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Hawaii sets rules to stop spread of tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetles
Agriculture board approves regulations, including ban on moving infested soil between islands, to thwart pests. Hawaii is doubling down in its fight against invasive coconut rhinoceros beetles, ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Hawaii races to fight spread of invasive rhinoceros beetles
The beetles can kill coconut trees, palms and other tropical crops like kalo and banana, once they bore into them.Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Child killed by falling tree branch
Emergency services were called to Banstead, Surrey, just after 16:00 BST on Saturday.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas
Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now
Louisiana’s plan to make all of the state’s public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.Politics - NBC News - 23 hours ago -
‘No intention of stopping’: meet the F1 mechanic set for 600th straight race
Aston Martin stalwart Andy Stevenson started his career in a Silverstone shed fending off Eddie Jordan’s barbs. Whatever happens at the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, Aston Martin will be ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Japan's ruling party loses its majority in blow to new PM
The prime minister announced a snap election despite voter apathy and low approval ratings.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Canada Sets Preliminary Rules for Oil-and-Gas Carbon-Emissions Cap
The cap on energy-sector emissions is a longstanding promise from Canada’s Liberal government. The Business Council of Canada said the cap would pose a headwind for an economy struggling to record ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4 -
Germany sets early election date for February after collapse of the ruling coalition
The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally proposed.Business - CNBC - November 12 -
Spy Agency Memo Sets Rules for Artificial Intelligence and Americans’ Private Data
The administration held back the guidance last month when unveiling a presidential directive pushing security agencies to use the technology.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Santander sets aside £295mn to cover costs over car finance ruling
Provision made after court decision last month on mis-selling of car loansWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Vatican Sets Out New Rules to Simplify Papal Funerals
Pope Francis’s down-to-earth style has become a trademark of his papacy. New rules for papal burials are another step to seal it into his legacy.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Truck Hits Crowd at Israel Bus Stop as Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Restart
Police are treating the incident, which took place in a Tel Aviv suburb where the Mossad intelligence agency is based, as a terrorist attack.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 27 -
Fiery Michigan Crash Kills 4 After Trucker Slams Into Stopped Traffic
Seventeen other people were injured in the crash, which happened Saturday night on a highway east of Lansing after traffic had been halted to allow for utility work.Top stories - The New York Times - November 3 -
Trump ally: Ukraine focus is to achieve ‘peace and stop the killing’
Spokesperson for Trump’s presidential transition effort said Bryan Lanza had not been speaking on behalf of president-elect. US elections 2024 – live updates A senior adviser to Donald Trump ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Mozambique ruling party declared winner of election marred by killings
Frelimo presidential candidate Daniel Chapo is said to have received 70% of vote, after claims of rigging. The candidate of Mozambique’s ruling party has won the presidential election with a ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Israel says it killed likely successor to slain Hezbollah leader
Israel said it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the Hezbollah official set to become the militant group’s next leader, in an airstrike outside Beirut this month.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
Mother of cinematographer killed on set of 'Rust' boycotts its world premiere
Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland, three years after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the setEntertainment - ABC News - Yesterday -
Harris wins Hawaii
Vice President Harris was projected to defeat former President Trump in Hawaii, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding the deep-blue state’s four Electoral College votes to Harris’s column. Hawaii ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Matt Rife sets new Stay Golden comedy tour for 2025, with four stops in California
Comedian Matt Rife is bringing his new Stay Golden tour to the Golden State next year. It includes four shows across California — here are those dates.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday -
AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them
Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technologyTech - ABC News - October 25 -
How can we help stop deadly drug-resistant infections spreading? Debt relief | Glenda Gray
Millions of lives could be saved if the world would only consider more innovative ways to help poorer nations tackle AMR. Drug-resistant infection, already one of the world’s biggest killers, is ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Belarus sets a Jan. 26 election that's almost certain to extend its authoritarian leader's rule
Lawmakers in Belarus set the next presidential election for Jan. 26, a vote almost certain to extend the three-decade rule of authoritarian leader Alexander LukashenkoWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Japan's Shigeru Ishiba suggests he intends to stay on as PM after ruling coalition loses majority
It is the first time since 2009 that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
Mauritius' prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a 'huge' election defeat
Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary electionsWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
Steve Bannon set for New York trial starting Feb. 25, judge rules
President-elect Donald Trum pardoned Steve Bannon in 2021 on federal charges related to the same scheme.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Gang coalition in Haiti spreads violence to Port-au-Prince neighborhood, setting fire to homes
A gang coalition has reinforced its attacks on one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital not under control of criminal groups, seeking to take it overWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
Truck slammed into bus stop near Tel Aviv killing 1, injuring dozens
The circumstances of the crash remain unknown; however, Asi Aharoni, an Israeli police spokesperson, told reporters that authorities are treating it as a terror attack.Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
Dollar Tree CEO Steps Down
The discount retailer is searching for a new chief executive after Rick Dreiling stepped down from the company’s top role, citing health challenges.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4 -
A Philippine police official says 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by a storm south of Manila.
A Philippine police official says 33 people were killed mostly in landslides set off by a storm south of Manila.World - ABC News - October 25 -
Middle East latest: US won't halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
Eight international aid groups say Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza StripWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' boycotts its world premiere
Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” is premiering at a film festival in Poland three years after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the setWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Middle East crisis live: Iran ‘not seeking war’, president says; protesters disrupt speech by Netanyahu
One killed and at least 29 injured after truck hits bus stop in Israel; protesters shout ‘shame on you’ as Israeli PM speaks at memorial ceremony for victims of Hamas attack. See all our Middle ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Shark bites off surfer’s leg in Hawaii
A 61-year-old man was surfing on Friday morning when a shark bit him, completely severing his leg. A shark bit a Maui surfer on Friday and severed his leg, authorities said.. The man, 61, was ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Sen. Mazie Hirono wins reelection in Hawaii
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) has won her reelection bid in the state of Hawaii, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Hirono easily defeated her Republican competitor, Bob McDermott. She was ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
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Third of world's tree species slide towards extinction, say scientists
Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.Top stories - BBC News - October 28
