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'We have only a few days left,' COP26 chair warns

By Associated Press

Alok Sharma said that the commitments made by countries in the first week of the talks narrowed the gap but weren’t enough. He said that countries now have to shift immediately to making good on those promises.

WATCH LIVE: Pelosi holds news conference

By News Desk

The House speaker has joined COP26 on a day focused on the disproportionate effects of climate change on women and girls.

WATCH: Pelosi holds news conference at COP26 climate summit

By Associated Press

Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years.

Pelosi: 'America is back' to curb climate change

By Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this week to send a message that the United States has rejoined international initiatives to curb climate change after the Trump years.

Rich and poor nations confront divides over money and trust

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

It’s time for the “high level” negotiations, when government ministers or other senior diplomats swoop in to make the political decisions that are supposed to break the technical logjams.

Russia aims to make its largest island carbon neutral by 2025

By Tanya Titova, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Tree growth will absorb as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as the island’s half-million residents and its businesses produce, an idea the Russian government 4,000 miles to the west in Moscow hopes to apply to the whole country.

WATCH: Trial for Ahmaud Arbery killing continues - Day 3

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday.

Technology to stop drunken driving among new car safety mandates from Congress

By Hope Yen, Tom Krishner, Associated Press

Congress has created a new requirement for automakers: Find a high-tech way to keep drunken people from driving cars.

WATCH: Centennial commemoration of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By Associated Press

Arlington National Cemetery opened the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza Tuesday to allow the public to walk on and lay flowers in front of the Tomb, for the first time in nearly 100 years.

News Wrap: U.S. reopens to vaccinated international travelers

In our news wrap Monday, the United States fully reopens to most travelers for the first time since before the pandemic. The U.S. charged two hackers — a Ukrainian and a Russian — in a string of major ransomware attacks.

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