Iowa Could Decide Senate Shift as GOP Eyes Key States
NBC News and FiveThirtyEight analysts say Iowa's result could determine Senate control, with Ernst's odds near 66 percent and GOP hopes to absorb losses elsewhere. The race has driven over $80 million, ranking among the nation's costliest.
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Reconstruction funds sit idle in banks after tsunami toll rise
A Reuters review shows Japan’s central government paid over $50 billion to Miyagi Iwate and Fukushima, but about 60 percent remains deposited in regional banks like 77 Bank in Sendai. Officials cite red tape high costs and labor shortages as delays in housing and public works.
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Sendai
Yoshikazu Onodera
Onodera
Climate change poses risk to vulnerable groups and health
A UN science panel warns climate change from fossil fuel burning is already affecting life on all continents and oceans. It highlights rising vector-borne diseases and asthma linked to allergens, stressing the greatest impact on those with fewest resources. Negotiators prepare for Lima talks to set emissions goals.
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Florida lawmaker tackles digital life after death
Florida Senator Dorothy Hukill proposes legislation to give a designated fiduciary access to a deceased person’s digital life. The plan mirrors growing online concerns as 87 percent of U.S. adults are online, but current policies from Google Facebook and Instagram vary and lack legal standardization. Experts warn many people haven’t planned for digital assets and service questions remain about access if accounts are closed or fees lapse.
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