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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year: Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has been named as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te ...
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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we ...
Quick Glance: Earth Spinning Faster: Time Could Lose a Second
  • A faster spinning Earth could cause the world to lose a second, changing the future.

  • Melting ice at the poles has delayed the Earth's faster rotation.

  • The study discusses the transition from atomic to astronomical time and technological challenges with leap seconds.

  • Despite difficulties with leap seconds, changes in time management are planned from the 2030s onwards.
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Nelson Peltz, Disney’s Billionaire Foe, Blasts Company for ‘Woke’ Films Like Black Panther
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Nelson Peltz, Disney’s Billionaire Foe, Blasts Company for ‘Woke’ Films ...
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Strike against Hezbollah?: Activists report 42 dead in air strikes in Syria: Syrian soldiers and members of the Lebanese Hezbollah die in an airstrike in Syria ...
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Strike against Hezbollah?: Activists report 42 dead in air strikes in ...
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states: A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring ...
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states
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What would a city that housed the entire population of the world look like?: Australian architect and multimedia artist Liam Young presents a visionary scheme ...
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What would a city that housed the entire population of the world look ...
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Eddie Izzard brings her solo ‘Hamlet’ to Chicago Shakespeare Theater: The play was adapted from Shakespeare by Mark Izzard and comes to Chicago after an extended ...
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Eddie Izzard brings her solo ‘Hamlet’ to Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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Aleppo: 42 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike - according to activists: According to activists, at least 42 soldiers die in suspected Israeli air ...
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Aleppo: 42 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli airstrike - according to ...
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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told: Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif. It also owns the city's dominant news site ...
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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told
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UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates: London’s High Court ruled that Assange can appeal against extradition if the US ...
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UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech ...
Quick Glance: Julian Assange: UK Court Delays US Extradition
  • A British court ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the United States unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won't face the death penalty.

  • Assange will remain in London's Belmarsh Prison as the legal battle continues.

  • Judges emphasized the need for Assange to receive the same protections as a U.S. citizen and to be spared from the death penalty.

  • The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment, while Assange's supporters argue for his rights as a journalist under the First Amendment.
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"Earth Hour" worldwide: Lights out for the climate: With "Earth Hour" on Saturday, people around the world set an example for more climate protection. In Germany ...
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Rod Oram remembered as 'brave', 'sharp' and a 'true gentleman': A "true gentleman", a top business journalist and a tireless advocate for climate action are some ...
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Rod Oram remembered as 'brave', 'sharp' and a 'true gentleman'
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Climate diesel HVO 100 - can my car tolerate the fuel?: From April, it will be possible to fill up with the new HVO climate diesel - as a CO2-reduced alternative ...
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Climate diesel HVO 100 - can my car tolerate the fuel?
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Pride flags banned at all US embassies under $1.2T spending bill: Flying of pride flags at US embassies debated between Democrats and Republicans for years
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Pride flags banned at all US embassies under $1.2T spending bill
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Scientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year: Scientists say the ocean heat could represent a major change to Earth systems that ...
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Scientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year
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"Earth Hour": How big is the desire for climate protection?: One hour of lights out for the climate - today is "Earth Hour". Many people around the world are ...
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Quick Glance: Climate Protection and Democracy: Earth Hour 2024
  • Famous landmarks worldwide will turn off their lights for an hour during Earth Hour on Saturday evening.

  • WWF calls for support for climate protection, respect, and democracy.

  • Perceptions of climate protection measures often differ from actual support levels.

  • Experts caution against a distorted perception of climate change that can discourage people from taking action.
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Homeowners in these U.S. cities face the greatest threat from climate change: Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in ...
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Homeowners in these U.S. cities face the greatest threat from climate ...
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Owen Jones urges Labour voters to back other parties: Activist is cancelling his Labour membership and backing candidates with "transformative policies".
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Owen Jones urges Labour voters to back other parties
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UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
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UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat ...
Quick Glance: UN Issues Climate Change Warning After Record Heat and Ice Melt
  • The UN weather agency is raising the alarm about climate change, warning that global efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.

  • The 1.5-degree limit of the Paris Climate Agreement is at risk as the average temperature from March 2023 to February 2024 exceeded this threshold.

  • In 2023, over 90% of ocean waters experienced heat wave conditions at least once, glaciers lost record amounts of ice, and Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest level.

  • Despite the alarming news, there is a glimmer of hope as renewable energy capacity has significantly increased, and calls for more climate action are growing.
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Campaign looks to connect Latinos with Climate Action Plan funds: A new campaign is underway to help Hispanics in battleground states access federal climate ...
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Campaign looks to connect Latinos with Climate Action Plan funds
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Chorley Council to install five 'living roof' bus shelters: Five ‘living roof’ bus shelters will be introduced across Chorley to boost the borough’s biodiversity ...
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Chorley Council to install five 'living roof' bus shelters
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Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic's current system
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Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic's ...
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Virginia governor vetoes marijuana market bill: “The proposed legalization of retail marijuana in the Commonwealth endangers Virginians’ health and safety,” Gov ...
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Virginia governor vetoes marijuana market bill
Quick Glance: Youngkin signs 2 gun control measures in Virginia
  • Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed an assault weapons ban passed by the state Legislature and instead signed two more limited gun regulations into law.

  • Youngkin signed laws banning gun trigger switches that can make firearms fire automatically and allowing criminal charges against parents who allow children access to weapons deemed threats.

  • While praised by gun control activists, they urge him to do more, emphasizing that the work does not stop here.

  • The signing of the two gun control bills by Youngkin is seen as a step in the right direction, showing that America's gun violence crisis does not have to be accepted as inevitable.
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Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of retailer LL Bean, dies at 82
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Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of retailer LL ...
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Doctors fear restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone : Doctors and patient advocates are alarmed over the possibility of the Supreme Court tightening ...
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Doctors fear restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone
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Federal Constitutional Court: Five important decisions in 2024: Football, voting rights and again and again the AfD: On which important questions the Federal ...
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Federal Constitutional Court: Five important decisions in 2024
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‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine: In its first in-depth report on the situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence ...
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‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine
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France's Macron says EU-Mercosur proposal is 'very bad deal' on visit to Brazil: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his visit to Brazil ...
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France's Macron says EU-Mercosur proposal is 'very bad deal' on visit to ...
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Environmental Defense Fund will oppose Trump's candidacy as it aims to spend $20M before election
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Environmental Defense Fund will oppose Trump's candidacy as it aims to ...
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Leipzig Book Fair opens: Activists disrupt Scholz's speech: Flanders and the Netherlands are guest countries at the Leipzig Book Fair this year. At the opening ...
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Leipzig Book Fair opens: Activists disrupt Scholz's speech
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New Florida Law Bans Unhoused People from Sleeping in Public Spaces: In Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law banning unhoused people from ...
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New Florida Law Bans Unhoused People from Sleeping in Public Spaces
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Pro-Palestinian rally: demonstrators carry a portrait of a terrorist: A good 300 Palestine activists demonstrate in downtown Frankfurt. They accuse Germany of ...
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Pro-Palestinian rally: demonstrators carry a portrait of a terrorist
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PHOTOS: Life and career of Gloria Steinem: Born on March 25, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, Gloria Steinem has been a dedicated voice for women's rights for over ...
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PHOTOS: Life and career of Gloria Steinem
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and ...
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Lufthansa Group marks one year of ‘Green Fares’ sustainability initiative: Lufthansa Group marks one year of its ‘Green Fares’ sustainability initiative with ...
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Lufthansa Group marks one year of ‘Green Fares’ sustainability initiative
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Changes for drivers in April 2024: Cannabis consumption will be largely legal from April and is likely to cause some chaos on the roads ...
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Changes for drivers in April 2024
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How a Trump presidency could threaten Biden’s signature climate achievement: Democrats’ sweeping Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has fueled significant progress in ...
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How a Trump presidency could threaten Biden’s signature climate ...
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U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas: The Bureau of Land Management finalized a rule limiting releases of methane ...
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U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas
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Global water crisis fuelling more conflicts, UN report warns: Water resources under stress as economies and populations grow with 2.2 billion people lacking ...
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Global water crisis fuelling more conflicts, UN report warns
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A Simple New Technique Could Make Your Eggs More Humane: A system that determines the sex of chicks before they hatch eliminates the need to destroy young males.
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A Simple New Technique Could Make Your Eggs More Humane
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New transport strategy not anti-motorist, says Ryan: Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said the new strategy 'Moving Together' is about making ...
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New transport strategy not anti-motorist, says Ryan
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Electronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge problem: The growth of global e-waste is far outpacing recycling efforts ...
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Electronic waste has grown to record levels. Here’s why that’s a huge ...
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How the climate crisis is putting your favorite summer fruits at risk: Warmer winters mean earlier blooms, and a sudden dip in temperatures during the season ...
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How the climate crisis is putting your favorite summer fruits at risk
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Disney Just Responded to an Activist Shareholder. It Should Be Required Reading for Every Leader
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Disney Just Responded to an Activist Shareholder. It Should Be Required ...
Quick Glance: Disney+ and Hulu Merge: New Era of Streaming Begins
  • Disney+ now offers an integrated Hulu bundle starting at $9.99/month with an extensive content library.

  • Popular Hulu shows like Grey's Anatomy and The Bear are now available within the Disney+ app.

  • The integration of the 'full' Hulu experience into the Disney+ app aims to attract customers and enhance user-friendliness.
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Should I stop eating meat? Climate scientists set a deadline for curbing the meat and dairy industries.
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Should I stop eating meat? Climate scientists set a deadline for curbing ...
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Indian activist's hunger strike for Ladakh autonomy draws thousands of supporters
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Indian activist's hunger strike for Ladakh autonomy draws thousands of ...
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Climate organization puts $120M into 2024 election: The League of Conservation Voters, a major left wing advocacy group and funder, will put a whopping $120 ...
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Climate organization puts $120M into 2024 election
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Biden’s regulators poised to issue rule meant to drive electric car sales: The regulation offers a test of President Biden’s ability to drive an ambitious ...
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Biden’s regulators poised to issue rule meant to drive electric car sales
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85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee’s family away, she’s getting a new home on the same spot
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85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee’s family away, she’s getting a ...
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Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing: KLM found to have used ‘misleading and therefore illegal’ adverts to bolster green ...
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Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing
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Jane Fonda Champions Climate Action for Every Generation: Along with two Oscars, the actor and activist has five civil-disobedience arrests for climate protests ...
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Jane Fonda Champions Climate Action for Every Generation
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Food prices could increase further due to climate change's effect on inflation around the world: Study
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Food prices could increase further due to climate change's effect on ...
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UBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate Finance: The world’s biggest banks are quietly hanging on to carbon-intensive clients because of what ...
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UBS Banker’s Frustration Exposes Cracks in World of Climate Finance