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Spain’s deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin

Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expect. Residents of Chiva, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia, can expect a grim ...
World - The Guardian - October 30
Transgender students flooding crisis hotlines over Trump plans to remove protections

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign
Top stories - ABC News - Yesterday
Spain’s apocalyptic floods show undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us | Jonathan Watts

The devastating flooding should spur this month’s Cop29 climate conference to press for immediate action, not look away. Move on. Nothing to see here. Just another ordinary, everyday apocalypse.. ...
World - The Guardian - November 2
The crisis in Venezuela

In recent years, a quarter of Venezuela's population has fled the country's economic devastation and political repression. Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in July's election, despite evidence he ...
Top stories - CBS News - November 3
The Medicare ‘crisis’ that isn’t

Beaten to death? Could’ve fooled me.
Business - MarketWatch - October 19
Unpacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Midlife Crisis

Is Mark Zuckerberg’s style transformation just a matter of a change in personal taste? Or is the infamous tech mogul trying to tell us something about Meta?
Tech - Wired - October 31
Germany’s deepening political crisis

Chancellor Scholz’s three-party coalition government has fallen apart
Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday
America’s Flooding Problem

We explain how the country is responding in three different ways to disasters.
Top stories - The New York Times - October 22
AI Slop Is Flooding Medium

The blogging platform Medium is facing an influx of AI-generated content. CEO Tony Stubblebine says it “doesn’t matter” as long as nobody reads it.
Tech - Wired - October 28
Spain’s deadly floods

An inadequate response highlights the lack of preparedness against extreme weather
Business - Financial Times - November 4
What's behind America's misinformation crisis

The Federal Emergency Management Agency pushed back on false claims that it pulled out of areas in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene after facing threats. The Atlantic writer Charlie ...
Top stories - CBS News - October 16
The root of the crisis in special needs education

Since legislative changes in 2014, governments have failed to adapt this area of public policy as autism diagnoses increase
World - Financial Times - October 22
The water industry is in crisis. Can it be fixed?

Simon Jack asks what reform of the troubled sector could mean for customers and their bills.
Top stories - BBC News - October 25
Volkswagen is in crisis again. Can it be reformed?

Europe’s largest carmaker is at war with workers and politicians as it tries to navigate a painful EV transition
World - Financial Times - October 31
Flood situation in France gradually easing

World - Yahoo News - October 19
Explained: The weather conditions that brought the floods

Much of the country has been badly hit by heavy rain and hailstorms, triggering rapid flooding across multiple areas.
Top stories - BBC News - October 30
Video clips show trail of destruction after Spanish floods

At least 158 people were killed following flash floods in southern Spain.
Top stories - BBC News - October 31
Eye Opener: Catastrophic flooding in Spain

In Spain, catastrophic flooding has killed dozens of people and trapped thousands of others. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump attempts to capitalize on a gaffe by President Biden. All that ...
Top stories - CBS News - October 31
Valencia floods: 'There is mud everywhere here'

The BBC's Nicky Schiller says the La Torre area of the city has been completely devastated.
Top stories - BBC News - November 1
Search for Spain flooding survivors continues as torrential rain hits another region

More than 200 people are dead and dozens more still missing after torrential rain earlier this week.
Top stories - BBC News - November 1
Halloween, floods and fire: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Top stories - BBC News - November 2
'My family lost everything in the floods'

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago
What You Need to Know in Case of an Election Crisis

We have just a short time to understand the challenges across state legislatures, Congress, executive branches and elected judges.
Top stories - The New York Times - October 16
How Europe’s battery champion descended into crisis

Insiders say Northvolt, Europe’s best-funded start-up, has been beset by problems from the start
Business - Financial Times - October 17
Cuba Suffers Mass Blackout as Energy Crisis Deepens

The Communist government ordered the closure of nonvital activities hours to avoid power grid collapse.
World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18
Mayor Eric Adams’s Crises Stir Hope for Delayed Street Projects

Mayor Eric Adams has stalled plans to build bus and bicycle lanes. With his leadership under threat, the projects’ supporters see an opening.
Top stories - The New York Times - October 19
The funding crisis threatening England’s special needs education

Cost of specialist school places is placing huge financial strain on cash-strapped councils
World - Financial Times - October 21
Three lessons from the US port crisis

There’s a massive gap between the profits of the big global shipping groups relative to port workers’ wages
World - Financial Times - October 21
Cuba plunged into crisis by prolonged power blackouts

President warns against ‘vandalism’ after fuel shortages exacerbate economic struggles
Business - Financial Times - October 21
What's behind Cuba's ongoing energy crisis?

The lights are turning back on in Cuba after a major power plant failure plunged the entire nation into darkness last week. While the majority of power has been restored, the blackout is serving as ...
Top stories - CBS News - October 22
The Papers: Reeves 'risks hurting pensioners' and shoplifting 'crisis'

Warnings ahead of Rachel Reeves' first Budget, and the soaring cost of theft from shops, lead the papers.
Top stories - BBC News - October 25
What to Know About the Looming Election Certification Crisis

An investigation in four battleground states found that Republicans have taken control of election boards with the aim of challenging and overturning outcomes that don’t go their way.
Top stories - The New York Times - October 25
What if the NHS crisis is a classic management problem?

We should scour the world for executives with the right track record to turn around this complex organisation
Business - Financial Times - October 25
In Georgia, Political Crisis Looms After Disputed Election

The ruling Georgia Dream party won a majority in the vote. The opposition, which fears the country is moving away from the West, says the voting was not fair and that it will not sit in Parliament.
World - The New York Times - October 27
Why Europe’s car crisis is mostly made in China

The once-lucrative market is now highly competitive and more Chinese EVs are being exported, compounding slower sales at home
World - Financial Times - October 29
Samsung’s smartphone crown slips with company in crisis

Korean tech giant is losing market share to US rival Apple and Chinese players
Business - Financial Times - October 30
Pep: Man City injury crisis no excuse for shock loss

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola preferred not to use injuries as an excuse for a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth on Saturday that ended their 32-game unbeaten streak.
Sports - ESPN - November 3
Harris and Trump are ignoring the US defense crisis

Why have Kamala Harris and Donald Trump completely ignored any serious discussion of the dire state of America’s defenses in the campaign?
Politics - The Hill - November 4

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