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The Cop29 agreement failed island states. Now the UN’s top court must act on climate harm | Ralph Regenvanu

The shortcomings of Cop29 increase the urgency for the ICJ to issue an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states in respect to climate harm. The UN climate conference in Baku has ended ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Harris wins Rhode Island

Vice President Harris has won Rhode Island, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Her victory does not come as a surprise in the deep blue New England state, where she had a 98 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

How the media is failing us

I include myself in the under-reporting of the most consequential global stories

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Manufacturing fetishism is destined to fail

It is so much easier to blame the disappearance of these US jobs on China than on domestic consumers and automation

World - Financial Times - November 12

Monkey Island Fans Create Their Own Game, The Booze of Monkey Island

Although Ron Gilbert came back to the Monkey Island franchise with Return To Monkey Island in 2022, it's unclear when or if the series will ever get another official sequel. But that hasn't ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 5

13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween

The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

Smith Island | Sunday on 60 Minutes

Rising sea levels and erosion are reshaping Maryland's Smith Island, putting residents at risk of becoming some of the country’s first climate refugees. Jon Wertheim reports, Sunday.

Did the US election polls fail?

Polls predicted a tight race - then Donald Trump won a commanding victory. So what went wrong?

PSNI not 'rigorous enough' in investigating Simpson death

For several months, Katie Simpson’s death in 2020 was treated by detectives as a suicide.

Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail

The president-elect is planting the seeds of his own political demise.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 17

Top 5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Fail

If you’re serious about long-term success, it’s time to face some tough truths.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

Sabres Have Perfect Trade Target In Islanders Star

The Sabres should keep an eye on this Islanders forward during this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Barzal leaves Islanders road trip due to injury

Mathew Barzal has left the Islanders' road trip with an upper-body injury.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

Whitehouse wins Rhode Island Senate race

Incumbent Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) is projected to win his reelection bid against Republican state Rep. Patricia Morgan in Rhode Island. An aggregate of polling from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?

India has built a 3km-long runway on Agalega and no-one has fully explained why, angering residents.

World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years. The world’s largest known coral, visible from space, has been discovered in the waters of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Why Whoopi Goldberg Is Feuding With a Staten Island Bakery

The left-leaning host of “The View” said the business in a Republican stronghold declined to take an order under her name. The bakery said politics had nothing to do with it.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 16

Tesco row shows Sundays are still sacred on Hebridean islands

The first Sunday opening of a Tesco has sparked a row and put a part of island culture under the spotlight.

The Tallest Building in Queens: The Orchard in Long Island City

The Orchard, a rental tower with a dizzying array of luxury amenities, caps a decade of rapid development in the neighborhood.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 22

Lammy plays down criticism of Chagos Islands deal

The UK foreign secretary dismisses criticism of the agreement as "politicking" before elections.

Mauritius asks for review of Chagos Islands deal with UK

The announcement comes after Mauritius's new prime minister expressed doubts over the deal.

Cyber security companies are thriving — even when they fail

This may be the ultimate industry for providing very lucrative but ineffective solutions

World - Financial Times - October 31

Plane fails to land amid fierce typhoon in Taiwan

A plane at Taoyuan Airport was forced to abort its initial landing amid strong winds.

Florida ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana fails

A ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in the state of Florida is projected to fall short, according to Decision Desk HQ, although medicinal use is still legal in the Sunshine State. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Effort to add abortion rights to Florida's Constitution fails

Florida voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

3 states uphold abortion restrictions, 7 others protect abortion access

Measures that would have protected abortion rights at the state level are projected to fail in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Florida's Amendment 4 on abortion fails to pass

Florida has voted to decline the pro-abortion rights amendment, NBC News details the first state to have rejected such a proposal since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Ohio measure establishing citizen redistricting commission fails

A ballot measure that would have established a new body for drawing the state maps in Ohio, removing elected officials entirely, is projected to fail — dealing a blow to Democrats, according to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Ranked-choice voting measure fails in Nevada

A measure to implement ranked-choice voting and a top-five open primary system in Nevada failed before voters on Tuesday, two years after the state approved it during the midterms, Decision Desk HQ ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Ranked-choice voting measure fails in Colorado

A measure to implement top-four, all-candidate primaries and ranked-choice voting in the general election has failed in Colorado, Decision Desk HQ projects. Coloradans voted down the proposed ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7