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Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices sided with coal companies in a recent case over the EPA's authority. But market forces have pushed the ongoing decline of coal power.

While every kid is guaranteed a spot in their local public school, they aren’t guaranteed a spot in after-school care.

For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the New York Times paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.

A series of military drills launched in the wake of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan this week show how China's military has made dramatic gains since the last crisis over the island democracy.

Baldwin, the first openly gay person elected to the Senate, is leading the charge to secure the 10 Republican votes needed for a filibuster-proof majority to pass a bill codifying marriage equality.

The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, a U.N. official warns.

Using pandemic recovery funds from the European Union, Italy is trying to bring back one dying village in each of its regions. The villages will each get $20 million.

You’re invited to the San Diego BIG Kahuna Beachfest and Fundraiser at South Mission Beach on Saturday, October 9! We are looking forward to having you join us for this exciting sports and costume fundraiser for keeping our San Diego beaches well-maintained and beautiful! This year we will be offering: • 4-Man Volleyball (Men, Women and Co-ed in Open, Intermediate, Masters and Social Divisions) • 3-Man Basketball (Men and Women in Open and Intermediate Divisions) Instructions on registering your team: 1) Get 4 people for volleyball or 3 people for basketball and decide on a team name. 2) Register your team (you will need info from each participant like birthday, email, phone, emergency contact and phone, t-shirt size, etc.) 3) Recruit more players/substitutes to join you. They can register as individuals once you have your team name confirmed. We will be posting team names in each division on our main website as we get teams registered. 4) Individuals who don't have a team may contact us at bigkahuna@sandiegobig.org by October 1 and we will list your name, level of play, sport (volleyball or basketball) and teams may browse this list to pick you up or we will place you as a team on a first come, first serve basis. Anyone who contacts us after October 1 will be on a wait list and is not guaranteed a spot in the tournament. 5) Hotel room blocks and house rentals are available through our event website. 6) Become a member of San Diego BIG and get 20% off costumes and uniform options as seen on the 'Uniforms' tab of event website. Register here!During this event, luch will be provided by The Lunch Guru for all participants. Extra lunches are available for purchase with registrations for your guests and supporters. Food and drinks will be available for the general public for a small donation. T-shirts and other goodies will be available for purchase and all donations are tax deductible. Access Trax will be showcased – they provide easy access pathways so that challenged athletes can access the beach and the ocean. Big Kahuna Beachfest schedule for additional activities: October 8 at 7 p.m. - VIP Dinner at Firehouse in Pacific Beach. By invitation only. October 9 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. - After Party at The Beachcomber & The Pennant (Limited space). Just in case: If we cannot hold the sport games and tournaments, we will be having a small health fair with a select group of tents, that participants can visit throughout the day. If some groups want to do an mini event within their group, we will have prizes for the winners (contact us at bigkahuna@sandiegobig.org for more info). Note: This event is a fundraiser. After August 9 and confirmation or Plan B is confirmed from Parks & Rec., there will be no refunds (insurance options available).If you have questions regarding voleyball team registrations, please contact Mark Antis at (619) 980-9508 or MaryAnn McLaughlin at (619) 977-4357 for questions regarding basketball teams. For more information, please visit our event website.

The far-right internet began to obsess about Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson only after a series of tweets from Sen. Josh Hawley echoed themes used by conspiracy theorists.

In the field of bio-tech, it can take 10 years and millions of dollars to see if an experimental idea might turn into a life-saving treatment—if it ever does. Noubar Afeyan fully understood those risks when he co-founded Moderna in 2010. He and his colleagues were looking for a way to deploy the messenger RNA molecule to tackle life-threatening diseases. In January of 2020, an urgent opportunity presented itself in the form of a deadly virus that was spreading across the globe. At a breathtaking pace, Moderna produced a prototype for a COVID-19 vaccine, partnered with the NIH to test it, and produced millions of doses, becoming part of the most rapid vaccine roll-out in human history. While Moderna is the best known of Noubar's companies, he has launched many others in the bio-tech space as part of Flagship Pioneering, his multi-billion dollar venture studio.