#Baran confirmation threatens Biden administration climate targets

#Baran confirmation threatens Biden administration climate targets

Harry Reid, the former Democratic Senate majority leader passed away in 2021. But his ghost still looms over efforts to commercialize a new generation of advanced nuclear reactors and now threatens to undermine the Biden administration’s climate targets, which will depend upon these new reactors to complement wind, solar and other low carbon technologies in the coming…

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#Mexico’s next president will be a woman

#Mexico’s next president will be a woman

Mexico’s ruling party on Wednesday appointed former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its presidential candidate for 2024, all but guaranteeing that the country’s next leader will be the first woman to hold the office.  Sheinbaum is running against Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez, whose surprise entry into the opposition primaries galvanized and united a motley group…

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#Authorities search for homicide suspect in DC after escape from hospital 

#Authorities search for homicide suspect in DC after escape from hospital 

Authorities in Washington, D.C. are searching for a homicide suspect who escaped police custody at the George Washington University (GW) Hospital, prompting an hours-long shelter-in-place order on GW’s campus.  The Metropolitan Police Department said 30-year-old Christopher Haynes escaped police custody at the 900 block of 23rd St. NW shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.  A spokesperson for the Secret…

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#5 takeaways from Peter Navarro’s contempt trial

#5 takeaways from Peter Navarro’s contempt trial

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys for former Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro rested their case Wednesday in a trial involving charges of contempt of Congress after Navarro refused to cooperate with the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6. The first count facing Navarro pertains to his failure to turn over documents related to…

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#Former Rep. Mike Rogers launches Michigan Senate bid

#Former Rep. Mike Rogers launches Michigan Senate bid

Editor’s note: This file has been updated with the correct party affiliations for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. Senate, making him the first prominent Republican to launch a campaign to replace the retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).  Rogers, who…

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