#Worst corporate polluters hide in regulatory ‘darkness,’ study finds

#Worst corporate polluters hide in regulatory ‘darkness,’ study finds

Many of the world’s corporations may be responsible for climate damages far greater than their annual profits, a new study has found.  For the biggest polluters worldwide — the fossil fuel-dependent power industry — that means potential legal liabilities around seven times their annual profits, four economists from leading universities wrote on Thursday in Science. “The average corporate carbon…

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#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

#West Virginia AG wins dismissal of challenge against new abortion pill legislation

A United States District Judge on Thursday dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought against West Virginia by a manufacturer of a generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone over the state’s restrictions on the medication. GenBioPro sued the state’s attorney general in January, claiming the abortion ban and other restrictions have caused it “significant, ongoing economic…

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#Trump knocks ‘softball’ Hannity interview with DeSantis

#Trump knocks ‘softball’ Hannity interview with DeSantis

Former President Trump took a shot at Fox News host Sean Hannity for what he called a “softball” interview with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his top Republican rival after Wednesday night’s primary debate. “DeSanctimonious was a ‘BOMB’ tonight, especially with his softball interview with Sean Hannity,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website early Thursday….

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#Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

#Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have in an era of living with the coronavirus. Earlier this week, Hollywood movie studio Lionsgate asked its employees to wear masks on certain floors…

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#Haley to Ramaswamy: ‘You have no foreign policy experience and it shows’

#Haley to Ramaswamy: ‘You have no foreign policy experience and it shows’

Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy clashed Wednesday night during the presidential debate in Milwaukee, with Haley criticizing her GOP rival for lacking foreign policy experience and supporting Russia. After Ramaswamy said he would not support Ukraine in the war against Russia, Haley accused him of supporting America’s foreign adversaries and abandoning its…

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