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Texas pushes some textbook publishers to remove material on fossil fuels
Texas' education board called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals of fossil fuels in the biggest oil and gas state.
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Politics
A Colorado judge finds Trump 'engaged in insurrection,' but keeps him on the ballot
In her decision, Judge Sarah B. Wallace said she found that Trump did in fact "engage in insurrection" on Jan. 6 and rejected his attorneys' arguments that he was simply engaging in free speech.
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National
Texas woman is convicted and faces up to life in prison for killing pro cyclist
Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted in the shooting death of professional cyclist Anna Wilson. Armstrong faces up to life in prison in a case that led investigators on an international search to find her.
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National
Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days
Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores.
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Politics
More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals
After meeting with President Biden in California, President Xi Jinping signaled that he will send new pandas to the U.S., calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples."
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National
China and the U.S. pledge to step up climate efforts ahead of Biden-Xi summit
The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2.
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Politics
A GOP senator challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing
A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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Climate
The U.N.'s Guterres calls for an 'ambition supernova' as climate progress stays slow
"Inch by inch progress will not do," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. A new report found that nations' plans still fall far short of what's needed.
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Latin America
Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats
Jesús Ociel Baena was the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, breaking through barriers in a country where LGBTQ+ people are often targeted with violence.
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Politics
Maryanne Trump Barry, former president's sister and a retired federal judge, dies
Until her retirement in 2019, Barry was a senior judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level below the Supreme Court. The cause of death was not immediately clear.