18 Extreme Weather Events Caused $165 Billion in Damage Last Year Noaa Says
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Four ways climate change affects extreme weather
Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense in many places because of climate change.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
Authorities in Finland say a Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and EstoniaABC News - World -
A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
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A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
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US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
The number of U.S. births fell last yearABC News - Health -
Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA
Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%. The rollout of batteries across the global electricity industry more than doubled last year but will need to be six times faster if the world ...The Guardian - World -
U.S. births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say
U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday.NBC News - Top stories -
Meta Says It Plans to Spend Billions More on A.I.
Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.The New York Times - Top stories -
Meta Says It Plans to Spend Billions More on A.I.
Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.The New York Times - Business -
What Is TikTok Worth? Some Say $20 Billion, Others Say $100 Billion
The answer depends partly on whether TikTok bundles the U.S. and international businesses, and if it includes its coveted algorithm.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Tiktok -
Mark Zuckerberg's net worth plummets by more than $18 billion in Meta stock drop
Meta shares plunged on Thursday, bringing down Mark Zuckerberg's net worth, after the CEO told Wall Street about the many ways his company is losing money.CNBC - Business -
Binance Founder Should Get Three Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say
Defense lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time.The New York Times - Tech -
Binance Founder Should Get 3 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say
Lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time.The New York Times - Business -
Watch: How runaway horses caused chaos in London
Video shows Army horses running loose through the city, colliding with vehicles and causing havoc.BBC News - Top stories -
Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi
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Lions agree to contract extensions with St. Brown and Sewell worth combined $200M, AP source says
The Detroit Lions have invested in their future, keeping a pair of All-Pro players under contract for the next five seasonsABC News - Sports -
A new wave of e-commerce disruption could close 45,000 retail stores over the next five years, analysts say
UBS analysts have suggested that e-commerce isn’t done upending brick-and-mortar retail just yet.MarketWatch - Business -
'We lost £26,000 in a year' - shoplifting hits record in England and Wales
Shoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.BBC News - Top stories -
Laurence Fox told to pay £180,000 in libel damages
Mrs Justice Collins Rice says the actor's comments were "gross, groundless and indefensible".BBC News - Top stories -
China Repairs Space Station Damaged by Debris Strike
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‘Can you catch it as well?’: bird stunt causes flap in European parliament
Slovakian MEP pulls dove from bag and frees it as ‘symbol of peace’, prompting criticism from colleagues. A Slovakian MEP has raised eyebrows by producing a live bird from a bag and releasing it into the European parliament in what he said was a ...The Guardian - World -
Yankees' Aaron Boone reacts to ejection that was caused by fan: 'It's embarrassing'
After a fan behind the dugout yelled at home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt, manager Aaron Boone got ejected in the Yankees' 2-0 loss to the A's on Monday.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Cicada noise causes South Carolina residents to call sheriff
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear a "noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar." CBS News' John Dickerson has details.CBS News - Top stories -
White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama
Even though Johnson helped move his foreign policy aid package, the president isn’t going to intervene on a conservative effort to oust him.Politico - Politics - House -
White House doesn’t want to touch House speaker drama
Even though Johnson helped move his foreign policy aid package, the president isn’t going to intervene on a conservative effort to oust him.Politico - Politics - House -
Is bipartisanship over in the last season of the Chuck and Mitch show?
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Johnson, GOP lawmakers heckled at combative Columbia event
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican lawmakers were repeatedly and loudly heckled during a combative press conference at Columbia University on Wednesday as they gathered to condemn antisemitism and the pro-Palestine demonstrations taking ...The Hill - Politics -
California university cancels event over Gaza protests
Meanwhile, hundreds of students march in Washington DC, and congresswoman Ilhan Omar joins protesters at a New York campus.BBC News - Top stories - California -
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan
Idaho’s law requires doctors to treat pregnant women’s health as disposable – and the loss of their lives as an acceptable risk. The risk of stating plainly what Idaho argued at the US supreme court on Wednesday morning is that it is so sadistic ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
Canada's 'Extremely Mature' Grocery Market Leads Some Foreign Players to Pass on Entry
Canadian officials are likely to get cold shoulders without some package of financial incentives, analysts said.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Canada's 'Extremely Mature' Grocery Market Leads Some Foreign Players to Pass on Entry
Canadian officials are likely to get cold shoulders without some package of financial incentives, analysts said.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Cakes and drinks sweetener neotame can damage gut wall, scientists find
Industry’s sugar substitute E961 can have ‘toxic effect on health’, says study finding sweetener capable of damaging intestinal bacteria. A sweetener used in cakes, soft drinks and chewing gum can seriously damage people’s health by weakening the ...The Guardian - World -
China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report
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Wada hits back at ‘damaging’ bias accusations over handling of China case
Independent prosecutor Eric Cottier appointed to review caseIn 2021 23 swimmers were cleared of doping after positive tests The World Anti-Doping Agency has dismissed allegations that it is biased in favour of China as “damaging and baseless” and ...The Guardian - World - China -
Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn
Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by 2030s. The destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than those caused by the 2008 global financial crisis and ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Technical glitch temporarily closed southern Norway airspace, causing delays at Oslo airport
A technical problem caused aviation authorities in Norway to temporarily close the airspace over the south of the country, leading to significant delays at Oslo airportABC News - World -
It's One of the Last Pristine Coral Reefs on Earth. Should We Be Visiting It?
The Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia looms large in the imaginations of underwater adventurers. But by visiting its relatively untouched reefs are we protecting them—or threatening them?The Wall Street Journal - World -
It's One of the Last Pristine Coral Reefs on Earth. Should We Be Visiting It?
The Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia looms large in the imaginations of underwater adventurers. But by visiting its relatively untouched reefs are we protecting them—or threatening them?The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘I just want to be pampered’: Ronnie O’Sullivan says he is open to offers
World No 1 ups the ante amid rumours of a rival tourO’Sullivan cruises into second round with 10-1 win over PageRonnie O’Sullivan declared himself open to offers amid rumours of a rival snooker tour and warned he would walk away from the sport if ...The Guardian - World -
Microsoft Earnings Rose Last Quarter, Helped by AI Demand
Microsoft’s revenue and profit rose last quarter as artificial intelligence bolstered demand for its software and cloud services and it spent billions on related infrastructure.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Microsoft