Scientist who popularized term "global warming" dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term "global warming" has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87.

The longtime Columbia University professor and researcher died Monday at a New York City hospital, according to a spokesman for the university's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Kevin Krajick said Broecker had been ailing in recent months.

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Scientist-who-popularized-term-global-warming-13625711.php

NC elections chief details 'coordinated, unlawful absentee ballot' scheme in 9th District

A North Carolina political operative paid workers to collect absentee ballots and falsify witness certifications for those ballots, the state's chief elections official said Monday.

The stunning remarks by North Carolina State Elections Director Kim Strach at a hearing of the state Board of Elections offered the most detailed description to date of the breadth of a months-long investigation into alleged fraud in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.

Republican Mark Harris currently leads Democrat Dan McCready in the race by just 905 votes. But the allegations of fraud and a protracted fight over the composition of the state elections board has left the outcome of the race in limbo for months.

Democrats have called for a new election in the 9th District, arguing that the alleged fraud has marred the current election results.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/430466-nc-elections-chief-details-coordinated-unlawful-absentee-ballot-scheme-in?