Three Things for October 26

1. Annual Fort Hill Cemetery Tours this weekend 

On Sunday, Oct. 30, Lee University history majors and volunteers will guide the Sixteenth Annual Walking Tour of Historic Fort Hill Cemetery. 

This tour, part of an undertaking to rediscover and appreciate the history of Cleveland, will focus on individuals impacted in the district’s schools. Local performers and students will impersonate these historic characters, bringing them to life. 

The tours will start at 4 p.m. and occur every 15 minutes, until the last tour which will start at about 6 p.m. Each tour will last around 75 minutes, and cost $5 per person, $2 for students.  

Guest parking is available at Cleveland Christian Fellowship, 695 S. Ocoee St., and a shuttle will take guests to the tour site. 

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2. Britain appoints 3rd prime minister this year 

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mapped out his new cabinet on Tuesday. He drew on people who have served in previous Conservative Party governments, reinforcing his desire for stability during one of Britain’s most fraught political moments. https://t.co/A5HamxaVYJ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister this year, and first leader of color, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, after Liz Truss resigned due to economic turmoil in the country.  

Sunak, Britain’s youngest leader in over 200 years, is tasked with stabilizing the economy as millions of citizens are unable to pay food and energy bills. After Truss’ tax cuts,  the pound hit a record low, until the Bank of England intervened. 

Sunak instantly began forming a Cabinet and removing members appointed by Truss, assembling experienced officials to assist in addressing the skepticism of British citizens, and the political chaos which caused the resignation of the two preceding prime ministers. 

This victory comes just weeks after Sunak lost to Truss in an election to replace Boris Johnson, Britain’s previous prime minister. 

“I fully appreciate how hard things are,” Sunak said outside 10 Downing Street, the prime minister’s official residence and office. “And I understand, too, that I have work to do to restore trust after all that has happened. All I can say is that I am not daunted.” 

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3. Most US residents want more governmental action to fight climate change

Democrats are hoping for a boost in the midterm elections from a sweeping new law that commits the U.S. to its largest-ever investment to combat global warming.

But an AP-NORC poll finds that 61% of U.S. adults say they know little to nothing about it. https://t.co/MlV2mdtgxP

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2022

According to a recent poll conducted by The Associated Press National Opinion Research Center, almost two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. federal government should take more action to combat climate change.

The same poll also indicated most Americans have limited knowledge of a new law, approved by Congress in August, to fight global warming. This new law, the Inflation Reduction Act, is the U.S. government’s largest effort to take action against the issue.  

The act invests $375 billion to increase the expansion of clean energy sources, such as wind and solar power, and transition away from fossil fuels. According to experts, the law could help decrease two-fifths of carbon emissions in the United States by the year 2030.  

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