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Study finds the warmer it gets, the more world economy hurts

WASHINGTON (AP) _ With each upward degree, global warming will singe the economies of three-quarters of the world's nations and widen the north-south gap...

Obama heading up melting glacier in dramatic push on climate

SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — President Barack Obama turned Tuesday to a dramatic symptom of climate change — a melting Alaska glacier — to highlight...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials in the U.S. and abroad

 Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ___ April 22 Los Angeles Times on illegal possession of a gun being a "violent...

Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding...

Obama orders pollution cuts _ but timing uncertain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in...

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz...

Poll: Big Bang a big question for most Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — While scientists believe the universe began with a Big Bang, most Americans put a big question mark on the concept, an...

Cost of fighting warming 'modest,' says UN panel

BERLIN (AP) — The cost of keeping global warming in check is "relatively modest," but only if the world acts quickly to reverse the...

Pace of presidential prep picks up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just about everyone thinking about running for president is kicking it into gear now, slowpokes included. For months, many prospective 2016 presidential...

Chinese media outlet uses racial slur at US envoy

BEIJING (AP) — A major Chinese government news service used a racist slur to describe the departing American ambassador in a mean-spirited editorial on...

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