A former State Department budget analyst who served under the Biden administration has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $650,000 from the agency over two years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., announced. Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, admitted to misusing her signature authority over a State Department checking account between March 2022 and April [...]
Read More »Scientists Say The Arctic Could Be “Mostly Ice Free” In 10 Years
Arctic Faces Alarming Ice Loss: Sixth-Lowest Minimum in 2023 On September 19, 2023, the Arctic recorded its sixth-lowest minimum ice extent since NASA began satellite tracking. Simultaneously, the Antarctic experienced its smallest maximum ice coverage ever. These trends, although not new, are becoming increasingly severe. Since satellite observations began in 1978, Arctic sea ice has steadily declined. Recent analyses suggest …
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