Month: May 2022

Harris and EPA will announce schools can apply for $500 million to replace diesel school buses with zero-emissions buses

May 20, 2022 2:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is announcing that school districts around the nation can apply for the first round of funding to transition to clean, zero emissions buses. On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu will announce the first $500 million

Harris and EPA will announce schools can apply for $500 million to replace diesel school buses with zero-emissions buses

May 20, 2022 2:04 AM CNN

CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is announcing that school districts around the nation can apply for the first round of funding to transition to clean, zero emissions buses. On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu will announce the first $500

Clarence Thomas calls out John Roberts as Supreme Court edges closer to overturning Roe v. Wade

May 20, 2022 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer There was a little-seen warm moment between Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas last November 1, just before the Supreme Court heard arguments on Texas’ abortion ban. Roberts announced that 30 years ago on that exact date, a ceremonial investiture for Thomas had

Advierten autoridades por posibles apagones este verano boreal en EE.UU. debido al calor y el clima extremo

May 20, 2022 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Las temperaturas extremas y la sequía en curso podrían hacer que la red eléctrica colapse en vastas áreas de Estados Unidos este verano boreal, lo que podría provocar cortes de electricidad y apagones, dijo el miércoles un regulador de la red eléctrica del país. NERC, una autoridad reguladora que supervisa la salud

Global stocks rise after Wall St slips closer to bear market

May 20, 2022 1:59 AM Associated Press

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street fell closer to bear territory, China cut a key interest rate and Japanese inflation edged higher. London opened higher while Frankfurt retreated. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney gained. Oil prices declined. Wall Street futures were higher after

Report: G7 countries set to approve $18 billion for Ukraine

May 20, 2022 1:57 AM Associated Press

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) — Germany’s finance minister says the Group of Seven leading economies are set to agree on more than $18 billion in aid for Ukrainian defense efforts. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told Bloomberg Television in an interview Friday that “it’s a very good signal that the G-7

OPINIÓN | Ya es hora de acabar con el Título 42

May 20, 2022 1:43 AM CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos Nota del editor: Pramila Jayapal, una demócrata que representa al distrito 7 del Congreso de Washington en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, llegó sola a EE.UU. a los 16 años y comenzó una organización de derechos de los inmigrantes en el estado de Washington. Deepak Bhargava es un distinguido profesor de

Los CDC monitorean a 6 personas en EE.UU. por posible viruela del mono; dicen que el público “no debería preocuparse”

May 20, 2022 1:34 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Funcionarios de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) siguen de cerca los grupos recientes de infecciones de viruela del mono en todo el mundo y los posibles casos en Estados Unidos. Actualmente, los CDC están monitoreando a seis

Australia replaces Russia to host swimming’s 25-meter worlds

May 20, 2022 1:31 AM Associated Press

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Australia has replaced Russia as host of swimming’s short-course world championships in December. Swimming’s governing body FINA says Melbourne will host the 25-meter pool events from Dec. 13-18. FINA stripped Kazan as host in March because of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Athletes and officials from Russia and its military ally Belarus

Backed by Greenpeace, farmer sues VW over climate change

May 20, 2022 1:30 AM Associated Press

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German court is set to begin hearing a case brought against Volkswagen by a farmer who claims the automaker is partly responsible for the impact that global warming is having on his family business. The plaintiff wants VW to end production of combustion engine vehicles by

Marcus Smart returns to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat in Game 2

May 20, 2022 1:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN Marcus Smart inspired the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday to level the Eastern Conference Finals. Smart had missed the opening game of the series through injury but returned with a vengeance in Game 2, racking up 24 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and three

China slashes key interest rate as housing sales collapse

May 20, 2022 1:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China on Friday slashed a key interest rate to rescue its slumping housing market and head off a major downturn in the world’s second largest economy. The People’s Bank of China cut its five-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 15 basis points to 4.45%, the second reduction this year and

European nations, streaming service delete extremist audio

May 20, 2022 1:12 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s law enforcement agency says authorities in six countries have worked with music streaming service SoundCloud to detect and delete hundreds of files containing extremist propaganda. Europol said Friday that the plan was initiated by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office and the EU Internet Referral Unit, and that authorities in

Human-induced climate crisis is making Japan’s cherry blossoms bloom earlier

May 20, 2022 1:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, CNN Every spring, crowds flock to admire Japan’s cherry blossom — a dazzling pink and white bloom that has been revered in the country for more than a thousand years. But the world-famous sakura plants are flowering much earlier than normal due to human-induced climate change, a new study has found. Researchers

Human-induced climate crisis is making Japan’s cherry blossoms bloom earlier

May 20, 2022 1:04 AM CNN

CNN By Helen Regan, CNN Every spring, crowds flock to admire Japan’s cherry blossom — a dazzling pink and white bloom that has been revered in the country for more than a thousand years. But the world-famous sakura plants are flowering much earlier than normal due to human-induced climate change, a new study has found.

‘Mentally broken’ by the treatment of women’s football, Ada Hegerberg savors ‘joyful’ return to Norwegian national team

May 20, 2022 12:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Macfarlane and Issy Ronald, CNN It was windy and it was snowing. “A very classical Norwegian evening,” as Ada Hegerberg puts it. Despite the inclement weather conditions at the Release Arena in Sandefjord, the Norwegian’s overriding emotion was one of joy.She was playing her first match for Norway in five years, celebrating the

Former NBA player Roth rewarded with NBL coaching extension

May 20, 2022 12:39 AM Associated Press

HOBART, Australia (AP) — Successful first-year Tasmania coach and former NBA player Scott Roth has signed a contract extension with the National Basketball League club until the end of the 2024-25 season. The JackJumpers announced the contract extension less than two weeks after Roth took the team to the NBL championship series before losing to

China needs Russian coal. Moscow needs new customers

May 20, 2022 12:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Business China is buying record amounts of cheap Russian coal, even as Western nations slam Moscow with sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. In April, not only did the world’s second largest economy buy more coal from Russia than ever before, it also eliminated import tariffs on all types of coal,

China needs Russian coal. Moscow needs new customers

May 20, 2022 12:38 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business China is buying record amounts of cheap Russian coal, even as Western nations slam Moscow with sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. In April, not only did the world’s second largest economy buy more coal from Russia than ever before, it also eliminated import tariffs on all types

Anti-abortion activist charged with stalking a California doctor who provides abortions

May 20, 2022 12:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Sarisohn and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Los Angeles man is facing multiple charges after prosecutors allege he was part of a group of anti-abortion activists who targeted a women’s health clinic and stalked a doctor who provides abortion services, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Aaron Jonathan Hurley is accused of

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