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The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident and yet a key component of the fight to preserve lives and livelihoods, namely adaptation funding, has stagnated, according to attendees of last month’s Africa Climate Roundtable. The event – hosted by African Risk Capacity (ARC), alongside various climate- and development-focused organisations, including the Africa Adaptation Initiative, the World Food Programme, the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)... Читать дальше...

Learn to make a compass with a stick and a fire with your hand sanitizer.

The families of the victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 want to seize the social media accounts of Alex Jones, including his 2.3 million follower X account, according to a report from Reuters Thursday. And their argument makes a lot of sense when you hear it.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There are several property tax related bills at the Ohio Statehouse, as lawmakers work to bring Ohioans some relief. The latest statehouse effort to address property taxes aims to leave the decision up to voters. House Joint Resolution 6, sponsored by Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Scott Wiggam (R-Wayne County) will [...]

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As a Delta Air Lines jet began roaring down a runway, an air traffic controller at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport suddenly blurted out an expletive, then ordered the pilots to stop their takeoff roll.

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Early photos from Apple TV Plus’ upcoming series Sunny left little question about it being a comedy, but the show’s new trailer makes it seem like it’s also going to be a solid (if goofy) whodunit that leaves you guessing.

The Post reports: In what will likely prove a controversial speech by Infrastructure minister Chris Bishop to Local Government New Zealand at the Public Trust Hall in Wellington last night, Bishop outlined a significant shake up of how infrastructure is paid for in New Zealand. And it isn’t just in a speech. In a paper […]

President Joe Biden appeared to aimlessly wander off during the G7 summit, looking out yonder for a few moments until Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pulled him back.

Wimbledon's total prize money fund will rise to a record 50 million pounds (about $64 million), with the singles champions each earning 2.7 million pounds ($3.45 million), All…

Lisa Gualdino, the widow of Sgt. Frank Gualdino, showed her outrage with the judge's decision, after ruling a teen only receiving probation and community service in her husband's death.

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Proud of your new high school graduate but still wondering how you'll pay for college? If you're a homeowner, you might be eying your home equity, the current value of your home minus the amount still owed on your mortgage.

College tuition has been on the rise, but so have home values, and in March 2024 real estate data provider ICE Mortgage Technology estimated that American homeowners are sitting atop roughly $11 trillion dollars in tappable equity. Читать дальше...

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Two mastectomies, more than 15 rounds of chemotherapy and radiation therapy later, CNN’s Sara Sidner returned to her show on Thursday.

The package is likely to remain tied up in the Delaware Chancery Court and Supreme Court for months as Tesla tries to overturn the rejection.

A bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” has been approved by lawmakers in the Massachusetts House and Senate and shipped to Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, a move advocates say was long overdue

1. One of two missing Louisiana girls found dead in Jackson after mother 'brutally slain'; suspect arrested  WLBT
2. Woman arrested in connection with death of 3-year-old Erin Brunett, booked with capital murder  NOLA.com

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between San Jose Earthquakes and FC Cincinnati, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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The most famous passage in Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is this:

Tesla shareholders have voted to restore CEO Elon Musk's record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year.

Islamic organisations and intellectuals expressed support for the Supreme Court’s staying of the release of Hamare Baarah, a film allegedly hurtful to Muslim sentiments

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in 10 months last week, another possible sign that the labor market is loosening under…