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Europe’s central bank to weigh climate scores as it buys bonds
The European Central Bank says it intends to prioritize those companies doing more to reveal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
How much ‘pain’? Fed to signal more rate hikes ahead
Economists expect Fed officials to forecast on Wednesday that their key rate could go as high as 4% by the end of this year.
Bidens among thousands to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II
Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials are making final preparations for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Floodwaters receding after storm batters western Alaska
Waves, propelled by winds gusting near 70 mph, knock some homes off their foundations.
Knox County school district debates removal of books from high school library
It is the latest school district to consider appeals by parents who argue that certain books about sexuality and gender identity don’t belong in school libraries.
The Conversation: US is becoming ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
THE CONVERSATION — The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list. In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of […]
Red Sox errors lead to 5-3 win by Yankees
New York scores three time in the fifth inning with the help of two Red Sox errors.
Maine fishermen are fighting to harvest more pogies, used as lobster bait
A complex quota system governs how many of the fish, also known as menhaden, can be harvested by states on the East Coast. But there’s debate about how or if the quotas should be changed.
Michael Reagan: Things are not cool in California
In California, a historic heat wave has exposed yet again what big idiots the politicians in Sacramento are. To prevent daily rolling blackouts in Beverly Hills like the ones they have in places like Ghana, Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked us to not use electricity between 4 and 9 p.m. The idea is to conserve […]