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Democrats push Obama further on Russia's role in US election Democrats push Obama further on Russia's role in US election
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Obama under pressure to disclose Russia’s role in electionObama under pressure to disclose Russia’s role in election
Barack Obama is facing increasing pressure from congressional Democrats demanding further disclosures regarding Russia’s role in the 2016 US elections. A group of senior House Democrats has written to the president seeking a classified briefing for colleagues on “Russian entities’ hacking of American political organizations; hacking and strategic release of emails from campaign officials; the WikiLeaks disclosures; fake news stories produced and distributed with the intent to mislead American voters; and any other Russian or Russian-related interference or involvement in our recent election”. Additionally, the White House has not responded to a week-old letter signed by every Democratic and Democratic-aligned member of the Senate intelligence committee seeking declassification of “additional information concerning the Russian government and the US election”.Barack Obama is facing increasing pressure from congressional Democrats demanding further disclosures regarding Russia’s role in the 2016 US elections. A group of senior House Democrats has written to the president seeking a classified briefing for colleagues on “Russian entities’ hacking of American political organizations; hacking and strategic release of emails from campaign officials; the WikiLeaks disclosures; fake news stories produced and distributed with the intent to mislead American voters; and any other Russian or Russian-related interference or involvement in our recent election”. Additionally, the White House has not responded to a week-old letter signed by every Democratic and Democratic-aligned member of the Senate intelligence committee seeking declassification of “additional information concerning the Russian government and the US election”.
Obama under mounting pressure to disclose Russia’s role in US electionObama under mounting pressure to disclose Russia’s role in US election
Trump picks climate change skeptic to lead EPATrump picks climate change skeptic to lead EPA
Donald Trump selected Scott Pruit, attorney general of Oklahoma and a climate science skeptic, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. “His nomination is a clear signal of Republicans’ desire to dismantle Obama’s climate legacy,” writes environment reporter Oliver Milman. Pruitt has called the EPA’s rule “unlawful and overreaching” and is part of legal action waged by 28 states against the EPA to halt the Clean Power Plan, an effort by Obama’s administration to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. Within hours of Pruitt’s appointment, the president-elect, Ivanka Trump and advisers met with Leonardo DiCaprio and the head of his foundation to discuss job creation by renewable, clean energy. Donald Trump selected Scott Pruit, attorney general of Oklahoma and a climate science skeptic, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. “His nomination is a clear signal of Republicans’ desire to dismantle Obama’s climate legacy,” writes environment reporter Oliver Milman. Pruitt has called the EPA’s Clean Power Plan “unlawful and overreaching” and is part of legal action waged by 28 states against the EPA to halt the effort by Obama’s administration to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. Within hours of Pruitt’s appointment, the president-elect, Ivanka Trump and advisers met with Leonardo DiCaprio and the head of his foundation to discuss job creation by renewable, clean energy.
Trump picks climate change sceptic Scott Pruitt to lead EPATrump picks climate change sceptic Scott Pruitt to lead EPA
Standing Rock: ‘This is like an awakening’Standing Rock: ‘This is like an awakening’
Native American activists who gathered to defeat the Dakota Access pipeline spoke to Julia Carrie Wong about how the experience has been different from their past lives and how it has changed them. Many “come from reservations ravaged by poverty, substance abuse, and a legacy of historical traumas that reach well into the present”, she writes. For Frank Archambault, from Little Eagle, South Dakota, a community of about 300 people within the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, joining the movement has been “like an awakening”. “Something I’ve been struggling with my whole life is doing something to be proud of,” he said.Native American activists who gathered to defeat the Dakota Access pipeline spoke to Julia Carrie Wong about how the experience has been different from their past lives and how it has changed them. Many “come from reservations ravaged by poverty, substance abuse, and a legacy of historical traumas that reach well into the present”, she writes. For Frank Archambault, from Little Eagle, South Dakota, a community of about 300 people within the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, joining the movement has been “like an awakening”. “Something I’ve been struggling with my whole life is doing something to be proud of,” he said.
Native Americans find new hope after Standing RockNative Americans find new hope after Standing Rock
The women lost to Mexico’s drug warThe women lost to Mexico’s drug war
Ten years ago this week, Mexico’s then-president Felipe Calderón deployed thousands of troops to fight against organized crime, at the start of what became an all-out war on drug trafficking which has raged ever since. Since then, more than a hundred of the country’s most wanted drug traffickers have been captured or killed. Billions of dollars have been spent, but the campaign has not ended the narcotics trade. The human cost has been devastating: around 200,000 people have been murdered and at least 28,000 disappeared since 2007. Most of the victims have been men, but women also have been tortured, trafficked and targeted for particular brutality, with almost total impunity. We ask what Mexico’s war on drugs has achieved and how the is US involved? Ten years ago this week, Mexico’s then-president Felipe Calderón deployed thousands of troops to fight against organized crime, at the start of what became an all-out war on drug trafficking which has raged ever since. Since then, more than a hundred of the country’s most wanted drug traffickers have been captured or killed. Billions of dollars have been spent, but the campaign has not ended the narcotics trade. The human cost has been devastating: around 200,000 people have been murdered and at least 28,000 disappeared since 2007. Most of the victims have been men, but women also have been tortured, trafficked and targeted for particular brutality, with almost total impunity. We ask what Mexico’s war on drugs has achieved and how the US is involved.
‘Impunity has consequences’: the women lost to Mexico’s drug war‘Impunity has consequences’: the women lost to Mexico’s drug war
Ambassador appointment well-received in ChinaAmbassador appointment well-received in China
On Wednesday, Trump announced Iowa governor Terry Branstad was his pick to be the top diplomat in China. The announcement came after a torrid few days for US-China relations, in which the two countries are “facing uncertainty as never before”, China’s Communist party-controlled tabloid has warned. The nomination of Branstad, who first met Chinese president Xi Jinping more than three decades ago, was welcomed in Beijing.On Wednesday, Trump announced Iowa governor Terry Branstad was his pick to be the top diplomat in China. The announcement came after a torrid few days for US-China relations, in which the two countries are “facing uncertainty as never before”, China’s Communist party-controlled tabloid has warned. The nomination of Branstad, who first met Chinese president Xi Jinping more than three decades ago, was welcomed in Beijing.
China hails Trump’s appointment of ‘old friend’ Terry Branstad as ambassadorChina hails Trump’s appointment of ‘old friend’ Terry Branstad as ambassador
Jill Stein: election recount is vital to reformJill Stein: election recount is vital to reform
Green party candidate Jill Stein, who launched vote recount effort in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, spoke to Rebecca Solnit, who has written passionately about the recount, about getting an accurate count and ending systematic violation of voting rights. The recount effort was effectively stopped in Michigan on Wednesday.Green party candidate Jill Stein, who launched vote recount effort in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, spoke to Rebecca Solnit, who has written passionately about the recount, about getting an accurate count and ending systematic violation of voting rights. The recount effort was effectively stopped in Michigan on Wednesday.
Jill Stein: US election recount is vital to reform our broken voting systemJill Stein: US election recount is vital to reform our broken voting system
Support the Guardian’s fearless journalismSupport the Guardian’s fearless journalism
Never has America needed fearless independent media more. Help us hold the new president to account, sort fact from fiction, amplify underrepresented voices, and understand the forces behind this divisive election – and what happens next. Support the Guardian by becoming a member or making a contribution.Never has America needed fearless independent media more. Help us hold the new president to account, sort fact from fiction, amplify underrepresented voices, and understand the forces behind this divisive election – and what happens next. Support the Guardian by becoming a member or making a contribution.
Why electric cars are only as clean as their power supplyWhy electric cars are only as clean as their power supply
As electric cars have grown more popular, experts debate whether they are really more environmentally friendly than their gas-guzzling counterparts once the manufacturing process for the vehicles and their batteries are taken into account.As electric cars have grown more popular, experts debate whether they are really more environmentally friendly than their gas-guzzling counterparts once the manufacturing process for the vehicles and their batteries are taken into account.
Why electric cars are only as clean as their power supplyWhy electric cars are only as clean as their power supply
E-cigarette use threatens decades of anti-smoking gains E-cigarette use ‘threatens decades of anti-smoking gains’
Growing e-cigarette use among young people threatens decades of progress in shrinking tobacco use, the US surgeon general warned in a report released on Thursday. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth and are more popular than cigarettes, cigars and hookahs, the report said. And the use of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products among those under 18 has jumped significantly after decades of declining rates of cigarette smoking.Growing e-cigarette use among young people threatens decades of progress in shrinking tobacco use, the US surgeon general warned in a report released on Thursday. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth and are more popular than cigarettes, cigars and hookahs, the report said. And the use of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products among those under 18 has jumped significantly after decades of declining rates of cigarette smoking.
Report: e-cigarette use by young people threatens decades of anti-smoking gainsReport: e-cigarette use by young people threatens decades of anti-smoking gains
Push for east Aleppo aid drops using GPS-guided parachutesPush for east Aleppo aid drops using GPS-guided parachutes
Western diplomats have conceded that there are no technical obstacles to a plan to deliver airdrops of food and medicine to Aleppo using a GPS-guided parachute system but the scheme has been stalled in the face of reluctance among military commanders and an absence of political will. The main aim of the plan is to get some humanitarian supplies into the embattled and shrinking enclave to keep people alive in the hope that talks would lead to a longer-term solution.Western diplomats have conceded that there are no technical obstacles to a plan to deliver airdrops of food and medicine to Aleppo using a GPS-guided parachute system but the scheme has been stalled in the face of reluctance among military commanders and an absence of political will. The main aim of the plan is to get some humanitarian supplies into the embattled and shrinking enclave to keep people alive in the hope that talks would lead to a longer-term solution.
Push for east Aleppo aid drops using GPS-guided parachutesPush for east Aleppo aid drops using GPS-guided parachutes
And finally ... Giraffes facing extinction after devastating declineAnd finally ... Giraffes facing extinction after devastating decline
Giraffes are at risk of extinction after suffering a devastating decline in numbers, with 40% of giraffes lost in the last 30 years, according to the latest “red list” analysis, compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Giraffes are “undergoing a silent extinction” said Julian Fennessy, co-chair of the IUCN’s giraffe and okapi specialist group. The report also identified 700 newly recognized bird species, but 13 of these are already extinct.Giraffes are at risk of extinction after suffering a devastating decline in numbers, with 40% of giraffes lost in the last 30 years, according to the latest “red list” analysis, compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Giraffes are “undergoing a silent extinction” said Julian Fennessy, co-chair of the IUCN’s giraffe and okapi specialist group. The report also identified 700 newly recognized bird species, but 13 of these are already extinct.
Giraffes facing extinction after devastating decline, experts warnGiraffes facing extinction after devastating decline, experts warn