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Carbon dioxide emissions rebound to nearly pre-pandemic levels

Newswise — Irvine, Calif. — Days before the opening of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland, the latest estimates by the Carbon Monitor, an international research initiative begun during the pandemic, show that global carbon dioxide emissions as of the end of September 2021 were just 0.9 percent lower than emissions at the same time in 2019.

Collaboration leads to 45 Apprehensions

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 45 migrants at three locations with the assistance of local partners.

Healthcare Is A Priority — Not Politics

“The greatest wealth is health” is an aphorism that captures the impact of health on our lives and underscores the importance of access to health care for all, regardless of income. It ties-in to the frequently debated question, namely, “Is health care a right or a privilege?”

Zapata Becomes Women’s Soccer’s All-Time Points Leader

Junior Emily Zapata became the all-time points leader in The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women’s soccer history as the Vaqueros beat the Abilene Christian University Wildcats 2-1 on Thursday at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

Women’s Volleyball Falls at Sam Houston

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros volleyball team fell to the Sam Houston Bearkats 1-3 (14-25, 26-24, 16-25, 15-25) on Thursday at Johnson Coliseum.

Men’s Soccer Club heads to regionals

For the second consecutive season, the Texas Southmost College Men’s Soccer Club packed up its cleats and headed north, this time to Lubbock, to compete in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Region IV Super Regional Soccer Championships
Computers mine for bitcoin at Whinstone's Rockdale facility. Photo Credit:  Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans want to make the state the center of the cryptocurrency universe

Expansion plans are in the works to more than double the plant’s capacity and make it the biggest bitcoin mining facility in the world, according to Whinstone U.S. CEO Chad Everett Harris.
Experienced older workers will retire eventually, but a new study suggests how employers may persuade some of them to stick around for a few more years. Image for illustration purposes.

Keeping experienced older workers from retiring

Employees with less education and who were not managers were especially likely to want to stay at high-quality jobs and delay retirement.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act. Image for illustration purposes.

Protecting U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Serving Abroad

Federal law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every single day in service to our nation—they deserve to know that the United States will protect them from harm at home and abroad.
UTRGV Women's Cross Country team is picked to finish 10th. Courtesy Image

Cross Country Teams Picked to Finish 8th And 10th

The WAC Championships, hosted by California Baptist, get underway on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the men’s 8K followed by the women’s 6K at 12 p.m.

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