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EPA Sends Four California Emission Waivers to Congress, Targeting the Clean-Car Rules
The EPA transmitted four California vehicle and equipment emission waivers to Congress on Friday, arguing they qualify for fast-track repeal under the Congressional Review Act.
Gene Shalit, the 'Today' Show's Punning Film Critic, Dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the bushy-haired, mustachioed film critic who reviewed movies on NBC's 'Today' show for four decades with a fondness for puns, has died at 100, his family said Friday.
King Charles Marks His Official Birthday With Trooping the Colour
The choreography barely changes, and that is the point: a monarchy staging its own permanence on Horse Guards Parade, one year at a time.
Atlantic 'Cold Blob' Traced to a Weakening AMOC in New Ocean Analysis
A patch of ocean south of Greenland keeps cooling while the planet warms. New observational work says the explanation runs deep, and so do the stakes.
NOAA Declares El Niño and Puts 63% Odds on a 'Very Strong' Event
The Pacific has flipped into its warm phase, and the agency’s new measuring stick says this one could be big. Here is what an El Niño winter usually brings.
Washington National Opera Sues Kennedy Center Over $17 Million in Gifts
Five months after leaving its home of more than five decades, the opera company is suing for the donor money it says the Kennedy Center kept.
David Hockney, Painter of Pools and Modern Life, Dies at 88
The British painter who carried figurative art through six decades of changing fashion, from Bradford to the pools of Los Angeles, has died one month short of 89.