Saturday, August 18, 2018

Evening Edition: Trump overhaul of Obama-era rules for coal plants could lead to greater release of CO2

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Trump overhaul of Obama-era rules for coal plants could lead to greater release of CO2
The proposal, which would let states set emission standards for coal plants, would make only slight cuts to overall emissions of pollutants by 2030, according to an EPA analysis. That could result in hundreds of millions more tons of carbon dioxide being released into the air compared to Obama-era rules.
The Take | Analysis
Former intelligence officials bite back after Trump goes after Brennan's clearance
President Trump's order to revoke the security clearance of critic and former CIA director John Brennan has generated a kind of collective rebuttal rarely, if ever, seen in relations between a commander in chief and those who have gathered the nation's secrets.
 
The Fix | Analysis
How many times has the Senate stood up to Trump?
When you break it down, it has dabbled with opposing the president a lot but only seriously confronted him once.
 
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Critic's Notebook
The New Canon: These are the 23 best movies of the 2000s
Despite their youth, films such as "Children of Men," "Dunkirk," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and "Spirited Away" can stand among their acclaimed forebears with confidence.
 
Kofi Annan | 1938–2018
Former U.N. secretary general and Nobel Peace Prize winner dies at 80
Annan's popular and influential reign at the United Nations — the body he led from 1997 to 2006 — was marred by White House anger at his opposition to the American invasion of Iraq.
 
Putin attends — and dances at — wedding of Austrian foreign minister
The attendance of the Russian president at the ceremony generated a backlash within Austria, a country that has long been neutral but that has pivoted closer to Moscow since the end of last year.
 
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Mueller prosecutors seek up to six months in prison for George Papadopoulos in Russia probe
The former adviser to President Trump's 2016 campaign pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about Russian contacts. He is the first charged defendant to cooperate in the special counsel probe of Russian interference in the election.
 
On Twitter, Trump accuses 'social media' of limiting free speech of conservatives
The president said "mistakes are being made" just two weeks after some social media companies banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
 
@PKCapitol | Analysis
Democrats try to focus on the issues, and not just documents, as hearings loom for Kavanaugh
Two weeks before Senate confirmation hearings, Democrats keep reminding themselves to stick to the script in their fight against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.
 
 
Maria Butina, Russian gun-rights advocate charged in Mueller probe, moved to Va. jail
The Russian embassy had jabbed at U.S. prosecutors over D.C. jail conditions for the alleged covert agent.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
'The king and his husband': The gay history of British royals
Queen Elizabeth's cousin is expected to wed in the first same-sex royal wedding this summer — but he is far from the first gay British royal, according to historians.
 
After refusing a handshake, a Muslim couple was denied Swiss citizenship
Swiss officials said the couple's refusal to shake hands with interviewers signaled a lack of integration. Some Muslims, with the exception of certain relatives, do not physically touch members of the opposite sex.
 
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