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☆ FastFeetGrinded: How a Dutch recycling company is tackling footwear waste
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Widely used materials, such as polyester and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), can take a long time to break down. From there, they partnered with a machine manufacturing company, Heilig Group, which helped bring their shoe recycling factory FastFeetGrinded to life. Those materials are then shredded into small pieces, before being separated out by type, and then refined into recycled materials ready for reuse. Making shoes from shoesA shoe made of fully recycled FastFeetGrinded material has yet to hit the market, but brands are making strides to reuse materials. FastFeetGrinded is the brand’s largest footwear recycling partner in Europe; it takes Asics factory floor rejects, as well as used shoes returned in stores.

Persons: ”, Danny Pormes, Erna, who’s, Yuly Fuentes, Fuentes, Medel, ‘ it’s, Deborah Rowland, Pormes, FastFeetGrinded, ” Fuentes, Mendel, FastFeedGrinded, Asics, Romy Miltenberg, Miltenberg, ” Miltenberg, it’s, Erna Pormes, ” Pormes Organizations: CNN, MIT, Heilig, repurposing, Adidas, EMEA, “ Companies, CNN Consumers Locations: Netherlands, Europe, Asics

☆ Vanuatu calls on the World Court to recognize climate change harms
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Regenvanu said there was an urgent need for a response to climate change that was rooted in international law rather than politics. Mario Tama / Getty Images filesWhile advisory opinions from the International Court of Justice or World Court are not binding, they are legally and politically significant. Experts say the court’s eventual opinion on climate change will probably be cited in climate change-driven lawsuits in courts from Europe to Latin America and beyond. “As judges of the World Court, you possess the power ... to help us course correct and renew hope in humanity’s ability to address the greatest challenge of our time,” she said. Earlier on Monday, Germany also argued that the obligations of states with regard to climate change were established in the Paris climate agreement.

Persons: “, ” Ralph Regenvanu, Regenvanu, ”, Mario Tama, Cynthia Houniuhi, Prince Jalawi Turki al Saud Organizations: Vanuatu, Monday, United Nations, International Court of Justice, Nations Locations: HAGUE, Netherlands, Vanuatu, Port Vila, Europe, Latin America, Solomon Islands, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Germany, Paris, China, United States

☆ Senate approves promotion for general involved in Afghanistan exit after a Republican blocked it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Frank-Thorp-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Frank Thorp V | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to approve the promotion of a general who oversaw troops during the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, after it had been blocked by a Republican senator aligned with President-elect Donald Trump. The Senate voted by unanimous consent, meaning all 100 senators agreed, to approve Army Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue's promotion to four-star general to oversee U.S. Army forces in Europe. Sen Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., had blocked Donahue’s promotion, NBC News reported last month, citing a Senate aide. Donahue, who was commander of the 82nd Airborne Division during the Kabul withdrawal in 2021, was the subject of a viral photograph as the last soldier to board a U.S. military plane out of Afghanistan. An inspector general's report in 2022 found that decisions by both Biden and Trump contributed to the troubled exit from Afghanistan.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Christopher Donahue's, Sen Markwayne Mullin, Mullin, Trump, Mullin's, Donahue, Joe Biden's Organizations: Republican, The, U.S, Army, NBC News, 82nd Airborne Division, Republicans, Congress, Islamic, Biden Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan, Europe, U.S

☆ Germany and France are still Europe's 'powerhouses', just barely growing: Kenneth Rogoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGermany and France are still Europe's 'powerhouses', just barely growing: Kenneth RogoffKenneth Rogoff of Harvard University discusses how the politics in both Germany and France have become more fractious as both economies struggle to grow. He says the prior years of low interest rates helped them temporarily 'kick the can down the road'.

Persons: Kenneth Rogoff Kenneth Rogoff Organizations: Germany, Harvard University Locations: France, Germany

☆ Stellantis' CEO stepping down shows how the auto industry is struggling to shift into high gear right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, an automaker CEO's resignation shows how tough a year the industry is having. His expedited departure — Tavares was scheduled to leave in 2026 — shows how choppy the automotive industry remains. AdvertisementHendrik Schmidt/dpa/Getty ImagesSo, what's got the auto industry stuck in gear? (It hasn't been a complete lovefest; he also called China's auto industry an "existential threat.") The massive money manager announced plans to acquire HPS Investment Partners, a private credit behemoth managing $148 billion, for $12 billion.

Persons: We've, I'm, Hendrik Schmidt, Carlos Tavares, — Tavares, Stellantis, Insider's Nora Naughton, Tom Carter, what's, Tesla, Jim Farley, Donald Trump's, Dmitry Balyasny, Brendan McDermid, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Texas Richard Bord, Musk's Tesla, —, Musk, Pat Gelsinger, Tony Cordoza, Anna Kim, Getty, Tyler Le, they'd, Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Spriha Srivastava, Amanda Yen, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, dpa, Getty, Jeep, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, EV, Ford, Balyasny Asset Management, Reuters, Citadel, Schonfeld Partners, HPS Investment Partners, BlackRock, SpaceX, Intel, Amazon Web Services, Accenture, Netflix, ISI, Disney Locations: China, Mexico, Chicago, California, Texas, Delaware, Australia, New York, London

☆ Goldman Sachs just refreshed its conviction lists of global stocks, giving 3 over 40% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs has refreshed its lists of top global stock picks for December by adding some and removing others. These stocks are featured in the investment bank's "Conviction List - Directors' Cut," a "curated and active" list of its buy-rated stocks. There have also plenty of additions to the Directors' Cut, including the following three stocks which Goldman gives over 40% upside potential over the next 12 months. KHI's share price has underperformed these two peers by 80% to 100% year-to-date, analyst Yuichiro Isayama noted. PetroChina Goldman is also bullish on Chinese oil and gas giant PetroChina .

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Novonesis, Georgina Fraser, Yuichiro Isayama, PetroChina Goldman, Nikhil Bhandari, Bhandari, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Companies, Lenovo, Air Liquide, Nasdaq, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, IHI Corporation, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Hong Kong, PetroChina, Shanghai Stock Exchanges, Pan, Matthews China Active Locations: New Zealand, Asia, Europe, Danish, Nasdaq Copenhagen, U.S, Hong Kong, Pan Asia

☆ Lack of political certainty in Europe comes at worst moment, says CIO
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLack of political certainty in Europe comes at worst moment after U.S. election, says CIOEdmund Shing, global chief investment officer at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, says the lack of political certainty in Europe comes at the "worst moment," as the U.S. gains a clear political direction following the November election.

Persons: Edmund Shing Organizations: Wealth Management, U.S Locations: Europe

☆ Netflix Stat Shows Why It Could Raise Prices Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementNew survey data from Evercore suggests Netflix has room to raise prices. Netflix's subscriber gains from its password-sharing crackdown could be waning, and some on Wall Street think it'll raise prices soon to keep its growth going. Its quarterly survey of Netflix subscribers, published December 1, showed that Netflix is in a strong position based on market penetration, satisfaction, and likelihood of canceling. Netflix's lower-priced ad tier has also increasingly kept people from canceling while giving the streamer cover to raise prices on its pricier, ad-free tiers. The last time Netflix raised prices on its Standard ad-free plan was January 2022, when it raised it by $1.50 to $15.49.

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☆ Macron’s Paris invite shows power fast flowing from Biden to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —There’ll be a strong sense of déjà vu when French President Emmanuel Macron lays the flattery on thick for Donald Trump in Paris this weekend. The president seeks to highlight US commitment to sub-Saharan Africa in the face of China’s investment-led regional power play. Trump never made it to Africa as president and seemed more interested in insulting the continent than helping it. From left to right, Brigitte Macron, President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at Le Jules Verne Restaurant at the Eiffel Tower, on July 13, 2017. Trump will arrive in Paris shortly after selecting Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of his daughter Ivanka as the next US ambassador to France.

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☆ Visiting Europe's Christmas markets? Here's how to do it — via a river cruise
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Penny Sadler | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Picture twinkling lights reflected on the Danube River as you sail into port, steps away from the merriment of a festive Christmas market. European Christmas markets have been a tradition since the Middle Ages. There are thousands of Christmas markets in Europe. I had my first taste of European Christmas markets on Viking's Danube Christmas Delights, an eight-day river cruise that stops in six places — Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Linz, Krems, and Passau — in four countries. I visited two — one in Hviezdoslav Square and another in city's main square.

Persons: Maria Theresien Platz, Saliha, Penny Sadler, Santa Claus Organizations: —, Vienna Boys, Choir, Avalon Waterways, Anadolu, Getty Locations: Europe, — Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Linz, Krems, Passau, Ama, St, Stephen's, Vienna's, Stephansplatz, Budapest, Vörösmarty, Germany, Bratislava's, Hviezdoslav, Black, Austria

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☆ Georgian opposition leader arrested after fourth night of protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

TBILISI, Georgia — Police in Georgia arrested a prominent opposition leader early Monday after using water cannon and tear gas to scatter anti-government protesters who rallied outside Parliament for the fourth straight night. Critics saw that as confirmation of a Russian-influenced shift away from pro-Western policies, something the ruling party denies. The Coalition for Change, the country’s largest opposition party, said in a post on X that Zurab Japaridze, one of its leaders, had been arrested by police while leaving the demonstration. Giorgi Arjevanidze / AFP via Getty Images fileZourabichvili has called for pressure to be brought on the Constitutional Court to annul elections won by the ruling party, Georgian Dream, in October. Tension in Georgia has been building for months as the ruling party has passed laws on “foreign agents” and on curbing LGBT rights.

Persons: Girogi Arjevanidze, Dmitry Medvedev, Nikoloz Miruashvili, Irakli Kobakhidze, “, ”, Salome Zourabichvili, Ilia Topuria, Giorgi Arjevanidze, Kobakhidze, Zourabichvili Organizations: Georgia — Police, European Union, Critics, Coalition, Russia, Police, France Inter, Getty Locations: TBILISI, Georgia, Russian, Tbilisi , Georgia, AFP, United States, Europe, Asia, Soviet Union, Tbilisi, Georgian, Russia

☆ Maternity Leave and Ongoing Consent: New Rights for Belgium’s Sex Workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A new law gives some sex workers in Belgium more protection from exploitation and violence and more social benefits than any other similar legislation in the world, rights researchers and advocates say. Belgium decriminalized sex work in 2022, a first for Europe. Under this new labor law, which passed in May and took effect on Sunday, sex workers can choose to sign a formal employment contract — although they do not have to do so. “It is the most comprehensive labor law related to sex work that we have seen globally,” Erin Kilbride, a researcher at Human Rights Watch who focuses on women’s rights and L.G.B.T.Q. A labor contract will give sex workers of all genders, as it does other employees, broader access to the country’s robust social security system, including paid maternity leave and sick leave, unemployment aid and the ability to make pension contributions.

Persons: Erin Kilbride Organizations: Europe, Human Rights Watch Locations: Belgium

☆ Charts point to counter-trend buying oportunity in this auto stock, says Katie Stockton
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Katie Stockton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

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Persons: Mercedes, Katie Stockton Organizations: BMW, Volkswagen, STLAM, Ferrari NV, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, Fairlead, CNBC Pro, Securities Locations: Europe, Stellantis, €

☆ Scholz Pledges $680 Million in Aid From Germany to Ukraine During Visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany paid a surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday, his first in more than two years, to reaffirm his country’s support amid mounting concern in Kyiv that the West could scale back military aid and push for a negotiated settlement with Russia. Mr. Scholz’s trip came two weeks after he held a phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to discuss potential paths to end the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was particularly critical, warning that Mr. Scholz’s phone call risked opening “a Pandora’s box” by encouraging more leaders to engage with Mr. Putin, ultimately legitimizing the Russian president’s position. Mr. Scholz’s visit to Kyiv on Monday appeared, at least in part, aimed at easing those tensions, and he announced that his country would deliver an additional $680 million of military equipment to Ukraine by the year’s end. “Germany will remain Ukraine’s strongest supporter in Europe,” Mr. Scholz said in a social media post after his arrival on an overnight train.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Scholz’s, Vladimir V, Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Mr, Scholz Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, “ Germany, Europe

☆ What investors can learn from the S&P's performance after presidential elections since 1928
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. Investors wondering if the presidential election may usher in a bad or good time for the stock market won't find any easy answers looking at the past. One year after President Joe Biden won the presidency in 2020, the S&P 500 was up more than 42%, according to data provided to CNBC by Morningstar Direct. (Morningstar analyzed the returns in the six and 12 months following Election Day for those 24 U.S. presidential elections.) "Election years aren't that different from a typical year in the stock market," said Boudreaux, a member of the CNBC FA Council.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Morningstar, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Dwight Eisenhower's, Ronald Reagan, Jude Boudreaux Organizations: White, CNBC, Morningstar Direct, Republican, Finance, CNBC FA Locations: Washington , U.S, Europe, New Orleans

☆ Georgia is being rocked by days of violent protests. Here’s what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union. Tensions intensified in late October when Georgian Dream claimed victory in a contested election that was widely seen as a referendum on joining the EU. Opposition TV channel Formula showed people in the central town of Khashuri throwing eggs at the local Georgian Dream office and tearing down the party’s flag. Georgian Dream, founded by a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia, has taken a sharp authoritarian turn in recent years. Experts have warned the suspension of EU talks is another sign the country is going down an undemocratic path under Georgian Dream.

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☆ French lawmakers table no-confidence motion that could topple government
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paris CNN —French lawmakers said they had introduced a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday, setting up a vote that could see the far right topple his government within days. However, that maneuver in turn grants lawmakers the opportunity table no-confidence motions against him – and lawmakers on the left, who have repeatedly vowed to bring down Barnier’s government, did just that. She added a warning to French President Emmanuel Macron, writing: “We have tabled a motion of no confidence. “We are going to support this no confidence vote because the French have had enough of being mistreated. They thought things would change with Barnier, but it’s worse,” Le Pen told reporters on Monday.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Barnier, centrists, –, ” Mathilde Panot, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, ”, Le Pen, Pen Organizations: Paris CNN —, European Commission Locations: Greece, Brussels

☆ Toomaj Salehi, Iranian dissident rapper, released from prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian dissident rapper and activist, has been released from prison, according to a statement issued Monday by his international legal team. Salehi, 32, had been held in the Dastgerd prison in the city of Isfahan for 753 days in total, according to his team. When he was briefly released from prison last year, Salehi posted a video to social media describing how he was tortured and held in solitary confinement. “Toomaj should never have been in prison at all.”Though Salehi’s case was processed in Iranian courts, his family had the support of international lawyers. “This is a time of celebration: Our brave, brilliant client Toomaj Salehi is finally free,” Caoilfhionn Gallagher, a lawyer with the Doughty Street Chambers who is the international counsel for the Salehi family, said in a statement.

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☆ Investors Punish France Over Budget Turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Liz Alderman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

France tumbled further into financial uncertainty on Monday as the government teetered on the brink of collapse, prompting investors to sell French stocks and bonds, which has sent the country’s borrowing costs soaring. A political showdown over France’s budget could lead to the ouster of the prime minister, Michel Barnier, as early as Wednesday, after he pushed the measure through the lower house of Parliament on Monday without a vote. Mr. Barnier’s forced departure would leave the government rudderless, raising questions about the ability of President Emmanuel Macron to manage the fallout. France has become one of the most financially troubled countries in Europe, with an outsize debt and deficit that have grown rapidly in recent months. But efforts by Mr. Barnier’s fragile government coalition to address the problem, with a budget bill seeking 60 billion euros in savings for 2025, have become snared in a political minefield.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Barnier’s, Emmanuel Macron Locations: France, Europe

☆ 5 problems the next CEO of Jeep's owner will have to fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementStellantis is facing more upheaval after CEO Carlos Tavares resigned on Sunday. The Jeep and Chrysler owner is battling sliding sales and fierce competition from Chinese rivals. The owner of Jeep and Chrysler is facing further upheaval after its CEO departed on Sunday. Carlos Tavares has stepped down as Stellantis CEO. The president-elect has floated tariffs on European companies that could affect Stellantis' European brands.

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☆ Angela Merkel recalls Trump’s ‘fascination with the sheer power’ of strongmen like Putin and Kim
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Merkel and Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2017. Merkel recalled how Putin, knowing that she had once been wounded by a dog and was uneasy around them, had infamously brought his large Labrador to a meeting between them in 2007. Merkel said Putin later conceded to her that “he had lied” about this. French President Emmanuel Macron and Merkel look at Trump during a summit in Watford, United Kingdom, December 4, 2019. Asked whether she had made errors of judgment during her premiership, Merkel said: “We always have to look at matters under the conditions we were in then.

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☆ Meet the Press – December 1, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. He credited President-elect Trump with this ceasefire, Jake, saying, quote, "Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." The second dynamic to watch is, Kash Patel is on the record for the retribution agenda that Donald Trump ran on. I will never forget when you asked former President Trump – President-elect Trump and President Biden during that last presidential debate in 2020 about 545 children who were still separated from their parents. And before we go, the newest member of the Meet the Press family, Frankie Alice Katz was born at 12:23 a.m. on Wednesday.

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☆ Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top E.U. officials visit Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | 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: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Lawmakers in both houses of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and Federation Council, had already approved the plans in the past 10 days. Their visit comes as doubts are deepening over what Kyiv can expect from a new U.S. administration led by Donald Trump. Moscow sent 78 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. In Russia, a child was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, according to regional Gov.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Russia’s, Antonio Costa, Kaja Kallas, Donald Trump, ” Costa, Marta Kos, Oleksandr Prokudin, Serhiy Lysak, Alexander Bogomaz Organizations: Lawmakers, State Duma, Federation Council, New, Ukraine, “, Gov, Dnipropetrovsk Gov, Russia’s Defense Ministry Locations: Moscow, Ukraine, Kyiv, EU, U.S, “, Kherson, Russian, Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Russia, Ukrainian, Bryansk, Kaluga, Smolensk, Kursk

☆ Opinion | Republicans Would Regret Letting Elon Musk Ax Weather Forecasting
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Ryan Maue | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For people who care about weather and climate, one of the most concerning proposals on the table is to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. With the rising costs of and vulnerability to extreme weather in a changing climate for the United States, dismantling or defunding NOAA would be a catastrophic error. This would not only help Americans better prepare for and survive extreme weather but also keep NOAA from falling further behind similar agencies in Europe. While the incoming administration may want to take a sledgehammer to the federal government, there is broad, bipartisan support for NOAA in Congress. Currently its mission is to understand and predict changes in the climate, weather, ocean and coasts.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump’s, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Richard Nixon Organizations: Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Department of Government, Republican, Department of Commerce Locations: United States, Europe

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