by Julia Conley, staff writer Trump administration officials further signaled on Tuesday that the White House is not planning to cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team after Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "Renewable power is defying the difficulties caused by the pandemic, showing robust growth while others fuels struggle," said IEA executive director Fatih Birol.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer The Vermont senator noted that "47% of workers in Georgia make less than $15 an hour and 71% of voters in Georgia support increasing the federal minimum wage."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on health and human mobility threatens to roll back global commitments," said one official, "and hinder ongoing efforts to support those in need of assistance."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer The senator's comment, said one journalist, "is not something that is said by a person who actually wants to represent people in a democracy."
by Jon Queally, staff writer AG William Barr, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, "is a corrupt Trump henchman who should have been impeached months ago. If he cared one shred about our democracy, he’d be focused on the peaceful transition of power instead of doing the bidding of a wannabe dictator."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hailed Erekat—who served a quarter century as the occupied state's chief negotiator—as "our dear brother and friend, the great fighter."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Former telecom lawyer Nathan Simington, a Republican, was tapped by the president after an incumbent balked at a plan to weaken online protections granted under a key law.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer The children were separated from their families under the Trump administration's widely condemned "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
by Bama Athreya Labor organizing in California and around the world is pushing platform companies to take extreme measures to defend their exploitative business model.
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