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✍️ U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change, while scrapping a contract for a federal climate assessment used to direct government action on climate change.   ⛽ The moves were the latest in a string of efforts by Trump's administration aimed at ramping up U.S. domestic oil and gas output, while pushing back against largely Democratic-led policies to curb carbon emissions.   But it’s not just oil and gas getting a boost as Trump also signed executive orders to increase coal production.   Read Sharon Kits Kimathi’s newsletter Reuters Sustainable Switch to find out more ➡️ https://reut.rs/3E30DpO

A Reuters investigation, in conjunction with the Open Source Centre research group, shows the extent of Russia's reliance upon North Korean shells on the battlefield, which helped it pursue a war of attrition that Ukraine has struggled to match. At times over the past year, the vast majority of shells fired by some Russian units were from North Korea, Reuters has found.    Tom Balmforth, Reuters chief correspondent in Ukraine, explains North Korea's vast operation to help Russia's war on Ukraine. Read the full investigation ➡️ https://reut.rs/4cyqRgt   #ukraine #russia #northkorea #shell #war #military

Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who built websites to spread his faith, will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's first saint of the millennial generation this month, elevating him to the same level as Mother Teresa and Francis of Assisi. Read more about his path to sainthood ➡️ https://reut.rs/4iB6O2B   #saint #religion #christian #catholic #carloacutis #faith

LIVE: Biden speaks in Chicago, his first major appearance since presidency Former U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to address the 2025 national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago in his first major appearance since leaving the White House in January. #Live #Biden #JoeBiden #ARCD #Chicago #Trump #Reuters #politics #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

President Trump promised to increase U.S. oil production, but the number of oil rigs in the country has been falling since 2018 — and as Elena Casas Montañez explains, producers won't be able to afford to drill if prices continue their recent freefall. #oil #usa #trump #drilling #fracking #drilling 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off popular photo-sharing app Instagram in 2018 in anticipation of possible antitrust scrutiny, according to a document shown at a trial in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The document was shown during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp. Story here with Katie Paul for Reuters: https://lnkd.in/ekfD9tgC

More students living in the U.S. are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign-student visas https://reut.rs/3G9Y3im

China accused the United States of launching cyberattacks targeting its essential industries during the Asian Winter Games in February, condemning the act as "malicious cyber behavior."   Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian was speaking to reporters during a regular briefing in Beijing and added that the country will continue to take necessary measures to protect its own cyber security. Read the details ➡️ https://reut.rs/4iitX9F   #china #us #cybersecurity #cyberattack #security

LIVE: Outside court hearing for Abrego Garcia wrongful deportation case Outside a courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, where a judge will consider her next steps on what she called the Trump administration's failure to update her on efforts to return a man illegally deported to El Salvador. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported on March 15 despite an order protecting him from removal. #legal #court #deported #maryland #elsalvador #trump Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

A judge in Washington, D.C., blocked most of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey, dealing the White House a new legal setback in its campaign against firms that Trump disfavors https://reut.rs/3YoYATZ