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European agency cites Earth’s hottest day

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WASHINGTON (AP) — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tuesday. Copernicus' preliminary data shows that the global average temperature ...

Harris claims most of the delegates needed for presidential nomination

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was closing in Monday on securing the Democratic delegates she needs to become her party's nominee and set a new fundraising record in her first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, as top Democrats rallied to her in their bid to defeat ...

‘We failed,’ Secret Service director tells lawmakers

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump, as lawmakers of both major political parties demanded during a highly contentious congressional hearing that she resign over security failures ...

Taking rights seriously

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“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, Mankind would be no more justified In silencing that one person, Than he, if he had the power, Would be justified in silencing mankind.” — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) The world ...

Clear differences on climate change

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The Republican Party platform on climate change is “drill, baby, drill.” It’s as simple as that. There is no mention — no recognition — of climate in the document. Republicans, of course, have many differences with Democrats on energy policy and the GOP platform calls for ending ...