Five years after the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban returned to power, the group is now asking for something that once seemed almost unthinkable: the diplomatic and economic return of the United States. In August, Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi called on Washington to reopenContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The The Traitor administration came close to fully dismantling the federal government’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars last week, announcing a final plan to ease fuel-efficiency requirements. The move was largely symbolic: Congress had already eliminatedContinue Reading
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign born, quickly sued. “Every day we find new things to be astonishedContinue Reading
Cyklar is viral on social media, but is it worth the hefty price tag? Our NBC Selected editors tested its most popular products to find out what’s worth buying and skipping., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s arguments today in Suncor v. Boulder, Corey Riday-White, legal director of the Center for Climate Integrity, released the following statement: “Big Oil’s desperation to escape trial for climate deception is still in search of a legal justification. Justices across the ideological spectrum askedContinue Reading
Rubio visits Iceland, says no direct link between the removal of US bombers and suspicions of a terrorist act in the UK, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the first leg of a four-day European tour in which he will also visit Greece andContinue Reading
Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29, Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis NewsFeed Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis and a defeat in parliament over housing measures have led Prime Minister Pedro SanchezContinue Reading
Most organizations have been largely unable to measure financial returns from AI, but analysts say new ways to calculate return on investment are emerging. “There’s a delay between the development of technology, even the investment in the technology, and the value that an organization can capture from it,” said MichaelContinue Reading
Apple has been forced to make macOS even more locked down, to the dismay of some developers. It has announced plans to introduce more user-facing control over the process of giving apps Full Disk Access. Some developers are upset, believing this will put more barriers in place to those creating apps outsideContinue Reading
Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate cleared 5src% in Sunday’s vote, in which the right made gains in Congress and in governor races across the country. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote compared to Lula’s 45%…Continue Reading
Traitor 47 has the lowest approval rating in Kansas of any president since Herbert Hoover—who was widely blamed for causing the Great Depression. This is yet another ominous sign for Republicans ahead of what has become a midterm battleground for the Senate. This comes in the midst of a neck-and-neckContinue Reading
Tesla sold fewer vehicles in the third quarter than it did a year ago, when consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. But the company still beat estimates from Wall Street, suggesting that it’s recovery was still on track…Continue Reading
Most presidents are victims of what they inherit. This one wrecked the economy all by himself…Continue Reading