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Fossil Fuel Industry Knew of Profound Climate Risks In the 1950s – Mother Jones

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An artistic depiction of the Keeling Curve, which shows atmospheric CO2 concentrations over time.Swen Pförtner/AP

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The fossil fuel industry funded some of the world’s most foundational climate science as early as 1954, newly unearthed documents have shown, including the early research of Charles Keeling, famous for the so-called ‘Keeling curve’ that has charted the upward march of the Earth’s carbon

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Keke Palmer’s mother breaks silence on Darius Jackson abuse allegations and claims his brother Sarunas KNEW he was abusive a year ago: ‘You’re a f***boy and part of the problem!’

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Keke Palmer’s mother has broken her silence after the actress accused her ex Darius Jackson of repeated ‘physical and emotional abuse’ –  and claimed she told his brother Sarunas he was abusive one year ago. 

Palmer, 30, is seeking sole custody of the couple’s eight-month-old son Leodis and is looking for a restraining order against Jackson – on Friday, DailyMail.com obtained shocking surveillance camera images of Palmer being beaten by Jackson, with the images obtained from court documents.

Palmer’s mother

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Hunt for the Sycamore Gap vandals as 300-year-old world famous tree is cut down overnight – and theories mount that ‘professionals who knew what they were doing’ are behind it

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A 300-year-old tree which famously featured in Robin Hood has been chopped down overnight in a ‘malicious act of vandalism’.

The Sycamore Gap, along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, is one of the UK’s most photographed trees.

But the iconic tree, which featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, was found chopped down this morning with its upper section lying across the historic Roman barrier.

Walkers stopping to look today noticed how

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‘I never knew what it was like to be loved in a marriage. I’ve FINALLY learned to laugh again’: Sally Challen went to prison for bludgeoning her abusive husband to death. Now she’s found love with teen crush who was also the best man at her first wedding

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There are many astonishing things about Sally Challen’s (second) marriage, but it was the delivery of the vows that startled guests in the church.

‘When we’d gone to see the vicar about the arrangements, Dell said he didn’t want me to promise to ‘love, honour and obey’ him, so he asked if we could both say ‘love, honour and play’ instead,’ recalls Sally.

‘The vicar didn’t see why not, so we did. There were a few quizzical looks in the

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The summer holiday essentials you never knew you needed, from roll-up shoes to a portable fan that hangs around your neck…

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With the summer holidays in full swing, many of us are on the move. 

Whether that’s a staycation or heading to Europe and beyond, travelling isn’t always the smoothest of experiences. 

So here is our pick of the best travel products to keep your holiday on track from departure to arrival.

LOUNGING ABOUT

Travelling in pyjamas is all the rage with celebrities, from Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner to footballer Erling Haaland sporting expensive varieties. 

Travel in comfortable pyjamas

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Skipper of Philippine ferry that capsized and left 27 dead allegedly knew boat was filled beyond capacity

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  • A ferry capsized in a lake in the Philippines, leaving 27 passengers dead. At least 43 others were rescued.
  • The country’s coast guard chief is claiming the skipper of the ferry knew his boat was filled beyond capacity.
  • A manifest listed that the boat only had 22 passengers in addition to the boat’s three crew members ahead of the trip.

The skipper of a Philippine ferry which flipped over in a lake in an accident that killed 27 passengers decided

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China sequenced Covid days before world even knew of deadly outbreak | Science | News

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Beijing has been accused of “endless cover-ups” around Covid by a scientist who claimed that China sequenced the virus’ genome five days before the world knew of the outbreak.

The comments were made by virologist Professor Edward Holmes of the University of Sydney to colleagues in a private channel in the messaging software Slack in March 2020.

The channel was set up in February to discuss the writing of a Nature Medicine paper, ultimately published on March 17, 2020.

The

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Sinéad O’Connor Always Knew That Black Lives Mattered

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Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped.

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From air and by sea, using radar, telephone and radio, officials watched and listened for 13 hours as the migrant ship Adriana lost power, then drifted aimlessly off the coast of Greece in a slowly unfolding humanitarian disaster.

As terrified passengers telephoned for help, humanitarian workers assured them that a rescue team was coming. European border officials, watching aerial footage, prepared to witness what was certain to be a heroic operation.

Yet the Adriana capsized and sank in the presence

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