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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 1: Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox warms up in the bullpen before the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on August 1, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

PETA wants MLB to rename the 'bullpen' to 'arm barn'

A day before Game 3 of the World Series, the animal rights organization released a statement saying the term "bullpen" is insensitive to cows and bulls. The suggestion drew mixed reactions.

The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in a statement last month. Cheniere Energy Inc. expects to ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday to Brazil with another tanker to be loaded a few days later, marking the historic start of U.S. shale exports and sending its shares up the most in more than a month. Photographer: Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Despite their climate pledges, the U.S. and others export huge amounts of fossil fuels

Under the Paris climate deal, exports of oil, gas and coal don't count toward a country's emissions. That's coming in for scrutiny as leaders gather for another global climate summit.

Sufian Khatun near Panguchi river at Morrelganj in Bagerhat, Bangladesh. Mahmud Hossain Opu/ NPR

They call it 'climate injustice.' Here's how Sufia Khatun of Bangladesh is fighting it

Cyclones come more often and the sea is rising, says this activist. Livelihoods and lives are threatened. Here's what she'd like to tell the nations gathered in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit.

TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden speaks at the beginning of a meeting about the global supply chain, during the G20 Summit at the Roma Convention Center La Nuvola on October 31, 2021, in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden says he worries that cutting oil production too fast will hurt working people

President Biden said he's worried about soaring energy prices and says the world can't simply cut its use of fossil fuels — even as he heads to Glasgow for the U.N. climate summit.

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple Credit: New York NOW

Sheriff calls Cuomo criminal complaint case "solid"

“Mr. Cuomo is scheduled to appear November 17th in Albany City Court. At which point he’ll be processed.”

‘They can do it too:’ redistricting groups hope to set examples for lawmakers with publicly-sourced maps

“With this Unity map, we have the opportunity to elect a candidate of our choice who truly represents us.

Emergency workers and police officers at a train station in Tokyo, Sunday Oct. 31, 2021 after a man brandishing a knife on a commuter train stabbed several passengers before starting a fire, which sent people scrambling to escape and jumping from windows, police and witness said. (Kyodo News via AP)

Man dressed as the Joker injures 17 people on Tokyo train

The attacker, identified as a 24-year-old man, was arrested after stabbing several passengers and starting a fire on the commuter train. His motive was not immediately known.

Most Americans trust elections are fair, but sharp divides exist, a new poll finds

Many Republicans appear to have bought into Trump's lies about widespread election fraud. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that just a third of GOP voters say they trust elections are fair.

Fresno County Department of Public Health STD investigator Mai Yang driving to Huron, a small townSouth West of Fresno about an hour, looking for Angelica, a 27 year old pregnant woman who has syphilis. Yang is attempting to get Angelica to treatment before she delivers her baby, and she is running out of time, Fresno County, California, October 7th, 2021. From 2014-2019, infectious syphilis cases doubled, while rates of congenital syphilis quadrupled. In 2019, there were 1870 cases of congenital syphilis reported to the CDC. 128 cases resulted in stillbirth or neonatal death, a 36% increase over the prior year. Fresno, which has one of the highest rates of congenital syphilis in California, saw its cases skyrocket shortly after the health department’s STD clinic closed due to funding cuts.

Syphilis is resurging in the U.S., a sign of public health's funding crisis

The country nearly eradicated this treatable sexually transmitted disease twice, only to see it come roaring back. The failure shows the weakness of a cash-strapped public health system.

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin casts his ballot as he votes early, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Republicans want more eyes on election workers. Experts worry about their intent

Normally, more involvement in democracy is a good thing. But officials worry people could be motivated to take their election watcher roles too far.

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