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Mount Everest glacier has lost 20 centuries' accumulation of ice in just over 20 years
NY Daily News - 4 Feb 2022 02:37
Researcher blame human-induced climate change for the ice loss
Epic Floods in Pacific Northwest Revive a Long-Running Dispute Over How to Manage a River
Mother Jones - 4 Feb 2022 13:00
This story was originally published by the Food and Environment Reporting Network. In November, when a string of catastrophic storms hit the Pacific Northwest, the Nooksack River flooded, submerging farming communities ...
Teen sentenced to 100 years in smothering deaths of babies he said he freed from 'hell'
New York Post - 4 Feb 2022 03:33
An Indiana teenager was sentenced to 100 years behind bars after he smothered his two baby siblings in separate incidents, claiming he was "freeing them from Satan and Hell."
Edith Taber, VA psychologist who used eye movement desensitization to treat stress disorders, dies
Chicago Tribune - 4 Feb 2022 01:19
Edith Taber was a psychologist who worked with veterans and was an early adopter of a form of psychotherapy known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.
Pelosi urges US Olympians not to anger 'ruthless' Chinese government
New York Post - 4 Feb 2022 03:41
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged US athletes competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics to keep mum on China's human rights abuses because the country's government is "ruthless."
N.Y. COVID positivity rate falls under 5%, deaths remain stubbornly high
NY Daily News - 4 Feb 2022 00:04
Another triple-digit death day signaled that the pandemic continues to pose a grave danger to New Yorkers who have not completed their vaccinations.
Watch Chinese officials remove a reporter covering the Olympics while he's live on the air
The Week - 4 Feb 2022 17:56
The 2022 Beijing Olympics officially kicked off Friday, and there's already footage of a reporter being physically pulled away from his live shot while covering them. Sjoerd den Daas, a journalist with the Dutch broadcas...
US employers shrug off omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January
NY Daily News - 4 Feb 2022 15:57
The strong hiring gain, which was unexpected, demonstrates the eagerness of many employers to hire even as the pandemic maintains its grip on the economy.
White House disputes claims China's economic support may handicap Russian sanctions
Fox News - 4 Feb 2022 15:06
The U.S. believes it has a technology and production advantage that will help limit any Chinese support for Russia in the event of economic sanctions.
Ice storm threatens New York, most of east coast following nor'easter
NY Daily News - 4 Feb 2022 14:36
Despite toastier temperatures earlier in the morning, much of New York will be left frozen over by late Friday.
Gregory McMichael won't plead to hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery killing
NY Daily News - 4 Feb 2022 05:59
Gregory McMichael failed to reach a plea bargain.
Minneapolis police killed armed man seconds after waking him up, body-cam video shows
NY Daily News - 4 Feb 2022 05:55
Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was half-awake and holding a gun in his right hand when he was shot dead by a police officer.
University of Alabama to add name of school's first black student to building, share with KKK officer
New York Post - 4 Feb 2022 05:47
The University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to change the name of Graves Hall to Lucy-Graves Hall, in honor of Autherine Lucy Foster, who broke the color barrier and enrolled in the university in 1956, ...
Ex-UCLA lecturer facing charges for threat-laced video, 'manifesto'
New York Post - 4 Feb 2022 04:52
A former UCLA lecturer was slapped with federal charges for emailing students and faculty a threatening video that temporarily shut down the college's campus this week.
Ex-top drug cop in Bolivia charged with cocaine trafficking
Fox News - 4 Feb 2022 04:48
A former Bolivian antinarcotics chief has been charged in the U.S. with conspiring to provide top-level protection for cocaine shipments to the United States.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to Meet as Ukraine Standoff Deepens
The New York Times - 4 Feb 2022 04:38
The meeting in Beijing underscores the deepening ties between the two leaders as President Biden struggles to contain crises with both. Here's the latest.
Tonga Managed to Avoid COVID for More Than Two Years. Now Foreign Aid Has Brought the Virus With It
Time - 4 Feb 2022 04:37
Delivery of desperately needed aid to the tsunami-stricken nation has brought the virus with it, but exactly how is unclear
Reporters push State Department for evidence of Russian 'false flag' plan
New York Post - 4 Feb 2022 04:28
Reporters repeatedly asked for evidence that Russia was planning to broadcast fake videos of Ukrainian forces attacking Russia as an excuse to invade.
Republican Leaders Vote To Formally Censure Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger
The Huffington Post - 4 Feb 2022 22:41
The resolution framed the violent 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol as "legitimate political discourse."
Family sues hospital after they say DNA test indicates daughter isn't related to dad
ABC News - 4 Feb 2022 03:45
Jessica Harvey Galloway and her parents are suing Summa Health and a doctor in Ohio after learning she is unrelated to her dad following a DNA test.
Hate Crimes Trial to Proceed After Failed Plea Deal With Arbery's Killers
The New York Times - 4 Feb 2022 03:13
Gregory McMichael had previously agreed to plead guilty, but a federal judge rejected the deal that offered a 30-year sentence. He has now affirmed his original not guilty plea, court records show.
Los Angeles' minimum wage going up to $16.04 per hour under annual hike law
New York Post - 4 Feb 2022 02:53
The hourly increase from the $15 per hour rate follows the city's municipal code that states wages will be increased annually.