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Thames Water creditors veto use of £3bn loan to pay fines
Troubled utility faces fines of £400mn by March 2027 as it tries to avoid renationalisationFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
The most expensive US property for sale is a mere $295m – and likely to flood
The sprawling Florida mansion sits in one of the most vulnerable places in the US to climate-driven disasters. A sprawling Florida mansion set beside a powdery white sand beach overlooking the ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
China retaliates against latest US chip restrictions
Beijing bans export of materials used in semiconductors and batteriesFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
What makes the US truly exceptional
Are American pathologies the necessary price of economic dynamism?Financial Times - Dec. 3 -
Watch live: Biden gives remarks touting US, Angola relationship
President Biden is delivering remarks from the National Slave Museum in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday morning, focusing on the relationship between the U.S. and the southern African nation. His ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
China responds to US chip sanctions, banning exports of key minerals
China has banned exports of some rare minerals to the United States as tensions over trade heat up after the U.S. issued new restrictions on exports of certain semiconductor chips and equipment to ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Village People singer: 'YMCA' has 'benefited greatly' from Trump's use
A singer and co-writer on the Village People megahit "Y.M.C.A." says the 1978 tune has "benefited greatly" from being a favorite on President-elect Trump's playlist. In a Monday post on Facebook, ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say
Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches. An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Bowman to Biden: 'Pardon the 40 people who are on death row'
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) is urging President Biden to issue clemency to inmates on death row after the president signed a pardon for his son, Hunter, over the weekend. “Don‘t stop at Hunter ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Trump says he would block US Steel acquisition by Nippon Steel
President-elect Trump vowed to block Japanese Nippon Steel Corp.'s acquisition of U.S. Steel. "I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
249+ Best Cyber Monday Deals Still Going Strong (2024) | WIRED
Hundreds of WIRED-approved products are still on sale, but these deals won’t last much longer.Wired - Dec. 3 -
‘They felt they couldn’t market us to white people’: 90s hip-hop iconoclasts Digable Planets return
As they mark the 30th anniversary of album Blowout Comb, the Grammy-winning trio revisit their egalitarian ethos, anti-fascist lyrics and Pink Floyd influences. It’s 1 March 1994, and at New York’s ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers
A new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would use a 54-year-old privacy law to impose new oversight of the data broker industry. But first, the agency must survive Elon Musk.Wired - Dec. 3 -
Trump threat and mounting dangers in Mexico drive migrant rush towards US
People waiting in Tapachula by Guatemala border fear Trump’s election could worsen crisis and spur northward flight. Outside the migration office, Tito subtly pointed out the watchful human ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
US woman admits drink-driving in crash that killed bride on wedding day
Samantha Miller was fatally hit while travelling in a golf cart and still wearing her wedding dress.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
In Angola, Biden plans to tout US investments and visit a slavery museum
Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and to see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
China bans exports to the US of gallium and other key materials after the US curbs computer chip-related exports
China bans exports to the US of gallium and other key materials after the US curbs computer chip-related exportsABC News - Dec. 3 -
12 Inspiring Quotes to Help You Finish the Year Strong
The winner is often the one who can summon that last push when everyone else is fading.Inc. - Dec. 3 -
Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU
It's "plain wrong" to suggest Donald Trump's return to the White House means the UK needs to pick a side, the PM says.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
‘Harm to children was part of the point’: a harrowing film on US family separations
Errol Morris’s bleak documentary Separated has gained in relevance since it premiered with more ‘state-created orphans’ to come under a second Trump administration. He thought he was working in the ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chipsABC News - Dec. 3 -
The Papers: Starmer wants 'closer US ties' and Wallace 'Boiling Point'
The PM's comments on Donald Trump and the fallout over allegations about the MasterChef presenter lead the papers.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
FirstFT: Critics see chance to close US accounting regulator
Also in this newsletter, Nato’s new chief warns of ‘dire threat’ of a bad Ukraine peace deal and China hits back against chip sanctionsFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Three climbers from the US and Canada are missing on New Zealand's highest peak
Three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada are missing after they failed to return from a planned ascent of New Zealand’s highest peak, AorakiABC News - Dec. 3 -
The solar saga behind US bribery allegations against Gautam Adani
Charges against Indian tycoon follow a troubled government effort to boost renewable powerFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Hedge funds profit from ‘Trump trades’ around US election
Element Capital and Graham Capital among macro managers that did well out of recent market swingsFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
3 people killed when 8 shot at a gathering in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood
Eight people were shot, three fatally, Monday afternoon during a "social gathering" at a residence in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood, a police official said.NBC News - Dec. 3 -
Chip war ramps up with new US semiconductor restrictions on China
Biden administration broadens limits on Chinese access to advanced microchip technology, with Donald Trump expected to go even further . The US has announced new export restrictions targeting ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package rejected again by US judge
Kathaleen McCormick in Delaware rules Musk not entitled to vast sum despite Tesla shareholders voting to reinstate it. A judge ruled on Monday that Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is still not ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Guinea soccer stadium crush kills 56 people
A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional toll, the government said on Monday.ESPN - Dec. 2 -
Village People singer defends Trump's use of 'Y.M.C.A.,' says song isn't a 'gay anthem'
Village People co-founder and lead singer Victor Willis said Y.M.C.A. has “benefited greatly” from Donald Trump's use and isn't a "gay anthem."NBC News - Dec. 2 -
Guinea stadium stampede kills 56 people following clashes at soccer match
Officials and witnesses say chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people ...ABC News - Dec. 2 -
Starmer rejects false choice between Trump’s US and EU in key speech
At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’. Keir Starmer has “utterly rejected” the idea that the UK must choose between the United States ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Top Fed official warns progress on taming US inflation ‘may be stalling’
Governor Christopher Waller says he still supports a December interest rate cut barring a surprise in the economic dataFinancial Times - Dec. 2 -
US ex-detective accused of kidnap and rape found dead on morning of trial
Roger Golubski, 71, accused of crimes spanning years, found dead in Kansas hours before jury selection set to begin. A former Kansas police detective accused of “the grossest acts of corruption a ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Nous Research is training an AI model using machines distributed across the internet
Nous's DisTrO, Distributed Training Over-the-Internet, allows foundation class models to be trained without expensive superclusters.VentureBeat - Dec. 2 -
2 safe ways to use home equity this December (and 2 dangerous ones)
Home equity can be a helpful source of funding (or a dangerous one) if used in these ways this December.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
56 people killed in Guinea soccer stadium disaster following controversial referee decision
Monday's events are the latest in a long line of soccer stadium disasters over the last three decadesCBS Sports - Dec. 2 -
Democrats press Biden to limit Trump's ability to use military domestically
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) sent a letter to President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week calling for a policy directive that would ...The Hill - Dec. 2 -
Winter weather alerts for 5 million people as snow continues to hit northern states
Some 5 million people across the Great Lakes and southern Appalachians are under winter weather alerts Monday morning, with the snow and rain that have disrupted the post-holiday travel period in ...NBC News - Dec. 2