is legal to leave poison on
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Nearly 4,000 high school students from communities throughout Central Oregon will be eligible to take part in upcoming free vaccination clinics area high schools, thanks to a regional partnership of school districts, Mosaic Pediatrics, the La Pine Community Health Center, St. Charles Health System, Deschutes County Health Services and the Crook County Health Department.
Continue ReadingAn anti-terrorism investigation has been launched in France after a female police officer was killed in a knife attack at a police station in a Paris suburb. Police on the scene quickly intervened and killed the attacker, Prime Minister Jean Castex told journalists on Friday, referring to the incident in Rambouillet as a “terrorist attack.”
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