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Remembering Quincy Jones' legacy
Legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who worked with music superstars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 91. Rolling Stone contributing editor Joe Levy joined ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
PepsiCo Wins Plastics Pollution Lawsuit
The state Supreme Court Justice in Buffalo said the case failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
Is Biden’s legacy dependent on a Trump defeat?
For a one-term president, the incumbent has a substantial record — which could easily be unwoundWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Meta under fire for ‘polluting’ open-source
Open Source Initiative chief criticises tech group for using the term to describe its Llama modelsBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens
Pollution levels in the Indian capital have reached 20-25 times more than the WHO's recommended safe limit.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Air pollution death settlement is not a win, says mum
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near London's South Circular Road, had a fatal asthma attack in 2013.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
'Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health'
Jo Broughton says she stopped swimming in her local brook over "pharmaceutical pollution" concerns.Top stories - BBC News - November 1 -
Protesters call on government to tackle water pollution
Protesters from across the UK marched through London to call on the government to tackle water pollution.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
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"Smile 2" actors on continuing movie's eerie legacy
Following the success of its predecessor, "Smile 2" returns with a chilling story of a deadly curse as pop star Skye Riley, played by Naomi Scott, faces the horrors of fame and an inescapable curse.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
How Harris’s Loss Could Haunt Biden’s Legacy
In the wake of Donald J. Trump’s resounding victory, many Democrats are casting President Biden as a one-term president who set his party on a path to failure in 2024.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Harris ran on Biden’s foreign policy legacy. It was not popular.
Harris never presented specific ways her global leadership would differ from Biden’s.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Evening Report — Legacy media grapples with declining influence
Plus: Washington braces for Trump takeover {beacon} Evening Report © Dylan Buell, Getty Images file Traditional news media grapples with declining influence Legacy news outlets are grappling ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger mounts over Ghana’s gold problem
Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. Now it could affect the election.Top stories - NBC News - October 20 -
Climate change is making polluted sites more susceptible to flooding
Our experience here in Houston may be a warning to other communities that we are unprepared for this climate change threat.Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Living pollution-free is a ‘fundamental right,’ India’s top court says
Living in a pollution-free environment is a fundamental right, India’s Supreme Court said as it urged officials to address deteriorating air quality in the country.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023
Carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 10% in just two decades, reports World Meteorological Organization. The concentration of planet-heating pollutants clogging the atmosphere ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India ahead of Diwali
As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollutionWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.
Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that produced fireworks for generations.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice
Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties
Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
UK ‘falling behind’ on sewage pollution regulation while EU tightens rules
EU member states agree to update urban waste water treatment directive. The UK is falling further behind on sewage pollution regulation as the EU tightens its rules to clean up Europe’s waterways, ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Air Pollution in Pakistan’s Largest Province Leaves Hundreds Hospitalized
The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Private Jet Carbon Pollution from Reaches New Heights
Private jet emissions jumped 46 percent from 2019 to 2023 according to European research.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Alex Salmond: Champion of independence leaves a fractured political legacy
Alex Salmond, who has died at the age of 69, led the SNP into power and through the 2014 referendum.Top stories - BBC News - October 13 -
Rio Ferdinand: ‘Guidance was my mum’s passion, it’s her legacy as well’
The former England and Manchester United defender’s foundation is now having an impact far beyond the south London estate where he grew up. Whenever Rio Ferdinand needs inspiration, he remembers ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Tina Brown, the Queen of Legacy Media, Takes Her Diary to Substack
She made her name leading glossy magazines. Now she’s joining the newsletter flock.Business - The New York Times - October 15 -
Selena's enduring legacy as a music icon is evident in her posthumous Medal of Arts
Selena's posthumous honor receiving the Medal of the Arts shows the Queen of Tejano's enduring legacy as a musical and cultural Latina icon 30 years after her death.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British coloniesWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
‘Pure Hell’: The Painful Legacy of Boarding Schools for Native Americans.
President Biden apologized on Friday for the abuses children experienced at the government-run schools, which were designed to erase tribal ties and cultural practices.Top stories - The New York Times - October 25 -
Steve Albini Left Behind a Towering Music Legacy—and a Struggling Business
His Chicago recording studio, Electrical Audio, is reinventing itself after his death. With steep overhead costs, employees are ready to get creative.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
India is key to rescuing Joe Biden’s troubled foreign policy legacy
The Sino-Russian entente has raised the strategic imperative for America to forge an informal alliance with another nuclear-armed giant.Politics - The Hill - October 29
