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The EUROPEAN UNION (EU) Was Shamed In An Annual Report On Climate Change That Deemed Its Actions "Insufficient."

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The annual Climate Transparency Report has been released, displaying the bloc's according to capita emissions are better than the G20 average (7.nine to 7.5).  It is the world’s maximum complete annual overview of G20 countries’ weather motion and their transition to a net-0 emissions economy. Developed via way of means of professionals from sixteen accomplice organizations from the bulk of the G20 countries, the record informs policymakers and stimulates country wide debates. They noted:  “The EU’s weather regulations and commitments want sizable upgrades to be regular with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature limit. "The EU isn't assembly its ‘honest proportion contributions to weather motion.” It is produced to function a beneficial reference for decision-makers and actors, and additionally for the ones crucial for weather for whom weather isn't crucial. The overview is primarily based totally on a hundred signs for adaptation, mitigation and finance and goals to

COVID19 Infections In Schools In Long Island Increased By 64%, According to State Department Of Health

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Most public schools on Long Island are working to inform parents of COVID19 infections at a time when the number cases increased by more than 60%, according to the latest state data.  More than 6,400 school-aged residents in Nassau and Suffolk counties had tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, according to the latest lab reports compiled by the state Department of Health.  Those numbers were up 64% from the 3,920 517-year-old residents reported infected between September 11. September 1 and 29. National and local authorities have said in recent weeks that infection rates remain manageable in an area with a school population of more than 400,000 students.  Authorities at both levels have stepped up efforts to inform the public of the numbers of affected students, teachers and other school staff.  However, the District of Hempstead, which is Nassau's largest K12 system, was recently targeted for failing to report cases in Albany, as required by the state. District Superintenden

Los Angeles Councilor Mark Ridley Thomas And Former USC Dean Indicted On Bribery Charges

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Los Angeles City Councilor Mark Ridley Thomas was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of accepting bribes from a dean of USC in exchange for millions of dollars in public funding directed to the university while he was in the Los Departmental Supervisory Board.  Ridley Thomas is accused of conspiring with Marilyn Louise Flynn, then dean of USC's School of Social Work, to channel money from the county to the university in exchange for her son Sebastian's admission to the university. university with a scholarship and a paid teaching position.  Ridley Thomas, 66, one of Los Angeles' most powerful figures in politics, is the third member of Los City's city council to face federal corruption charges in the past two years. In a 20-count indictment, he and Flynn face allegations of conspiracy, bribery, and mail and telematics fraud.  The alleged bribe scheme is the latest in a string of scandals that have tainted USC's reputation in recent years.  The former head of a me

Abuse Of Pupils In Secure Rooms Of A Special School Was Filmed On CCTV

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An investigation was opened for "organized abuse" at a special school in London after CCTV was discovered of pupils being physically assaulted and neglected.  Videos, found by staff, show students abused in padded isolation rooms between Po and 2017. One parent said he didn't know the rooms existed until he picked up the autistic son "distressed."  The school said it worked with the police and supported families. Whitefield School in Walthamstow, north-east London, has over 300 students aged three to 19, many of whom have severe or complex needs and are unable to communicate verbally.  In May, a staff member found a significant number of videos showing children in the school's isolation rooms. In some videos, students are physically assaulted and neglected. Safe or isolation rooms are used in schools when it is believed that a student should be isolated from a classroom during the school day. y, the school wrote to parents about finding evidence of "all

Plan To Increase Face-To-Face GP Consultations

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Britain's doctors are urged to see more patients face-to-face as ministers unveil a £ 250million winter bailout.  Social distancing rules should also be relaxed so that general practitioners can fit more people into their buildings. It comes amid growing criticism of the decline in face-to-face dating since the start of the pandemic.  Only 58% of patients were seen face to face on August 1, a full month after the restrictions ended. This compares to 54% in January and over 80% before the pandemic.  Patients also complained about long waits on phone lines to make appointments. The £ 250m funding is part of the additional £ 5bn Covid fund announced last month to help the NHS until the end of the year and is in addition to the £ 12bn set aside for services quest GP. in addition to other temporary staff, doctors' offices will be able to use the money to recruit other temporary staff such as physiotherapists and chiropodists. The announcement is part of a larger joint government and

Republicans Rally Over A Possible Trump 2024 Offer As They Downplay His Role On Jan. 6

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Nine months after the U.S. Capitol attack, Republicans in Congress defend Donald Trump's role on Jan. 6, "He'd have one widespread support from the party if he ran again for president in 2024.  Republicans throughout the conference, including some who are vulnerable in next year's midterm elections or who have long been part of the party's mainstream wing, have little or no reservations on the possibility of Trump topping the list again. Some GOP members cheer Trump's return, saying he remains a popular figure and a powerful force , and there is broad consensus among Republicans that Trump will be the automatic front runner and the prime his field would freeze if he decides to intervene. in alternating districts such as New Jersey MP Jeff Van Drew, they welcome Trump's possible return to the political struggle.

William Shatner Is The Oldest Individual Ever To Visit Space

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Ninety-year-vintage William Shatner, who received reputation portraying Captain Kirk at the original "Star Trek," simply hitched a experience aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the brink of outer area earlier than parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest individual ever to tour to space. "That changed into in contrast to whatever they described," Shatner might be heard announcing at the flight livestream simply earlier than landing. Shatner blasted off onboard a New Shepard spacecraft — the only advanced by Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, and the identical car that took Bezos himself to area this summer.  Bezos, a lifelong "Star Trek" fan, flew Shatner as a comped guest. With him have been 3 crewmates: Chris Boshuizen, a co-founding father of satellite company Planet Labs, and software program executive Glen de Vries, who are each paying customers, and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin's vice president of undertaking and flight

Johnson 'Had No Scoobydoo' About Deal, Cummings Says As UK Braces For EU Proposal

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Dominic Cummings says Downing Street has always intended to 'give up' the parties to the Brexit deal and that Boris did not really understand what the deal meant. The former chief adviser to the Prime Minister said Boris Johnson "never had a scoobydoo" on the implications of the deal as the government urges Brussels to review the Northern Ireland protocol.  "The proposals to resolve the situation - have been called 'very alarming' by Irish Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who warned political leaders not to make any deal with the British government until they are" guaranteed to keep their promises.  "Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the European Commission, has promised" very far-reaching "changes to manage the movement of goods through the Irish Sea. Reports suggest he will propose lifting the half of customs controls on goods and more than half of controls on meat and plant products.

Phillip Schofield blasts 'egocentric' mum who splashed £2.5k on three hundred Christmas toys for kids

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  Philip Schofield hit out at a busy mum on Wednesday’s instalment of This Morning. The TV host, 59, branded the visitor as ‘egocentric’ and ‘greedy’ because of the truth she commenced stocking up on Christmas gives for her youngsters as early as June amid a toy shortage. The busy mum advised hosts Phillip and Holly Willoughby that she has already spent a whopping £2,500 on Christmas presents – in spite of the truth the festive season remains 8 weeks away. Amid worries that the toys won’t arrive on time, the Northern mum has stockpiled over three hundred gives, together with one hundred for her 3-year-old. Explaining her reasoning in the back of the immoderate consumerism, the visitor advised: “With the lack and the lack of lorry drivers – I did begin to panic. “I commenced to suppose that I had to get accessible and get them now, or we would emerge as having a terrible Christmas.” Despite her reasoning, Phillip wasn’t having any of it as he cautioned that stockpiling presents is a ‘eg

Apple To Cut IPhone 13 Production In Case Of Chip Shortage

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Apple Inc. is likely to cut its 2021 iPhone 13 production targets by 10 million units as a prolonged chip shortage has affected its flagship.  He expected to produce 90 million new iPhone models in the last three months of the year, but now tells his production partners the total will be lower as Broadcom Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. are due struggling to provide enough components, they said. , who asked not to be identified as the situation is private.  Apple is one of the world's largest chip buyers and sets the annual pace for the electronics supply chain. But even with strong purchasing power, Apple is grappling with the same supply disruptions that have wreaked havoc in industries around the world.  Major chipmakers have warned that demand will continue to exceed supply throughout next year and potentially beyond.