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- BusinessThe New Republic
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
Oregon middle school won't say whether student filmed attacking smaller girl is transgender
An Oregon middle school would not comment on whether a student who was charged for assaulting a smaller girl in a school hallway is transgender.
4 min read - ScienceFox News
Scientists say pair of sandals discovered in Spanish bat cave are 6,000 years old, Europe's oldest shoes
A team of scientists have found what they believe are Europe’s oldest pair of shoes in a Spanish cave dating them at over 6,000 years old.
2 min read - EntertainmentFox News
On this day in history, October 1, 2013, techno-thriller novelist Tom Clancy passes away at age 66
Tom Clancy, a former Baltimore-born insurance agent, became a bestselling novelist starting with his first book, "The Hunt for Red October." He died on this day in history, Oct. 1, 2013, at age 66.
4 min read - USFox News
New York woman, 28, sentenced to 8½ years in prison in fatal shoving of 87-year-old singing coach
Lauren Pazienza, 28, was sentenced Friday to eight-and-a-half years in prison for the unprovoked shoving death of 87-year-old Broadway voice coach Barbara Maier Gustern in 2022.
2 min read - PoliticsFox News
Democrat senator temporarily held up Senate vote hours before shutdown over Ukraine funding
Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet reportedly temporarily held up the vote on the short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown over its lack of Ukraine funding.
2 min read - HealthYahoo Canada Style
Travis Barker says he had COVID, a root canal and trigeminal neuralgia. What is it?
The drummer and husband of Kourtney Kardashian says he can now handle anything "God throws at me."
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Energy consumption 'to dramatically increase' because of AI
AI brings many promises for the future, as well as energy challenges. Are there solutions?
5 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Here's how much more a Toyota Highlander or Highlander L will cost as a 2024 model
The 2024 Toyota Highlander drops base L trim, entry price jumps $2,500. The Bronze Edition also retired, Highlander Hybrid gets Nightshade Edition.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Police withdraw competition to name one of its horses after black pioneers
Police were criticised for launching a competition to name one of their horses after people involved in the historic Bristol Bus Boycott.
4 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Hot Wheels orders up an off-road-modified Porsche 944 — it's a toy car and a real car
Hot Wheels turned a 1987 Porsche 944 into an off-road-ready shooting brake, and it's offering it as a built-to-order diecast car.
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Tinder goes ultra-premium, Amazon invests in Anthropic and Apple explains its new AirPods
It's that time of the week again, folks -- time for Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch's newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. On the agenda for this blustery, fall-vibes edition of WiR (it's really starting to feel like autumn on the East Coast), we have Tinder's wildly expensive ($499 per month) new premium tier, Amazon investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, and Apple executives breaking down the AirPods' new features. Tinder goes ultra-premium: Tinder has rolled out a
6 min read - TechnologyEngadget
How to leave video messages on FaceTime in iOS 17
iOS 17 has new features, including FaceTime Video Messages. Here's how to record and send video messages to your loved ones when they can't pick up the phone.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Bedroom destroyed by fire after vape left on charge
A fire service has released pictures of the burnt-out room in Chelmsford as a warning.
3 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Former Nationwide manager receives £350,000 compensation after bosses stopped work-from-home for staff
Senior lending manager Jayne Follows was made redundant after her bosses decided to end remote working.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Nike's earnings showed a consumer slowdown won't derail all retailers
Commentary from Nike executives showed that despite mounting headwinds, demand isn't slowing down for the global athletic apparel leader.
3 min read - USYahoo News
'Child care cliff' could see 3.2 million kids lose child care access as federal funds set to expire
Saturday, Sept. 30, is when $24 billion in pandemic-era stimulus funding for child care runs out. This would incite a so-called child care cliff that would bring a ripple of consequences to the American people.
5 min read - USYahoo Finance
Obamacare: Report highlights the 'ridiculous' Medicaid coverage gap in the US
Medicaid has become a key political issue since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — commonly known as Obamacare — expanded the healthcare program back in 2014.
5 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway
The company's origin dates all the way back to 2017, when it was founded by former Apple employees, Bethany Bongiorno, Imran Chaudhri. In spite -- or perhaps because -- of such mysteries, Humane is now an extremely well-funded early stage startup. The $100 million B round arrived the following September, including Tiger Global Management, SoftBank Group, BOND, Forerunner Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Government shutdown could derail home sales in flood-prone places
About 9,000 mortgage closings a week could be affected.
4 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
How much can artists make from generative AI? Vendors won't say
As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share. A recent open letter from the Authors Guild signed by more than 8,500 writers, including Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown and Jodi Picoult, urges generative AI companies to cease using their works without proper authorization or compensation. Artists, meanwhile, have brought numerous lawsuits against generative AI vendors like Stability AI, MidJourney, and Microsoft regarding
8 min read - TechnologyAutoblog
What is traction control on your car, and how does it save lives?
Traction control is an electronic monitoring system that senses if a wheel (or multiple wheels) is spinning faster than it should and reduces power to regain grip.
3 min read - PoliticsYahoo Finance
This week in Bidenomics: The risks of picketing
Biden has formally sided with striking auto workers against their corporate bosses. Here's what could go wrong.
4 min read - USFox News
Tennessee teacher charged with raping 12-year-old rearrested for telling victim he'll 'regret doing this'
A former Tennessee elementary school teacher charged with raping a child was rearrested at her Covington home for allegedly telling a victim he'll "regret doing this."
3 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
These Republican senators voted against the government funding bill
The Senate voted to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded Saturday night after the House had previously passed the measure. While a small group of nine Republican senators voted against the bill, an overwhelming majority of their colleagues, a total of 88 senators, voted for it. “Our bipartisan work in the…
2 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he could 'afford to have five or six people be idiots' during standoffs in the 1990s, a contrast to the numerous GOP hardliners creating challenges for McCarthy
Gingrich recently remarked to Politico of the tough predicament of current GOP leaders, who have virtually no margin for error in vote counts.
2 min read - BusinessThe Cool Down
Video shows Tesla Model S go head-to-head with Chevrolet Corvette in drag race — see who gets left in the dust
“Nice to see."
2 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Cassidy Hutchinson says Ted Cruz told her not to be a 'tattletale' after she complained to Mark Meadows that Cruz crashed a Trump tarmac arrival in Texas
"I was infuriated," Hutchinson wrote in her memoir of finding out Cruz was on the tarmac waiting for Trump. "I spotted Cruz and made a dash for him."
3 min read - USCNN
New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulls fire alarm in House office building but says it was an accident
Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill, an incident the New York Democrat said was an accident.
2 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.
6 min read - USWSB Cox articles
2 killed, 4 injured in 10-car crash that shut down I-285 for hours, authorities say
Authorities have shut down part of Interstate 285 following a severe crash.
1 min read - USKTLA articles
Video shows thieves ransacking Nike store in Southern California
Video captured four people ransacking a Nike store and stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise in Irvine on Thursday. The suspects were identified by Irvine police as:– Kristen Jamie Himbarger, 19, of Los Angeles– China Celeste Morris, 24, of Highland– Anaiya Syrai Cole, 19, of San Pedro– Unidentified female juvenile, 14 Video of the […]
1 min read - BusinessThe Cool Down
Experts are witnessing a strange new phenomenon in the demand for electric cars: ‘We call it the ‘Field of Dreams’ moment’
It's the opposite of what happened last year.
3 min read - PoliticsINSIDER
Trump suggests bizarre plan to keep forests damp to prevent wildfires in California
The former president suggested that California kept its roughly 33 million acres of forest damp to prevent wildfires.
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Elite Ukrainian commandos on jet skis conducted a daring raid on a Russian electronic warfare station in Crimea, report says
A commander of the elite Brotherhood Battalion claimed the mission was the catalyst a series of daring attacks on Putin's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea.
3 min read - USAssociated Press
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
During Friday's sentencing of Lauren Pazienza for manslaughter, Manhattan state Supreme Court Judge Felicia Mennin said she was unconvinced that the 28-year-old Long Island woman took responsibility for her actions on March 10, 2022, when she pushed the vocal teacher, Barbara Maier Gustern, to the ground. Gustern, whose students included “Blondie” singer Debbie Harry, lay bleeding on a sidewalk. Pazienza pleaded guilty on Aug. 23.
2 min read - BusinessTHE DRIVE
Ebay Could Owe $1.9 Billion in Fines for Allowing Sale of 343,000 Emissions Defeat Devices
The Department of Justice alleges that eBay illegally sold 343,011 emissions defeat devices, and could face billions in penalties.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Death toll from Pakistan blast rises to 59 as minister blames India
The death toll from a large blast at a mosque in Pakistan rose to 59 on Saturday as the government vowed to find the perpetrators and accused India's intelligence agency of being involved. Friday's blast tore through a mosque in Mastung in the southern province of Balochistan after a bomber detonated his explosives near a police vehicle where people were gathering for a procession to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad. Pakistani officials have long claimed that India sponsors violent gr
2 min read - ScienceFuturism
Chinese Astronaut Lights Match in Space
Matchbox Tiangong Two astronauts on board China's Tiangong space station have done the seemingly impossible: light a candle with a match during a live broadcast. While striking a match isn't exactly a high-risk maneuver here on Earth, the situation's a lot more harrowing on board a space station. As Space.com points out, any forms of […]
2 min read - BusinessFortune
5 economic shocks are about to hit the U.S. all at the same time: ‘There are storm clouds out there forming that we’re all seeing and watching—fearfully’
Jerome Powell was asked if he shares the Fed staff’s view that the economy is headed for a soft landing last month. “No, I would not do that,” he said.
11 min read - WorldUkrayinska Pravda
Ukrainian partisans claim Russians move air defence systems to Simferopol
The Atesh underground resistance movement based in Crimea has stated that the Russians are transferring their air defence systems to occupied Simferopol. Source: Atesh Quote: "Our agent has recorded the transfer of an Osa air defence system and the personnel of the Russian troops towards Simferopol.
1 min read - USDetroit Free Press
Police arrest 2 men in killing of Pontiac man known for fooling sexual predators
Robert Wayne Lee, who posed as a 15-year-old girl online to lure and catch sexual predators was shot and killed during a confrontation Friday night.
2 min read - USThe Cool Down
Tropical creature spotted in Pennsylvania for first time in history: ‘Definitely attracting a lot of attention’
"There were probably 15 or 20 people parked on the road looking at it."
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