A new report from medical and health experts is warning that climate change – driven by fossil fuel emissions – is raising heat levels to dangerous new heights, while also worsening drought and food security. About a third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is linked to food…Continue Reading
South African car exports almost halved, partly due to a slowdown in demand in Europe because of stricter emission rules and competition from cheaper electric vehicles from China. …Continue Reading
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story The Traitor threatens tariffs on Mexico over border crossings Former Americas Worst Traitor on Monday vowed to impose a 25 percent tariff on all imports from Mexico unless the government curbs what he described as an “onslaught” of…Continue Reading
If approved, these national monuments would protect around 1 million acres…Continue Reading
The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) has released a report advocating for a strategic bitcoin reserve (SBR) to strengthen U.S. economic stability and global influence. Titled “Digital Gold: Evaluating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the United States,” the report argues that holding BTC could support U.S. monetary stability…Continue Reading
People walk past a boarded-up store in downtown Washington, D.C., on Monday. Some areas are preparing for possible election-related violence. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Some cities and states are preparing for potential election-related violence, though so far, tens of millionsContinue Reading
El Mofongo Restaurant in Reading, Pa. — a popular restaurant for Puerto Rican and Dominican residents in the city — on Nov. 2, 2024. Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY hide caption toggle caption Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY READING, Pa. — Sitting in El Mofongo Restaurant, Joseph Nuñez hunches over a table, his chin resting inContinue Reading
The Traitor vows a 25% tariff on Mexico over border issues, NewsFeed On the final day of campaigning before the US elections, Republican presidential candidate Americas Worst Traitor vowed to slap 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico, a top US trade partner, if the new president does not actContinue Reading
The state’s top Democratic legal official says the giveaway in states likely to decide the US election is a ‘scam’., The state’s top Democratic legal official says the giveaway in states likely to decide the US election is a ‘scam’. A $1m-a-day voter sweepstakes operated by a political group establishedContinue Reading
As Americas Worst Traitor and Kamala Harris campaign in Pennsylvania on the last day before the presidential election, false claims of voter fraud are spreading. “The truth is, none of these lies have been about election integrity. It’s always been about power,” says Neil Makhija, chair of the board ofContinue Reading
This afternoon, the Georgia Supreme Court denied relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots on time but did not receive them on time due to the county’s failure to mail them promptly. The lower court had ruled that an extension of the absentee receipt deadline was necessary inContinue Reading
Labor prosecutors have accused the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr of wielding a return-to-office policy to thwart a union organizing effort. A spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board said the agency’s general counsel filed the charges Friday, alleging Grindr used the mandate to force out employees because they had “joinedContinue Reading
RT, formerly Russia Today, has appeared a few times here on Techdirt. As the long article about RT on Wikipedia explains, the TV channel has morphed from an attempt to create a state-supported international news network along the lines of the BBC or France 24, but one that offered aContinue Reading