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Michael Walsh is a writer and reporter based in New York City. His work covers a wide range of topics but he’s particularly interested in civil liberties, psychology and the environment. He joined Yahoo News in 2014 after covering breaking news for the New York Daily News and writing features for News Corp. He received a B.A. from Manhattan College and an M.A. from Georgetown University. He was also a Foreign Press Center Japan fellow.
Yahoo NewsA startup brings climate-change modeling down to the street level
Jupiter Intelligence, a startup delivering hyperlocal climate predictions, is developing technology that could fundamentally change the way companies and governments plan for climate risks.
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What House Democrats can, and can't, do to push action on climate
House Democrats are launching an aggressive campaign to prioritize the climate crisis. But President Trump has called climate change a hoax, and Republicans still control the Senate, so what can the House actually do to effect change?
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FBI agents say shutdown hinders fight against gangs and terrorism
The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) repeated its call for the partial government shutdown to end, arguing that it is undermining the bureau’s ability to protect the nation.
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Rudy Giuliani: Talks of Trump Tower Moscow continued throughout 2016 election
Rudy Giuliani said President Trump recalls discussing the Trump Tower Moscow project with Michael Cohen until late 2016.
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Trump pines for global warming during snowstorm, confusing weather with climate
On Twitter Sunday, Trump insinuated that the major winter storm that hit New England on Sunday was evidence that anthropogenic climate change is absurd and laughable.
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Senators grill EPA nominee Wheeler over climate policies
The Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hammered former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday for his role in rolling back environmental protections at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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President or private citizen? Bloomberg mulls over where he’d have biggest impact on climate and gun control
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pondering whether he will have a bigger impact on the country as a Democratic presidential candidate or a businessman and philanthropist. And he intends to decide soon.
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Barr signals support for ending marijuana legalization
William P. Barr, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would support a law that prohibits recreational marijuana.
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Ted Cruz: Americans outside D.C. don't care about Russia investigation
Sen. Ted Cruz said Americans do not care much about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe outside of Washington, D.C.
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Mark Warner: 'It is a very real question' whether Trump acted as a Russian agent
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said it’s worth asking whether President Trump acted as an agent for the Russian government during his presidential campaign — wittingly or unwittingly.
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FBI agents petition Congress for immediate funding amid shutdown
The FBI Agents Association are petitioning Congress and the White House to fund the bureau as the government shutdown drags on.
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Trump threatens to cut FEMA funding for California wildfires
President Trump threatened to cut federal emergency funding for California’s firefighters in the middle of a partial government shutdown.
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Julián Castro: Trump is endangering America by undermining alliances
Julián Castro said President Trump’s treatment of longtime American allies is “the greatest threat to our national security” today.
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Bloomberg says he’ll decide on 2020 run by February
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 76, said he will decide whether to run for president in early 2019.
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Lindsey Graham to CNN host on Iraq withdrawal issue: 'That's a bunch of bulls***'
Sen. Lindsey Graham said that former President Barack Obama is to blame for “everything we’re dealing with today” because of his decision to withdraw from Iraq in 2011.
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Michelle Obama displaces Hillary Clinton as 'most admired' woman
Former first lady Michelle Obama was named the most admired woman in the United States in an annual poll conducted by Gallup.
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Who is Patrick Shanahan? Trump's acting replacement for Mattis came to the Pentagon after decades with defense contractor Boeing
President Trump’s choice to take over for outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spent more than 30 years working for Boeing, a major defense contractor.
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2 opposing views of Syria and Mattis, from Bob Corker and Rand Paul
Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee accused President Trump of making a hasty decision, whereas Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky applauded the president’s decision to withdraw from Syria.
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Senators fight EPA effort to weaken controls on methane pollution
Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island is leading a group of Democratic senators fighting the EPA's proposal to weaken Obama-era methane rules.
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Michael Cohen would refuse a pardon from Trump, his former lawyer says
Lanny Davis said that his advisee Michael Cohen would refuse any pardon offered by President Trump.