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Energy Strategy Series 2024: How DC Public Works, DC Water drive toward clean energy with biodiesel 04/22/2024 04:06pm • The urgency to address environmental concerns has escalated, propelling cities around the world to explore sustainable solutions. Washington, D.C., has not wavered in its commitment to climate action, with a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045. Like balancing a checkbook, being carbon Myanmar���s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi's civilian government, steps down 04/22/2024 02:54pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Myanmar���s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday. State television MRT Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It���s not that clear-cut 04/21/2024 07:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare ��� in White House speeches, campaign stops and even at non-health care events around the country. His reelection team has flooded sw The Latest | World leaders call on Iran and Israel to avoid allowing conflict to worsen 04/19/2024 07:36pm • World leaders called on Iran and Israel to try to avoid escalating tensions following the apparent Israeli airstrike on Friday near an Iranian air base and nuclear facility. Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in Italy warned of new sanctions against Iran for its drone and missile attack on Isr Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents 04/19/2024 04:30pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the city reopened Wadsworth last year to shelter hundreds of migrants without seeking community input, French athletes at Paris Olympics will receive better mental health protection 04/19/2024 09:26am • PARIS (AP) ��� French athletes at the Paris Olympics will be offered better protection for their mental health, with priority given to curbing online harassment and cyberbullying. France���s Sports Minister Am��lie Oud��a-Cast��ra and Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Marina Ferrari have been d The Latest | Iran says air defense batteries fire after explosions reported near major air base 04/19/2024 12:19am • Iran fired air defense batteries Friday reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions remain high after Iran���s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Isra Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel 04/18/2024 11:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Iran's attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war looms. Several measures introduced and passed in the House and the Senate seek to publ Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds 04/18/2024 08:22am • Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated by short periods of severe cold ��� symptoms of a warming planet. As he thinks about that, future generations are on his mi Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive 04/18/2024 07:02am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Every year, Alon Gat���s mother led the family's Passover celebration of the liberation of the ancient Israelites from Egypt thousands of years ago. But this year, Gat is struggling with how to reconcile a holiday commemorating freedom after his mother was slain and other family m Citing safety, USC makes rare cancellation of speech by valedictorian who supported Palestinians 04/16/2024 08:38pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The University of Southern California canceled a commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians, citing security concerns, a rare decision that was praised by several pro-Israel groups and lambasted by free speech advocates and the country� Editorial Roundup: United States 04/16/2024 07:08pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 12 The New York Times on aid to Israel The suffering of civilians in Gaza ��� tens of thousands dead, many of them children; hundreds of thousands homeless, many at risk of starvation ��� has become more than a growing number of The Latest | Israel says it will respond to Iran's attack as world leaders urge restraint 04/16/2024 12:05am • Israel���s military chief said Monday that the country will respond after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says ���all sides must show restraint��� to avo The Latest | First day of Trump's hush money trial adjourns with no jurors selected 04/15/2024 05:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The first day of Donald Trump 's historic hush money trial ended Monday after hours of pretrial motions and an initial jury selection process that saw dozens of prospective jurors excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial. The court ultimately adjourned without an Only 26% of Americans say they get at least eight hours of sleep, new Gallup poll says 04/15/2024 12:53pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� If you're feeling ��� YAWN ��� sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll. But in the U.S., the ethos of grinding and pull