Published 20 May 2021
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. However, experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020.
Published 11 May 2021
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Source: LOOP NEWS
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as US regulators on Monday expanded use of Pfizer’s shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.
Published 4 May 2021
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The accident occurred in the city’s southeast, killing at least 20 and injuring at least 70 others, the authorities said.
Rescuers at the site where an overpass partly collapsed, derailing train cars at Olivos Station in Mexico City on Monday night.Credit…Luis Cortes/Reuters
By Mike Ives
Follow live updates on the train crash in Mexico Cityhere.
A subway overpass collapsed on Monday night in Mexico City, sending the cars of a passenger train plunging to the ground and killing at least 20 people, the government said.
Published 26 April, 2021
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PRESS RELEASE
International solidarity is key in herculean task to fight against climate change:
Germany promises continued financial contributions at US climate summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her delight at the USA announcement to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2005. This national goal is a clear commitment in the fight against global warming and an important signal to the world community, said the Chancellor on April 22 at the virtual climate summit, to which US President Joe Biden had invited 40 heads of state and government from all over the world. In order to achieve the global goals for reducing greenhouse gases, the world is dependent on the contribution of the United States, Merkel said. It was an important signal that the USA was back at the negotiating table to tackle the climate issue.
Published 9 April, 2021
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Source: LOOP NEWS
OJ Simpson and a Las Vegas hotel-casino have settled a lawsuit alleging that unnamed employees defamed Simpson by telling a celebrity news site he had been banned from the property in November 2017 for being drunk and disruptive.
