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In Aberdeen, climate and energy take centre stage in UK election
In Europe's oil and gas "capital", Aberdeen, voters are apprehensive about Labour's plans for combatting climate change if the opposition party wins next month's UK general election as expected.- Rebranding - Many in Aberdeen recognise that North Sea oil is running out and agree that the future of the planet rests with renewable energy, with attempts under way to rebrand it Europe's "net zero capital".
TODAY
What it’s like to have to legally adopt your own biological child
Same-sex couples have an additional concern to add to their newborn checklist: legally confirming parental rights for the non-birthing parent.
Associated Press
Women's rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says
The U.N. political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying Wednesday that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo stressed to a small group of reporters that the two-day meeting starting Sunday is an initial engagement aimed at initiating a step-by-step process with the goal of seeing the Taliban “at peace with itself and its neighbors and adhering to international law,” the U.N. Charter, and human rights. This is the third U.N. meeting with Afghan envoys in Qatar's capital, Doha, but the first that the Taliban are attending.
NBC News
Kanakuk Kamps sex abuse accuser says camp leadership told him to ‘back off’ when he reported abuse
A 37-year-old Colorado man who says he was sexually abused by a director at a Kanakuk Kamps, one of the biggest Christian summer camp operations in the country, has sued the organization and one of the camp’s insurance providers, alleging fraud.
Associated Press
North Carolina party recognition for groups seeking RFK Jr., West on ballot stopped for now
A divided North Carolina election board decided Wednesday to scrutinize further the attempts by political organizations to become official state parties by collecting signatures, with the goals of their supporters to get Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West on this fall's presidential ballot in the battleground state. The We The People party and Justice for All Party of North Carolina initiated petition drives to receive official party designations.
Time
How Furry Pet Rabbits Can Become Invasive Feral Pests
A new study found what makes the furry critters such masterful colonizers of countries across the world.
AFP
US presidential debates over the years: gaffes, chaos, scandals
From Gerald Ford's catastrophic Soviet gaffe to Ronald Reagan's witty remark about his age and Joe Biden asking Donald Trump to "shut up," US presidential debates have been funny, vicious and everything in between. - Trump-Biden, September 29, 2020 - The first debate of the 2020 presidential election, featuring Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, devolved into shouting and insults.
AFP
US health workers sound alarm on Gaza medical crisis
Patients in Gaza's few standing hospitals are dying in droves from infections resulting from a lack of protective gear and soap, even when they survive their horrific blast injuries.And we have to get it in sufficient volumes to meet the demands," Adam Hamawy, a former US army combat surgeon, tells AFP in an interview after a medical mission to Gaza's European Hospital last month.
AFP
Georgia, setting for Biden-Trump debate, as divided as America itself
Atlanta, Georgia is hosting the first debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump as they battle for the White House in November Here are five interesting things to know about the southeast state, which serves as a reflection of the political schism dividing America as a whole.- CNN - Atlanta is the birthplace and headquarters of CNN, which is airing and moderating the first debate between the 81-year-old Democratic president and his 78-year-old Republican opponent.
AFP
Mic cuts, no audience: how the Biden-Trump debate will work
There will be no studio audience, depriving candidates of the momentum that comes from ginning up supporters.Among the most notable: When the candidates take the stage at the network's Atlanta studios at 9:00 pm (0100 GMT Friday), there will be no one in the audience.
Reuters
Who is Bolivia's President Luis Arce? Former economist survives coup attempt
Bolivian President Luis Arce, a mild-mannered and bespectacled former economy minister, faced down a coup attempt on Wednesday, as the armed forces withdrew after occupying the central square in La Paz and entering the presidential palace. Arce, 60, won election in 2020 after a period of deep political turmoil. A ballot the year before was marred by allegations of fraud, which sparked widespread protests and the eventual resignation of then-President Evo Morales.
AFP
US death row inmate executed in Texas
An American man was executed Wednesday in Texas for the 2001 murder of a woman.Gonzales' attorney had appealed for a stay on his execution to the US Supreme Court, but it was rejected on Wednesday.
Associated Press
No human remains are found as search crews comb rubble from New Mexico wildfires
No human remains have been found after search and rescue crews combed through 1,300 damaged and destroyed structures in a New Mexico mountain community hit hard by a pair of wildfires. Authorities made the announcement Wednesday evening during a public meeting, easing the concerns of many who had been working to whittle down a list of people who were unaccounted for in the wake of evacuations that came with little warning. Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford also confirmed that there were now zero names left on the list of those who had been unaccounted for following the evacuations.
NBC News
White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children and forcing them to work ‘as slaves’
A West Virginia couple is facing charges of human trafficking, child neglect, forced labor and more after, prosecutors allege, they adopted five Black children from a shelter to do forced labor and live in deplorable conditions.
NBC News
Republicans and Democrats launch Black voter outreach events around the debate
Ahead of the presidential debate, Republicans and Democrats are furthering their Black voter outreach efforts, with a particular focus being placed on Black men.
AFP
Panama Canal agency warns water shortage "is not over"
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Wednesday that the famed waterway continues to face a water shortage, despite recent rains alleviating most restrictions imposed following last year's drought. "The waterway continues to face the impact of a prolonged dry season from this past year that limited the capacity of daily passages through the canal," the ACP said in a statement.
Associated Press
First candidate drops out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
A candidate in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race late Wednesday, becoming the first to back out in order for hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the vote to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, 53, dropped his candidacy and urged other candidates to do the same “so that the front of the revolution will be strengthened,” the state-run IRNA news agency reported. Ghazizadeh Hasehmi served as one of Raisi’s vice presidents and as the head of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs.
NBC News
Midwest reels from devastating flood damage, with more storms set to hit
Devastated communities across the Midwest are picking up the pieces after days of relentless flooding that has destroyed homes, roads and public facilities, with yet more storms to come this week.
Reuters
US, Japan, South Korea vow strategic cooperation to boost security, economies
Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed on Wednesday to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI) safety, export controls, clean energy and semiconductor supply chains. "We're doubling down our efforts to work together," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the start of the meeting in Washington. "As we three are leading economies in manufacturing, services, technology and innovation and we have to work together to the benefit not just for our countries, but the safety and security of the world," Raimondo said.
CNN
Attempted coup in Bolivia fails after president calls on country to mobilize in defense of democracy
“We cannot allow coup attempts to take Bolivian lives once again. We want to urge everyone to defend democracy,” Arce said from the presidential residence, Casa Grande.

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