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Effort to force passage of gun check law delayed

The Toledo Blade 

COLUMBUS — A petition effort designed to force Ohio lawmakers to enact mandatory background checks for most gun purchases has been delayed, negating any chance voters could weigh in on the issues before 2021.

Richer nations accused of stalling progress on climate crisis - The Guardian

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  1. Richer nations accused of stalling progress on climate crisis  The Guardian
  2. Climate change: Stalemate at UN talks as splits re-appear  BBC News
  3. UN climate talks go into overtime as countries fail to agree  Financial Times
  4. We Have Climate Leaders. Now We Need Followers.  The New York Times
  5. Activists protest at ‘sidelining of social justice’ at UN climate talks  The Guardian
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Kentucky: outgoing governor pardons killer whose brother hosted fundraiser

Yahoo! News 

Pardons of violent offenders, including a child rapist and a man who beheaded a female victim, provoke widespread backlashDays after leaving office, the former Kentucky governor Matt Bevin is facing widespread backlash and calls for an investigation following a number of controversial pardons of violent offenders on his way out the door.Pardons are traditional at the end of a governor’s term – and most of the Republican’s more than 400 pardons were for drug offenses. But a number of the pardons were for particularly violent crimes... Читать дальше...

Fatigue factor?

Sports.inquirer.net 

Fresh from conquering the Southeast Asian Games, five players will plunge straight into semifinal action when the PBA Governors’ Cup resumes at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. Barangay Ginebra will field Gilas Pilipinas regulars Stanley Pringle, Japeth Aguilar, LA Tenorio and Greg Slaughter in its showdown with NorthPort, and the main concern is the quick […]

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Costco Sees Sales Boost Amid Brick-and-Mortar Focus

PYMNTS.com 

Costco, the big-box membership retail store, has seen its sales continuously rise throughout the holiday season, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The news is especially noteworthy because unlike its competitors like Walmart and Target, Costco has actually reduced spending on its eCommerce offerings, something that has been a revenue bright spot […]

White House says Trump's attacks on 16-year-old Greta Thunberg are fair game because she's an 'activist,' while mentions of the first couple's 13-year-old son should be off-limits

ThisIsinsider.com 

  • The White House defended President Donald Trump's recent attack on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter because Thunberg "travels the world giving speeches."
  • "So ridiculous," Trump tweeted in response to Thunberg being honored as Time's 2019 Person of the Year. "Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!"
  • Previously, the First Lady sharply criticized a witness in Trump's impeachment... Читать дальше...

I need a break, says globetrotting Greta

Oann.com (One America News Network) 

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Tireless teenage activist Greta Thunberg has been crisscrossing the globe by car, train and boat - but not plane - to demand action on climate change.

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2019 Star Tribune Sports Pictures of the Year

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

From the successful seasons to the moments of disappointment, it was a yea of highs and lows in Minnesota sports. Here are 20 of the best sports moments from 2019 captured by Star Tribune staff photographers.

The Man Who Carved A Successful Path For Austrian Wines

Forbes.com 

All good things must come to an end and this past year Willi Klinger was touring around for the last time representing the Austrian Wine Marketing Board with his last stop being in New York City in October.

Emotion Recognition Is Creepy As Hell

Gizmodo.com 

Emotion recognition technology, at best, promises to read commuters’ mental anguish and adjust subway cabin conditions accordingly, and at worst, puts biased and buggy mental microscopes in the hands of corporate overlords. In a new report, the NYU research center AI Now calls for regulators to ban the tech.

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