Earth, wind and fire (www.reuters.com)
But warmer temperatures weren’t the driving factor in Maui, which saw only “a small background signal of climate change,” said the climatologist Frazier....
Massive explosion at gas station in Russia’s Dagestan kills 30, injures scores more (apnews.com)
A massive explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan killed 30 people and injured scores more, Russian officials said Tuesday....
Singapore solar company plans major US manufacturing plant in New Mexico, pending federal loan (abcnews.go.com)
Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies plans to build a major solar panel manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, pending approval of a loan application with the U.S. Department of Energy.
What caused the Hawaii wildfires? (www.bbc.com)
What sparked the fires is still a mystery, but a mix of wind and dry weather helped the flames spread.
[AP News] Adidas brings in $437 million from the first Yeezy sale. Part of that will go to anti-hate groups (apnews.com)
North Korea calls US human rights envoy a 'political housemaid' in protest of criticisms (abcnews.go.com)
North Korea hurled misogynistic insults Wednesday at a newly confirmed United States special envoy to monitor the country’s human rights issues and warned of unspecified security consequences if Washington continues to criticize its human rights conditions....
Ozempic Under Investigation Following Reports of Suicidal Thoughts (gizmodo.com)
Russia places third ICC official on its wanted list (www.reuters.com)
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An Ex-Twitter Employee Just Broke Her Silence on Elon Musk--and Taught a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence (www.inc.com)
EU probes border agency's rescue role after migrant shipwreck killed hundreds (www.reuters.com)
LGBTQ+: When 15 rain-soaked marchers made history in India (www.bbc.co.uk)
Belarus arms emergency ministry to be ready in case of armed conflict (www.reuters.com)
Israel's parliament greenlights controversial judicial reform amid raging protests (www.euronews.com)
Corfu latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires (www.bbc.co.uk)
It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)
This article is two months old by the way....
Hungarian plan to target foreign influence fuels NGO and media fears (www.theguardian.com)
China weighs ending freeze on Boeing purchases with 737 Max deal in US -Bloomberg News (www.reuters.com)
Curbside trash is a problem in NYC. Officials have a not-so-novel fix: plastic bins (www.npr.org)
On a recent fall morning in central Harlem, stacks of plastic garbage bags filled the sidewalks in front of the well-kept brownstones. Some of the black bags leaked brownish-gray liquid, others sat intermingled with discarded furniture. Several contained ragged holes in the sides, where they’d been chewed through by rats the...
The Dehumanizing Nature of War (www.truthdig.com)
A Veterans Day meditation
Department of the Air Force Scheduled to Launch Seventh X-37B Mission on December 7. The X-37B space plane will operate in “new orbital regimes” and test “future space domain awareness technologies.” (www.spaceforce.mil)
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3 are charged with running sex ring that catered to politicians, military and others (www.npr.org)
DOJ says possibly hundreds of clients include government contractors with security clearances, doctors, lawyers, elected officials, military officers, professors and executives at tech companies.
No increase in local rice price, assures PM Anwar (www.malaymail.com)
China boosts 'political trust' with Vietnam ahead of Biden visit (www.reuters.com)
China sent a senior official to Vietnam to enhance “political trust” between the two countries, ahead of a scheduled visit by U.S. President Joe Biden designed to boost diplomatic ties between Washington and Hanoi....
Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes