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UN weather agency issues red alert on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 | KLRT [Video]

GENEVA (AP) The U.N. weather agency is sounding a red alert about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the worlds efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate. The World Meteorological Organization said there is []

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European Union pushes ahead with a plan to buy weapons for Ukraine with frozen Russian asset profits | KLRT [Video]

BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union is pressing ahead with a plan to use the profits generated from billions of euros of Russian assets frozen in Europe to help provide weapons and other funds for Ukraine, a senior official said Tuesday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell got a green light for the plan from []

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Bentleys first EV delayed to late 2026 | KLRT [Video]

Bentleys first electric vehicle wont debut until late 2026 and wont start deliveries until the following year, CEO Adrian Hallmark said on Tuesday while announcing the companys 2023 financial results. It means the EV will arrive almost two years later than what Bentley announced in 2020, when plans for the vehicle were first announced. Hallmark []

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Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit | KLRT [Video]

WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Koreas nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese companys plan to buy an iconic American steel []

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Saylor Poffenbarger enters the transfer portal | KLRT [Video]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. (KNWA/KFTA) The Arkansas womens basketball team has lost another big player to the portal. Sophomore guard Saylor Poffenbarger has entered the transfer portal, according to The Next Hoops. Poffenbarger transferred to Arkansas from UCONN in 2022. This past season, she started in 30 games and averaged 10.2 points per game and 11.2 []

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In Vermont, Town Meeting is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it? | KLRT [Video]

ELMORE, Vt. (AP) Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater. Shorty is ready to ask: Why is so much being spent on a truck? The coffee, fresh-baked bread and donuts have been laid out. Eighty-seven voters have squeezed into the Elmore Town Hall. Town Meeting is about []

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Former British tech star depicted as scam artist, visionary in trial about HPs disastrous 2011 deal | KLRT [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Federal prosecutors on Monday painted one-time British tech star Mike Lynch as the ruthless mastermind of an $11 billion deal that defrauded Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard. But his lawyer depicted him as a visionary who was made a scapegoat for a desperate buyers bad decision. The contrasting portraits of Lynch, []

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Indias multi-phase election will stretch over 44 days. Heres why it takes so long | KLRT [Video]

NEW DELHI (AP) From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in general elections. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in the world and will take 44 days before results are announced on June 4. Prime Minister Narendra []

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Colombia suspends ceasefire with faction of ex-FARC rebels following attack on Indigenous community | KLRT [Video]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with one of a handful of armed groups with which he hoped to negotiate peace accords, saying its fighters violated the truce by attacking an Indigenous community. The government said that starting Wednesday it would resume military operations against Estado Mayor Central, []

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South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave | KLRT [Video]

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) South Sudan is closing all schools starting Monday in preparation for an extreme heat wave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit). They warned that any school found []