February 2020 – Page 169 – The Portland Press Herald

Nation & World

Rajendra Pachauri, Indian climate change authority who led U.N. panel, dies at 79

by Harrison Smith The Washington Post February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

He led the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change when it shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.

Jackie Speier, Carolyn Maloney, Nancy Pelosi

Nation & World

House acts to remove deadline for Equal Rights Amendment

by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

But the measure is unlikely to be taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Sports

Sports Digest: JMG named beneficiary for 2020 Beach to Beacon 10K

by Staff and news service report February 13, 2020February 14, 2020

JMG is a nonprofit that partners with Maine public middle and high schools, as well as colleges and universities, to help students successfully transition through the stages of their education.

Nation & World, Politics

Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall

by ANDREW TAYLOR and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.

Nation & World

In win for Amazon, judge freezes work on Pentagon contract

by JOSEPH PISANI, RACHEL LERMAN and MATT O'BRIEN Associated Press February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Amazon filed a lawsuit in November alleging that President Trump’s bias against the company hurt its chances to win the project, which was awarded to Microsoft.

Nation & World, Politics

Trump and Bloomberg exchange middle-school-like taunts on Twitter

by John Wagner The Washington Post February 13, 2020September 14, 2020

The exchange offers fresh evidence that the former New York mayor is more willing than others seeking the White House to engage the president on his terms.