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Gratitude journalling leaves me cold, but Ross Gay’s ‘delight practice’ turns out to be exactly what I need to cope with this whole being-a-human-in-2024 thing No doubt about it, these are dark days. I’m writing this from the west of Scotland, where at this time of year there are only brief glimmers of daylight before … Read more

At least five state capitol complexes across the U.S. were forced to evacuate Wednesday morning due to bomb threats, officials said.

Fossil fuel firms ‘took the mask off’ as they reneged on climate pledges and doubled down on expansion of planet-heating energy Throughout 2023, the hottest year in recorded history, fossil fuel giants doubled down on their planet-heating business models. The moves flew in the face of oil and gas companies’ promises to tamp downtheir emissions … Read more

A Utah House member has announced his decision to enter the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, three months after he told residents in the state that he had “decided to stay out of the U.S. Senate race” to focus on unfinished business for his constituents. Utah Rep. John Curtis, a Republican who … Read more

In 2024, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro could face a more complicated sophomore year in charge of Pennsylvania after his first year brought a highway collapse, a budget stalemate and friction with allies and adversaries as he navigated the battleground state’s political divides. He is under pressure to respond to a court ruling that Pennsylvania’s system … Read more

A U.S.-led coalition of 13 countries issued a warning to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Wednesday, vowing consequences should the group continue attacks in the Red Sea. The U.S. was joined by the U.K., Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands and New Zealand in Wednesday’s statement. The nations said that the … Read more

A conservative group did not violate the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360,000 Georgia voters just before a 2021 runoff election for two pivotal U.S. Senate seats, a judge ruled Tuesday. But he expressed concerns about the group’s methods. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones issued a … Read more

The assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut and Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea increase the risks From the moment that the full extent of the 7 October atrocities by Hamas in southern Israel became evident, the spectre of an ensuing regional conflict loomed in the background. Since then, attention has been … Read more

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called out Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday, labeling his migrant busing policy “a remarkable failure of governance.”  Mayorkas, who faces impeachment proceedings in the House for his handling of the illegal immigration crisis, blamed Abbott, a Republican, for failing to cooperate with officials in Democrat-led cities that have been … Read more

The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire that Texas installed at the state’s southern border to deter illegal border crossings.