How China and the U.S. are falling short on climate action

Ahead of the global environmental summit in Scotland, National Geographic looks at numbers showing that many of the world’s largest polluters aren’t on track to meet existing targets on cutting carbon emissions. NBC News reports on the impact of China, the largest source of greenhouse gases. A ProPublica investigation reveals how, in one Tennessee county, young Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. The adults in charge faced few consequences. The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is around its halfway point. The Wall Street Journal reports on where things stand. The Washington Post explores how the popularity of a 12-foot-tall skeleton that retails for $300 has triggered something of a Halloween arms race among lovers of the bony lawn decorations.

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