Tag: push
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U.S. officials push to add some giraffes to endangered species list
Three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as their populations continue a yearslong trend of decline. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that the West African, Kordofan and Nubian subspecies of northern giraffe be considered endangered under the Endangered Species Act. In addition, the service proposed…
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Bernie Sanders’ push to limit weapons sales to Israel blocked by the Senate
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. The resolutions got bipartisan opposition and had not been expected to pass. Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored three separate resolutions that zeroed in on different types of weapons: tank…
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Militia groups push military government close to the brink in Myanmar
BANGKOK — Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory and inspiring others to attack around the country. Before the offensive, the military’s control had seemed firmly ensconced with its vast superiority in troops and firepower, and…
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On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation
“We are a part of America that a lot of the time feels kind of left out,” said Vircynthia Charley, district manager at the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, a non-for-profit utility that provides electric, water, wastewater, natural gas and solar energy services. For years, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has worked to get more Navajo…
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Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen fuel Harris’ campaign push in Georgia
Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a star-studded rally in Atlanta on Thursday night that featured remarks from President Barack Obama and a performance from rock legend Bruce Springsteen. The event was the first time Harris and Obama have shared the rally stage this cycle as the Democratic presidential nominee makes her closing pitch to voters…
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Republican super PAC makes last-ditch push to swing Nevada Senate race
Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to flip Nevada’s Senate seat, optimistic that a strong performance from former President Donald Trump in the state could boost Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown. Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP super PAC involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $6.2 million on TV, radio and digital ads…
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Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
ODAWARA, Japan — Karen Makishima is the only female running for Japan’s governing party in her 20-seat prefecture for the Oct. 27 general election, reflecting the tough battle women face in breaking into the country’s male-dominated politics. Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has promised to narrow one of the widest gender gaps among lawmakers in…
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One year after 4 Pepperdine students were killed in high-speed crash, sorority sisters push for change
Thursday marks one year since four Pepperdine University students were struck and killed in a high-speed crash along Pacific Coast Highway. On Oct. 17, 2023, Niahm Rolston, Peyton Stewert, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams, were walking in Malibu towards a home on PCH to meet their sorority sisters when a car traveling at a high…
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Parents of slain Hamas captive push for deal, warning remaining hostages won’t ‘make it much longer’
JERUSALEM — The body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found “bullet ridden and emaciated” in a 60-foot-deep tunnel, his grieving parents told NBC News in their first interview since his death, warning that the scores of hostages still inside the Gaza Strip are “not going to make it much longer.” In a wide-ranging and…
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Democrats and Republicans push to expand the Senate battleground map with long-shot races
For the last two years, the battle for the Senate has focused on a handful of closely watched states. But weeks before Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are pouring money into the edges of their battleground map, placing bets on long-shot chances to flip an extra seat into their column. And they are long-shot races,…