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The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S.government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it [more…]
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BMW’s XM is a $160,000 hybrid SUV — but it’s not for everyone
It was codenamed “Rockstar” when it was being developed internally.For BMW, that meant it had to be something different — the kind of car that [more…]
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Analysis-China can no longer ‘extend and pretend’ on municipal debt
By Kevin Yao and Samuel ShenBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s promised “basket of measures” to defuse local government debt risks is likely to include special bond [more…]
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Ukraine replaces Soviet hammer and sickle with trident on towering Kyiv monument
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering Mother Ukraine statue in Kyiv — one of the nation’s most recognizable landmarks — lost its hammer-and-sickle symbol on [more…]
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Westboro Baptist Church claims Hawaii will be ‘utterly destroyed’ Sunday
The controversial Westboro Baptist Church, based in Kansas, claimed that Hawaii will be “utterly destroyed” on Sunday.File Photo by Bettina Nørgaard/PixabayAug.6 (UPI) — The controversial [more…]
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DeSantis Takes a New Shot at Disney Over What He Calls a ‘Scam’
Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis does not believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.“These concepts are in no way inclusive and instead force exclusion and division within [more…]
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Cricket-Pakistan to send team to World Cup in India
By Charlotte GreenfieldISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has decided to send its cricket team to India to participate in this year’s 50-over World Cup, the foreign [more…]
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Several people detained after fight breaks out at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park in Alabama
Update: Montgomery police say 4 active warrants out after brawl at Riverfront Park in AlabamaSeveral people were taken into custody Saturday night after a fight [more…]
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Mitch McConnell Mercilessly Heckled During Speech With Chants of ‘Retire!’
Kevin Wurm/ReutersSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was interrupted repeatedly by jeers during a breakfast speech in his home state of Kentucky Saturday, for what [more…]
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Lukashenko opponents unite, plan ‘New Belarus’ passports
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-WilczewskaWARSAW (Reuters) – Exiled opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko met in Poland on Sunday, on the eve of the third anniversary of their [more…]