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A fear grows in Trumpworld: Have we gone too conspiratorial?  POLITICO Donald Trump won’t do the 1 thing Republicans really wish he would  CNN While the governor’s race is big, here’s what else is on the line for Virginia voters  wtvr.com Sen. Rick

Earlier this year, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks’ publication of secret military documents a decade ago. (Image credit: Frank Augstein/AP)

Finally, it seemed, the companies that played a large part in creating the climate crisis were being denied a say in deciding how we dig ourselves out. Unlike at previous climate summits, the organizers of COP26 in Glasgow didn’t give

Ebrahim Raisi’s remarks stopped short of assigning blame for the attack, which rendered useless the government-issued electronic cards that many Iranians use to buy subsidized fuel at the pump. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran’s president says cyberattack was meant to create ‘disorder’ at gas pumps  NPR Iran says cyberattack caused gas station chaos  Reuters Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country  Associated Press US seeking ‘united front’ with Europe on Iran: top Biden aide  Al Jazeera

A move to ditch oil-linked gas contracts paid off when gas was in ample supply but will cost EU members an estimated $30 billion this year.

As Joe Biden makes his first visit to the Vatican as president, U.S. clerics prepare to debate whether he and other Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should be granted Communion.

More than a third of the global computing power dedicated to mining bitcoin is now drawn from machines in the U.S., up from less than a fifth last spring.

More than 100 people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have pleaded guilty. But others are promising to take their cases to trial, including some who have decided to represent themselves. (Image credit: Screenshot via BitChute)

Climate change is hitting many developing countries hard. In Uganda, one climate activist worries that the upcoming international climate talks won’t protect her home.