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European World Cup teams plan to defy FIFA in ‘One Love’ armband standoff

FIFA wanted seven European soccer federations to back down from allowing their captains to wear “One Love” armbands — a heart-shaped multi-colored logo aimed at exposing the host country Qatar’s record on human rights.

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European World Cup teams plan to defy FIFA in ‘One Love’ armband standoff

FIFA wanted seven European soccer federations to back down from allowing their captains to wear “One Love” armbands — a heart-shaped multi-colored logo aimed at exposing the host country Qatar’s record on human rights.

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BBC skips World Cup opening event in Qatar, airs segments on country’s rights abuses

UK national broadcaster examines controversy surrounding soccer tournament, including deaths of migrant workers who built stadia, anti-LGBTQ laws; but some fans upset

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Vice President Harris visits the Philippines amid South China Sea dispute

Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that started Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying

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News Wrap: Climate summit wraps with promise of disaster fund for poor nations

In our news wrap Sunday, COP27 came to a close with a breakthrough deal that will create a climate disaster fund for the world’s poorest nations, new Twitter CEO Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s personal account on the platform, western

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Oslo, Norway’s unique approach to curbing carbon emissions

The capital of Norway is working to be nearly emission-free by 2030. Every year, the city of Oslo calculates how much emission-producing activity will contribute to greenhouse gases, then implements a carbon budget to keep those levels low. Lisa Desjardins

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The Colorado Springs mayor reflects on the Club Q shooting

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Mayor John Suthers about a deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub that left at least five people dead and 25 others injured.

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Qatar Embraced Its Big World Cup Moment, but Didn’t Like the Ending

At last it was here, the last word in Qatar’s attempt to announce itself to the world, to showcase all that it could do, all that it could build. Then the soccer started.

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COP27 Heralds ‘New Paradigm’ For Climate Action. Now The Hard Work Truly Starts

Island nations are under threat from rising seas. Drought threatens wide swathes of Africa. And flooding will inundate countries across the globe. For years, the developing countries most vulnerable to climate change warned of these threats and demanded that their

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Jack White leaves Twitter after Musk reinstates Trump: ‘Shame on you’ – Detroit News

Jack White leaves Twitter after Musk reinstates Trump: ‘Shame on you’  Detroit News Why Elon Musk reinstated Trump’s Twitter account  Face the Nation Musk restores Trump to Twitter after holding online poll  ABC7 Opinion: This ‘poll denier’ is suspicious of Twitter’s reinstatement of

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