Feb 05 New climate hubs aim to help communities cope with extreme weather By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Aiming to help rural communities deal with climate change, the Obama administration is creating seven regional "climate hubs" that will serve as clearinghouses for information and outreach about extreme weather across the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 05 Challenge to Virginia marriage ban brought to federal court By Rachel Wellford Protestors and supporters of same-sex marriage begin to show up outside federal court in Norfolk pic.twitter.com/iBAbMY31im— Deanna LeBlanc (@DeannaWAVY) February 4, 2014 Photo by Deanna LeBlanc/WAVY TV 10 AM Reporter A federal court in Norfolk, Va. Continue reading
Feb 04 As gay rights spotlight shifts to Sochi, sides square off back in the U.S. By Bridget Bowman One week before the Winter Olympics were set to begin in Sochi, 40 human rights groups sent a letter to the games' top American sponsors, urging them to pressure Russia to address its anti-gay policies. "Discrimination has no place… Continue reading
Feb 04 Congress-approved farm bill makes its way to President Obama By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Congress has given its final approval to a sweeping five-year farm bill that provides food for the needy and subsidies for farmers. Ending years of political battles, the Senate on Tuesday sent the measure to President Barack Obama,… Continue reading
Feb 04 Satya Nadella named new Microsoft CEO; Bill Gates steps down as chairman By Joshua Barajas Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday named 47-year-old Satya Nadella, the company's enterprise and cloud chief, as the new chief executive, ending a five-month search to replace Steve Ballmer, who has been serving as CEO since 2000. The company's first CEO, Bill… Continue reading
Feb 04 Senate hearing convenes over West Virginia chemical spill By Associated Press A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hear testimony on the West Virginia chemical spill in Washington Tuesday. The Committee on Environment and Public Works' water and wildlife subcommittee will convene over the spill that left 300,000 people without clean water for… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch New media models disrupt traditional journalism By PBS News Hour A slew of made-for-Web news sites are increasingly undermining the platform of print media. In this shifting landscape, how will journalism and storytelling survive, and what are readers to gain? Judy Woodruff talks to Re/code’s Walt Mossberg, VOX Media’s Jim… Continue watching
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