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Who Is Pete Hegseth? Trump Taps Fox & Friends Co-Host to Run Defense Department
Hegseth, a Fox News personality and military veteran, has lobbied Trump to release servicemembers accused of war crimes.
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Why California Takes So Long to Count Votes—and How Florida Does It So Fast
And how Florida does it so fast.
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Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million, Holds Contractor Responsible
A jury awarded $42 million to former detainees of Abu Ghraib prison, holding a military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture.
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Trump Said He’d Veto a National Abortion Ban. Voters Should Hold Him to His Word
Voters must remind U.S. political leaders of the truth in this election: that abortion is more popular than they are.
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The 2024 Election Was the Culmination of America’s Love Affair With Rolling the Dice
Americans love games of chance, but history shows they're a poor substitute for a robust investment in public goods.
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The Leaders of the World’s Top 13 Polluters Are Skipping COP29
The heads of the 13 biggest emitters, including the U.S., China, and France, will not be present at this year's U.N. climate change conference.
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St. Denis Medical Is the Most Promising Network Sitcom Since Abbott Elementary
'Superstore' creator Justin Spitzer's latest NBC sitcom does for health care what Quinta Brunson's show has done for education.
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TIME Reveals the 2024 TIME100 Climate List
Today, TIME reveals the second annual TIME100 Climate list, featuring the 100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action. The 2024 TIME100 Climate list includes president of the World Bank Ajay Banga, founder of Travalyst Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, actor Rosario Dawson, founder of TerraPower Bill Gates, United States Secretary of Energy…
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Why I’ll Never Stop Sharing My Holocaust Story
Telling my story makes me feel empowered because what was taken from us Jews and so many others was our very humanity, writes Gidon Lev.
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Sarah Finch
When Sarah Finch learned in 2019 that her local government had approved an oil drilling project near her home in southeast England, she was shocked. “I always thought that was something that happened somewhere else,” says the climate activist. Adding to her alarm was the fact that this project had been approved without any consideration…
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Jennifer Granholm
Under Jennifer M. Granholm’s leadership, the U.S. Energy Department has quickly become a powerhouse of the clean energy transition. Across the country, she is helping bring the Biden Administration’s climate goals to life. This includes adding 800 new or expanded clean technology manufacturing facilities, and 60 GW of clean energy capacity this year alone—that’s equal…
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Mads Nipper
Mads Nipper is CEO of Orsted, the world’s largest developer of offshore wind power. In 2009, 85% of Orsted’s energy production came from fossil fuels, but over the last 15 years the company has transformed itself into a leader in renewables. Having already divested its oil and gas business in 2017, this year Orsted shut…
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Mary Jane Melendez
General Mills is consistently recognized as a leader in corporate sustainability efforts – from supporting ambitious climate policy to advancing regenerative agriculture. GM’s Chief Sustainability and Global Impact Officer Mary Jane Melendez is spearheading these efforts. Under her leadership, last year the company reduced its scope 3 emissions by 7% and scope 1 and 2…
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Damilola Ogunbiyi
Damilola Ogunbiyi is working to ensure the energy transition is not only swift, but also equitable and just. Originally from Nigeria, Ogunbiyi has acted as a liaison to bring leaders from the Global South into key climate conversations. Through her roles at the United Nations and Sustainable Energy for All, she has worked on global…
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Wanjira Mathai
Wanjira Mathai is the Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute. In this role she is forging strategic alliances that advance nature-based climate solutions and climate justice in some of the most vulnerable communities. This year Mathai announced $17.8 million in funding for 92 local restoration groups as part of…
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Greg Jackson
In the race to curb emissions, Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of U.K.-based Octopus Energy Group, believes the answer lies not in asking consumers to pay more, but in harnessing technology to “align their interests with those of the planet.” At the heart of the group’s strategy is dynamic pricing, enabled by Kraken, its power-grid…
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Mary Powell
While many major residential solar companies have floundered recently, SunRun is not among them. Under CEO Mary Powell’s leadership, the company has become the largest developer of residential solar in the U.S., responsible for a fifth of all home systems installed. And this August, it became the first solar-plus-storage company to surpass one million customers.…
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Megan O’Connor
Megan O’Connor founded Nth Cycle in 2017 to address two problems: a growing volume of electronic waste, and a limited domestic supply of critical minerals needed for the energy transition. Fast forward to 2024, and her company has become the first in the United States to extract nickel and cobalt on a commercial scale from…
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Robert Falck
Robert Falck is CEO and founder of Einride, a Swedish company decarbonizing ground freight. Einride works with some of the world’s largest companies – including Mars, Heineken, PepsiCo, and Maersk – to electrify trucking fleets and make freight movement more efficient. This year it partnered with port operator DP World to start electrifying Dubai’s Jebel…
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Israel Misses U.S. Deadline to ‘Surge’ Aid for Gaza, Humanitarian Groups Say
The 30-day ultimatum was missed as humanitarian conditions are worse than at any point in the war, international aid groups said.
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Dutch Court Overturns Landmark Climate Ruling That Would’ve Made Shell Cut Emissions
The energy company appealed after it had been ordered to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels.
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How Democrat Ruben Gallego Won Arizona’s Senate Race Despite Trump Wave
The congressman leaned on his personal story and military service to build an image as a pragmatic moderate who would work to fix the nation’s broken immigration system and fight for veterans and for reproductive rights.
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New Zealand’s Leader Formally Apologizes to Survivors of Abuse in State and Church Care
Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in church and state-run care.
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Donald Trump Asks Rep. Mike Waltz to Be National Security Adviser: What to Know
The nod would put Waltz at the forefront of a litany of crises—from Ukraine to the Middle East.
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What Donald Trump’s Win Means For Inflation
Economists say his proposals could drive up the costs of apparel, toys, appliances, and food
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Why Abortion Rights Won in Three States That Voted for Trump
Experts say the results demonstrate a "cognitive dissonance" on how people feel about abortion and the candidates they choose to elect.
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Trump Chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as Ambassador to United Nations
“Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in a statement announcing his pick.
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How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day
Black soldiers' struggles for freedom took place on and off the battlefield during the Civil War.
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Japan’s Parliament Reelects Struggling Leader Shigeru Ishiba as Prime Minister
His governing coalition last month suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade.
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Trump Announces Former ICE Director Tom Homan to Serve as ‘Border Czar’: What to Know
“If you’re here illegally, you better be looking over your shoulder,” the former ICE director has said of Trump’s campaign pledge of mass deportation.
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