Find out how the Supreme Court's ruling to curb the EPA's power changes the climate fight. Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a rare visit to Hong Kong. And a police department's use of Google search histories to find an accused killer raises concerns and questions.
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Find out how the Supreme Court's ruling to curb the EPA's power changes the climate fight. Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a rare visit to Hong Kong. And a police department's use of Google search histories to find an accused killer raises concerns and questions. Here's what we're watching this Friday morning. |
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A worker at a coal yard in Winfield, W.Va., in July 2018. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg via Getty Images file) The Supreme Court ruling to curb the EPA's power to limit greenhouse gas emissions was met with mixed emotions from climate activists, investors and lawyers. The ruling will almost assuredly make U.S. climate goals more difficult to reach while shifting climate attention to the states, local governments and investors trying to capitalize on the falling costs of clean energy. While the federal government's credibility could take a hit in international climate talks, momentum toward low-carbon power might no longer hinge on federal regulation, they argued. Read the full story here. |
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Sam Peagler, pictured with his wife, scheduled a vasectomy the day after the leaked draft of the Supreme Court opinion about Roe v. Wade was published. (Courtesy Sam Peagler) The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade — ending the constitutional right to an abortion — sparked protests across the country and triggered a flurry of legal activity in state courts by abortion rights advocates. It also led more men to seek vasectomies. In Ohio, the Cleveland Clinic said Thursday it has had a "significant increase" in scheduling requests for vasectomies. It usually gets three to four requests a day, but from Friday to Wednesday it got 90, a spokesperson said. Clinics and doctors in Florida and Missouri have also confirmed similar increases in requests for the procedure. Read the full story here. Follow our latest abortion rights coverage: |
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| The Chinese leader's rare trip to the former British colony, which is marking 25 years under Beijing's rule, is seen as a victory lap amid a crackdown on dissent. |
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| For weeks, the world's attention has been fixed on the battle for Ukraine's east. But in the south, recent developments suggest Russia's hold on territory it seized there may be increasingly fragile. |
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| The 25-year-old former White House aide testified in vivid detail about Donald Trump's rage in the final days of his term. But four years ago, she was eager to serve the former president. |
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| Feds say a Christian pastor and his family stole millions in taxpayer-funded Covid relief. But the family hasn't been charged — and neighbors say it's "like nothing ever happened." |
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| A teen charged in a deadly fire has become the first person to challenge police use of Google search histories to find someone who might have committed a crime, according to his lawyers. The pushback against this surveillance tool is being closely watched by privacy and abortion rights advocates, who are concerned that it could soon be used to investigate women who search for information about obtaining abortions in states where the procedure is now illegal. |
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