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E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants

E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration is poised to announce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that could compel them to capture the pollution from their smokestacks, technology now used by fewer than 20 of the nation’s 3,400 coal and gas-fired plants, according to three people who were briefed on the rule. If implemented, the proposed regulation would […]

9-year-old tourist from NYC shot, killed on spring break trip in Dominican Republic

9-year-old tourist from NYC shot, killed on spring break trip in Dominican Republic
[ad_1] A 9-year-old boy from New York City has died after being shot and killed less than an hour after arriving to the Dominican Republic for spring break in what police say was a botched robbery. According to Dominican Republic officials, 9-year-old Gioser Luis Féliz and his family arrived in Santiago on Wednesday, April 19 […]

Trans woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint, denied hormones in male Maryland prison: Lawsuit

Trans woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint, denied hormones in male Maryland prison: Lawsuit
[ad_1] A lawsuit recently filed alleges that a transgender woman was housed with men in Baltimore, Maryland state-run jail for three months and sexually assaulted at knifepoint and denied her hormone treatment six months prior to her assault trial.  In her lawsuit, Chelsea Gilliam said her 14th amendment constitutional rights were violated, claiming that the […]

Yellen Calls for ‘Constructive’ China Relationship

Yellen Calls for ‘Constructive’ China Relationship
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Thursday called for a “constructive” and “healthy” economic relationship between the United States and China, one in which the two nations could work together to confront global challenges in spite of their conflicting national security interests. Ms. Yellen’s comments, which she delivered at Johns Hopkins University’s […]

Netflix Is Officially Ending Free Password Sharing (Here’s How to Do It Anyway)

Netflix Is Officially Ending Free Password Sharing (Here’s How to Do It Anyway)
[ad_1] No one wanted this day to come, but, alas, here we are: Netflix has officially announced plans to start charging users in the U.S. for sharing accounts. You likely heard about the company’s initial plans to do so earlier this year, plans that were, following heaps of criticism and confusion, quickly and quietly put on […]