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Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

During the last decade, we have become painfully aware that the climate crisis is no longer a distant threat but a living reality. It affects millions of people every day. Last year, the world exceeded 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial

Live updates: Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum; calls for tariffs on goods not made in the U.S.  NBC News

President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.

President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director  The Hill

Judge blocks Trump’s plan to end US birthright citizenship  BBC.com Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship  CNN What to make of Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship  ABC News Trump citizenship order ‘overreached by a mile’

Mexican soldiers rushed Thursday to set up emergency shelters near the border with the United States ahead of President Donald Trump’s threatened mass deportations. The Mexican government said it planned to open nine shelters for its citizens and three more

Trump reiterates tariff threats on Canada in Davos speech  BBC.com

The quality of mercy is tough to measure, but the quantity of mercy has not been strained in Washington recently. It has been dropping like torrential rain from the heavens. Outgoing President Joe Biden pardoned his son, then commuted the