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Op-Ed: The Day the Climate Crisis Came Home
Climate change has been hard for most of us to see and feel. That’s beginning to change, and more people than ever before are committed to finding solutions.
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Bezos, Gates Back Fake Meat and Dairy Made From Fungus as Next Big Alt-Protein
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates back Nature’s Fynd, an alt-meat company whose fungus-based breakfast patties, nuggets and cream cheese are headed to grocery stores.
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Trump Has No Legal Or Political Path to Remain in Office, Says Gore Recount Lawyer
Attorney David Boies told CNBC that when Jan. 20 rolls around, President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in.
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Biden Picks for Senior White House Staff Include Loyalists, Rising Democratic Stars
The overall makeup of the top staff is notable for its lack of well-known progressives, suggesting that Biden intends to oversee a more cautious West Wing.
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Trump Campaign Legal Advisor Hopes Court Challenges to Biden Election Victory Will Be Done Within ‘Next Two Weeks'
Joe Biden’s campaign says efforts by President Donald Trump to undercut the 2020 presidential election results are without merit.
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Klobuchar Presses Barrett on Past Work During Bush v. Gore Decision
When asked by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D, Minn., Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett rejected the notion that she was nominated for her spot on the Supreme Court due to her work for the Republican party during the litigation of Bush v. Gore.
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‘Late Night': Al Gore Compares COVID-19, Climate Change
Former vice president Al Gore says the coronavirus and climate change are alike in that scientists warned us of exactly what was coming.
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‘Late Night': Al Gore Calls Climate Change Most Serious Challenge
Al Gore calls climate change the most serious challenge human civilization has ever faced and talks about an upcoming global event for climate change awareness.
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‘Late Night': Al Gore Calls Climate Change Most Serious Challenge
Al Gore calls climate change the most serious challenge human civilization has ever faced and talks about an upcoming global event for climate change awareness.
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Garcetti Set to Head to Copenhagen For Climate Summit
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is scheduled to fly to Copenhagen, Denmark Saturday for the C40 World Mayors Summit, where he is set to speak Thursday and Friday.
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‘Star Talk' Season on Hold Amid Claims Against Host Tyson
The current season of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Star Talk” series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist. National Geographic channel said Thursday that new episodes of the science-based talk show won’t air until an investigation involving Tyson is completed. Last December, National Geographic Networks and Fox said they would examine claims that Tyson behaved in a...
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Group Backed by Abrams Sues Over Georgia Election Process
A political organization backed by Democrat Stacey Abrams filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the way Georgia’s elections are run, making good on a promise Abrams made as she ended her bid to become the state’s governor. The lawsuit was filed in Atlanta by Fair Fight Action against interim Secretary of State Robyn Crittenden and state election board members. It...
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In Defeat, Abrams Casts Aside Traditional Expectations
Stacey Abrams broke the rules of politics until the very end. The Georgia Democrat who came about 60,000 votes shy of becoming America’s first black woman governor refused to follow the traditional script for defeated politicians who offer gracious congratulations to their victorious competitor and gently exit the stage. Instead, Abrams ended her campaign in an unapologetically indignant tone that...
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Neil Degrasse Tyson Dishes On ‘StarTalk' Season 5, Anthony Bourdain and Christiane Amanpour
The fifth season of astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson’s show StarTalk is set to return to National Geographic on Monday, Nov. 12. Degrasse Tyson came to NBC’s studios to talk about some of this season’s highlights and his favorite science-related pop culture moments.
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South Park Issues Apology to Al Gore Over ‘ManBearPig' Joke
The creators of the show “South Park” have issued a rare apology, reprising the character ManBearPig to make amends for a dis that is more than a decade old, NBC News reports. In a 2006 episode during season 10 of the animated series, Al Gore issues a stern warning to the students of South Park Elementary School about the “single...
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India, Canada Defend Free Trade as US Imposes Tariffs
Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump approved new tariffs on imports, the leaders of Canada and India came out forcefully Tuesday against a drift toward protectionism in the global economy. While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said new barriers to trade could pose a danger on a par with climate change and extremist attacks, his Canadian peer, Justin Trudeau,...
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Pro-Trump Mayor of Sinking Island Challenges Al Gore on Climate Change: ‘Why Am I Not Seeing Signs of It?'
An enthusiastic supporter of the president who is mayor of a Virginia island that’s sinking into Chesapeake Bay got a chance to challenge former Vice President Al Gore on climate change during a town hall Tuesday night. Tangier Island Mayor James “Ooker” Eskridge told Gore that erosion is the real culprit for his shrinking island, not sea level rise. “I’m...
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Politics, Geography Affect How Students Learn About Hot-Button Environmental Issues
In a classroom in Dallas, Texas, a teacher tells her students that climate change is a natural phenomenon. Meanwhile her counterpart in Queens, New York, presents evidence to the contrary. Both are providing teenagers with a lens through which they’ll interpret environmental policy as they reach voting age.
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Al Gore: Climate Change Poses Dangerous Health Consequences
Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday said more attention must be paid to the dangerous health consequences of climate change, and he called on scientists, health officials and health care providers to work together to find solutions to the crisis. Gore made the comments Thursday during the Health and Climate Meeting at The Carter Center in Atlanta. Gore helped...
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Los Angeles Secret Service Agents on What It Means to Protect the President
For a U.S. Secret Service agent, the stakes are high every day when it comes to protecting the president. But there’s no bigger event than an inauguration, which requires a massive security undertaking. NBC4 got a rare and personal look into the life of an agent at the field office in Los Angeles.