Joe Biden under fire from rivals for remarks about civility with segregationists
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Senate panel OKs aid to ease migrant surge at southern border
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved $4.6 billion in largely humanitarian aid to address a surge of migrants at the southern U.S. border with Mexico, with a vote expected in the full Senate as soon as next week.
New York nears passage of aggressive law to fight climate change
New York state lawmakers could pass as early as Wednesday one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to slow climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050.
New York mayor demands apology from presidential rival Biden over civility remarks
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday called on his Democratic presidential rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, to apologize for remarks he made on Tuesday about his time working civilly with white supremacists serving in the Senate in th…
Power outage suspends some New York-Philadelphia trains: Amtrak
A power outage on Wednesday temporarily suspended some local and regional passenger trains traveling between New York and Philadelphia, Amtrak, the U.S. national passenger railroad operator, reported.
Pennsylvania governor wants to tie nuclear bailout to joining RGGI
Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf asked Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to authorize the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) as part of a nuclear bailout deal, according to reports from local media and analysts.
Trump administration replaces Obama-era power plant rule, in boost to coal
The Trump administration finalized a new carbon emissions rule for U.S. power plants on Wednesday that it said could cut pollution without damaging the coal industry, replacing a much tougher Obama-era version to fight climate change.
New York jury begins deliberations in trial of accused cult founder
Jurors on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of Keith Raniere, the New York man accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him.
U.S. foreign arms sales hit $44.15 billion in first three quarters of FY2019
The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has executed $44.15 billion in U.S. foreign arms sales through June 19, and the agency’s director said he was optimistic the total for the full year would reach last year’s $55.66 billion.
Nine-year-old who defies labels helps teach educators about queer youth
When a third-grade teacher from Texas asked her mostly 8-year-old students what they wanted to be when they grow up, one of them wrote on the white board: “drag queen.”
