#Don Lemon out at CNN

#Don Lemon out at CNN

CNN host Don Lemon says he has been fired by CNN. “I am stunned,” Lemon said in a message posted on Twitter on Monday, saying his agent had informed him of his firing by CNN president Chris Licht. The Hill has confirmed Lemon’s exit with CNN. Licht said in a memo to CNN workers that…

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#What to know about the emerging crisis in Sudan

#What to know about the emerging crisis in Sudan

Heavy fighting continued in Sudan for a sixth day on Friday, even as both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a brief three-day truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 have been injured since fighting broke out last…

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#This Earth Day, a major climate decision looms for Biden

#This Earth Day, a major climate decision looms for Biden

The Biden administration faces what could be one of its most consequential climate decisions yet as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighs how to regulate power plants. The power sector is a major contributor to climate change, making up a quarter of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.  The agency is expected to soon propose new regulations that aim…

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#Alito: ‘Legitimate doubts’ Biden admin would have obeyed unfavorable abortion pill ruling 

#Alito: ‘Legitimate doubts’ Biden admin would have obeyed unfavorable abortion pill ruling 

In a dissent from the Supreme Court’s order pausing mifepristone restrictions from taking effect, Justice Samuel Alito said there were “legitimate doubts” that the Biden administration would have followed a court decision that went the other way. “Here, the Government has not dispelled legitimate doubts that it would even obey an unfavorable order in these…

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#Push to change Puerto Rico status faces new challenges

#Push to change Puerto Rico status faces new challenges

A bipartisan group reintroduced a bill for a three-option referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status as a state or an independent nation Thursday, testing the consensus plan’s viability in a new political environment. A nearly identical bill cleared the then-Democratic-led House in December, leaving little time for the Senate to consider the bill as the…

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