Alan Clendenning
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Freelance journalist. Former AP. English, Español, Português.
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Brazil's Marina Silva said the "gravitational pull" of the US helped undermine the plan at COP30 for a road map to exit fossil fuels.
US Absence Hurt Fossil Fuel Exit Push at COP30, Says Brazil’s Silva
The country’s environment minister said the “gravitational pull” of the US helped undermine a key proposal at the UN climate talks.
bloom.bg
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Brazil's Marina Silva said the "gravitational pull" of the US helped undermine the plan at COP30 for a road map to exit fossil fuels.
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Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines reut.rs/4ioUZOq
Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines
Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element of Warsaw's efforts to bolster its defences in the Baltic Sea.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Poland picks Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines reut.rs/4ioUZOq
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warned today that Russia must reduce its military power and make serious concessions to achieve a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine.
Russia must make concessions as part of any peace deal, says EU’s Kallas
The bloc’s foreign policy chief says the focus must be on what the aggressor, not the victim, should sacrifice.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, warned today that Russia must reduce its military power and make serious concessions to achieve a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine.
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JUST IN: Brazil's Supreme Court formally concluded former President Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plotting case, clearing the way for the court to order him to begin serving a sentence of more than 27 years in prison, according to a court document reut.rs/4osW2hO
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
JUST IN: Brazil's Supreme Court formally concluded former President Jair Bolsonaro's coup-plotting case, clearing the way for the court to order him to begin serving a sentence of more than 27 years in prison, according to a court document reut.rs/4osW2hO
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Sweden wants long-range weapon systems able to strike inside Russia reut.rs/4oUAYBE
Sweden wants long-range weapon systems able to strike inside Russia
Sweden's military wants long-range cruise missiles able to strike targets deep inside other countries, a deterrent which the defence minister said on Tuesday was needed to match Russia's own long-range capabilities.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sweden wants long-range weapon systems able to strike inside Russia reut.rs/4oUAYBE
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Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae singer who helped popularize the genre with songs like “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “The Harder They Come,” died at 81 of pneumonia, his wife said. Read more about his life and legacy: nyti.ms/4pxqKao
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae singer who helped popularize the genre with songs like “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “The Harder They Come,” died at 81 of pneumonia, his wife said. Read more about his life and legacy: nyti.ms/4pxqKao
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US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office reut.rs/3MllMPt
US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office
A U.S. appeals court on Monday will hear oral arguments in the Associated Press's battle with President Donald Trump over access to presidential events, a major press-freedom case.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office reut.rs/3MllMPt
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
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🇺🇸🇧🇷 El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha firmado una orden en la que exime los aranceles sobre un amplio catálogo de productos importados de Brasil, como la carne de ternera y otros derivados vacunos, frutas tropicales; café y verduras social.elpais.com/1w27o19
Trump aprueba una reducción de los aranceles a Brasil para rebajar el precio de la carne y otros productos frescos
El presidente estadounidense rebaja los gravámenes a un amplio catálogo de productos alimentarios
social.elpais.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🇺🇸🇧🇷 El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha firmado una orden en la que exime los aranceles sobre un amplio catálogo de productos importados de Brasil, como la carne de ternera y otros derivados vacunos, frutas tropicales; café y verduras social.elpais.com/1w27o19
Helluva story from @AP: apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Helluva story from @AP: apnews.com/article/immi...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs bill to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure after months of resistance.
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs bill to release files on Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure after months of resistance.
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Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday — the same day Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits for a full day of events with the president, two White House officials told CNN. https://cnn.it/4iaCey2
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday — the same day Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits for a full day of events with the president, two White House officials told CNN. https://cnn.it/4iaCey2
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President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Democratic-run cities slated to host World Cup matches next year, saying he might ask FIFA to move games from certain cities if he feels crime is too high or local leadership isn’t cooperating with the federal government.
Trump muses about what it would take to strip World Cup host cities of games just months before the tournament kicks off | CNN
President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Democratic-run cities slated to host World Cup games next year, saying he might ask FIFA to move games from certain cities if he feels crime is too hig...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Democratic-run cities slated to host World Cup matches next year, saying he might ask FIFA to move games from certain cities if he feels crime is too high or local leadership isn’t cooperating with the federal government.
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BREAKING: Chile's presidential race heads to a runoff between communist candidate Jeannette Jara and hard-right veteran politician José Antonio Kast.
Polls open in Chile's presidential vote pitting a communist against the far right
Polls have opened in Chile, with over 15 million obliged to vote for president and parliament. Sunday's poll is a pivotal contest between a left-wing incumbent and hard right challengers who have benefited from rising concern over organized crime and illegal immigration in one of Latin America’s saf
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
BREAKING: Chile's presidential race heads to a runoff between communist candidate Jeannette Jara and hard-right veteran politician José Antonio Kast.
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The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel.
UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration
The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the political storm over migrants crossing the English Channel.
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A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. https://cnn.it/48iwvTi
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. https://cnn.it/48iwvTi
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Newly unsealed emails show Jeffrey Epstein’s private back-and-forth with journalists, raising fresh questions about source dynamics.
How chummy is too chummy? Epstein emails shine light on relationships between journalists, sources
The emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein that were released this week shine a light on the relationship between reporters and their sources — and that light isn't always flattering.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Newly unsealed emails show Jeffrey Epstein’s private back-and-forth with journalists, raising fresh questions about source dynamics.
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Meatpacker JBS sees US cattle shortage lasting through 2026 reut.rs/3JX1BXh
Meatpacker JBS sees US cattle shortage lasting through 2026
U.S. beef margins for JBS, the world's largest meat company, will likely tighten in the fourth quarter from the prior period due to a persistent shortage of U.S. cattle, company executives said in a conference call on Friday.
reut.rs
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Meatpacker JBS sees US cattle shortage lasting through 2026 reut.rs/3JX1BXh
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
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La Guardia Civil de Toledo ha detenido a un hombre de 61 años por matar con un rifle a un águila imperial ibérica, una de las aves más amenazadas de la Península
Detenido el guarda de un coto de caza por abatir con un rifle a un águila imperial ibérica en Toledo
El autor de los hechos se enfrenta a una pena de prisión de hasta dos años por atentar contra una de las especies más amenazadas de la Península
elpais.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
La Guardia Civil de Toledo ha detenido a un hombre de 61 años por matar con un rifle a un águila imperial ibérica, una de las aves más amenazadas de la Península
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‼️ÚLTIMA HORA | El Gobierno decreta el confinamiento de aves de cría en todas las granjas de España por la gripe aviar
El Gobierno decreta el confinamiento de aves de cría en todas las granjas de España por la gripe aviar
La prohibición de que los animales permanezcan al aire libre se extiende a todas las granjas avícolas, incluidas las explotaciones ecológicas y las de autoconsumo o las que produzcan carne o huevos pa...
www.eldiario.es
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
‼️ÚLTIMA HORA | El Gobierno decreta el confinamiento de aves de cría en todas las granjas de España por la gripe aviar
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British shipping firms and insurers will be banned from facilitating the export of Russia’s liquefied natural gas in a new bid to cut off Vladimir Putin’s fossil fuel revenues.
UK bans firms from helping Russia ship its gas. At last, campaigners say
The prohibition on British companies supporting Russian exports will be phased in during 2026.
www.politico.eu
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
British shipping firms and insurers will be banned from facilitating the export of Russia’s liquefied natural gas in a new bid to cut off Vladimir Putin’s fossil fuel revenues.
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Texas A&M University adopts a policy requiring professors to get approval from the school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics
Texas A&M University has adopted a new policy requiring professors to first get approval to discuss some race and gender topics.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Texas A&M University adopts a policy requiring professors to get approval from the school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
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The U.S. has ended production of the penny.
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The U.S. has ended production of the penny.