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Juan Karita/AP The World Bank is starting to phase out its support for the oil and gas industries. The move is part of efforts to address climate change and reinforce the Paris Climate agreement. It also suggests that the Bank intends to play a leading role in the battle against climate change as the US […]
Republican lawmakers demand the public release of a classified memo detailing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses under the Obama administration. The move comes as lawmakers reauthorized government surveillance powers. The House Intelligence Committee passed the motion introduced by Rep. Peter King (R-New York) Thursday. The measure was voted on along party lines, with all Democrats […]
Mars has ice sheets more than 100 meters deep hiding beneath its red dust, offering a potential water source for future explorers of the Red Planet, according to new research. A team of scientists, led by Colin Dundas, a geologist at the US Geological Survey, analyzed data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), specifically looking […]
The value of the pound has increased against the euro today in the latest exchange rate figures. GBP now converts to €1.1337 according to figures accurate at 7:16am this morning. This is up from the same time yesterday, when sterling converted to €1.1281. It continues the pound’s streak of upwards movement against its rival currency […]
Major tech companies are still voicing their support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that protects undocumented immigrants that came to the US when they were children. President Trump decided to end DACA protections in September and while tech companies spoke out in support of DACA prior to and following that decision, […]
There’s a lot of fierce competition in this Emmys category this year… but in the end, there’s only one King. Regina King has won two straight Emmys in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category for ABC’s acclaimed anthology American Crime, and she’s looking to make it three in a row, this […]
A Prime Minister looks poised for a landslide victory on Emmy night… but can a dark-horse candidate edge him out for the trophy? Four of this year’s seven nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series come from freshman series, led by frontrunner John Lithgow, who adopted a British accent to play iconic Prime […]
It’s a battle of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players versus… well, a few primetime players. This year, the Emmys‘ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy category is dominated by NBC’s late-night institution Saturday Night Live, which locked up three of the six nominations. Last year’s winner, Kate McKinnon, leads the way — her election-year […]
Is another Donald Trump victory on the horizon? (The POTUS might not be bragging about this one as much, though.) This year’s Emmys race for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series is a wide-open field, with three previous winners in the mix, including reigning champ Louie Anderson from FX’s Baskets. But if we’re predicting a […]
Fairphone has announced that it will no longer be supporting the Fairphone 1, which first hit the market in 2013. That means the company won’t be supplying spare parts for the phone any longer and has ceased developing the Android software update. In a blog post about the decision, Fairphone CEO Bas van Abel said […]
