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COVID relief for thousands of foster youth has expired. Will lawmakers renew it?

By Chloe Jones

COVID relief for thousands of former foster youth ended recently, but child welfare advocates hope a new bill in Congress will reinstate it.

Miss highlights from Biden's two days in Glasgow? Here's what you need to know

By William Brangham

World leaders at the U.N. climate summit pledged on Wednesday to cut methane emissions and conserve forests.

Virginia elects first woman as lieutenant governor

By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Republican Winsome Sears, who returned to Virginia politics after an absence of nearly two decades, has become the first female lieutenant governor and the first woman of color to win statewide office in Virginia.

Can the world's whitest paint save Earth?

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

Its inventors say it could help address climate change because it's highly reflective, and thus absorbs very little heat.

Yellen calls climate fight 'the greatest economic opportunity of our time'

By Associated Press

“In many cases, it's simply cost effective to go green,” the U.S. treasury secretary told a panel on Wednesday.

Kremlin defends Putin's absence from COP26

By Associated Press

"Russia’s climate action don’t have the goal of being pegged to an event,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Kerry applauds ambition at COP26, but 'the real issue is going to be follow-up'

By Associated Press

U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said Wednesday that the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow have more energy and focus than previous rounds of climate negotiations in particular because of the strong presence and support of the private sector.

WATCH: Republican Glenn Youngkin speaks after winning Virginia governor's race

By Will Weissert, Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race early Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican…

UK calls on financial industry to pour wealth into greener investments

By Associated Press

Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said that the U.K. government is providing new funds to help poor countries cope with climate change. But he said that “public investment alone isn’t enough.”…

First children receive COVID-19 vaccine as part of national rollout

By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education.