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Thunberg lives in a cool apartment retrofitted for climate change with deep insulation, as well as its own solar air-conditioning and heating systems. It has a green wall of plants and a balcony where she can grow a few vegetables. Machines automatically recycle or compost waste. Across the developed world, political parties that prioritize the fight against climate change have been in power for decades. Since these administrations have banned exhaust-emitting cars from cities, Thunberg drives an electric car, and there is little air and noise pollution....

As in the United States, federal officials in Australia have declared COVID-19 vaccination and related services free to all. In an email to 9news.com.au’s A Current Affair, a health department spokesperson confirmed this policy remains in place. “Clinics cannot charge a patient any cost associated with the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, including booking fees,” they said. But, according to reports, the Blessed Health Care Clinic either didn’t receive that memo or has chosen to disregard it entirely....

Bottom line, on my scorecard: a tie at best, and certainly not enough of a win for Clinton to change the dynamics of the nomination contest, which Obama is poised to lock up. Clinton wanted to be Joe Frazier, the relentless one, glaring across the ring for 90 minutes at the infuriating man with quick moves and tassels on his high-laced shoes. She complained about the referees, charged ahead as she had to do....

And now a clip of his lawyer referring to him as an “abuser” has gone viral - although a source close to Vasquez said she had meant to say “abuse victim”. Camille Vasquez emerged as a superstar throughout Depp’s legal proceedings against his ex-wife and was an integral part of the legal team that got him awarded $10 million in compensatory damages, as well as $5 million in punitive damages....

The Clippers point guard underwent surgery Tuesday after fracturing the third metacarpal on his right hand during his team’s Game 4 loss to the Trail Blazers on Monday. He is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks, at which time he’ll be reevaluated, the team announced. MORE: Playoff injuries that crushed title hopes Paul suffered the injury when he attempted a steal on Blazers guard Gerald Henderson midway through the third quarter and did not return to the game....

The Clippers coach told reporters a stranger returned $2,000 he dropped while walking in the streets of San Francisco ahead of his team’s Game 2 matchup against Golden State. “I reached in my pocket to grab my phone,” Rivers said. “Unbeknownst to me, I dropped about two grand on the floor, on the street and kept walking, didn’t know it. “The guy tapped me on the back and said ‘Yo, that’s your money....

Darnold’s performance in this week’s preseason game against the Giants could be influential in the decision, but it should not matter. Jets fans are clamoring for Darnold to be the Week 1 starter, but the noise should not be a factor, either. New York’s call must be about what gives the team the best chance to win now and build a foundation for future success. Darnold appears to be the answer on both fronts....

The hosts were speaking about a New York Post report that stated an activist investor, Cliff Robbins, has been “prodding” Dolan to sell minority stakes for the Knicks and the New York Rangers. “Robbins, who’s Blue Harbour Group hedge fund owns a 4 percent stake in MSG [Madison Square Garden], said he thinks the Knicks and Rangers combined should be worth $7.2 billion, far higher than the $5.55 billion price tag they have been given by Forbes,” the Post report said....

“The network has accepted the resignation of a photo editor, who joined CNN earlier this year, after anti-Semitic statements he’d made in 2011 came to light,” CNN spokesperson Matt Dornic told Newsweek in a written statement. “CNN is committed to maintaining a workplace in which every employee feels safe, secure and free from discrimination regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion.” The tweets were flagged by Republican strategist Arthur Schwartz, an apparent response to earlier CNN reporting which had uncovered racist comments made by President Donald Trump’s newest Treasury Department spokesperson, Monica Crowley....

Some people were upset with the fact Coach K was trying to coach an opposing player, but many others were upset about the fact he tried to lie about the incident when asked about it after the game, saying he only congratulated Brooks in the postgame handshake line. MORE: 31 great teams that never won NCAA Tournament | Elite Eight photos Well, it turns out the Duke coach has a history of doing this....

Kim Raisner has been disqualified from the 2020 games following a review from the sport’s international governing body amid social media criticism. The International Modern Pentathlon Union, known by the French acronym UIPM, issued Raisner with a black card on Saturday following the incident involving German pentathlete Annika Schleu and the horse named Saint Boy. In the modern pentathlon’s riding discipline, athletes are given 20 minutes to become familiar with the horse they are competing with before the round begins....

Catherine Kwik-Uribe, PhD, vice president of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Applied Science & Nutrition at Mars Edge, told Verywell that flavanols are “a select group of bioactive compounds found in a variety of foods including apples, grapes, tea, some berries, and cocoa-based products.” Consuming flavanols has been linked to a range of health benefits, including antioxidant effects and reduced risk of vascular disease. Now, it turns out the chocolatey flavanols in cocoa extract might be good for your heart....

This article will discuss how to deal with a cold, the flu, or another infection while undergoing chemotherapy treatments. How Does Chemotherapy Increase the Risk of Colds and Flu? Chemotherapy weakens the immune system, making people who are undergoing treatment more susceptible to colds, the flu, or other infections. Normally, the cells in your body grow and die in a controlled way. Cancer cells keep growing without stopping. Chemotherapy works by killing the cancer cells, stopping them from spreading, or slowing their growth....

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney told Fox Sports that Stoudt will replace Tajh Boyd when the regular season starts and that freshman Deshaun Watson will be his backup. The race became clearer Monday when Swinney announced that Chad Kelly was dismissed from the team. A dual-threat talent, Kelly was in the running for the starting spot, but an incident with coaches at halftime of Saturday’s spring game and an off-campus incident led to his dismissal....

The former 49ers quarterback, who hasn’t played since the 2016 season, sent a message Wednesday when he posted to his Twitter account footage of himself working out. In the video, Kaepernick says, “Five a.m. Five days a week. For three years. Still ready.” The video starts with a graphic that reads: “Denied work for 889 days” before showing Kaepernick lifting weights in the gym, bench pressing and doing push-ups as well as tricep pull-downs and dips....

Payne, the No. 15 pick to the Atlanta Hawks in 2014, was 31 years old. The NBA and college basketball worlds were hit hard by the news. Payne made national headlines due to his friendship with 8-year-old Lacey Holsworth, a cancer patient who died just a few weeks after Michigan State won the Big Ten Championship in 2014. Payne and Holsworth cutting down the nets together remains an unforgettable moment....

Head coach John Calipari is 6-1 against Louisville since arriving at Kentucky, including a victory in the 2012 Final Four. This could be the most fired-up crowd at the KFC Yum! Center in years. The Line: Kentucky -5 Kentucky (12-0 SU, 7-4-1 ATS) comes in after demolishing UCLA 83-44 on a neutral court as a 15.5-point fave. Louisville (11-0 SU, 4-5-1 ATS) is just 1-3-1 ATS in its last five games, though the team played without Montrezl Harrell (suspension) in Tuesday’s 80-55 win over Cal-State Northridge....