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As record wildfires and historic drought continue to plague parts of the western United States, researchers have now learned that burn scars left in the Rocky Mountains are affecting the viability of watersheds critical to dozens of millions of Americans. Burn scars in high-elevation regions of the Rocky Mountains are dramatically affecting snowpack and runoff on water resources that provide drinking and irrigation water to much of the state, according to Colorado State University researchers. united Daniel McGrath, a geoscientist and professor at CSU, studied burn scars with his team across Colorado to see how fires along critical watersheds deteriorate…

CNN — President Joe Biden is under sustained pressure from both sides of the aisle over the administration’s handling of the expiration of Title 42, the controversial Trump-era pandemic public health restriction that became a key tool to push back migrants at the US-Mexico border. Title 42 was a public health order established early in the pandemic aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 and allowed authorities to quickly deport migrants at US land borders. The measure expired at 11:59 PM ET on Thursday. Now, US immigration agencies are reverting to decades-old protocols at a time of unprecedented mass migration…

The following is a statement from DuBois United Way. Area of ​​DuBois United Way dedicated to transparency while supporting member agencies DuBois, PA, 11/05/2023 – DuBois Area United Way (“DAUW”) remains focused on maintaining organizational integrity and successfully supporting its member agencies. To do this effectively, since learning of the allegations against the former executive director and after discovering additional information on related matters, the DAUW has, from day one, cooperated with law enforcement to enable an investigation adequate and complete. DAUW is dedicated to providing full and complete transparency on all matters, not only to build public confidence in…

Compensation to Imran Khan from the Supreme Court — which on Thursday called his arrest “illegal” — and the Islamabad High Court, which on Friday granted him general bail in all cases for two weeks, is not the end of Pakistan’s internal chaos. If anything, it sets the stage for a new round in this 20-month-old conflict that began with the former prime minister eyeing the military over the appointment of a new ISI chief: Imran wanted to keep the ancient, but it flashed first. All the while, Pakistan’s legendary cricket captain has been careful not to frame his battle…

Jo Swinson is the director of Partners for a New Economy and a former minister in the Liberal Democrat government in the UK. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss was right about one thing: economic orthodoxy is a real problem. Unfortunately, his prescription of tax cuts for the wealthy and encouraging casino banking was disastrously wrong. However, neither current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak nor Labor leader Keir Starmer will solve the UK’s problems if they conclude that we need a return to austerity or that there is no room for bravery, especially given the rapid energy transition that we need…

Washington – In the same Washington, DC, court where the Department of Justice has met grand juries to investigate former President Donald Trump’s actions surrounding the 2020 presidential election and his handling of classified documents, federal prosecutors handling a separate case were successful on Friday in their request to delay a Trump impeachment which had been scheduled for the end of this month over a period of four years. former civil suit filed by former FBI officials. Former FBI counterintelligence officer Peter Strzok and an attorney from the Office, Lisa Pagesued the Justice Department after both were fired during the…

The number of migrants entering the US near Yuma was lower than expected on Friday. No one knows if it is the end of a wave or just a law. The backlog of migrants waiting to be processed remains high. As is the anxiety level of some members of Arizona’s congressional delegation, who believe that appeals to the Biden Administration before the end of Title 42 fell on deaf ears. “They have ignored the issue and now they want to believe that the border is not open and a message from the Secretary of National Security Mayorkas would have been…

Pinellas law enforcement officers arrested 69 people and impounded 23 vehicles in a crackdown on street racing this weekend led by the St. Petersburg Police Department. Officers responded to a parking lot at 1101 Roosevelt Blvd. about 22:45 on Saturday night. According to a St. Petersburg police press release, they had learned that people planned to drive “donuts” in the parking lot and engage in other “dangerous street racing activities” before taking over other intersections important of Pinellas. Related: Tampa Bay street races are often posted online to garner attention. A new law proves it. Law enforcement officers in more…