Month: February 2024
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Nationwide Superfund toxic waste cleanup effort gets another $1 billion installment
[ad_1] Twenty-five toxic waste sites in 15 states are to be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program. The money is the third and last installment in the $3.5 billion allocated…
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Starbucks and Workers United agree to resume contract negotiations
[ad_1] Starbucks and the union organizing its workers have agreed to restart contract talks after a standoff that has persisted for two and a half years. Announced by both the coffee shop chain and Workers United on Tuesday, the breakthrough turnaround came during a mediation last week involving intellectual property rights and trademark litigation. “Starbucks…
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Pacific Nations Cup enters new era with expanded competition
[ad_1] The Pacific Nations Cup has had a revamp, with two new teams added and a new pool structure feeding a playoff that will culminate in a grand final played in either Japan or the USA each year. The pools are determined by location, so the Pasifika teams – Samoa, Tonga and Fiji – will…
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Watch: Alan Tudyk Takes Resident Alien Fans Behind the Scenes
[ad_1] In Resident Alien’s small mountain town full of misfits, Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk) might just be the biggest misfit of them all. Then again, it’s what you’d expect when the newest resident of Patience, Colorado just so happens to be a crash-landed alien who’s trying to make the best of a sticky situation.…
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Nathan Wade’s former law partner questioned about Fani Willis relationship
[ad_1] Nathan Wade’s former law partner questioned about Fani Willis relationship – CBS News Watch CBS News Terrence Bradley, a former law partner and divorce lawyer for special prosecutor Nathan Wade, testified Tuesday at a hearing over the relationship between Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The case could disqualify Willis and Wade…
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Wave of warm temperatures hits the U.S.
[ad_1] Wave of warm temperatures hits the U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Unseasonably warm temperatures are hitting at least 300 locations in the U.S. this week. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff reports from Atlanta. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now…
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Gloucester look to Christian Wade to fill Louis Rees-Zammit vacancy
[ad_1] Gloucester are attempting to bring ex-England international Christian Wade back to the Gallagher Premiership to replace Wales speedster Louis Rees-Zammit, who quit the club for the NFL. Rees-Zammit is ironically on the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) since January, the same programme that the 32-year-old Wade joined when he quit Wasps in 2018. Wade…
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Understanding Leap Years: Why February Sometimes Gets an Extra Day
[ad_1] The 2022 return of Quantum Leap (streaming now on Peacock) saw Ben Song (Raymond Lee) stepping into the legendary shoes of Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) as he leapt into time-spanning adventures. Each episode, Ben lives through some alternate version of the past, correcting errors in history and hoping that the next leap will take…
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Will Biden’s meeting with congressional leaders help avert a partial government shutdown?
[ad_1] Will Biden’s meeting with congressional leaders help avert a partial government shutdown? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden met with the top congressional leaders on Tuesday as a partial government shutdown looms. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries…
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Johnson says “very optimistic” on avoiding government shutdown, presses for border fixes
[ad_1] Johnson says “very optimistic” on avoiding government shutdown, presses for border fixes – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to reporters Tuesday after he met with President Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday where discussions on a supplemental foreign aid package remained tense. Johnson is…