Supreme Court limits EPA greenhouse gas rule expansion
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling largely preserves the Obama era program to limit emissions from plants and factories while rebuking regulators for overstepping without Congress. It blocks applying a permitting provision to new or expanded plants solely for greenhouse gas emissions. The decision signals cap on using the Clean Air Act for climate limits.
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Springfield Mayor calls to end refugee resettlement
Massachusetts Mayor Domenic Sarno urged the U S government to stop resettling refugees in Springfield, saying Somali families strain services in the city where about one third of residents live in poverty. Critics cite moral obligations while residents allege local housing and poverty problems predate arrivals.
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Rebels promise to honor cease-fire in Ukraine talks
In Donetsk on Monday insurgents pledged to honor President Poroshenko’s cease-fire and pursue talks to end the crisis. The meeting included a former Ukrainian president, the Russian diplomat, and European officials, as Borodai and other separatist leaders participated.
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Kerry warns Iraq leaders to form government now
U S Secretary of State John Kerry told Baghdad leaders that seating a new parliament by July 1 is crucial to prevent a civil war. He pressed Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish factions to share power and unite against ISIL, while insisting the U.S. will not pick Iraq’s leadership. Al Maliki faces calls to resign amid Sunni discontent.
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Syria completes handover of chemical stockpile to West
Syria has handed over the last of its acknowledged chemical weapons, with 8 percent of a 1,300 ton stockpile loaded aboard a Danish ship at Latakia for destruction. Kerry called the move a step toward reducing chemical warfare risk as Israel struck Syria and concerns over chlorine gas persist.
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Sudan frees Meriam Ibrahim after apostasy ruling
Meriam Ibrahim, a 27 year old Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy, had her sentence canceled by the Court of Cassation in Khartoum. Her lawyer said she left prison and is with her husband and two children. Ibrahim was convicted for marrying a Christian man and raised by her Christian mother.
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