Cop29: which climate finance ideas are most likely to work

Walmart Is Testing a Smart New Idea, and Its Most Loyal Customers Will Be Very Happy

We’re not going back to how things were. But maybe the future can be better.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Trump works fryer at McDonald's: ‘I like this job’

Former President Donald Trump worked the fryer at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Trump’s visit comes after he has repeatedly accused Harris of lying about her history of working at McDonald’s in ...

‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried

Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29. Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

At Cop29, we must treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as Covid – history shows it can be done | Mukhtar Babayev

This emergency will cost trillions of dollars, and is beyond the reach of developing nations. Private investors have to step up. Mukhtar Babayev is president of the Cop29 UN climate change ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Annual U.N. summit COP29 kicks off in global effort to fight climate change

The annual United Nations summit known as COP29 kicks off Monday in Azerbaijan. The summit is when nearly 200 countries gather for about two weeks to work on strategies to slow global warming. CBS ...

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

Poorer nations need $1tn a year by 2030 in climate finance, top economists find

Study says funding to cope with climate breakdown needed five years earlier than expected. Poor countries need $1tn a year in climate finance by 2030, five years earlier than rich countries are ...

World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago

U.S. climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return

U.S. climate envoy John Podesta said President-elect Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January.

Harris and Trump's most likely paths to victory in battleground states

Vice President Harris and former President Trump both have multiple paths to victory in their bids to get 270 electoral votes. The candidates are zeroing in on the seven key battleground states ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Why the racist jokes at Trump's rally fell so flat, according to comedians

Fellow comics were among the most vocal critics of Tony Hinchcliffe, whose recent jokes at at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday bombed.

Final Senate rankings: 5 seats most likely to flip

Two days remain until Election Day, and Republicans are aiming to take control of the Senate and expand their majority. Democrats hold a 51-49 advantage, which Republicans have already sliced into ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

What life is like in one of the most remote places on Earth

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Ultra-rich using jets like taxis, climate scientists warn

Researchers worked out the amount of planet-warming gas released by private jets over four years.

ALCS and NLCS takeaways: Breaking down what we've seen so far

Two games into both league championship series, we break down what we've seen -- and where each matchup will go from here.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

Assessing every NFL team's cap situation: Who can make a big trade? Who has the best draft capital?

As the Nov. 5 trade deadline nears, we looked at cap space and draft capital for all 32 teams. Which franchises can actually maneuver big deals?

Sports - ESPN - October 25

2025 WNBA Draft Lottery: Which team needs No. 1 overall pick most in Paige Bueckers sweepstakes?

This year's lottery features the Sparks, Wings, Sky and Mystics, though the Sky cannot get the No. 1 pick

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Trump tariffs likely to lead to higher U.S. interest rates, head of Institute of International Finance says

"The assumption is you'll have higher inflation, higher interest rates than you would have in the absence of those tariffs," said IIF CEO Tim Adams.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Tom Brady won’t be barred from working Raiders games as TV analyst — which may become slippery slope

Brady's minority ownership stake in the Raiders was unanimously approved earlier this week, and while he can't take part in regular broadcast prep, he'll still have access to all that info on other ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.

Manchester United made first sacking of Premier League season, but which club is likely to be next?

There are numerous managers that will surely be under more pressure in the coming weeks if results don't go their way

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

Trump 2.0 could make even the most optimistic climate observers cynical – but it's not the whole story | Adam Morton

Much is unclear about how Donald Trump’s return to power will affect efforts to tackle global heating but there are a few things we can say. You’ve probably already heard the worst-case takes: that ...