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As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe

As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe

CASPER, Wyo. — President Joe Biden’s bid to tackle climate change is running straight through the heart of the U.S.
Florida on pace for record number of manatee deaths in 2021

Florida on pace for record number of manatee deaths in 2021

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A combination of cold weather, a decline in seagrass due to development and contaminated waterways have put Florida on pace for its highest number of manatee deaths in a decade.
Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT 'freedom zone'

Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT 'freedom zone'

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a “freedom zone” for LGBT people, an effort to push back on rising homophobia in Poland and elsewhere.
Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table

Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table

NEMI, Italy — A looted mosaic that once decorated a ship of the Roman Emperor Caligula and ended up as a coffee table in New York City finally returned home Thursday, as details emerged about the lucky break in the investigation that got it there.
Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers

Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years.
Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation

Prince William defends UK monarchy against racism accusation

LONDON — Prince William insisted Thursday that his family is not racist as he became the first British royal to speak out about accusations of bigotry made by Prince Harry and Meghan, his brother and sister-in-law.
Sundance Film Festival in Asia to launch this summer

Sundance Film Festival in Asia to launch this summer

NEW YORK — The Sundance Film Festival is coming to Jakarta, Indonesia this summer, the Sundance Institute and XRM Media said Thursday.
BMW remained profitable in 2020 with strong second half

BMW remained profitable in 2020 with strong second half

FRANKFURT — German luxury automaker BMW says net profit fell 23% last year to 3.86 billion euros ($4.62 billion) as the pandemic shuttered factories in the first part of the year.
Lagging US, Europe speeds up help for virus-hit economy

Lagging US, Europe speeds up help for virus-hit economy

FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank said it would step up its bond-purchase stimulus to support an economy whose recovery is expected to lag a year behind the rebound in the U.S.
Job openings rise, layoffs fall as pandemic economy mends

Job openings rise, layoffs fall as pandemic economy mends

WASHINGTON — Companies posted more open jobs in January while layoffs decreased as the economy heals slowly from the pandemic. There were 6.9 million jobs available on the last day in January, up from 6.
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