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Urban transportation is central to the effort to slow climate change. It can’t be done by just switching to electric cars. Several cities are starting to electrify mass transit.

Hossein Amirabdollahian quoted as saying that Tehran will only return to negotiations if US shows goodwill gesture by releasing funds blocked by sanctions

Ministry says old passes will still be valid for a few more days, after website is unable to keep up with demand for permits

Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve.

An estimated 53,000 evacuees from Kabul remain stranded on eight military bases across the country. Thousands more are waiting at U.S. bases abroad to come to the United States.

Oil slick off Newport Beach covers 13 square miles  Los Angeles Times California oil spill in Pacific extends for miles, expected to hit beaches: reports  Fox Business Oil Slick Off Orange County Coast  CBS Los Angeles Major oil spill reaches Orange County coast,

A huge blaze has torn through a Caribbean island resort, ravaging more than 200 homes and businesses and forcing hundreds of residents to flee.

Biden appoints Amos Hochstein to oversee negotiations aimed at resolving dispute over lucrative natural gas exploration rights; will visit Israel, Lebanon later this month

Pelosi shifts infrastructure bill deadline to 31 October amid Biden frustration  The Guardian McConnell accuses Dem leaders of ‘letting the radical left run Capitol Hill’ after infrastructure bill stalls  Fox News ‘Everybody is frustrated,’ Biden says as his agenda stalls  KSL.com How progressives

‘Our hearts are broken’: Body believed to be missing college student Miya Marcano found, Florida sheriff says  USA TODAY A body believed to be Miya Marcano has been found, Florida sheriff says  CNN Body believed to be missing Miya Marcano found in