The world needs $700bn a year to restore nature. But where is the money coming from?

Representatives from nearly 200 countries at the UN’s Cop16 summit in Colombia have yet to break the deadlock over who pays and how much. Experts agree that the world needs $700bn (£539bn) a ...

World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago

2024 World Series: Four things the Yankees need to do to come back from 2-0 deficit to Dodgers

The Fall Classic heads to New York for Game 3 Monday

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

Where Did Modern Love Come From?

The column’s founding editor and the former Styles editor discuss the origin of Modern Love (which wasn’t originally going to be called Modern Love).

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 17

Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds

Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar. Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form but when it comes to animals putting ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

After toddler's death, man sentenced to 45 years for trafficking fentanyl from Bronx day care

A New York man was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a day care center where a toddler died and three others were poisoned after they were exposed to the drug, federal ...

The BRICS Summit Was a Glimpse of the World to Come

Last week’s BRICS summit showed how the balance of global power increasingly eludes the West’s grasp.

Top stories - The New York Times - 10 hours ago

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating. It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Lower oil and natural gas prices, higher electricity demand expected over next five years: IEA

Natural gas and oil prices are likely to decline in the second half of the decade, but unexpectedly high worldwide demand for electricity will complicate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

A Russian economic meltdown is coming next year

As the Russian economy tanks, immiseration and social discontent grow, and money dries up, Putin won’t have the resources to fuel his war machine.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Chris Mason: A big Budget that will set agenda for years to come

Rachel Reeves' historic first Budget will set the agenda for the Labour government for years to come.

‘The Interview’: Mia Khalifa’s Messy World of Money, Sex and Activism

For the OnlyFans star and influencer, navigating the internet is a full-time job.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Ice-T: ‘Anybody that thinks controversy is a way to make money, it’s not. You need lawyers!’

With a new Body Count album out next month, the hip-hop superstar turned actor answers your questions on Law & Order, the Cop Killer furore and working with ‘wild man’ Abel Ferrara. Was there ever ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

World Series 2024: Walker Buehler delivers his best performance of the year to put Dodgers one win away from a championship

Buehler pitched 5 scoreless innings in Game 3 as the Dodgers took a 3-0 series lead on the Yankees.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

The Disinformation Warning Coming From the Edge of Europe

Moldova is facing a tide of disinformation unprecedented in complexity and aggression, the head of a new center meant to combat it tells WIRED. And platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Telegram and ...

Tech - Wired - October 19

Failure to launch: The US doesn’t need 4 more years of Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris owns the failure to keep NASA's Artemis program on-track and viable.

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Victor Radley: ‘I love coming to England. Every year gets better’

NRL and England forward on World Cup heartache, the challenge of Samoa and loving life in South Yorkshire. There are not many who would be willing to swap Bondi beach for the outskirts of Barnsley ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

The Mets need their biggest comeback yet to reach the World Series

The New York Mets insist their greatest rebound of 2024 may be yet to come after they dropped into a 3-1 NL Championship Series deficit with a 10-2 dud against the Los Angeles Dodgers

Sports - ABC News - October 18

'Sorry I have a German passport' - Tuchel hopes he can win over critics

Newly appointed England head coach Thomas Tuchel says he wants to make the nation's "dream come true" at the 2026 World Cup.

Key change coming for 401(k) ‘max savers’ in 2025, expert says — here's what you need to know

There's a key change coming to 401(k) catch-up contributions in 2025. Here's who could be affected by the update, according to experts.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Door County, Wisconsin: Where voters have backed the presidential winner for years

Door County, Wisconsin voted for Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden. Here’s what voters are thinking in the battleground-state swing county ahead of the presidential election.

Georgians join mass rally as president urges protest at 'rigged vote'

Salome Zourabichivili has called Georgians out on the streets, telling the BBC this is a "crucial moment".

History, Money and Glamour Define a New York vs. Los Angeles World Series

The two biggest cities in America have as many differences as similarities — including in public transportation, ballparks and payrolls

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Why the Yankees must win this year -- or else

The Yankees have come up short in their past five trips to the ALCS. With a 2-0 lead this year, could it finally be their time to win another pennant?

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Nature: Manta rays in Mexico

We leave you this Sunday morning under the sea in Quintana Roo, Mexico, where the Manta rays are enjoying breakfast. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.

Nature: Howler monkeys in Belize

We leave you this Sunday with howler monkeys in Belize. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

Tennis Needs Video Review, but the Sports Must Learn From Soccer’s Failures

The video review system in use continues to fall into traps that have encircled soccer, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Might Be The Next Big Soulslike To Come From China

During this week's Xbox Partner Preview, 505 Games revealed the first extended look at Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a Soulslike game that is already drawing comparisons to Black Myth: Wukong . The ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 17

Rasmus Højlund seals Manchester United comeback win over Brentford

Rasmus Højlund’s winner was a strike of certifiable skill and brings a calmer vibe to Erik ten Hag and his troubled Manchester United after they claimed three points for the first time since the ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain

World - ABC News - October 22

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