The World Comes to Montreal to Reverse a Rise in Species Extinction
A conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the United Nations’ biodiversity negotiations in Montreal.
With narrow House majority in divided Congress, GOP signals more conflict than consensus
By Courtney Cohn and Ekaterina Pechenkina, Capital News Service While the anticipated Republican “red wave” did not materialize, the GOP-controlled House will impact President Joe Biden’s policy agenda and increase the chances for possible investigations when the divided 118th Congress convenes in January, analysts say. “One-party Democrat rule in Washington is finished. We have fired
Local centenarian Arthur Greencelebrates 106 years
By Bianca Crawley, Special to the AFRO It’s not often that a magnificent and inspiring local centenarian marks 106 years of life– with most of it spent in the bustling Baltimore area. On Dec. 9 Arthur Green, the admired veteran who still lives on his own in Baltimore County, celebrated another year of life. Green
Maryland gets its first Black governor. What does that mean for the Black community?
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com In our country’s 246-year history, we’ve had just three Black governors. The first came in 1990, more than a century after Black people were granted citizenship and Black men were formally given the right to vote. Lawrence Douglas Wilder was elected as Virginia’s
Splashdown! Here’s how NASA will recover the Artemis I Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean – Florida Today
Splashdown! Here’s how NASA will recover the Artemis I Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean Florida TodayView Full Coverage on Google News
Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid – The Guardian US
Attacks on Pacific north-west power stations raise fears for US electric grid The Guardian US Feds: Power substations under attack in Washington, Oregon FOX 13 Seattle Attacks on electrical substations in Oregon and Washington resemble those in North Carolina and raise questio OregonLive Dark intentions The Seattle Times Two Puget Sound Energy substations attacked last month | FOX 13
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before House Committee – The New York Times
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Testify Before House Committee The New York Times FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried tweets that he’s willing to testify before lawmakers CNBC Television Sam Bankman-Fried’s Admission About Secret GOP Donations Provoke An FEC Complaint HuffPost FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to testify at U.S. House hearing on Tuesday CNBC Bankman-Fried Says He’s Open to House Testimony Bloomberg Technology
Zion Williamson closes out Pelicans win over Suns with 360 windmill dunk – Yahoo Sports
Zion Williamson closes out Pelicans win over Suns with 360 windmill dunk Yahoo Sports Zion’s 360 dunk ignites scuffle between Suns and Pelicans | NBA on ESPN ESPN RECAP: Suns fight back, take late lead but fall to Pelicans, 128-117, in third straight loss Bright Side Of The Sun Zion Williamson says playoff loss to Suns played part
Ukraine war: US says Iran now Russia’s ‘top military backer’ – BBC
Ukraine war: US says Iran now Russia’s ‘top military backer’ BBC Russia Providing ‘Unprecedented’ Support To Iran, Biden Administration Says MSNBC Russia is providing ‘unprecedented’ military support to Iran in exchange for drones, officials say NBC News US warns of expanding Iran, Russia defence ‘partnership’ Al Jazeera English Russia-Iran military partnership ‘unprecedented’ and growing, officials say The Washington Post View
Why Does Brittney Griner Look Different? Clue: Russian Prison Temps Caused Hair Freezing
*While looking at coverage of the return of Brittney Griner from Russia, something looked different about her. Now we know what’s going on. The WNBA superstar’s signature dreads are GONE! Why is that, we’re all wondering. The answer, according to her attorney is because Russian prison temperatures were causing her hair to freeze. Yes, you