#House approves resolutions calling on Hamas to release hostages, reaffirming Israel’s right to exist

#House approves resolutions calling on Hamas to release hostages, reaffirming Israel’s right to exist

The House Tuesday night overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Hamas to immediately release all hostages in Gaza, and another affirming Israel’s right to exist as an independent state. The Hamas resolution — which also condemns the group for taking hostages and for launching the terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7 — cleared the chamber in a…

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#First plane using only sustainable fuel flies across Atlantic

#First plane using only sustainable fuel flies across Atlantic

A Virgin Atlantic plane powered using only sustainable fuel completed its flight from London to New York on Tuesday, highlighting an eco-friendly and low-carbon option for transatlantic flights. The Virgin Atlantic flight, which took off from London Heathrow and landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, marked a “year of radical collaboration, to demonstrate…

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#House swears in Utah Republican Celeste Maloy

#House swears in Utah Republican Celeste Maloy

Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) was sworn into the House on Tuesday, officially succeeding former Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), her ex-boss, in the chamber. Maloy’s swearing in brings the House back to full attendance with all 435 members in the chamber. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) administered the oath of office to Maloy on the House floor…

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#Saving generation Delta: How solutions to the global climate crisis are still within reach 

#Saving generation Delta: How solutions to the global climate crisis are still within reach 

As the world braces for the upcoming 2023 United Nations (U.N.) Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai, U.S. policymakers at all levels of government have a chance to prioritize, once more, the urgency to act on climate.   The U.N.’s highly-anticipated “Global Stocktake” report — detailing global progress to combat temperature changes before the Earth…

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#Santos says he’ll stand for expulsion vote

#Santos says he’ll stand for expulsion vote

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) on Monday said he will stand for a likely third vote on his expulsion from Congress in the wake of a scathing House ethics report detailing alleged violations of federal crimes. “Setting the record straight, My conversation with the speaker was positive and I told him id be standing for the…

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#Paris mayor calls X a ‘global sewer’

#Paris mayor calls X a ‘global sewer’

The mayor of Paris says she is quitting X, formerly Twitter, arguing the social media platform has “become a gigantic global sewer” that counters democracy and peaceful debate. In a lengthy post titled “Why I am leaving Twitter” on Monday, Anne Hidalgo said it has “become an impressive tool for destroying our democracies.” “Today, controversy,…

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#RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel brushes off donor concerns: ‘There’s nothing unusual about this’

#RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel brushes off donor concerns: ‘There’s nothing unusual about this’

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel downplayed donor concerns following reporting on the GOP finances, saying the situation is not unusual.  On Monday, the Washington Post reported that concerns over the national party’s finances were growing as donations to the RNC appear to drop ahead of next year’s presidential election.  The Post noted that the RNC reported…

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