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Africa: COP30 Saw the Ocean Rising

[New Dawn] As COP30 concluded in Belém, Brazil, a noticeable shift in broad ocean ambition was observed. However, the deep sea - one of our planet's most vital carbon stores and a key climate regulator - remained largely absent from negotiations.

The Democrats Taking the Fight to ICE

It is typical for certain congressional hearings to garner the reputation of being media circuses. Often held in Washington by the various subcommittees of Congress, the congressional hearing is a tool for Congress to conduct fact-finding missions and investigate problems in

Senate Democrats seek Bondi legal opinion on Qatari jet

Senate Democrats said they were forced to file a public records request after the Trump administration rebuffed their questions about the White House’s acceptance of a Qatari jet. The request, spearheaded by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), seeks information from the Justice

Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims

We know too much about Olivia Nuzzi’s personal life. There’s her initial firing by New York magazine over an undisclosed affair with then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. around the time she published a profile of him; the public falling-out with her fiancé,

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Playing the Long Game

Any praise—even if it is equivocal—of Marjorie Taylor Greene requires a lengthy disclaimer, so let’s get this out of the way. She’s a bigot , a political extremist , and a conspiracy theorist . Even by the standards of Republicans who have entered politics after the rise of

DOGE May Be Dead, But Its Crimes Live On

Can one eulogize a federal agency that never existed? The question has the quality of a Zen riddle. But Reuters informs us that the phantasm known as the Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE, n’existe plus. “That doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management, or

Colombia: 17 children rescued from Lev Tahor sect

Colombian immigration authorities have taken 17 minors into protective custody after they were rescued from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor during a hotel inspection in the northwestern city of Yarumal, Antioquia, it was reported on Monday. The group has faced global