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Investigators Say a High-Profile Dealer Trafficked 2,000 Looted Artifacts
In an arrest warrant for Edoardo Almagià, a Princeton-educated antiquities dealer, the Manhattan district attorney’s office detailed what it described as decades of illicit transactions.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Graham: Use budget reconciliation to bypass filibuster and pass border security legislation
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of President-elect Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, is calling on Republicans to advance ambitious economic and border security legislation through Congress ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
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Why Wrexham’s Captain Has Been Allowed to Bypass a Soccer Rule
James McClean will be allowed to leave the field using the shortest route to the tunnel in a bid to improve his safety.Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions
FT analysis shows that firms regularly hide leakages of the deadly greenhouse gas — despite this being one of the easiest climate fixes there isBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
2024 Fossil Fuel Emissions Are Headed for a Record
Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re burning more than ever before.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
US election betting is on a roll
In the months leading up to election day, people from around the world have placed millions of dollars in wagers on who will be the next American presidentWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Gary Indiana, Acerbic Cultural Critic and Novelist, Dies at 74
He made films, video art and photographs, but was best known as a pioneering art critic and mordant novelist.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 26 -
NordVPN Coupon: Up to 74% Off + 3 Months Free
Save 74% and get 3 months free when you sign up for a 2-year plan with this NordVPN discount code.Tech - Wired - October 30 -
Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74
Early in the internet era, he was also behind other AOL messages, including “Welcome!” “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day,” he once said.Tech - The New York Times - November 8 -
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's 'You’ve Got Mail!', dies at 74
Elwood Edwards, an announcer and local TV staffer who became internationally famous as the voice of AOL’s “You’ve got mail!” prompt to millions at the dawn of the internet era, has died, AOL ...Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Greeting, Dies at 74
The iconic AOL vocalist passed away from complications of a stroke.Business - Inc. - November 10 -
Hama Amadou, West African Political ‘Phoenix,’ Dies at 74
An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile.World - The New York Times - November 13 -
Watch: A look at Trump's new top team... in 74 seconds
Among the allies the president-elect has chosen to join his administration are contentious figures, including among fellow Republicans.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report
Fossil fuel-linked lobbyists outnumber delegations of almost every country at climate talks in Baku, analysis finds. Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
FBI warns of election-related fraud schemes
The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day. The bureau said Tuesday that scammers ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Speed of cricket balls could stump housing scheme
Developers and Sport England disagree over the risk from cricket balls to future residents.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Bali plastic recycling scheme swamped with garbage
Scheme has collected a fraction of the waste it set out to handle and is struggling with broken machinery and poor finances. Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more waste ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Ford has too many cars on dealer lots, and that’s only one of its problems.
High inventory days and higher-than-expected warranty costs and other cost headwinds plague Ford.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer's murder
Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer’s murderTop stories - NBC News - November 4 -
Liam Payne's alleged drug dealer speaks out as singer gets teary tribute at MTV EMAs
Liam Payne's alleged drug dealer breaks his silence on the singer's recent death, denying fault and claiming the two had shared an 'intimate' night.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 11 -
Ex-Trump intel official Sue Gordon says bypassing FBI for Cabinet picks is "risky for America"
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team may bypass the FBI process and use a private firm to vet candidates for Cabinet picks who need top security clearance, The New York Times reports. Sue ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Trump eyes bypassing Congress if Republicans don’t sign off on his Cabinet picks
How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
FEMA chief says she will ask for independent probe into orders to bypass Trump supporters
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday that she would call for an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation into an employee directing personnel ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Lions roll on and Ravens run riot
The Detroit Lions claim a sixth straight win, while Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson shine for the Baltimore Ravens.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
Recipe: Fried Herb Yeast Rolls
From Food & Wine: These dinner rolls are packed with garlicky, herbaceous goodness.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says
The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
Carbon emissions of richest 1% increase hunger, poverty and deaths, says Oxfam
Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C. The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Biden Announces $3 Billion to Cut Carbon Emissions at U.S. Ports
On a visit to Baltimore, the president said federal grants would help upgrade port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
California Will Boost Sustainable Fuel Supplies to Curb Airplane Emissions
Jet engines contribute about 9 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the agreement with an airlines trade group may help reduce the total.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
EU emissions fall by 8% in steep reduction reminiscent of Covid shutdown
Decline over 2023, helped by switch to renewable power, means greenhouse gas pollution is now 37% below 1990 levels. The EU’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 8% last year, the European Environment ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
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 - November 4 -
Canada Announces Carbon Emission Caps for Oil and Gas Sectors
The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases.World - The New York Times - November 4
