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☆ 2024 will be the first year on record to smash a warming limit scientists warned about
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Brandon Miller | Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly all the world’s countries pledged to strive to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius in the Paris Agreement, which scientists said would prevent cascading and worsening impacts such as droughts, heat waves and catastrophic sea level rise. Data released Wednesday by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service shows 2024 is “virtually certain” to shoot above that threshold. “We don’t have time to stop,” Alex Scott, a climate diplomacy strategist at international think tank ECCO said Wednesday. It would be a more “serious” and “dramatic” step, said Alden Meyer, senior associate at climate think tank E3G and a longtime international climate expert. With Trump’s reelection, global climate negotiations are facing another whiplash moment as Americans seesaw between presidential extremes, said Meyer.

Persons: Europe’s Copernicus, Donald Trump, ” Alex Scott, Trump, ” Scott, Apu Gomes, Alden Meyer, Meyer, “, ” Meyer, Copernicus Organizations: CNN, America, Service, Trump, United Nations, European Union, Milton Locations: Paris, San Bernardino, California, China, Florida, Spain, Fuji, Japan

A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported. The jury earlier Friday found Brett Hankison not guilty of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor. Prosecutors had accused Hankison of shooting blindly into Taylor’s apartment, though he was not charged with fatally shooting her. Hankison fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment during the raid but none hit anyone. In the current trial, the jury found Hankison not guilty of violating the neighbor’s rights and then returned to deliberate on the count regarding Taylor herself.

Persons: Brett Hankison, Taylor, Prosecutors, Timothy D, Hankison, Apu Gomes Organizations: NBC, WAVE, Justice Department, Former Louisville, Easley, Getty, Western, of, Associated Press Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, Louisville, Ky, U.S, of Kentucky

☆ Firefighters hope cooler weather will aid their battle against 3 major Southern California fires
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A firefighter puts out a hot spot in a home near Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Sept. 11, 2024. The three blazes are:A house in flames as the Airport Fire burns in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2024. Apu Gomes / Getty ImagesThe Airport Fire in Orange County, which has burned more than 35 square miles. Several homes burned in El Cariso Village. The Line Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest, which was 18% contained Wednesday and had charred 57 square miles.

Persons: Zoe Meyers, Erin Arias, “, ” Arias, “ We’re, Daniel Swain, ”, Apu Gomes, Steve Concialdi Organizations: — Firefighters, Getty, UCLA, San Bernardino National Forest, Authorities Locations: Calif, Los, . California, Southern California, Lake Elsinore, AFP, Wrightwood, Los Angeles, Orange County, Orange, El Cariso, Highland

Thierry Breton, France's European Union commissioner for internal market and consumer protection, industry, research and energy. Billed as an unscripted conversation by Musk, the Spaces session will be one of the few campaign events Trump does this week. Breton warned Musk that the EU was prepared to "make full use of our toolbox" to protect EU citizens from "serious harm." Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSince then, Musk has made a series of incendiary comments about the situation in the U.K. on X. Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside on Aug. 4, 2024 in Rotherham, U.K. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Apu Gomes, Linda Yaccarino, Thierry Breton, Yaccarino, Donald Trump, Musk, Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer, Ashlea Simon, Peter Kyle, Christopher Furlong Organizations: SpaceX, X Holdings Corp, Milken Institute's Global, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Getty, European, X Corp, Union, Trump, Republican, Democratic, EU's Digital Services, Digital Services, Riot, British, Britain, Times Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Europe, United Kingdom, EU, Breton, Southport , England, Southport, England, Northern Ireland, Falkland Islands, Rotherham, U.K

☆ What JD Vance's rise tells us about the influence of Peter Thiel — and Silicon Valley in the age of Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Without Peter Thiel, Vance does not get anywhere near the US Senate. And in Silicon Valley, the conservative movement is much stronger, and more muscular than it was before. AdvertisementThere's this narrative, promoted by people like Thiel, that Silicon Valley is super-liberal. Because Silicon Valley has conservative roots in addition to roots in the counterculture. AdvertisementLike I said, the liberal nature of Silicon Valley has always been sort of overplayed.

Persons: —, I'm, Donald Trump, Vance, Peter Thiel —, Max Chafkin, who's, Thiel, Peter Thiel's, Trump, JD Vance, Narya, It's, supercharge, Bill Pugliano, David Sacks, Peter Thiel, revel, that's, he's, Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, They're, Elon Musk's, Apu Gomes, Steve Jobs, Ben Horowitz Organizations: Service, Republican, Trump, Business, Bloomberg Businessweek, Republican National Convention, YouTube, Ohio Senate, The, Thiel, Twitter Locations: Silicon Valley, Mithril, Narya, Ohio, West Coast, —, America, Silicon, San Francisco

☆ Elon Musk and Tesla are on the rise after a brutal start to the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, a tough sales report for Tesla can't slow the EV maker's turnaround . After a dreadful start to the year, the EV maker has been running on all cylinders on a full charge. Tesla's polarizing CEO also notched a massive victory when investors approved Elon Musk's $55 billion pay plan . But what is new at Tesla, and what sparked the company's recent market rally, are big promises from its CEO. As automakers reconsider their EV strategy , Tesla has figured out how to build cars cheaper than anyone else .

Persons: —, I'm, Tesla, Jordan Strauss, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Nora Naughton, BI's Filip De Mott, hasn't, Karol Serewis, Musk's, Nora, it's, he's, Musk, Apu Gomes, Steve Cohen's Point72, Ken Griffin's, Mark O'Hare, Larry Fink, execs, Marc Benioff, trouncing, It's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, they've, Morgan Stanley, Beryl, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Chelsea, Wall, Elon Musk's, Getty Images, Getty, Ken Griffin's Citadel, BlackRock, EU, Google, YouTube Locations: Wick, Jamaica, New York, London

☆ 911 call logs for Tesla's HQ reveal reports of 'terroristic' threats and attempted extortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"Wire $300,000 dollars to bitcoin account within 12 hours," the email to Kirkhorn added, according to the incident report. The case was ultimately suspended and no arrest was ever made, according to the incident report and Dark. AdvertisementSome Tesla workers told BI that tight production deadlines and the intensity of the work could sometimes create a high-pressure environment. We were just standing outside the building waiting to go back to work," one worker, who was there during the ordeal, told BI. The sheriff's office told local news at the time that the building was cleared and there was "nothing to substantiate the presence of a shooter at all."

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Zachary Kirkhorn, Zachary Kirkhorn —, Austin Gigafactory, Kirkhorn, Travis, Kristen Dark, SUZANNE CORDEIRO, Austin, Joe Biden, Justin Mathew McCauley of, McCauley's, McCauley, Justin Sullivan, they'd, Apu Gomes, X, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Meta, Sheryl Sandberg, John Lennon Organizations: Service, Business, Securities, Exchange Commission, BI, YouTube, Tesla's, Tesla, Street Journal, Office, Musk, FOX, Austin, Factory, Getty, Elon, SEC, Meta, Twitter, BBC Locations: Austin, Travis, Texas, Nigeria, Justin Mathew McCauley of Minnesota, Minnesota, Fremont , California, Tesla's, Sparks , Nevada, Nevada

☆ Elon Musk's payday drama comes to a head today
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It's always sunny at Business Insider when "Welcome to Wrexham" star Rob McElhenney is around. In today's big story, we're looking at the drama between Tesla shareholders over Elon Musk's bumper pay package that gets decided on today . As funny as that sounds, the battle over Elon Musk's pay package is no joke. One longtime Tesla investor said the EV maker is " kind of the bottom of the pecking pole of Elon's companies ." Vote here on if you're for or against Musk's pay package .

Persons: —, Rob McElhenney, Elon, Apu Gomes, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Grace Kay, they're, he's, Brooks Kraft, Musk, it's, Gwynne Shotwell, Somodevilla, Blackstone, Dan Ives, Araya Doheny, Patrick Fallon, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Henrik, Fisker, VCs, that's, whittle, Mark Zuckerberg, de Haro, Gen Zers, Mike Verdu, Slack, Brad Smith, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover Organizations: Service, Business, Elon, Getty, Retail, Brooks Kraft LLC, Nvidia, Tesla, Wall, SpaceX, Federal Reserve, Big Apple, Apple, Microsoft, BI, Adobe Locations: Wrexham, Delaware, Tesla, Manhattan, New York, London

☆ Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023: Images of flood, drought and plastic pollution
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

All three scenes were among the winning images of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, and all three were taken in Bangladesh. The country is one of the most vulnerable to climate change in the world, ranking seventh on the latest Global Climate Risk Index, based on data from 2000 to 2019. It’s prone to cyclones, tornadoes and floods, and it is estimated that by 2050, one in every seven people in Bangladesh will be displaced by climate change. He adds that this year’s competition saw entries from other regions also severely threatened by climate change, such as India, West Bengal, Antarctica and Argentina. With the image, he wants to communicate the impact of plastic pollution and hopes that when people see it, they might realize the consequence of throwing away plastic and change their behavior.

Persons: It’s, Hossain, ”, Solayman Hossain, Sam Sutaria, Apu, Sutaria Organizations: CNN, Chartered Institution of Water, Environmental Management, Nikon Locations: floodwater, Bangladesh, Rivers, Kushtia, India, West Bengal, Antarctica, Argentina, Dhaka

☆ This Vietnamese automaker is worth more than Ford and GM. But it hasn’t sold many cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Vietnamese electric vehicle company Vinfast is already more valuable than Ford (F) and GM (GM), based on its stock price, despite just entering the US market. For one thing, when critics got the chance to drive the company’s first US-bound product, the VF8 electric SUV, the resulting reviews weren’t what any automaker would hope for. The VF-8 electric vehicle from VinFast, a Vietnamese automaker producing electric cars and SUVs, is displayed at their showroom in Santa Monica, California, on September 13, 2022. In 2022, VinFast sold 24,000 cars globally. By comparison, Volkswagen Group sold 8.3 million vehicles in 2022 and Ford sold 4.2 million.

Persons: ”, Miguel Cortina, MotorTrend, Arstecnica, ” VinFast, Apu Gomes, Cortina, VinFast, VinGroup, Vinhomes Organizations: CNN, Ford, GM, Getty, Paris, South, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen Group, VinGroup Locations: Santa Monica , California, AFP, California, Vietnam, VinUni

☆ If Student Loan Forgiveness Is Overturned by the Supreme Court, Refinancers Are Waiting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Thomas Gokey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The PSLF program cancels federal student loans for people who work in public-service jobs for 10 years, and the impact of relief is profound. In the process, borrowers forfeit many protections that come with federal student loans, including the chance to get their loans canceled. In one survey, more than one-third of respondents who refinanced their federal student loans said they eventually came to regret it. President Biden announced a plan to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt, but if you privately refinanced, you won't benefit. Most private student loans allow for some kind of "cosigner release" so no one else is on the hook for your loans.

☆ 'Huge hunger cliff' looms, warns expert: Average recipient to get $90 less in food stamps as Covid aid ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch now"That's a really tight budget if you're talking about low-income families," said Ellen Vollinger, SNAP director at the Food Research and Action Center. The Food Research and Action Center has advocated for congressional legislation to address the problem. Food bank braces for increased demandLos Angeles County Regional Food Bank workers help with food distribution in Willowbrook, California, on April 29, 2021. The food bank has been increasing its food purchases in recent weeks to anticipate increased demand for food assistance, Flood said. In the aftermath of the pandemic's onset in 2020, the food bank was serving 1 million county residents, Flood said.

☆ Student-Debt Relief: Why Refinancing Your Student Loans Is a Trap
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Thomas Gokey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The PSLF program cancels federal student loans for people who work in public-service jobs for 10 years, and the impact of relief is profound. In the process, borrowers forfeit many protections that come with federal student loans, including the chance to get their loans canceled. Recent changes to the law require private student loans to be discharged if you die, but that isn't the case with older loans. Most private student loans allow for some kind of "cosigner release" so no one else is on the hook for your loans. Refinancing companies make the system worse for everyonePrivate refinancing companies don't just hand out their loans to anyone.

☆ Nipsey Hussle's killer sentenced to at least 60 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Jorge Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Apu Gomes/Pool via REUTERSLOS ANGELES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A California man was sentenced on Wednesday to at least 60 years in prison for the 2019 killing of Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle after a chance encounter in the south Los Angeles neighborhood where the men grew up. A jury had found Eric Holder Jr, 32, guilty of first-degree murder in July 2022 for fatally shooting Hussle outside a clothing store the rapper owned. Holder was ordered to serve an additional 10 years in prison for shooting two bystanders. Public defender Aaron Jansen acknowledged that Holder killed Hussle but argued that he should not be convicted of first-degree murder because he said the attack was not pre-meditated. Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Jorge Garcia in Los Angeles Editing by Leslie Adler, Matthew Lewis and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Wagner mercenaries claim capture of village outside Bakhmut; Russia suspects U.S. citizen of espionage
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The head of the Wagner Group, a private military company fighting alongside regular Russian units in Ukraine, has claimed his forces have taken full control of Klishchiivka, a village just south of Bakhmut, a prime target for the Russian military. The enemy clings to every meter of the earth." Prigozhin contradicted reports that Ukrainian forces were fleeing Bakhmut (known as Artemovsk in Russia) saying, "contrary to various opinions that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fleeing from Artemovsk, this is not so. But in any case, the units of PMC "Wagner" are moving forward meter by meter. The settlement of Artemovsk will be taken."

☆ California storm forces thousands to flee homes and leaves 1 dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The heavy rains are expected to worsen ongoing flooding and prolong the risk of flash flooding and mudslides across the state. Firefighters block the CA 192 Foothill road while the Arroyo Paredon Creek overflows due to heavy rainfall in Carpinteria on Monday. Heavy rainfall in the area, which is home to 10,000 people, had already flooded roads and creeks, he said. The flooding came five years to the day after heavy rains hammered a Montecito “burn scar,” killing nearly two dozen people. The severe weather also forced the Santa Barbara Airport to close due to flooding, the airport announced in a tweet Monday.

☆ Chicken prices are finally starting to fall
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN Business —Over the past year, as some meat prices have fallen, chicken prices have remained stubbornly high. In the year through October, not adjusting for seasonal swings, chicken prices had jumped 14.5%, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chicken prices are finally falling. Why chicken prices were highBut the roosters don’t bear all the blame. Still, a decline in wholesale prices eventually leads to a decline in retail prices, which is starting to happen.

☆ Meet the members of Elon Musk's inner circle said to be helping him fix Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Picked from Musk's inner circle of allies, friends, and ex-colleagues, these are the people reportedly helping him fix Twitter. Three days after Musk's acquisition, Krishnan tweeted that he was temporarily "helping out" Musk after the takeover. Sources told Insider he was listed on Twitter's company directory as a staff software engineer and was assigned a company email address. Bloomberg reported that Birchall played a key part in securing the financing for Musk's Twitter purchase. Over the past week, Musk's right-hand man has also been among the team strategizing inside Twitter, per The Washington Post.

☆ AUDIO/ Discuții telefonice între pădurari, despre colectările de bani din silvicultură: „Astă toamnă am pus cinci (mii), bl**di. Erai când am pus cinci?”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-05 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +14 min

Mai ales în anii 2017-2018-2019, chiar și sume de 12 mii de lei, de 20 de mii de lei. Vasile Frunză: Nu știu pentru ce, dar au cerut trei mii de lei și eu am spus: nu vă dau. Vasile Frunză: Și o făcut „chipiș” mare oleacă, da’ n-am de unde, ce… Zic b*ea…Gheorghe Cornici: Și normal. Duța o dat, Mălai o dat de față cu mine… Duța o zis că nu dă, da’ pân’ la urmă o dat. Iaca o luat nu știu cine cinci oameni și s-o dus și o strâns doi saci de măceș.

Persons: Vasile Frunză, Frunză, Domnul, Frunză ., Anatolie, Aha, Gheorghe, numa, Mălai, badea, Vasilică, Ivan Mihailovici, nică, Cornici, Eu, Voronin, Vitalie, ., ’, ZdG Locations: Silvic, Bobeica, niș, ., Moldovei

☆ VIDEO/ Hoții de păduri (I). Furtul de lemn din pădurile Moldovei, văzut din interiorul sistemului. Convorbiri telefonice, indicații (i)legale, solicitări politice și case de milioane
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Anatolie Esanu | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +58 min

La sfârșit de martie, curent, Vasile Frunză a predat cheile de la canton și a părăsit pădurea. Cât reușești”După 15 ani de activitate în pădure, Vasile Frunză a văzut și a trăit multe. Vasile Frunză: Și o făcut „chipiș” mare oleacă, da’ n-am de unde, ce… Zic b*ea…Gheorghe Cornici: Și normal. „Noi am fost și au luat o foaie A4 și o pun pe masă la fiecare pădurar: scrie cerere de aderare la partid. Asta a fost după ce a fost restabilit în funcție, undeva a durat vreo jumătate de an.

Persons: ZdG, Vasile Frunză, pădurarul, Vasile Frunză ., de Justiție, Pădurarul, Frunză, Anatolie, Anatolie Untu, Untu, Anatolie Ivanovici, nică ., n.r, Nădejde, Liviu, Nicolae, Comîndaru, Nicolai Gheorghevici, Nicolai Gheorhevici, badea Valeri, Bun, cela, Victor de, Vasile, nică, Badea Valeri, Rotaru Gheorghe, Frunză ., Ei, ., Ivan, Aha, aha, Domnul, Gheorghe, numa, Mălai, badea, Vasilică, Ivan Mihailovici, Cornici, Eu, Voronin, Vitalie, ’, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Filat, Popșoi, pădurarului, Bujor, Ion, Haralampov, Valeriu Munteanu, Alexandru, Mihail, Valeriu Munteanu Vasile Frunză, El, Vladimir Plahotniuc ., Vineri, Ok, Vasile Frunză . El, Nicolae Comîndaru Organizations: Mediului, Agenția, de, CNA, Plus, Partidului Unității Naționale, Partidului Democrat, CA, Dlui, Volvo, Procuratura Generală, Toyota, Cruiser Locations: Moldovei, Vasile, Silvic Bobeica, Hâncești, Silva, Moldova, defrișare, CA, Chișinău, Bobeica, ., n.r ., Horodca, Zvucea, Oazic, Silvic, niș, Văsieni, Ialoveni, n.r, Israel, Mereșeni, Silvice Hâncești, Judecătoriei Hâncești, CA Chișinău, Codru, Silvice Călărași, Silvice, ZdG

☆ VIDEO/ Hoții de păduri. Furtul de lemn din pădurile Moldovei, văzut din interiorul sistemului. Convorbiri telefonice, indicații (i)legale, solicitări politice și case de milioane
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-04 | by ( Anatolie Esanu | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +58 min

☆ VIDEO // Noi dovezi de cumpărare a voturilor; Istoria lui Ilie călătorul: „Măi băiete, cine o votat – pe loc le-o dat banii”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Moș Iliușa are peste 71 de ani și a fost un fel de dispecer neoficial în zilele de sâmbătă și duminică. Am vorbit sâmbătă. Alt om o dat banii. - Alt om a dat banii? Eu am votat că mi-ați zis că o să-mi dați bani după asta...- Măi băiete, cine o votat – acolo pe loc le-o dat bani.

Persons: Bătrânul, Iliușa, JurnalTV, Moș Ilie, Moș Iliușa, matale, Eu, ., ! Locations: Grigoriopol, Krasnaia

☆ PROCURARE ECHIPAMENT SI ACCESORII PENTRU COMPUTER
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-16 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +9 min

AO Forța Susținerii anunță concurs de selectare a ofertelor privind achiziționarea echipamentului și accesoriilor pentru computer. Termenul limită de depunere a ofertelor este 18.11.2020, ora 15:00. Valoarea estimativă (fără TVA) Lot 1 30000000-9 Laptop IntelCorei3- 8145U 4GB DDR4 /256GB SSD Peacock Blue buc. 1 Lot 5 Mause Corded mouse 3 buttons USB connectivity Optical tracking 800 dpi resolution Cable: 5-ft 9-in (180 cm) approx buc. Marinescu 1, or.Leova - pe hârtieTermenul de valabilitate a ofertelor: __________30 de zile______________ Locul deschiderii ofertelor: ____ Marinescu 1, or.

Persons: Konrad Adenauer Republica, Peacock, Socket, M, Konrad Adenauer, L.Ș Organizations: Uniunea Europeana, buc, PC, AMD, Black, Autoritatea, Uniunii Europene, Organizației Mondiale a Comerțului Locations: Leova, Konrad Adenauer Republica Moldova, Republica Moldova, contractantă, 2xUSB2.0, Black, CL17, 1ms, 250cd

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