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UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in law

The U.K. Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women’s right campaign group and the Scottish government

World - ABC News - 21 hours ago

Pelosi clinches landmark 20th House term

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will return to Congress next year for a landmark 20th term, Decision Desk HQ projects. The San Francisco liberal easily won reelection on Tuesday in California’s ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Shell Wins Appeal in Landmark Climate Case in the Netherlands

A lower court had ordered the company to cut emissions by 45 percent by 2030, but the oil giant argued that a single firm should not be hit with arbitrary pollution-reduction requirements.

Business - The New York Times - November 12

GOP victories threaten Democrats' landmark climate legislation

With Republicans securing control of the House, Senate and White House in the election, they are poised to claw back major legislation Democrats have passed to fight climate change. Chief in the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Huge COP29 climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say

Richer countries have promised £238bn a year, but campaigners say it is far from enough.

Arteta: Arsenal rout of Sporting a 'landmark win'

Mikel Arteta said Tuesday's 5-1 thrashing of Sporting CP is a "landmark win" and the best European away performance of his five-year tenure as Arsenal manager.

Sports - ESPN - 2 hours ago

Ukraine war briefing: Bomb shatters historic landmark in Kharkiv

Prized Derzhprom building in Kharkiv damaged in attacks injuring 19; North Korean foreign minister heads to Russia as Nato chief says Kim Jong-un’s troops are in Kursk. What we know on day 979. ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Lucid opens its order books for Gravity SUV, calling it a ‘landmark’ EV

Lucid to start taking orders for its Gravity SUV and says its financial runway is wide open through 2026.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Trump expected to limit and dismantle landmark Biden climate policies

President-elect Donald Trump's victory clears the way for him to deliver on his campaign promises to dismantle many of President Biden's marquee climate policies. CBS News national environment ...

Trevi Fountain gets temporary catwalk as famous landmark undergoes cleaning

The Baroque masterpiece constructed on the facade of a palace is one of the most popular sites in Rome for tourists, who strain over the crowds to throw their coins into its water.

Shell wins landmark climate case against green groups in Dutch appeal

A court throws out a ruling that the gas and oil giant cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

Shell defeats landmark climate ruling ordering cut in carbon emissions

Oil and gas company had challenged 2021 ruling that it must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030. Shell has won its appeal against a landmark climate judgment by a Dutch court, which in ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell

A Dutch appeals court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels

World - ABC News - November 12

Biden touts his climate legacy during landmark visit to Amazon rainforest

President Joe Biden highlighted his climate legacy in Brazil on Sunday during a visit to the Amazon rainforest, the first by a sitting U.S. president.

How ESPN Pulled Off a Landmark Trade for ‘Inside the N.B.A.’

The same executive who lured Peyton Manning with a work-from-home arrangement secured rights to air TNT’s studio show.

Sports - The New York Times - November 18

Hong Kong sentences 45 activists to prison in landmark security trial

Legal scholar Benny Tai receives 10-year penalty as authorities stamp out dissent in Chinese territory

World - Financial Times - November 19

'Never': Jimmy Lai denies foreign collusion in landmark trial

Lai, one of the most influential pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, is accused of colluding with foreign forces.

Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16

Australia’s center-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16.

Netanyahu, Wanted by a Landmark Warrant, Now Faces a Smaller World

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has allies among the members of the International Criminal Court. But he will have to plan his travel more carefully than before.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

McKenna relishing ‘landmark’ of clash with his old club Manchester United

Despite his friendships at Old Trafford, Ipswich’s manager is planning a rude awakening for Ruben Amorim’s first game. It takes little effort for Kieran McKenna to remember his first Manchester ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Landmark fish and meat markets in London to close, ending 1,000 years of tradition

Two of London’s most famous markets — one selling fish, the other meat — are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times

World - ABC News - 49 minutes ago

Kinzinger: Hegseth hearings will be 'pretty brutal'

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said that the hearings to appoint former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense would be “pretty brutal,” considering the nominee's sexual assault ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

People Are Hooked on Costco Hearing Aids, and This Is Why

Devoted customers come for the free hearing aid cleanings and leave with full carts.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 2

Supreme Court to Hear Louisiana Congressional Map Dispute

The case, which will not affect this election cycle, involves a legal fight over how the state draws its voting maps and could determine the political power of Black voters there.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 4

Sara Sharif’s stepmum was ‘possessed’, court hears

A father accused of killing Sara Sharif says his daughter was abused by her stepmum, a court hears.

The chance to hear a unique Beatles bootleg — for $250,000

How a superfan’s desire to tell the story of the Fab Four in Canada unearthed the recording of a 1965 gig

Business - Financial Times - November 9

Watch live: House convenes hearing on UFOs

The House Oversight Committee will hear testimony Wednesday from a number of witnesses about their experience with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — or UFOs. It marks the first ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids

Three technologists in India used a homemade Faraday cage and a microwave oven to get around Apple’s location blocks.

Tech - Wired - November 13

Matt Gaetz Is the Perfect Man for the Job

Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department is a flagrant provocation that is, like a pulpy B movie, so bad it’s good.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

The truth is out there: Experts testify at UFO congressional hearing

Experts testified at a House oversight committee hearing Wednesday on potential alien life, suggesting that there are intelligent beings that live off the planet. They also urged governmental ...

GOP warns Gaetz hearings will be 'Kavanaugh on steroids'

Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like “Kavanaugh on steroids,” referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Senate Homeland Security hearing with Wray and Mayorkas postponed

FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were scheduled to take part in a Senate hearing on worldwide threats Thursday, but that hearing was canceled. CBS ...

Lottery to Be Held for Coveted Seats at Menendez Brothers Hearing

The court is expecting high demand and has announced a public lottery for a limited number of seats at a status hearing in Los Angeles on Monday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Concerns ahead of Gabbard, Hegseth Senate confirmation hearings

Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill may have concerns that could come up during Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's picks Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, CBS News' Scott ...

Judge reschedules key Menendez brothers resentencing hearing

The judge overseeing the Menendez brothers' efforts to reduce their sentence has delayed a key hearing in order to give the new district attorney time to review the case. NBC News' Dana Griffin ...

Supreme Court hearing case on definition of a woman

Judges will consider a legal challenge which could affect how women and trans people are treated.

Menendez brothers' resentencing hearing delayed until January

Ever since two young men were jailed for killing their wealthy parents in 1989, the case has gripped the US.

Judge delays resentencing hearing for Menendez brothers

A judge in Los Angeles delayed a resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez until January so that the incoming Los Angeles County district attorney can study the case. The brothers are serving ...

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