In Texas, Biden Says New Legislation Could Expand Benefits for Burn

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday called for broadly expanded health benefits for veterans, particularly those who fell ill after inhaling toxic substances from burning wastes in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, which he believes contributed to the cancer that killed his eldest son. , Beau. For Mr. Biden, the issue is personal and political: …

Achieved the European Climate Target. But Does It Burn Less Carbon?

Hindsight A series by the Headway team that looks at predictions and promises from the past. As the 2009 global climate summit in Copenhagen approached, the European Union raced to declare an ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bloc leaders worked to temper the competing interests of more than two dozen members and …

Adele, Music’s Comet, Returns with ’30’. How Bright Will It Burn?

Since “25” Adele has been a streaming star. Like Swift, it was a notable holdback when the format was still new, keeping its full LP out of streaming services for months to maximize sales. Since then, Swift – whose protest more rooted in his annoyance with some services’ free tiers – he’s released six studio …

In ‘American Rust’ Buildings Destroy, Passions Burn

The environment is both beautiful and ugly, ostentatious and dilapidated. Green leaves surround rusty mills that are no longer in use; steep hills fall into the river like the falling dreams of local residents. This is Monongahela Valley, the host of the nine-episode Showtime series “American Rust,” which will debut September 12. The Mon Valley, …

Rethinking Outdoor Travel in the West as Wildfires Burn

Spokesperson Allison Keeney Travel OregonThe state’s tourism commission said that “bushfires in one location usually have no impact other than a limited area and rarely cause major travel disruptions. Such is the case with fires currently occurring in remote wilderness areas.” He added that the state tools applied visitors can use it to monitor air …

Siberia Shakes As Frozen Lands Burn: ‘If We Have No Forest,

Northeast Siberia is a place where people are keeping up with Arctic temperatures step-by-step. But 100 degree days is another matter entirely. text writer Anton Troianovski Photos: Nanna Heitmann MAGARAS, Russia — On a sweltering and painfully smoky evening on the expanse of Siberia’s rapidly warming permafrost, the call for help lit up villagers’ phones …