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A mystery viral pneumonia that has sickened dozens in China may be the result of a new type of coronavirus, Chinese researchers said Thursday. The Associated Press reported that representatives with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that Chinese doctors were able to sequence the gene of the virus by obtaining a sample from an infected patient. […]

Two black McDonald’s executives are suing the fast-food corporation, alleging racial discrimination and a hostile work environment under the company’s former chief executive, according to reports. Vicki Guster-Hines and Domineca Neal, senior executives at the company in Dallas, allege that McDonald’s carried “a ruthless purge” of high-ranking black executives after Steve Easterbrook and Chris Kempczinski took over […]

Tens of thousands of protesters on Friday flooded the streets of Sydney, Melbourne and other major Australian cities to condemn Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his approach to climate policy as bushfires rage throughout the country.  Videos on social media show crowds of people filling the corridors surrounding the Sydney City Hall and Parliament House.  Massive […]

BIG CHANGES FOR NEPA: The White House on Thursday issued sweeping changes to one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws, allowing greater industry involvement in environmental reviews of projects and diminishing the role climate change plays in those assessments. The changes target the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires agencies to evaluate how […]

The U.S. economy added 145,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate stayed steady, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The December jobs report met economists’ expectations of a gain between 145,000 to 155,000 jobs as hiring slowed slightly from November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5 percent, the lowest level […]

Lawmakers in the House of Commons agreed Thursday to move forward with legislation to leave the European Union at the end of the month, 10 months after the United Kingdom was first scheduled to exit. The House of Commons in a 330 to 231 vote approved legislation to carry out plans to take the U.K. out the EU by […]

Iran said Saturday that it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jet over Tehran earlier this week that left all 176 onboard dead. The statement from Iran’s military came after Tehran had repeatedly maintained that it had nothing to do with the crash. The country’s military said that the incident was due to “human error,” according to a […]

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Intelligence from multiple sources indicates that the jet that crashed in Iran on Wednesday killing at least 176 people “was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin TrudeauJustin Pierre James TrudeauOvernight Defense: House passes measure to limit Trump on Iran | Pelosi vows vote to end 2002 war authorization | Officials believe Iran accidentally […]

Democratic presidential candidate Tom SteyerTom Fahr SteyerHill.TV’s Krystal Ball on Steyer: ‘We can do better than billionaires’ Overnight Energy: House passes sweeping bill on ‘forever chemicals’ | Green groups question Pentagon about burning of toxic chemicals | Steyer plan would open US to climate refugees Steyer unveils proposal to make climate change refugees eligible for […]