Tag: Environment and nature
Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.
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Chimpanzees at Czech zoo get screen time amid virus lockdown
PRAGUE — A zoo in the Czech Republic is trying out a new way for its bored chimpanzees to monkey around during the coronavirus...
Democrats’ 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In 2018, Conor Lamb wasn’t just a candidate — he was a symbol.
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DNR: Zebra mussels could be hiding in aquarium moss balls
INDIANAPOLIS — State wildlife officials are urging Indiana residents to destroy invasive zebra mussels that could be hiding in so-called moss balls sold for...
Mathias Cormann chosen as OECD head despite climate concerns
PARIS — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Monday that it has appointed a former Australian finance minister, Mathias Cormann, as its...
Cal Baptist women top GCU in WAC but Utah Valley gets berth
LAS VEGAS — Tiena Neale scored 21 points and California Baptist, the nation's lone undefeated Division-I women's team, beat Grand Canyon 78-60 on Saturday...
Grand Canyon beats New Mexico State, earns 1st NCAA bid
LAS VEGAS — Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Grand Canyon earned its first bid to the NCAA Tournament with...
Lost to mountain, Japanese internee’s bones return home
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When Giichi Matsumura arrived at his final resting place in late December, the people who knew him best when he...
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,”...
Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska
A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains on Sunday with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures,...
