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Six months after the first round of planting, the team was ready to measure the 44 trees in one sample plot. Luiz Carlos Batista Lobato, a botanist who specializes in tree censuses, walked across the plot to document three trees that had died, many that were taller than him and one that was more than two inches thick. In a few years, Mr. Batista Lobato said, monkeys and armadillos would come to eat the fruits of different trees and birds would feast on the açaí berries, dispersing their seeds as they move around the forest. Watching the trees start to grow helped to dispel some of the skepticism that farmers across the region still have. “We end up feeling like following the same path,” he added, as he watched the sun set on a vast pasture.

Persons: Luiz Carlos Batista Lobato, Batista Lobato, ”, Djalma Soares, Mr, Soares Locations: Maracaçumé

☆ Trump returns to campaign trail for first time since hush money trial began
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Alayna Treene | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump will make his foray back onto the campaign trail Wednesday for the first time since his New York criminal hush money trial began in earnest last month. Trump advisers see openings with critical working class voters unhappy with inflation, and with Arab American voters who disprove of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. But they are still in the early stages of building out the teams, according two senior Trump campaign advisers, which they say will be a mix of paid staffers and volunteers. “That’s a colossal disaster for him,” one of the senior Trump advisers said, and it is something they plan to message on aggressively in the months ahead. Recent campaign filings with the Federal Election Commission show Biden’s principal campaign committee entered April with $85.5 million, while Trump’s main campaign account had $45.1 million in its war chest.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Melania, politicking, hasn’t, Juan Merchan, I’m, ” Trump, Biden, Trump’s, Biden’s, “, ”, Nikki Haley, Haley, Freeland Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican, Arab, CBS, Biden, Republican National Committee, MAGA Inc, Israel, Democratic, Former South Carolina Gov, Michigan’s, GOP, White, Michigan, Republican National, Federal Locations: York, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wilmington , North Carolina, Bedminster , New Jersey, New York City, Georgia, Florida, Midwest, Israel, Pennsylvania, Gaza, “, Waukesha , Wisconsin, Freeland , Michigan, Saginaw County, Grand Rapids, Green

☆ 'Basel III' bank rules could pose unexpected threat to Biden's green energy plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Banks help fund the vast majority of renewable energy projects through tax equity investments, which allow the banks to benefit from federal tax credits for renewable energy. Currently, renewable energy draws $18 billion to $20 billion annually through tax equity investments, according to the American Council on Renewable Energy. "Many people joke that we're on the 'solar-coaster,'" Torres said about the ups and downs of renewable energy. The higher capital requirements for renewable energy projects in Basel III puts the regulation on a collision course with the Biden administration's push for cleaner and greener energy sources. "The clean energy industry's experience with tax equity investments does not warrant such a radical change," the group's letter read.

Persons: Julian Torres, Torres, he's, Banks, Jerome Powell, Biden, Dominic Lacy, Sean Casten Organizations: D.C, Gallaudet University, Washington , D.C, Gallaudet, Federal Reserve, FDIC, American Council, Renewable Energy, Basel III, Tesla, American Bankers Association, Bank, Institute, Clean Energy State Alliance Locations: Washington ,, Basel

☆ A teen was found buried in concrete in a New York City building. A ring helped police learn her identity two decades later
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But this week, investigators finally revealed her identity: Patricia Kathleen McGlone, a 16-year-old who lived in Brooklyn. NYPDInvestigators believe Patricia was killed in late 1969 or early 1970 and buried in the basement of the building. With advanced forensics, they determined her parents’ identity and where they lived in Brooklyn, and scoured through local public documents. Decades earlier, around the time Patricia was believed to have been killed, the building housed a nightclub called The Scene, Glas said. The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office determined in 2003 that the skeleton belonged to a teenage girl who stood 5-foot-2.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Ryan Glas, Jane Doe ”, Patricia Kathleen McGlone, haven't, Patricia, Glas, Steve Paul, Jimi Hendrix, ” Glas, “, Bernard McGlone, Patricia Gilligan, Patricia’s Organizations: CNN, New York City Police Department, Brooklyn . Police, NYPD, Police, The New York, Medical, Office, Catholic Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Brooklyn, Glas

☆ Google says immigration rules are making it hard to hire top AI talent
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google wants the US to change immigration rules to help it hire AI talent. The company said its need for AI roles will "increase significantly" in the coming years. AdvertisementAs the AI wars heat up, Google says immigration rules must change if the US is to attract the talent needed to stay ahead. AdvertisementConsequently, companies have cut back on offering to put employees on US green card tracks. Amazon recently suspended new green card sponsorships until the end of 2024.

Persons: — Organizations: Google, US Department of Labor, Service, Department, Software Engineer, Research, Department of Labor, Companies, Amazon Locations: PERM

☆ I grew up in Athens. Here are 8 things I wish tourists would stop doing when they come here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Konstantina Pyrnokoki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI was born and raised in Athens, so I've seen a lot of tourists. Here are things I wish people would stop doing when they visit Athens. AdvertisementIf you insist on riding the bus, ask someone at the stop when your specific bus passed last. When in doubt, ask a local for the best restaurants in Athens rather than blindly following travel guides. AdvertisementCrosswalks are rarely seen by Greek drivers as a sign to stop, so crossing one whenever you want is unwise.

Persons: —, I've, SHansche, you've, zucchini, SEN LI, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Acropolis Locations: Athens, Delta, Greece, cafés

☆ The world's happiest countries are targeting net-negative emissions — despite a growing 'greenlash'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It is aiming to be the first high-income country to reach net zero emissions in 2035 and net negative by 2040. Denmark, which the World Happiness Report recognized as the world's second-happiest country, is targeting net zero by 2045 — and net negative by 2050. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDanish Climate Minister Lars Aagaard said the need for negative emissions was clear. He added that Denmark's ability to achieve net negative emissions would hinge upon policies implemented over the next five to seven years. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images

Persons: Sergei Gapon, Thierry Monasse, Lars Aagaard, Denmark's Aagaard, —, Stefano Guidi, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Kai Mykkänen, Mykkänen, Moscow … Organizations: Afp, Getty, Atlantic ., Agriculture Ministers, CNBC, Lars Aagaard Danish Climate, United Arab Emirates, Union, Nationalist, Former U.S, Finnish Climate Locations: Copenhagen, Denmark, Atlantic, Atlantic . Finland, Finland, Brussels, Belgium, Lars Aagaard Danish, Panama, Europe, Germany, France, Turin, Italy, U.S, November's, Paris, Finnish, Helsinki, Montreal, Beijing, Moscow, of Finland, Neva Guba

☆ The 3 red flags a sushi chef looks out for when he goes out for high-end sushi
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Rachel Askinasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chef Masaharu Morimoto shared red flags he looks out for when at a high-end sushi restaurant. AdvertisementChef Masaharu Morimoto told Business Insider there are specific details throughout a sushi-eating experience that show him whether he's actually at a high-quality establishment. He told BI that the art of being a sushi chef "is a very important position in Japanese culture," and he takes traditional sushi seriously. AdvertisementWasabi should be freshly grated, not packagedA high-end sushi restaurant also loses bonus points with Morimoto if it's not serving fresh wasabi. "Using ingredients that are in season allows for the sushi to be at its freshest and always filled with flavor," Morimoto told BI.

Persons: Masaharu Morimoto, Rice, —, he's, Morimoto, it's, Morimoto Chef Masaharu Morimoto Organizations: Service, BI, Department of Health

☆ Student journalists assaulted, others arrested as protests on college campuses turn violent
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At the University of California, Los Angeles, student journalists reporting on violent clashes between protesters said they were assaulted and gassed. On some college campuses rocked by the demonstrations, access has been restricted to students only, effectively making student journalists the only reliable news media reporting on the campus protests and clashes. Student Editor Anna Dai-Liu told CNN that she was gassed, and other student reporters were assaulted, with one reporter being taken to emergency care. “Student journalists have a unique and essential role on their campuses in observing and disseminating news,” said Gary Green, executive director of the Student Press Law Center. Jelani Cobb, dean of the Columbia Journalism School, also applauded student journalists for their reporting on the campus protests.

Persons: Anna Dai, Liu, “, ETIENNE LAURENT, ”, Adelmi Ruiz, Ruiz, ” Ruiz, Jake Offenhartz, ” Meghnad Bose, CNN’s Gabe Cohen, CNN Meghnad Bose, ” Bose, Julia Vargas Jones, Vargas Jones, Corinne Catibayan, ” Vargas Jones, “ It’s, Gary Green, ” Green, Jelani Cobb, ” Cobb Organizations: CNN — Journalists, At Columbia University, University of California, UCLA, Daily Bruin, CNN, ”, Getty, Israel, “ UCLA, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, ABC, Columbia University, Hamilton, Associated Press, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Columbia Univeristy, Columbia University’s, Columbia Spectator, UCLA’s Daily Bruin, “, Student Press Law Locations: Israel, Gaza, New York, Los Angeles, Northern California, University of California Los Angeles, AFP, Humboldt County, Hamilton, Philippines, Columbia

☆ U.S. Congress members demand answers on Andretti's exclusion from Formula 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Sahil Kapur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Twelve members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Formula 1 owner Liberty Media on Wednesday demanding answers for why it is excluding Andretti Global from the sport, giving the American team powerful new allies in its bid to enter F1. "Our team, Andretti Global, is part of every major racing discipline in the world. Last fall Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, accepted the racing team's push to join the grid, saying it met the criteria. Because we have an obligation to protect the American consumer, to protect American companies, and that is our first allegiance. The move marks an earthquake for F1 as Newey is widely regarded as the greatest car designer in the sport.

Persons: Mario Andretti, Andretti Cadillac, John James, Gregory Maffei, —, that's, Andretti, James, It's, Jim Jordan, Adrian Newey, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, Newey Organizations: Auto, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Congress, Liberty Media, Andretti Global, American, General Motors, Formula, Andretti, GM, Cadillac, Rep, FIA, Formula One Management, Miami, Prix, Las Vegas, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull, NBC News Locations: U.S, Michigan, America, Ohio, Austin

A nearly 60-foot segment of an expressway in a rural area of southeastern China collapsed before dawn on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others. Photos released after the incident appeared to show that a landslide had begun under two lanes of an expressway that ran along the side of a hill. A wide, brown scar of mud ran down the side of the hill between bright green foliage, leaving a large gap in the expressway. Vehicles lay jumbled at the base of the hill below the hole, blackened and still smoking from a fire that had burned vigorously during the night, drawing a large number of fire trucks to the area. The state news media said that many of the survivors were seriously injured, with drivers and passengers alike suffering severe bone fractures and injuries to internal organs.

Organizations: Vehicles Locations: China

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Don't sell Trade Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Trade Desk's year-to-date stock performance. So I will tell you that even though it's a very expensive stock, it is a good stock. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Edwards LifeSciences' year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Delta's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Freeport-McMoRan's year-to-date stock performance.

Persons: Jeff Green, Edwards LifeSciences, Edwards, it's Organizations: Google Locations: McMoRan's, McMoRan

☆ King Charles returns to public duties in visit to cancer treatment center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The 75-year-old monarch revealed he was battling cancer in early February and is continuing his treatment as he restarts his public-facing engagements. The first fresh entry in his diary was a visit to a cancer treatment center in London, where he was expected to meet patients and staff. The King, who has been patron of Macmillan Cancer Support for nearly three decades, was accompanied by his wife, the Queen. The King and Queen meet staff as they arrive at the cancer treatment center. However, it has been confirmed that he will welcome Japan’s Emperor and Empress for a state visit later that month.

Persons: London CNN — King Charles III, ”, Camilla, Suzanne Plunkett, Charlie Swanton, Buckingham Organizations: London CNN, Macmillan Cancer, Reuters, University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer, Cancer Research, CNN’s Royal Locations: London, Normandy

☆ See the $36 billion Great Green Wall in Africa that's an attempt to hold back desertification
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Great Green Wall is a project to restore degraded land in nearly two dozen African countries. The $36-billion-plus project aims to generate 10 million jobs and sequester tons of carbon by 2030. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOver the past several decades, deforestation, agricultural expansion, and drought have all contributed to desertification in parts of the African continent. The goals of the 17-year-old Great Green Wall project — estimated to cost between $36 to 49 billion — also include generating 10 million jobs and sequestering 250 million tons of carbon by 2030.

Persons: — Organizations: Service Locations: California, Senegal, Djibouti

☆ Tesla's plans to launch full self-driving tech in China could add $2 billion in earnings by 2030 and boost its stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla's roll out of full-self driving technology in China could earn it over $2 billion by 2030, Bank of America said. AdvertisementTesla's success in getting China to approve its full self-driving technology could rev up the firm's earnings this decade, Bank of America said. AdvertisementOnce the technology rolls out, Tesla could charge Chinese FSD users around $99 a month, based on its US pricing. Rising competition in the country could spur Tesla to do this. Aside from the China FSD deal, Tesla's stock will also benefit from the August Robotaxi event, a fresh product in 2025, and the possible licensing of FSD.

Persons: Tesla, —, Elon Musk's Organizations: Bank of America, Service, ., Baidu, Tesla, . Bank of America Locations: China, Beijing, .

☆ Hydrogen Offers Germany a Chance to Take a Lead in Green Energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Stanley Reed | Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the city of Duisburg in Germany’s industrial heartland is a vast steel complex that is one of Europe’s largest polluters. If adopted widely, the devices could help clean up heavy industry, such as steel-making, in Germany and elsewhere. “We are maybe in one of those few very promising industries where Germany has a significant and very promising base,” said Werner Ponikwar, chief executive of ThyssenKrupp Nucera, which produces the electrolyzers. The company was spun off from ThyssenKrupp, a German steel giant, in 2023. Overall, German state and federal governments have earmarked €13.2 billion for investment in about two dozen projects to develop hydrogen.

Persons: ”, Werner Ponikwar, ThyssenKrupp Locations: Duisburg, Germany, ThyssenKrupp

☆ Bank of America says buy this dip ahead of a summer market rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors shouldn't get too scared by the recent market pullback, according to Bank of America. The firm believes the recent downside movement is a promising entry point before the market returns to green this summer. April marks the worst month for the S & P 500 since September 2023 as investors' expectations for rate cuts fell on hot economic data. As of Tuesday morning, the S & P 500 was last trading around 5,100. The S & P 500 has tested its 5,000 support level, Suttmeier added.

Persons: Stephen Suttmeier, Suttmeier, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America Locations: upsides

☆ Barbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy whether she used Ozempic, sparking a backlash from fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Barbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy on Instagram whether she used Ozempic. Stars including Amy Schumer and Chelsea Handler have been open about using the buzzy weight loss drug. AdvertisementBarbra Streisand asked Melissa McCarthy if she used Ozempic to lose weight on Instagram, sparking a backlash from fans. While many fans praised the pastel green outfit McCarthy wore at the event, Streisand made a surprising remark about her weight loss. Celebrities including Elon Musk, Amy Schumer, and Chelsea Handler have all been open about using such weight loss drugs to slim down.

Persons: Barbra Streisand, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, —, McCarthy, Adam Shankman, Matthew Bourne, Streisand, ”, b0eNUtm7xK, Barbara, Ozempic, Elon Musk, Jimmy Kimmel's, wasn't Organizations: Service, Center Theatre, Business, Celebrities, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Mali Claims Death of Terrorist Who Helped Lead Deadly Ambush in Niger
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ruth Maclean | More About Ruth Maclean | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Mali said on Monday that it had killed a high-value Islamist commander who helped lead a 2017 attack in which four American and four Nigerien soldiers were killed alongside an interpreter. The U.S. State Department had put a $5 million bounty on the head of the commander, Abu Huzeifa — a member of an affiliate of the Islamic State — after his participation in an attack in Tongo Tongo, Niger, on American Green Berets and their Nigerien comrades. At that time, the attack was the largest loss of American troops during combat in Africa since the “Black Hawk Down” debacle in Somalia in 1993. In a post on social media on Monday, Mali’s armed forces said that on Sunday they had “neutralized a major terrorist leader of foreign nationality during a large-scale operation in Liptako” — a tri-border region that contains parts of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Persons: Abu Huzeifa —, — Organizations: Nigerien, U.S . State Department, Islamic, American Green Berets Locations: Mali, Tongo Tongo, Niger, Africa, Somalia, Liptako, Burkina Faso

☆ This $119 houseplant is bioengineered to remove harmful air pollution in your home.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Biotech company Neoplants just released the first houseplant grown to reduce indoor air pollution. Neo P1 can remove 30 times more VOC's, harmful indoor pollutants, than a typical houseplant. This week, the France-based biotech company Neoplants released the first houseplant bioengineered to remove harmful chemicals from indoor air. AdvertisementUnpacking the Neo P1 systemThe Neo P1 system comes with a marble queen pothos potted in a specially designed "shell," and a six-month supply of power drops. AdvertisementStriving for sustainabilityEvery part of the Neo P1 air purifying system is manufactured in the US.

Persons: —, you'd, Glenn Morrison, Patrick Torbey, Lionel Mora weren't, Mora, Torbey, Morrison, Neoplants, Jennifer Brophy, " Mora, it's, we'll Organizations: Biotech, Neoplants, Service, American Lung Association, University of North, Business, Stanford University, MIT Tech Locations: France, University of North Carolina, Torbey, VOCs, Neoplants, Paris

☆ South Africa has one of the world’s largest manganese reserves. So why does it outsource for processing?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Jackelyn Prager | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —On delivery day at the Manganese Metal Company’s industrial complex in Mbombela, South Africa, truckloads of manganese ore from the Kalahari Basin in the Northern Cape are ushered inside for processing. South Africa has the world’s largest manganese reserves; however, the International Manganese Institute estimates only 2% of the manganese ore produced within the country is locally processed. The Manganese Metal Company says it receives 80,000 tons of ore every year, with plans to build a $25 million commercial processing plant by the end of 2026. With an abundance of manganese reserves, South Africa has potential to become a leader in high purity manganese sulfate production, but d’Harambure says “issues with the electricity sector in South Africa” and “an increase in electricity prices” have made it difficult to produce manganese chemicals and alloys there. Green potentialThese obstacles are not stopping the Manganese Metal Company from trying to capitalize on the EV boom and expand its processing facilities.

Persons: Louis Nel, ” Nel, Aloys d’Harambure, Nel, ” d’Harambure, ”, d’Harambure, D’Harambure, It’s Organizations: CNN, International Manganese Institute, Metal, International Energy Agency, Metal Company, Employees, Manganese Locations: Mbombela, South Africa, Northern, EVs, China, Mexico, Australia, Europe, Africa

Here are our thoughts on this season’s inadvertent (and possibly advertent) snubs, delightful (or mystifying) surprises and other notable anomalies. A melancholy morning for ‘Vanya.’Television stars are considered good box office but not always good Tony bait. This year’s crop, including Sarah Paulson, Jeremy Strong, Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper, complicates that wisdom. Spreading all that love helped take the show to Number One with a Bullet — the most nominated play in Broadway history. On the other hand, the superb ensemble casts of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and “Illinoise” were skunked.

Persons: “, ‘ Vanya, ’, Tony, Sarah Paulson, Jeremy Strong, Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Paulson, Carell, Harper, Uncle Vanya, ”, Chekhov, David Adjmi’s, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, Juliana Canfield, Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Illinoise Organizations: Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater

☆ Live updates: Pro-Palestinian university protests disrupt Columbia, UCLA, campuses across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

At Washington University , more than 80 people were arrested at the campus Saturday, the university said. About 100 people were arrested on Northeastern University's campus in Boston on Saturday morning as authorities broke up an unauthorized encampment. At Arizona State University , police arrested 72 people in connection to an encampment on campus, university officials said. , police arrested 72 people in connection to an encampment on campus, university officials said. The number of demonstrators on George Washington University's campus is dwindling, but another group has erected an encampment of about 20 tents on a nearby public street.

Persons: scuffles, Jill Stein, George Washington Organizations: University of California, Washington University, Green Party, Arizona State University Locations: Israel, Gaza, University of California Los Angeles, Northeastern University's, Boston

☆ World’s largest sovereign wealth fund says green backlash is a chance for it to 'phase in' — not out
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Norway's $1.6 trillion wealth fund added to its bets in the biggest technology companies last year after interest in artificial intelligence drove a surge in the sector. Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund says it will continue to advocate for investments based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, brushing off the impact of a green political backlash. Analysts expect the outcome of this year's U.S. presidential election to determine whether the pushback against ESG investment strategies will have a deep and lasting effect. Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), told CNBC that the country's wealth fund continued to advocate for the ESG agenda. So that's important," Tangen told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on April 23.

Persons: Nicolai Tangen, Tangen, CNBC's Organizations: Norges Bank Investment Management, Republican, Democratic, CNBC Locations: Oslo, Norway, United States, U.S

☆ Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigns after ending power-sharing agreement
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf announces his resignation during a statement, at Bute House, in Edinburgh, on April 29, 2024. Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday after the collapse of his power-sharing agreement with the country's Green Party. Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Yousaf was facing a vote of no confidence that he was not expected to survive, after he broke off the agreement with the Green Party last week. "In ending the Bute House agreement in the manner I did, I clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset I caused Green colleagues. The first person of color to lead Scotland, Yousaf said it was an "honour" and "privilege" to serve as first minister.

Persons: Humza Yousaf, Yousaf, Green, — Organizations: Scotland's, Bute House, Scottish, country's Green Party, Scottish National Party, Green Party Locations: Bute, Edinburgh, Scotland

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