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She had cancer and told him she might die. Now they've been married 20 years.
One of America's reddest states wants 100% green energy — if dams are green
Apple knows your new iPhone is too hot. 'We have also found a bug in iOS 17'
House Dem resigns from leadership role over party backing Biden reelection
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The White House’s Two-Faced Climate Rhetoric
Look at just about any White House event, and you’re likely to see a reference to a specific number: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), a goal in line with meeting the Paris Agreement’s ambition to limit warming to “well below” two degrees Celsius. A fact sheet on America’s partnership with climate-vulnerable Pacific Islands this week noted that the U.S. “will continue to work with the Pacific Islands to enhance global ambition to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
5 min read - USFox News
Mexico church roof collapses during Mass, injuring and trapping parishioners: reports
The roof of a church in Ciudad Madero, Mexico collapsed on Sunday during a Mass, according to reports, trapping 30 people and injuring 100 others.
1 min read - USFox News
New York Gov Hochul wants to ‘limit’ who crosses border, says it’s ‘too open right now’
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded that Republicans in Congress negotiate immigration reform with President Biden while ironically repeating their rallying cry on the border.
3 min read - ScienceFox News
NASA Mars rover spies 200-foot-wide dust devil moving across red planet's surface
NASA's Perseverance Rover on the planet Mars, captured a dust devil moving across the rim of a crater as the robotic geologist was searching for signs of life on the red planet.
2 min read - WorldFox News
Iran official admits country’s role in terror bombing that killed 241 US military members: report
After years of silence about its reported role in the massacres of U.S. Marines, diplomats and personnel in 1983, a senior Iran official publicly acknowledged Iranian regime terrorism.
6 min read - USFox News
Iowa firefighter charged with several counts of arson after setting, responding, extinguishing flames: police
A Grundy County, Iowa volunteer firefighter faces 13 counts of arson after allegedly setting multiple fires across the county, which he and the department responded to.
1 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Lexus to reveal an EV concept at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show
Lexus to reveal an EV concept at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. Not sure where it fits in the rush of EV news Toyota's been putting out.
2 min read - BusinessAutoblog
4 myths about green energy being pushed by GOP candidates
When Yahoo Finance interviewed former Vice President Mike Pence on Sept. 26, he referred to President Biden’s energy policies as the “Green New Deal.” Biden actually opposed the Green New Deal (GND), which was a fanciful plan hatched by liberal Democrats in 2019 to overhaul the energy and transportation sectors and remake much of the US economy. There was never a chance it would become law, but progressives such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hoped the
6 min read - HealthYahoo Finance
Posting about mental health struggles could hurt how a potential employer views a worker, study finds
A recent study showed employers had more negative perceptions about the temperament of a worker who posted about their mental health.
6 min read - BusinessEngadget
Hitting the Books: We are the frogs in the boiling pot, it's time we started governing like it.
Rising authoritarianism, climbing temperatures, and expanding social media empires are exacerbating our ongoing democratic crisis.
9 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Gen Z entrepreneurs lack this basic business skill
These young adults — born between 1997-2012 — have a lot to learn about invoicing, according to a study released by Skynova
5 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Junkyard Gem: 1958 Studebaker 3E Truck
A 1958 Studebaker E-Series pickup truck with V8 engine and manual transmission, found in a Wyoming wrecking yard.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Powerball jackpot just hit $1.04 billion. Here's what you'd pocket after taxes.
Here's how much of the prize you would take home after taxes and five ways to invest your windfall.
5 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
SBF’s trial starts soon, but how did he — and FTX — get here?
The highly anticipated criminal trial for Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, begins Tuesday to determine whether he’s guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. The 31-year-old co-founded FTX in 2019; within a few years the once third-largest crypto exchange’s valuation hit $32 billion at its peak. Before FTX, Bankman-Fried co-founded crypto-trading firm Alameda Research in 2017.
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
What happens when low uncertainty meets high confidence
There’s always a long list of reasons to be worried and dump stocks. So during those stretches when markets are down, it’s pretty easy to just back into a narrative that seems to make sense.
10 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
What the weather will be like near you this week
Brits have been enjoying an unexpected spell of warm weather, with temperatures reaching as high as 23C.
5 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Why we're seeing so many seed-stage deals in fintech
When it comes to fintech, I can tell you at least anecdotally that the vast majority of pitches that hit my inbox are for seed rounds. Venture banker Samir Kaji, co-founder and CEO of Allocate, points out that the private markets often take their cues from the public markets and as such, it’s no surprise that we’re seeing far fewer later-stage deals and a plethora of seed rounds. The Fintech Index — which tracks the performance of emerging, publicly traded financial technology companies — was
4 min read - TechnologyYahoo News UK
I'm a wifi expert – are these common household gadgets slowing down your network?
If you're suffering from a patchy or slow service, it could be down to interference from common household gadgets.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
A jobs report and auto strikes usher in a new quarter: What to know this week
A closer look at the labor market awaits investors as the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes remain in focus.
5 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Rishi Sunak defends his policies in TV grilling as Conservative Party conference begins in Manchester
The prime minister resisted calls to announce pre-election tax giveaway as he sat down with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg.
5 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
A tale of two research institutes
Pairing Gill Pratt with Marc Raibert was exactly that for me. Raibert founded the lab at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in 1980, before moving operations to MIT. The team was focused on robot locomotion research that would pave the way for Boston Dynamics’ work.
7 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Shoplifting: What powers do the police have to stop theft 'epidemic'?
Shop owners have asked the government to specifically outlaw attacks on retail workers.
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Attorney General Garland says in interview he'd resign if Biden asked him to take action on Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. The Justice Department is at the center of not only indictments against Trump that include an effort to overturn the 2020 election and wrongly keeping classified documents, but also cases involving Biden's son Hunter, the aftermath of the riot at the U.S. Capitol and investigations into classified do
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
This Caribbean island was once plagued with rats that destroyed the ecosystem. Now, plant biomass has increased 2,000% thanks to environmental group efforts.
The tiny island of Redonda was devastated by black rats and feral goats. In just a few years, the island's diverse ecosystem has started to return.
3 min read - PoliticsSheKnows
Donald Trump’s Rumored Option to Save His Businesses Through Wife Melania Just Got a Wake-up Call
With former US President Donald Trump’s legal battles heating up, the public is wondering what he could do to his multiple businesses. Will he sell them? Will he continue to run them as if nothing is wrong? Some believe that there’s a third opinion not many have considered: Donald could end up giving his businesses …
3 min read - USINSIDER
A New York student has been detained in Dubai for months for touching an airport security guard during a 10-hour layover
Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, has been detained in Dubai since July pending a criminal case after she touched an airport security guard.
3 min read - USRolling Stone
Woman Who Fatally Shoved Broadway Coach Receives Longer-Than-Expected Prison Sentence
“I am really concerned about your apparent inability to take responsibility for your actions,” judge tells Lauran Pazienza before handing down eight-and-a-half-years sentence
2 min read - PoliticsSheKnows
Lara Trump May Find Herself in Legal Trouble After Covering a Song From Someone That Called Out the Family in 2020
Lara Trump recently joined Tiffany Trump as another musically-inclined member of the Trump family with her recent cover of the Tom Petty song, “I Won’t Back Down.” With 99 percent of the Trump family’s new ventures, it was met with heaps of controversy, and some eagle-eyed internet users remembered another incident with this song that …
2 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes there's still a 'home' for him in the Republican Party, but says his state's GOP has 'done a horrible job'
Schwarzenegger, who served in office from 2003 to 2011, faced a state GOP that wasn't as stridently conservative as it has become in recent years.
2 min read - USThe Cool Down
Lawmaker aims to prevent HOAs from banning common household chore: ‘You’re not allowed to do it’
If this is made law, Pennsylvania would join 20 other states across the U.S. in making it a protected activity.
2 min read - USWFLD
Winning lotto ticket sold in Illinois • 11-year-old girl brutally beaten • iconic Chicago restaurant closes
Someone is $900,000 richer after buying a winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Illinois; a Chicago family is outraged after their daughter was beaten in Lawndale; and iconic Chicago restaurant and lounge, The Signature Room, abruptly closed its doors for good this week.
4 min read - USFox News
Armed homeowner steps in after girlfriend's estranged husband allegedly breaks in: police
A neighbor of an Oklahoma couple who used a firearm to defend their home from an intruder, later identified as a resident's estranged husband, celebrated the state's gun laws.
2 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Gavin Newsom's appointee to replace Dianne Feinstein will be eligible to run for a full Senate term in 2024
Progressives are increasingly pressuring California Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee to replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate.
2 min read - USChicago Tribune
‘Everyone is so freaked out’: Armed robbery crews sweep city as Chicago police task forces struggle with brazen crimes
The call that came over the police radio Monday morning was startling if familiar by now: Two men in a stolen car committing robberies at gunpoint across Chicago’s South Side. Within a span of minutes, the robbers held up employees at two discount stores and stole wallets and other belongings from pedestrians on the street. All of the victims described having guns pointed in their faces, ...
15 min read - BusinessThe Cool Down
Major airline faces backlash after using ‘ghost flights’ to exploit a legal loophole: ‘They weren’t even selling tickets’
Ultimately, it’s incumbent on lawmakers to take steps to ensure this practice is discouraged.
3 min read - PoliticsCBS News
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation," Oct. 1, 2023
The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Oct. 1, 2023.
9 min read - HealthTom's Guide
I did 50 standing toe touches every day for a week — here’s what happened to my abs
What are standing toe touches, how do you do them, and what happens to your abs when you do 50 reps a day for a week?
6 min read - USThe Auto Wire
Guy Pulls Gun On Repo Man, Immediately Regrets It
Maybe pay your bills instead? Having your car repossessed isn’t a fun situation, and while it usually can be avoided, sometimes people are in genuinely bad financial situations where it can’t be helped. Even if that’s the case, pulling a gun on the tow truck driver who’s just doing his job is far from a practical solution. One man learned this lesson the hard way when police responded to the situation, immediately arresting the guy. Why would a car thief call the police to report himself? The su
2 min read - BusinessGOBankingRates
Costco Will Give You Free Groceries in Exchange for Old Electronics; Here’s How To Take Advantage
For regular Costco customers who love the retail giant for its incredible bargains, there's an exclusive deal that's easy to overlook yet potentially one of the most rewarding of all. Costco's Best...
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Trump's war on federal agencies — fueled by his judges — reaches the Supreme Court
Then-President Donald Trump's top lawyer put it bluntly when speaking at a conservative conference five years ago: The goal was to name judges who would help further the administration's deregulation agenda.
5 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Fetterman: ‘I’m done normalizing this dysfunction’
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) expressed his frustration with the recent state of Congress in the wake of the Senate voting to approve a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded Saturday. “I voted at 8:30pm on a Saturday night, that’s my job,” Fetterman said in a statement. “But the American people should never…
1 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
Here's Precisely When Social Security's Much-Anticipated Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Will Be Announced
The biggest announcement of the year is right around the corner, but it could leave some of Social Security's more than 66 million beneficiaries disappointed.
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