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Treasury blocking green policies key to UK net zero target
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The Treasury is blocking green policies essential to put the UK on track to net zero emissions, imperilling the UK’s own targets and the success of vital UN climate talks, experts have told the Guardian. A string of p...
The Democrat blocking progressive change is beholden to big oil. Surprised?
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As “thousand-year” heat waves caused by the climate crisis rock the west coast and biblical floods engulf major cities, Senate Democrats are negotiating a $3.5tn budget package that could include an attempt to slow th...
Colbert on Republicans blocking voting rights bill: ‘A lot of stupid explanations’
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Stephen Colbert discussed the failure of the Biden administration landmark voting rights bill to pass a procedural vote on Tuesday, as the For the People Act was left stranded in a 50-50 stalemate along party lines. “...
Republicans’ blocking of the Capitol commission shows how deep the rot is
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The question now is not so much whether the Republican party can be saved any time in the foreseeable future. It is what Joe Biden and the Democrats should do when faced with a party determined to subvert democracy th...
Morning mail: EU denies blocking vaccine, bank culture getting worse, NZ travel tips
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Good morning. What has happened to 3.1m AstraZeneca vaccine doses that were meant to be administered to Australians by now? That’s one of several big unanswered questions about Australia’s slower-than-expected vaccine...
Suez canal: Ever Given ship partially ‘refloated’ after almost a week blocking major waterway
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The Ever Given has reportedly been partially freed from the banks of the Suez canal, raising hopes the vital waterway could reopen and ease global shipping backlogs. Early on Monday morning, reports emerged that the m...
Suez canal: Ever Given ship ‘refloated’ after almost a week blocking major waterway
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The Ever Given has reportedly been partially freed from the banks of the Suez canal. Early on Monday morning, reports emerged that the mega ship’s bow had been dislodged. The Wall Street Journal quoted Osama Rabie, ch...