6 h. ago Southern California air regulators weigh a plan to phase out gas furnaces and water heaters

Air quality regulators in Southern California are debating proposed rules that would curb harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters

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36 h. ago US supreme court sides with heterosexual woman in ‘reverse discrimination’ case

Judges rule 9-0 in case where Marlean Ames argued she was denied a promotion because she is heterosexualUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse discrimination”, reviving the case of an Ohio woman who claimed that she did not get a promotion at a state agency because she is heterosexual.The justices, in a 9-0 ruling, threw out a lower court‘s decision rejecting a civil rights lawsuit by the plaintiff, Marlean Ames, against her employer, Ohio’s department of youth services. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators

A New Mexico appeals court has rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil state failed to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas industry pollution

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9 d. ago South Carolina Supreme Court rejects inmate's request for more firing squad details

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected a request from an inmate set to die next month for more information on the firing squad after concerns about the last execution by bullets in April

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9 d. ago German court dismisses Peruvian farmer’s climate lawsuit against RWE

Appeals court rejects Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s argument his home was at risk of being damaged by glacial flood A German appeals court has dismissed the case of a Peruvian farmer suing the energy giant RWE for climate damages.The upper regional court in Hamm rejected the argument by the farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya that his home was at direct risk of being washed away by a glacial flood. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supreme Court rejects appeal of Massachusetts student who wanted to wear 'only two genders' T

The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders

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1 week ago The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Apaches who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred

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2 w. ago Fears Afghan commandos may have been denied asylum as they could have witnessed 'war crimes by SAS troops'

Court documents showed the officer rejected every bid by the Afghan commandos, known as Triples, despite the troops still facing revenge from the Taliban for fighting with the British.

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2 w. ago Chagos Islands deal signed after High Court judge rejects injunction bid

The deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius is expected to cost the UK £101million a year

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2 w. ago Chagos Islands deal set to be agreed after High Court judge rejects injunction bid

The government said international relations had been damaged after the Prime Minister’s virtual handover ceremony with Mauritian officials on Thursday had to be abandoned

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2 w. ago ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are urging judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank

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2 w. ago Energy bills in Great Britain could fall this summer but ‘crisis not over’

Ofgem price cap on gas and electricity likely to drop by £129 to £1,720 a year, says consultancy Cornwall InsightBusiness live – latest updatesHousehold energy bills could drop this summer but experts have warned that “the crisis is not over” for households and manufacturers struggling to afford gas and electricity costs.The industry regulator’s quarterly price cap is expected to fall in July by an average of £129, or 7%, according to forecasts from Cornwall Insight, a leading energy consultancy. It has predicted that the cap will fall to £1,720 a year for a typical dual-fuel household this summer, from £1,849 under the current limits. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Descendants of Italy’s last king should not have crown jewels, court rules

Judge says €300m collection should remain property of state, after attempt by family of Umberto II to reclaim jewelsA court in Italy has rejected a request made by the descendants of the country’s last king to reclaim the crown jewels, with the judge ordering that the national treasures remain the property of the state.In February 2022, the descendants of Italy’s last monarch sued the Italian state to reclaim the jewels, which for almost 78 years have been stashed in a treasure chest in a safety deposit box at the Bank of Italy – the country’s central bank – amid a long-running saga over their ownership. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Darwin Nunez banned for three games as Liverpool forward and Spurs star see appeal dismissed

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez will miss Uruguay's World Cup qualifiers next month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his appeal against a five-game ban

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