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Administrator Wheeler Discusses North American Environmental and Transboundry Water Issues with Canada, Mexico at CEC

(MEXICO CITY) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler wrapped up trilateral meetings with Canada and Mexico as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Council meetings in Mexico City.




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EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to Clean Up School Buses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas

DALLAS – (April 24, 2020) In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $11.5 million to replace 580 older diesel school buses.




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Coronavirus: Wie junge Menschen mit Vorerkrankung die Lockerungen sehen

Museen öffnen wieder, Restaurants sollen folgen. Wie sehen junge Menschen aus der Risikogruppe diese Lockerungen? Und wie fühlt es sich an, als besonders gefährdet zu gelten? Fünf Betroffene erzählen.




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Coronavirus-Ursprung in Wuhan: Hätte die Pandemie verhindert werden können?

Im Dezember bricht in Wuhan eine rätselhafte Lungenkrankheit aus. Es dauert 21 Tage, bis die chinesischen Behörden den Kampf gegen die Seuche einleiten. Hätte die Corona-Pandemie verhindert werden können? Lesen Sie hier die SPIEGEL-Titelstory.




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John Finlay aus Netflix-Hit "Tiger King": "Die haben mich als zugedröhnten Hinterwäldler dargestellt"

Raubtiere, ein polygamer Zoodirektor namens Joe Exotic und ein Mordkomplott bilden den Rahmen der Erfolgsdoku "Tiger King". Was geschah hinter den Kulissen? Exotics Ex-Partner John Finlay erzählt seine Version.




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Corona-Diskussionskultur: "Empörungswellen treiben die Gesellschaft auseinander"

Die einen befürworten Schutzmaßnahmen, die anderen protestieren vehement: Rhetoriker Olaf Kramer erklärt, warum die Coronakrise für heftige gesellschaftliche Spannungen sorgt - und wie wir miteinander reden sollten.




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Warsaw 2 Warsaw Rising Museum and POLIN Museum

I had designated today as a museum day. My original plan was to do one walking tour and one museum on each of my two days in Warsaw but since all museums are closed on Tuesdays that plan was quickly scuppered. Both museums that I intended to visit were p




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COVID19 in Cusco Quarantine Week 8

Sunday 3 May 202049 days down 7 more to go I hopeToday I made my website live www.heatherjasper.comAs with any piece of writing I wouldnt call it done but I had to set myself a deadline to be done enough at some point. Its




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Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus




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Jack Connelly and Jim Sedinger: Will science or politics guide the future of greater sage grouse?




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Colorado shooting victim now focused on helping others




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First-time ‘panic’ gardeners flood Utah nurseries during coronavirus pandemic




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Five more Utahns die from the coronavirus




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Readers sound off on Mother’s Day, Biden and justice

Chicago: They were there when you were born and they’re there for you now. Mothers are first responders to any sickness or heartache that their kids have. They don’t come with sirens blaring, but have rescued us when we had a high fever, or tummy ache in the middle of the night.




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The last days of the glitz age: The coronavirus and what comes next

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes,” Mark Twain was first credited with saying in 1970, 60 years after reports of his death had ceased to be exaggerated.




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A life-or-death moment for cities: New York and other metropolises must protect themselves from pandemics or our future will be far less urban

COVID-19 has killed at least 19,000 New Yorkers and dealt a body blow with lasting consequences to the city. Two paths lie ahead. If pandemics become common, then not only New York City but all of America’s service-based economy faces a bleak future. If this terrible plague is a unique event, then things will eventually get almost back to normal. To save both the nation’s biggest and most productive metropolis and tens of millions of service jobs across the county, we must invest enormously to prevent future pandemics.




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The Great Mother within: A time for us to summon her

“A mother has no age,” the rabbi said as a masked handful of us buried my grandma in Queens last week. The next day, my friend lost her mom to COVID-19 after a weeks-long battle with the illness.




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Clones lies silent today as sound of summer must wait

Damian Lawlor celebrates the special place Clones has in the GAA and how Cavan-Monaghan this afternoon would have heralded the start of an Irish summer




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Additional video footage surfaces in Ahmaud Arbery shooting — confirms his murder unjustified, say family lawyers

Investigators are using additional video footage to reconstruct the February afternoon that Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot in a quiet southern Georgia neighborhood.




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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ over California coronavirus lockdown order

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.




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New York moms just want time to breathe this Mother’s Day

Many mothers are pulling double and triple duty caring for kids, juggling jobs, homeschooling, navigating financial hardship and acting as unofficial family doctor at time with unprecedented health concerns.




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Fauci in ‘modified quarantine’ after exposure to White House staffer with coronavirus; other top officials also isolate selves

Fauci, 79, told CNN correspondent Jake Tapper that the contact was “low risk" — meaning he did not have direct contact with the sick staffer. A test Friday found Fauci did not have COVID-19, CNN reported.




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Jobs report shows how devastating coronavirus has been to workers

The April jobs report showed the true devastation of the coronavirus pandemic on the workforce.




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Additional video footage surfaces in Ahmaud Arbery shooting — confirms his murder unjustified, say family lawyers

Investigators are using additional video footage to reconstruct the February afternoon that Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot in a quiet southern Georgia neighborhood.




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Singapore using robot ‘dog’ to enforce social distancing

It’s all bark and no bite.




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Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla HQ over California coronavirus lockdown order

He may have just welcomed a new baby, but Elon Musk can still act like one himself.




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Fauci in ‘modified quarantine’ after exposure to White House staffer with coronavirus; other top officials also isolate selves

Fauci, 79, told CNN correspondent Jake Tapper that the contact was “low risk" — meaning he did not have direct contact with the sick staffer. A test Friday found Fauci did not have COVID-19, CNN reported.




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New York moms just want time to breathe this Mother’s Day

Many mothers are pulling double and triple duty caring for kids, juggling jobs, homeschooling, navigating financial hardship and acting as unofficial family doctor at time with unprecedented health concerns.




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Singapore using robot ‘dog’ to enforce social distancing

It’s all bark and no bite.




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Top Health Officials Enter Self-Quarantine After Exposure To Coronavirus

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, CDC Director Robert Redfield and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci — are isolating themselves for two weeks.




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FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For 1st Coronavirus Antigen Test

The agency announced approval for the diagnostic method on Saturday. Cheaper and easier to administer than genetic tests for the virus, it could potentially expand to daily testing of millions.




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Elon Musk Says Tesla Suing California County, Moving Headquarters Out of State

The company's CEO tweeted Saturday that the automaker is seeking legal action against Alameda County. The billionaire executive has been sharply critical of shelter-in-place orders in recent weeks.




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In Northern Virginia, A Grassroots Push To Help Latinos Combat Coronavirus

Latinos have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus. A medical group in northern Virginia is stepping up testing for the Latino community.




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’Harry Potter’ actress admits she wanted Boris Johnson to die of coronavirus

The gloves — and filters — are off.




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Ariana Grande shut down Carole Baskin’s submission for her new song’s music video

thank u, next husband.




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NYC child abuse reports plunge in coronavirus pandemic — but ACS doubts there’s less mistreatment

While the city was on lockdown between March 23 and May 4, ACS received 3,855 new allegations of child neglect and abuse — 4,496 fewer cases than the 8,351 taken in by the child welfare agency at the same time last year.




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New York moms just want time to breathe this Mother’s Day

Many mothers are pulling double and triple duty caring for kids, juggling jobs, homeschooling, navigating financial hardship and acting as unofficial family doctor at time with unprecedented health concerns.




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Virus corona: Hơn bốn triệu người nhiễm Covid-19 trên toàn thế giới

Các chuyên gia cảnh báo số lượng nhiễm trùng thực sự có thể cao hơn do tỷ lệ xét nghiệm thấp ở nhiều quốc gia.




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Virus corona: Obama nói phản ứng của Mỹ là một 'thảm họa hỗn loạn'

Cựu tổng thống Obama đột nhiên mạnh mẽ chỉ trích người kế nhiệm Donald Trump về cách xử lý cuộc khủng hoảng virus corona.




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We counted more than 2,000 customers in the St. George area. Here's how many were wearing masks

With regulations urging residents statewide to wear masks when in public, here is how Southern Utahsn have fared following the recommended guidelines

       




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Musk threatens to exit California over virus restrictions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened Saturday to pull the company's factory and headquarters out of California in an escalating spat with local officials who have stopped the company from reopening its electric vehicle factory.




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Morrisons recalls Market Street Living Herbs because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Morrisons has taken the precautionary step of recalling Market Street Living Herbs because the products might contain Listeria monocytogenes.




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Updated: Unilever recalls Wall’s Mini Calippo multi-packs because they may contain small pieces of metal

Unilever is recalling Wall’s Mini Calippo (Orange and Lemon-Lime) multi-packs because they may contain small pieces of metal. The presence of metal makes this product unsafe to eat.




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Coronavírus avança mais rápido em cidades pequenas, mostra levantamento

Estudo da Fiocruz aponta aumento em torno 50% de novos casos nos municípios com até 20 mil habitantes nas duas últimas semanas.




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Former Purdue forward Vincent Edwards officially signs with Houston Rockets

Vincent Edwards signed with the Houston Rockets on Thursday, per the team.

      




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NFL Draft 2020: Purdue linebacker Markus Bailey drafted by Cincinnati Bengals

Markus Bailey missed most of his senior season with a knee injury but he started 40 games for the Boilermakers.

       




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Former Purdue quarterback Robert Marve accused of sexual assault and battery

Robert Marve, who quarterbacked Purdue to the 2012 Heart of Dallas Bowl, has been accused of battery and sexual assault in Florida.

       




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Toughness, maturity define incoming Purdue quarterback Austin Burton

Austin Burton announced last week he's transferring from UCLA to Purdue. He'll be a graduate transfer with two years of eligibility.

       




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Raw video shows officer using pepper balls while making an arrest during a protest

Indianapolis police arrested a man on Saturday near the location of the fatal police shooting of Dreasjon "Sean" Reed days earlier.

       




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Pasquale Amore, who died of COVID-19, was the gregarious patriarch of a large family

Pasquale "Patrick" Amore, 88, had an infectious laugh and a zest for life. He died of COVID-19 at the age of 88.