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Country diary: blackthorn winter has begun to loosen its grip
Wolsingham, County Durham: Pearly buds have opened, smothering blackthorn twigs in a froth of blossom. Spring’s…
China’s Xi Jinping to attend Joe Biden’s climate summit
Virtual summit on Thursday will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Biden took…
Lawmakers push PPP revamp as funding lapse looms
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday unveiled plans to offer more emergency pandemic relief to…
Chauvin conviction squeezes Congress on police reform
Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd is heaping more pressure than ever on…
Genetic diversity in salmon has declined since fish farming introduced – study
Researchers say loss of diversity in Sweden’s Atlantic salmon population could compromise ability of fish to…
Melting ice in Arctic linked to bowhead whales holding off annual migration
Researchers in Canada find that population did not make the 6,000km roundtrip in 2018-2019 As the…
GOP fails to censure Waters with nation on edge over Chauvin verdict
A GOP push to punish Rep. Maxine Waters for encouraging protests against police brutality fizzled on…
GOP senators float $600-800 billion infrastructure counteroffer
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito proposed paying for the plan with user fees that would extend to…
Capitol Police abandon plan to reconstruct building’s outer fence
A worker removes razor wire from a security fence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, March…