The Climate Election: Rising home insurance costs, explained
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The Hill - Politics
California's Farm to School program is bringing business and climate-friendly practices to farms: Report
Food producers who have participated in California's state-funded "Farm to School" grant program are benefiting from significant growth in their business revenues, a new progress report has found. ...2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Oil prices end higher after exploding-pagers attack on Hezbollah members in Lebanon
Oil futures finished higher Tuesday, appearing to get a lift after pagers carried by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon exploded around the same time in an apparent attack — raising fears of a broader ...2 days ago -
ABC News - Top stories
Gas prices are plummeting. Experts explain why.
In 16 states, an average gallon of gas costs less than $3.2 days ago -
VentureBeat - Tech
Meet e6data: The Kubernetes-native data compute engine promising massive cost savings
e6data's lakehouse compute engine promises 5x better query performance on the heaviest workloads with 50% lower total cost of ownership.2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
How much will an $800,000 mortgage cost monthly after rate cuts?
Monthly payments on an $800,000 mortgage loan could soon become less expensive. Here's what to know now.2 days ago - Mortgage -
VentureBeat - Tech
Lioncode Games reveals roguelite RPG Wildkeepers Rising
Lioncode Games has revealed its upcoming game: Wildkeepers Rising, a roguelite RPG with creature-taming mechanics.2 days ago -
GameSpot - Tech
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Review - Chopping Spree
As a high schooler in 2006, I spent many months and what little money I had renting screen time with an Xbox 360 in a mall store that had dozens of TVs and consoles available for use at hourly ...2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Map shows average home insurance price in your state as risks rise
Home insurance premiums have at times risen 40% faster than inflation. Extreme weather events are likely to make the expense worse.2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Prosecutor explains charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs
Prosecutors on Tuesday went into detail about the charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering, that Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing after his arrest Monday night. Following remarks from U.S. ...2 days ago -
The New York Times - World
Manchester City’s Premier League Hearing, Explained
The world’s richest soccer league accused its champion of years of financial violations. A hearing that began this week could tarnish the club’s accomplishments and reshape the competition.2 days ago - Premier League -
The Guardian - World
Central Europe braces for further flooding as swollen rivers continue to rise
Deadly Storm Boris has dumped up to five times average September rainfall in four days. Storm Boris batters central Europe – in pictures As swollen rivers continued to rise, volunteers and ...2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Portugal wildfire deaths rise to seven after firefighters trapped in blaze
More than 50 people injured as 54 fires burn across country amid hot, dry and windy weather. Seven people have been killed and more than 50 injured in wildfires ravaging central and northern ...2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Corporate M&A activity expected to rise for the first time since 2021: EY
Artificial intelligence and lower interest rates will boost deals of $100 million or more after drops in 2023 and 2022, EY says.2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Polestar’s stock rises as it maintains Nasdaq listing requirements
Polestar Automotive Holding’s stock was up about 1.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the electric-vehicle maker said it has satisfied requirements to remain on the Nasdaq.2 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Lammy vows to put climate action at centre of UK foreign policy
Foreign secretary says government will build global clean power alliance for sharing knowledge and technology2 days ago - United Kingdom -
Wired - Tech
What Is a Copilot+ PC? Explaining Microsoft’s AI Term for Windows Laptops
Microsoft aimed to revolutionize its Windows operating system with this AI-soaked laptop certification. It’s still a work in progress.2 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Pig-Butchering' Scams Cost Americans Billions. This Lawyer Is Taking Them On.
Prosecutor Erin West has been one of the few to have any success against the overseas criminal networks perpetrating a new type of fraud.2 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Cigna’s PBM Express Scripts sues the FTC, seeking retraction of drug-cost report
Cigna Group’s pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts on Tuesday sued the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the agency’s July report on the PBM industry was biased and defamatory and ...2 days ago -
ABC News - World
Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa as climate worsens hunger
In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems2 days ago - Climate -
The Guardian - World
Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate and antitrust policy
Spain’s deputy PM among six executive vice-presidents in Ursula von der Leyen’s next European Commission team. Spain’s deputy prime minister, the outspoken Socialist Teresa Ribera , will take ...2 days ago - Climate -
BBC News - Top stories
Junior doctors will want more money despite backing pay deal, union says
Union says more above-inflation rises needed in coming years or there will be consequences.2 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Data centres must work ‘within climate limits’, says Irish minister
Energy demands of AI place strain on power supplies2 days ago - Climate -
The Guardian - World
‘Every time the planes pass, my eyes burn’: the hidden cost of Costa Rican bananas
Pesticides banned in the EU are still used in the Central American country, affecting workers and ecosystems, all to meet the demand for ‘perfect’ fruit in the west. Photographs by Marco Valle ...2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Amazon tells staff to get back to office five days a week
The e-commerce giant is ending hybrid working and will stop people hot-desking in the US.2 days ago - Amazon -
Wired - Tech
Lo-Fi Weather Channel Videos Are Soothing Climate Fears on YouTube
Hours-long videos of ’80s and ’90s Weather Channel broadcasts set to vaporwave tunes are all over YouTube. They’re perfect for those moments you want to remember a time when weather was a little ...2 days ago - Climate -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Kingfisher Lifts Lower End of Guidance As Profits Rise
B&Q owner Kingfisher raised the lower end of its fiscal 2025 profit guidance above market expectations, after the B&Q owner posted higher earnings for the first half, despite weaker sales.2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Wine and wasabi producers battle climate change
Farmer Jon Old tells the BBC that rising temperatures are making growing his crops more difficult.2 days ago - Climate -
The Guardian - World
Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’
Economists say living standards of poorest women will decline by 21% by 2027-28 if Labour sticks to Tory plans. Rachel Reeves should announce a significant uplift in public spending in next month’s ...2 days ago - United Kingdom -
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BBC News - Top stories
Tuition fees must go up, unis say as term begins
As freshers get settled in, a group of unis is calling for inflation-linked fee hikes in England.2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Who will Japan’s next PM be? A policy wonk, ultra-conservative or surfer making the climate fight ‘sexy’
Polls show Shigeru Ishiba, Sanae Takaichi and Shinji Koizumi are best placed to replace PM Fumio Kishida later this month. With just 10 days to go before Japan ’s governing party elects a new ...2 days ago - Climate -
CBS News - Top stories
What can revive the American starter home?
Only one-third of American families can afford a starter home in just 10 of the 100 largest cities in the U.S., CBS News found.2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Starter homes increasingly out of reach for American families
Americans are increasingly unable to afford starter homes in many cities across the U.S. Among the problems, there's a shortage of about 5 million homes for sale or rent, and that's driving up ...2 days ago