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1 天前 · So far only a dozen of the 195 nations that signed the 2015 Paris climate agreement have filed their national plans for cutting emissions by 2035. Those nations account for only 16.2% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions — the chief human-caused heat-trapping gas — and almost all of that is from the United States, where President Donald Trump has already discarded the plan submitted by ...

23 小时之前 · “Together, these actions will streamline any efforts he and his administration make to personally profit, install loyalists and avoid oversight of corruption and waste,” Donald Sherman, the executive director and chief counsel for the good-government group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said in a statement.

1 天前 · Even if inflation were to fall close to the 2% target, she added, that wouldn't necessarily mean the Fed should “cut rates soon." Instead, with the economy mostly healthy and hiring holding up, the Fed's key rate may already be close to the level at which it doesn't restrict or stimulate growth, she said — a level that economists refer to as the “neutral rate.”

2025年2月4日 · “I plan to oppose every cabinet level nominee that is considered on the Senate floor going forward,” said Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del. “The administration has carried out unlawful budget freezes, massive civil servant layoffs and unconstitutional firings, directed federal funding specifically to places with ‘higher birthrates,’ …

6 天之前 · That’s because the century-old sliding center being completely rebuilt for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games is pushing the deadline so tight that the IOC has gone so far as to demand a Plan B option that would require moving bobsled, luge and skeleton events all the way to Lake Placid, New York, if the track in Italy isn’t finished in time.

3 天之前 · Manchester City survived a scare against third-division Leyton Orient on Saturday to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Orient threatened to pull off a famous upset when it led 1-0 at halftime against Pep Guardiola's four-time defending Premier League champion. But City fought back after the ...

2025年2月4日 · Both Mexico and Canada managed to buy some time. After urgent phone calls with Trump on Feb. 3, their leaders each secured a one-month reprieve.But Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Justin Trudeau also made it clear to their U.S. counterpart: If these tariffs go through, they’ll hit back with their own trade restrictions.The world is watching the opening moves of what could become ...

2025年1月22日 · For the second straight year Darien’s budgeting process has been a source of stress and conflict for the town. Schools Superintendent Alan Addley’s proposed 2025-2026 budget again fails to meet the needs of our children. It continues last year’s legacy of cutting core resources. Last year ...