Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner | A Perilous World

17 November 22

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Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner | A Perilous World
Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner, Substack
Excerpt: "There has been a tendency over the last several years for the United States to be consumed with domestic matters, and for good reason. The fractious political battles, orchestrated and stoked by Donald Trump, were, and remain, a serious cause of concern."
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Judge Overturns Georgia's Ban on Abortion Around 6 Weeks
AP
Excerpt: "A judge overturned Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void."
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Kuwait Hangs Seven People in First Executions Since 2017
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Kuwait has put seven people to death in a mass execution, the state-run KUNA news agency confirmed, making it the first execution since 2017 despite appeals from human rights organizations for clemency."
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California Releases Sweeping New Climate Action Plan to Reach Carbon Neutrality
Kevin Stark, KQED
Stark writes: "California air regulators on Wednesday released a final draft of the state's new climate blueprint, charting an ambitious path to dramatically reduce planet-warming gas emissions over the next two decades."
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Progressive Karen Bass Becomes The First Female Mayor Of Los Angeles
Sam Levin and Lois Beckett, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "The congresswoman Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles, defeating billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso and becoming the first woman to run the second-largest city in the US."
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Same-Sex Marriage Bill Advances In The Senate With Bipartisan Support
Lexie Schapitl, NPR
Schapitl writes: "The Senate has voted to advance a bill that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages under federal law, setting the legislation on a path to final passage."
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As Scientists Warn Brazil’s Rainforest Is Nearing A Point Of Irreversible Decline, Lula Makes Ambitious Deforestation Pledge
Vasco Cotovio and Paula Newton, CNN
Excerpt: "The drive through Sao Paulo state in Brazil is decidedly unremarkable, blocks and blocks of high-rise buildings give way to commuter highways and eventually to gentle rolling hills. It is hardly the scene where one would expect to find the climate’s salvation."
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