Trial judge accuses prosecutor of improper line of questioning. Plus, how climate change denialism has been pushed to the fringe
Good morning.
The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse was thrown into jeopardy Wednesday when his lawyers asked for a mistrial over what appeared to be out-of-bounds questions asked of Rittenhouse by the chief prosecutor.
What did the defense ask for? A mistrial with prejudice, meaning that if one is granted, Rittenhouse cannot be retried over the shootings.
Will there be a mistrial? The judge did not immediately rule on the request and is allowing the trial to continue.
What did Binger say? He told the judge he had been acting in good faith, but the judge replied: “I don’t believe that.”
Was the move welcomed? It was broadly welcomed by global leaders and climate experts, with the UN secretary general, António Guterres, calling the move “an important step in the right direction”.
Is this the first pact between US-China on climate? No, there was a bilateral agreement in 2014 which gave momentum to the historic Paris accord the following year, but that cooperation stopped with the Trump administration.
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