• 01/31/2025

New Bargain Lodges Offer Rustic Comfort in the Heart of Nature

New York Times From the Catskill Mountains in New York to the deserts of Utah, new or expanding hotel companies are creating affordable accommodations for those who love the outdoors. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/travel/bargain-lodges-near-parks.html

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After Texas Ruling, Democratic States Move to Stockpile Abortion Pills

New York Times A federal judge’s decision to invalidate the F.D.A.’s approval of mifepristone could affect availability even in states where abortion is legal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/democratic-states-abortion-pills.html

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Democratic Convention Gives Chicago, Staggered by Pandemic, a Chance to Shine

New York Times Republicans have cast Chicago as a metropolis of crime and dysfunction, but with the 2024 Democratic convention, Chicagoans are eager to prove them wrong. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/politics/chicago-democratic-convention.html

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E.P.A. Lays Out Rules to Turbocharge Sales of Electric Cars and Trucks

New York Times The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are all-electric. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/climate/biden-electric-cars-epa.html

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Biden DOJ recommends no jail time for trans vandal of Catholic church: ‘F— Catholics’

Fox News President Biden’s Justice Department offered what critics are calling a sweetheart plea deal to a vandal who admitted to defacing a Catholic church with profane graffiti, destroying a statue of the Virgin Mary, assaulting a church worker, and resisting arrest.  A plea agreement reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that the DOJ recommends zero…

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Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever

Washington Post New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/12/biden-auto-emissions-rules-climate/

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EPA Calls for Toughest-Ever Rules on Tailpipe Emissions

Wall Street Journal The Biden administration is seeking to speed the transition to electric vehicles, while the auto industry is warning that a rule change alone won’t be enough. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-seeks-to-boost-evs-with-toughest-ever-rules-on-tailpipe-emissions-5658217d

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Closest village to active Shiveluch volcano covered in 11 cm of ash fall — authorities

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Roman Vasilevsky also pointed out that settlements have the necessary equipment to start clearing their territories of ash and snow https://tass.com/society/1602999

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Wildfire in Central New Jersey Forces Evacuations

New York Times The blaze, about 50 miles east of Philadelphia in Manchester Township, had burned 2,500 acres and was 10 percent contained. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/us/new-jersey-wildfire.html

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Russian forces repel Ukrainian army attacks in Krasny Liman area

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Russian air defense squads spotted and destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles https://tass.com/politics/1602997

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