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How climate-driven migration could change the face of the U.S.  NPR Source link

Metro By Carl Campanile Published March 17, 2024, 7:49 p.m. ET Two representatives appointed to a committee considering paying reparations . . .

BALTIMORE — African-American cemeteries across Maryland are facing threats due to climate change.  Broken headstones and cracked tombs are common sights in many African-American graveyards, as climate change exacerbates natural wear with increased flooding and erosion.  Brewer Hill Cemetery, Annapolis’s oldest African-American cemetery, is home to over 7,000 former slaves and three notable Black figures.  […]

Anadolu / Contributor / Getty Images Only three Black women have ever served in the U.S. Senate since it was established in 1789. That could change this year if Rep. Barbara Lee of California, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Climate change disproportionately affects members of disadvantaged communities and groups who face socioeconomic inequalities, including many people of color. As the United States becomes more racially and ethnically diverse, promoting public engagement with climate change across diverse audiences is becoming increasingly important. Prior research has shown that people of color in the U.S., including Hispanics/Latinos, […]

Daylight saving time for 2024 started this weekend, taking an hour from many sleep schedules as the clocks spring forward.  In the early morning of Sunday, March 10, the time change took effect. This will give most Americans an extra hour of sunlight until the clocks fall back again in the autumn.  Here’s everything to […]

By Brandon Drenon BBC News 8 March 2024 President Joe Biden gave a vigorous State of the Union address on Thursday, working to counter a narrative haunting his re-election bid – that he’s too old for the job. US political pundits and analysts called his roughly 60-minute speech “fiery” and “forceful”.

The ramifications of a cyberattack on a critical health care technology company are still being felt across the U.S. nearly two weeks later. “Our experts are working to address the matter, and we are working closely with law enforcement and leading third-party consultants such as Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks on this attack against Change […]

Climate activists every few months have been rallying to stop a new “carbon bomb,” a long list over many years that includes the Keystone XL pipeline, the Willow Project and natural gas export terminals like the CP2 in Louisiana. They’re often met with counterarguments from the right and moderate left, which argue that if the U.S. […]

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh of the Palestinian Authority, the body that administers part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, tendered the resignation of his cabinet on Monday, according to the authority’s official news agency. The decision follows diplomatic efforts involving the United States and Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, to persuade the authority to overhaul itself […]


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