"Vampire Bats Are Moving North As The Climate Warms"
"These blood-feeding bats may increase rabies risks to livestock and wildlife in Southern U.S. states."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 11/07/2024
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"Trump Wins The White House In Political Comeback"
"Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts."
Source: AP, 11/06/2024"Republicans Clinch Control of the Senate"
"Republicans seized control of the Senate in Tuesday’s voting, picking up at least two Democratic seats and protecting their own embattled lawmakers to end four years of Democratic control."
Source: NYTimes, 11/06/2024Trump Camp Denies Journalists’ Election Credentials After Critical Coverage
"Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump’s election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida, in retaliation for their coverage of Trump’s campaign."
Source: CNN, 11/06/2024"Michigan Voting Precincts Targeted By Russian-Connected Bomb Hoaxes"
"Multiple bomb threats have been reported at voting precincts in Michigan, with all of them deemed to be non-credible." "Similar bomb hoaxes were also reported at precincts in Georgia, as well as Maine, with the FBI issuing a press release."
Source: States Newsroom, 11/06/2024"Big Utility PACs Favor GOP In High-Stakes 2024 Races"
"Investor-owned power companies in the United States made more than $10 million in campaign donations to state and congressional candidates running in the 2024 election, according to a new report by the Energy and Policy Institute, a utility watchdog."
Source: Floodlight, 11/06/2024‘Weird’ Newspaper Shows Up In North Dakota Attacking Dakota Access Protests
"The newspaper’s motto reads “Real data. Real value. Real news.” But there is nothing real about it."
Source: Floodlight, 11/06/2024"The World Promised to Tame Methane. Emissions Are Still Rising"
"About 160 countries and 140 companies pledged to combat the potent greenhouse gas, yet releases from the fossil fuels sector remain near record highs."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/06/2024"Nearly All Of US States Are Facing Droughts, An Unprecedented Number"
"Every US state except Alaska and Kentucky is facing drought, an unprecedented number, according to the US Drought Monitor."
Source: Guardian, 11/06/2024Napa Valley Landfill Dumped Toxic Waste Into Waterways For Decades: Suit
"A California landfill has been illegally dumping toxic waste into the Napa River for years, polluting waters that feed a valley known around the world for the quality of its vineyards, according to a federal lawsuit filed by landfill employees."
Source: The New Lede, 11/06/2024"Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards"
"On a corner lot in Leimert Park in dusty South Los Angeles, not far from Obama and Crenshaw Boulevards, sits a curiosity that’s wildly different from all the neighboring grassy yards. Abundant and lush, it looks like a mash-up between a country idyll and something dreamed up by Dr. Seuss."
Source: NYTimes, 11/06/2024"Trump Vows Anti-Reg Blitz"
"Former President Donald Trump is promising a large-scale demolition of government regulations starting on Day One if he returns to the White House."
Source: E&E News, 11/05/2024Tropical Storm Rafael Spins Toward The Cayman Islands As Cuba Prepares
"A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica were issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen this week, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said."
Source: AP, 11/05/2024Police In Brazil Indict Colombian Fish Trader In Journalist Killing
"Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slaying of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday."
Source: AP, 11/05/2024L.A. County Sues Pepsi And Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution
"Los Angeles County has filed suit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and Pepsi — claiming the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic."
Source: LA Times, 11/05/2024
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