Un Peacekeeping on 75th Anniversary Successes Failures and Challenges Ahead in A Divided World
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Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns
Cancer, heart disease, respiratory illnesses and kidney dysfunction among the health consequences of a warming planet.CBS News - Top stories - Climate -
Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns
Cancer, heart disease, respiratory illnesses and kidney dysfunction among the health consequences of a warming planet.CBS News - World - Climate -
A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead
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A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead
A judge says a legal challenge over the British government’s role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this yearABC News - World - Israel -
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title
17-year-old will play defending champion Ding Liren for titleTan Zhongyi and Ju Wenjun will compete for women’s titleGukesh Dommaraju became the youngest player to win the men’s Candidates chess tournament after a draw against Hikaru Nakamura on a ...The Guardian - World -
David Capablanca talks short selling in the crypto world: Opportunities and challenges
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Even for experienced traders, short selling is a notoriously difficult segment of the market. No one understands that better than David Capablanca, an architect turned verified 7-figure short sell trader. David didn’t achieve ...VentureBeat - Tech -
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers
The U.N. labor organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlightABC News - Health - Climate -
World must come together to tackle plastic pollution, says chair of UN talks
Ecuadorian ambassador to the UK is hopeful impasse can be overcome at treaty negotiations in Ottawa. As UN talks begin to agree the first global treaty to reduce soaring plastic waste, the chair of the meetings has said he is confident countries ...The Guardian - World -
Biden marks 25th anniversary of Columbine shooting
President Biden, joined by other members of his administration, on Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre and attempted bombing. On April 20, 1999, two twelfth-grade students murdered 12 students and one teacher ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
D-Day’s 80th Anniversary Inspires Watches
Commemorative pieces include a steel model similar to a British wartime watch and one with Normandy beach sand in its crown.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Biden trolls Trump on injecting bleach anniversary
President Biden on Tuesday trolled former President Trump on the fourth anniversary of him suggesting Americans inject bleach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden shared a video, marking that four years ago Trump infamously said, “I see the ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
How Johnson and Biden locked arms on Ukraine
The planned vote on a foreign aid package is validation of a White House strategy to court the speaker behind the scenes while letting him find his own path.Politico - Politics - Joe Biden -
Evangelical America Is More Divided Than You Think
Evangelicals, fundamentalists and Pentecostals are taking the church in very different directions.The New York Times - Top stories -
Chris Mason: Measure draws election dividing line
Ministers believe the novel deportation scheme is worth a try, but Labour plans to get rid of it.BBC News - Top stories -
Israel aid still dividing Democrats as vote nears
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Graham warns Putin 'will not stop' if successful in Ukraine
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday stressed the urgency of support to Ukraine, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin "will not stop," even if successful in Russia's war with Kyiv. "Here's what I will tell you. If you give Putin Ukraine, he ...The Hill - Politics - Ukraine -
Graham warns Putin ‘will not stop’ if successful in Ukraine
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Why CEO succession is so difficult to get right
Boards are being forced to think about finding future leaders earlier as shareholders demand greater insightFinancial Times - Business -
Bayer Leverkusen’s success is a reminder of soccer’s community power | Jonathan Wilson
As the Premier League continues to hike ticket prices and shut out local fans, Bayer’s Bundesliga title shows the value of a club rooted in its home town. Sign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter hereA corner from the left, seven minutes into ...The Guardian - World -
'Inter close to perfect in Serie A title success'
Inter's Serie A title win proves good recruitment does not always mean expensive recruitment, says Mina Rzouki.BBC News - Top stories -
Biden’s Win Last Week in the Middle East Is Part of a Bigger Failure
President Biden’s win last week in the Middle East is part of a bigger failure.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
The Guardian view on the French left: divided it will fall and fail, again | Editorial
The radical right is set to dominate forthcoming European elections. Progressives need a fresh start and a new approach. The political signals coming from France are ominous. According to one poll last week, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party ...The Guardian - World -
Senate to take up $95 billion foreign aid package that divides GOP
The Senate is expected to take up the $95 billion foreign aid package that has divided the Republican party. The bill, which includes funding for Israel and Ukraine, passed in the House over the weekend. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.NBC News - Politics -
How Hudson Yards Went From Ghost Town to Office Success Story
The vacancy rate at Hudson Yards’ office towers is considerably lower than in the rest of Manhattan, though its luxury housing and retail offerings have been less successful.The New York Times - Top stories -
Driebusch's Take: String of Successful IPOs Suggest Risk Tolerance is Rebounding
Cybersecurity software company Rubrik is listing its shares in a long-awaited initial public offering this week, the latest in a string of high-profile IPOs.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Tenney hits fellow Republicans for failure to advance border bill out of committee
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY.) hit her fellow Republicans on Saturday, blaming them for the inability to get a border security bill to the floor of the House. "I saw a clip earlier that we didn't get the border security bill," Tenney said during a ...The Hill - Politics - Republican Party -
Sunak Enters Rwanda Migration Plan Endgame With Tories Fearing Fresh Failure
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Middle East Crisis: Senior Israeli Military Official Resigns After Oct. 7 Intelligence Failures
Aharon Haliva, the head of military intelligence, is the highest-ranking Israeli official to step down since the Hamas-led attack.The New York Times - World - Israel -
L.A. and Philly are down 0-2, now they're sounding like losers, too
Los Angeles and Philadelphia had issues with the officiating following Game 2 losses, but there were plenty of other reasons both teams lost on Monday.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Palestinian UN agency must improve neutrality - report
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What to know about the pivotal UN plastics negotiations
As both plastics pollution and concerns over its impacts on the environment and the human body grow, world governments, environmental groups and the plastics industry are meeting in Ottawa, Canada, over the next two weeks in an effort to reach an ...The Hill - Politics -
Haiti situation 'catastrophic' and growing worse, says UN
As gang violence continues to rage, two-thirds of children are now in need of aid, the UN warns.BBC News - Top stories -
UN 'horrified' by Gaza hospital mass grave reports
Palestinian officials say more than 300 bodies have been found at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
Welcome to Scam World
To own a computer or smartphone — indeed, to engage with the digital world to any degree — is to be a mark. You can try to block, encrypt and unsubscribe your way out of it, but you may not succeed.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
What's News: World-Wide
What’s News: World-WideThe Wall Street Journal - World -
April 22, 2024 - Protests at Columbia and other schools escalate
Heightened tensions around pro-Palestinian protests on the campus of Columbia University have led the school to go all-virtual on Monday. The protests are now in their sixth day.CNN - Top stories -
The most successful people never use these 5 toxic phrases when talking to themselves, says psychologist at Yale
Most people have a toxic relationship with themselves, says Yale lecturer Emma Seppälä. But you can replace these self-criticisms with healthier expressions.CNBC - Business -
The 1924 Paris Olympics saved the Games. Can this year’s event repeat that success? | David Goldblatt
Faced with competition from rival sporting events, the future of the Games hung in the balance. A century on, new hurdles are looming. Paris 1924 was the sixth and last Olympics presided over by Baron de Coubertin, the modern movement’s founder. ...The Guardian - World -
How Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit are riding high-octane attacks to early season NWSL success
On the other side of the coin both NJ/NY Gotham FC and the San Diego Wave are struggling to put the ball in the netCBS Sports - Sports -
World appears to downplay Israeli strike on Iran as world leaders call for calm
The U.S., Israel and Iran all appear to be downplaying the Israeli attack on Iran overnight Thursday. CBS News has learned that Israeli aircraft operating outside Iran fired a small number of missiles on a city after suppressing air defenses, but ...CBS News - World - Israel