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COP29 Talks Open in Baku in the Shadow of Trump’s Election
The election of Donald J. Trump is sapping momentum from global climate talks as diplomats brace for his pro-fossil-fuel agenda.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
COP29 climate summit begins today. Will it be the last for the U.S.?
As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the U.S. under a second Trump administration.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Trump's climate policy looms over COP29
A major climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan on Monday amid uncertainty over U.S. commitments to combatting global warming. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will exit the Paris Climate ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Cop29: UK commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be ‘starting point, not finish line’, climate advisers say – live updates
Climate scientists and advisers back new UK commitment but warn that there is still work to be done. In the halls of Cop29, activists from Oil Change International gathered around a computer to ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Biden Officials Try to Reassure COP29 Climate Talks
Negotiators at the summit in Azerbaijan fear that the return of Donald Trump will sap momentum for global climate action.Science - The New York Times - 11 hours ago -
Oil and gas are a 'gift of god', says COP29 host
Azerbaijan's president said countries should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
At COP29, Keir Starmer Announces the UK’s Ambitious Climate Targets
The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit
Move adds to concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement after the election in the US of Donald Trump. Argentinian negotiators representing the government of the climate science denier ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
A ‘Cop of peace’? How can authoritarian, human rights-trashing Azerbaijan possibly host that? | Greta Thunberg
The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing. During rapidly escalating climate and humanitarian crises, another ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
An anti-whaling activist will stay in detention in Greenland
A court in Greenland has once again decided to extend the custody of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson till Nov. 13 while Denmark considers a Japanese extradition requestWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Southwest Strikes a Truce With the Activist Hedge Fund Elliott
The airline will appoint six new directors to its board, avoiding a proxy fight with the activist investor Elliott Investment Management, one of its largest shareholders.Business - The New York Times - October 25 -
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Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism.
Canadian and U.S. accusations of assassination plots have drawn attention to the Sikh separatist movement, which India calls a source of organized crime.Top stories - The New York Times - November 3 -
Assisted dying: caution and compromise may end in dissatisfaction
Politicians who support a law change in principle may still vote against the bill that currently falls shortWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Activist takes own life in protest at Iranian regime
Kianoosh Sanjari was an outspoken critic of Iran's leaders and had demanded the release of political prisoners.Top stories - BBC News - 23 hours ago -
San Diego's renovated symphony hall looks great, but how does it sound?
The San Diego Symphony, one of the country's rising orchestras, has renovated its formerly inhospitable concert hall with surprising success.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 19 -
Martin St. Louis Sounds Off On Jacob Trouba's Hit On Justin Barron
Jacob Trouba will reportedly not receive any supplemental discipline for his hit during the Rangers game against the Canadiens on Tuesday night.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23 -
Lady Gaga: Disease review – a return to form, and to her classic sound
After a run of power ballads and jazz standards – plus the mega-flop Joker sequel – this synthpop single is a reminder of the Gaga of old, while still fitting into today’s Brat era. . Thus far, ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Pixies: 'The more you try to recapture youth, the sillier it sounds'
Black Francis from legendary rock band Pixies on ageing disgracefully, painting and bedtime stories.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Sound shirts help deaf soccer fans feel the excitement
While many of us may take the excitement of a crowd at a live event for granted, two deaf sports fans in the U.K. have just experienced it for the first time - thanks to sound shirts. CBS News Leah ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Inheritance tax changes sound ‘death knell’ for family businesses, say owners
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget has caused alarmWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
College students in battleground states sound off on 2024 race
College voters could help swing the election in battleground states. Puck News partner Peter Hamby, who has been on a tour talking to students about how they view the 2024 presidential candidates, ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
The Long Wave: How Juls journeyed the Black Atlantic to curate his sound
From Brazilian percussion to South African amapiano, the British-Ghanaian DJ and producer is building musical links across the diaspora. Plus: London Rastafarian HQ brought back to life. • Don’t ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Caitlin Clark at The Annika pro-am: Sights and sounds at Pelican Golf Club
Sights and sounds from WNBA star Caitlin Clark's appearance in the LPGA's Annika pro-am.Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday -
Blaze destroys multimillion-euro German fire station that had no alarms
Stadtallendorf fire station was not required to have alarms because it was classified as a building holding equipment. A state-of-the-art fire station in western Germany that was completed last ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
China’s show of force in massive military exercises alarms Taiwan
Taipei wants other democracies to push back harder against BeijingWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms
Local reports say a brand-new fire station that burned down in a blaze that caused millions of euros in damage did not have a fire alarm systemWorld - ABC News - October 18 -
Bob Woodward’s new book War is a sober but alarming must-read
Watergate reporter says Trump is far worse than Nixon and ‘most reckless and impulsive president in American history’. The Middle East and Ukraine are ablaze, the US mired in turmoil. An ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck. This is a five-alarm fire | Robert Reich
No American who cares about the future of this country can afford to remain a mere spectator to our own democracy. With two weeks to go before election day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Democrat raises alarm over Trump campaign's failure to enter into transition agreements
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) is raising concerns about the Trump campaign’s failure to enter into presidential transition agreements with the federal government, cautioning that the delay could ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Alarming amounts of lead found in Syracuse, New York, drinking water
Through a new report, officials have discovered that Syracuse, New York, has some of the highest levels of lead found in drinking water in decades. Some people want it declared an emergency, but ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
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This year’s Nobel Peace Prize rings the alarm about the nuclear threat
There are five main drivers of the alarming rise in the threat of nuclear weapons use, each of which demand global attention and American leadership.Politics - The Hill - October 25
