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Borge Brende, left, President of the World Economic Forum, Nili Gilbert, center, Vice-Chairwoman of Carbon Direct, John F. Kerry, right, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of the United States, react during the 53rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos under the topic "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" from 16 to 20 January. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Will a real climate leader please stand up?

By Karina Lipsman

A baby girl who was born under the rubble caused by an earthquake that hit Syria and Turkey receives treatment inside an incubator at a children's hospital in the town of Afrin, Aleppo province, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Residents in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother gave birth to her while buried underneath the rubble of a five-story apartment building leveled by this week's devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Newborn, toddler saved from rubble in quake-hit Syrian town

By Ghaith Alsayed and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., leads the panel during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP makes first big push to boost energy production by curbing climate rules

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Rescue teams carry the body of a victim from a destroyed building in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Race to find survivors as quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria; Death toll reaches 5,300

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., applaud. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Biden rips ‘outrageous’ Big Oil profits, calls for quadrupling tax on stock buybacks

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

People and emergency teams search for people in the rubble in a destroyed building in Gaziantep, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. (AP Photo/Mustafa Karali)

Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Snow covers a tree in central Athens with the ancient Parthenon temple on the Acropolis hill seen in the background, in Athens, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A cold snap sweeping across southern Greece has caused blackouts, highway closures, and service disruptions. Schools were closed in Athens, along with court houses and multiple services. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece: Snow reaches Acropolis, halts services

Associated Press

Two people with surf boards walk on Waikiki Beach, Thursday, June, 23, 2022 in Honolulu. In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.

Hawaii legislature debates enacting ‘green fee’ on tourists to use state’s beaches, parks

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A car is seen under the wreckage of a collapsed building, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. Damage was reported across several Turkish provinces, and rescue teams were being sent from around the country. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake kills thousands

Associated Press

Civil defense workers and security forces search through the wreckage of collapsed buildings in Hama, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. Damage was reported across several Turkish provinces, and rescue teams were being sent from around the country. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadik)

Biden directs USAID, agencies to assist Turkey and Syria after earthquakes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. Damage was reported across several Turkish provinces, and rescue teams were being sent from around the country. (Depo Photos via AP)

Powerful earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria, levels buildings

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

People walk down the beach to take a look at a dead whale in Lido Beach, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The 35-foot humpback whale, that washed ashore and subsequently died, is one of several cetaceans that have been found over the past two months along the shores of New York and New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

How a spate of dead whales is setting off a nasty fight between environmental groups

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this undated photo provided by Kappa U.S. ski racer Travis Ganong wears the new race suit to be worn at the world ski championships in France. U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in collaboration with Kappa and Protect Our Winters, designed the suit to help elevate climate change as a priority in snow sports. (Kappa via AP)

U.S. skiers to don climate change-themed race suits at worlds

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Melissa Smith, a train fire is seen from her farm in East Palestine, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in the Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below. (Melissa Smith via AP)

50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio

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Emergency team members carry the body of a person found in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. A powerful earthquake that struck southeast Turkey and northern Syria has killed more than 640 people with hundreds injured. The toll is expected to rise as rescuers search for dead and survivors in dozens of collapsed buildings across the region. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NTSB details cause of fiery Ohio train wreck

Associated Press

A high-altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon sailed across the U.S. on Friday, drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying and sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U.S.-China tensions. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP)

Chinese balloon spotted in North Carolina as suspected spy craft floats eastward over U.S. airspace

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Passengers head towards the Air France counter at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Romulus, Mich. The COVID-19 coronavirus has considerably slowed air travel. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Customs agents in Detroit find a dolphin skull in unaccompanied international luggage

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his budget proposal in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. California faces a projected budget deficit of $22.5 billion for the coming fiscal year, Newsom announced Tuesday, just days into his second term. It’s a sharp turnaround from last year’s $98 billion surplus. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

California reverses course, won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

This photo made available by NASA shows the planet Jupiter, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, on June 27, 2019. On Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, scientists said they have discovered 12 new moons around the gas giant, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92. That's more than any other planet in our solar system. (NASA, ESA, A. Simon/Goddard Space Flight Center, M.H. Wong/University of California, Berkeley via AP)

Astronomers discover 12 new moons around Jupiter

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press