Social Responsibility

A study confirms that marine conservation mitigates climate change

A study confirms that marine conservation mitigates climate change

Marine areas help preserve marine flora and fauna, as well as sequester carbon and promote ecological and social adaptation to global warming Marine protected areas act as a safeguard for the oceans, seas and estuaries, since they help preserve plants and animals who live in them, but the benefits of these protected areas extend well beyond their limits, since help sequester carbon and encourage ecological and social adaptation to climate change. This is stated in a study published in the magazine 'One Earth', where the researchers say: "Marine protected areas are increasingly being promoted as a ocean based climate solution,…
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Five major bills passed by Congress in 2022

Five major bills passed by Congress in 2022

WASHINGTON — It was a busy year for Congress, which passed a series of important bills, most with bipartisan support. And it may be the highlight of Joe Biden's presidency from a legislative standpoint, with Republicans poised to take over the House of Representatives in early 2023.As two years of full Democratic control come to an end, here are five of the most important bills passed in 2022.A comprehensive climate, health and tax billThe Inflation Reduction Law represents the largest attempt in US history to combat climate change with a $369 billion clean energy financing package covering cars, homes and…
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Dolphins’ Teddy Bridgewater says he had ‘good conversations with good friends’ Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles

Dolphins’ Teddy Bridgewater says he had ‘good conversations with good friends’ Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles

Teddy Bridgewater will be under center for the Miami Dolphins this weekend as Tua Tagovaviloa is in the concussion protocol for the second time this season.To prepare for a potential playoff winner, he decided to seek some advice from people close to him. Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) drops back to pass against the New York Jets during the first quarter of a game on October 9, 2022, in East Rutherford, NJ (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Bridgewater said he had a "good conversation" with two "good friends" who happen to be two of the most famous…
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What’s New on Netflix and Top 10: December 30, 2022

What’s New on Netflix and Top 10: December 30, 2022

White Noise is now streaming – Picture: Netflix We're just days into 2023 and Netflix has been dropping new releases all week in the lead up. Here's your daily roundup of everything new on Netflix for December 30, 2022. Plus, we'll take a look at what's trending in the top 10 on Netflix. Looking ahead to the weekend, you'll have the new Harry and Meghan docu-series launching tomorrow plus the big batch of first-month additions arriving on January 1, 2023. Best new movies and series on Netflix for December 30, 2022 The glory (Season 1) Classification: TV-MALanguage: KoreanGender: DramaTo emit:…
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Biden pardons 6 convicted of crimes of murder, drugs and alcohol

Biden pardons 6 convicted of crimes of murder, drugs and alcohol

KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands — President Joe Biden pardoned six people who have served sentences following convictions on one count of murder and drug and alcohol-related offenses, including an 80-year-old woman convicted of killing her abusive husband about half a century ago and a man who pleaded guilty to using a phone for a cocaine transaction in the 1970s.The pardons, announced on Friday, mean that the criminal records of the crimes are now purged. They come a few months after the Democratic president pardoned thousands of people convicted of "simple possession" of marijuana under federal law. He also pardoned three…
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NASA creates an independent study group on UFOs

NASA creates an independent study group on UFOs

The project will be led by 16 professionals of recognized prestige, including a famous astronautThe results of the analysis will be published in mid-2023 The US space agency NASA has launched the UN independent scientific team to study the unidentified aerial phenomena. That is, events that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena and that, until now, we don't know what it is about. This is not the first time that a scientific study has raised this phenomenon, but it is one of the most most ambitious projects to date. As announced this Friday, the project will officially…
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Republicans have a post-election epiphany about voting by mail

Republicans have a post-election epiphany about voting by mail

McDaniel did not mention former President Donald Trump, who has for years criticized early, absentee and mail-in voting and falsely claimed the methods led to widespread voter fraud that cost him the election. Y a spokesman said his comments were not directed at the former president. But privately, Republican operatives admit that Trump has put their party in an electoral bind and that the problems extend beyond voting methods. “Our voters need to vote early. There were many in 2020 who were saying, don't vote by mail, don't vote early, and we have to stop that, and understand that if…
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Alaska man misses heart transplant surgery after winter storm canceled his flight to Seattle

Alaska man misses heart transplant surgery after winter storm canceled his flight to Seattle

In the span of eight hours, Patrick Holland went from excitement to hope to crushing disappointment after a major winter storm caused him to miss a life-saving heart transplant procedure. Holland, a father of 7 who lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, is battling congestive heart failure. After a year of waiting, he was added to the transplant list on December 5, his wife Haley Holland published in a Facebook page chronicle of his trip. She said she had a flight booked to Seattle, where the surgery would take place, but they were waiting for a call from doctors at the Heart…
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Coast Guard suspends search for helicopter that crashed with 4 on board

Coast Guard suspends search for helicopter that crashed with 4 on board

The The Coast Guard has called off its search. for a helicopter that crashed near New Orleans, officials said Friday, dimming hopes of rescuing four people on board.A pilot and three oil workers were coming from a rig operated by Houston-based Walter Oil and Gas when the accident occurred around 8:40 am CST Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said.“Once a case is suspended, it basically means that we will stop looking until we find new information that really helps us with the search,” Coast Guard Petty Officer José Hernández told NBC News on Friday."Let's say someone actually sees…
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