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☆ Factbox: COP26 a year later: Where do last year's climate pledges stand?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Nov 1 (Reuters) - A year ago at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, countries, banks and business leaders announced a slew of climate plans and pledges. METHANE PLEDGETo date, 119 countries and blocs including the United States and the European Union have joined the COP26 pledge to slash methane emissions 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. And China could also give an update on its plan to begin monitoring methane emissions - a promise made under the U.S.-China agreement announced in Glasgow. The group now counts more than 550 members, including most of the world's leading banks, insurers and asset managers, with collective assets of more than $150 trillion. read more And last week, climate activists criticized GFANZ for dropping a requirement that its members sign onto a U.N. emissions reduction campaign.

☆ Greta Thunberg: COP27 an opportunity for "greenwashing, lying and cheating"
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks with British journalist Samira Ahmed (not pictured) on stage at the Royal Festival Hall during the launch event of her new book "The Climate Book", during The Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, in London, Britain, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday called out next month's United Nations climate summit in Egypt for being "held in a tourist paradise in a country that violates many basic human rights." Speaking at the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre where she was promoting her new book, "The Climate Book", 19-year-old Thunberg dismissed the looming climate summit, known as COP27, as an opportunity for "people in power... to [use] greenwashing, lying and cheating." While Thunberg did attend protests in Glasgow last year for COP26, she said she won't attend COP27, scheduled to be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18 in Sharm El Sheikh. Thunberg rose to prominence in 2018 at the age of 15 by staging school strikes in her native Sweden, becoming the face of the youth activist climate movement.

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker denied a new allegation from a woman Wednesday that Walker, who is running on an anti-abortion Republican platform, drove her to a clinic to have an abortion while they were engaged in a romantic relationship decades ago. Walker has admitted the check was his but has said he did not know what the money was used for. NBC News has not independently verified the abortion allegation. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., campaigning with Walker in Dillard on Wednesday, suggested a political motive was behind the latest allegation. Herschel Walker shouldn’t be representing Georgians in the U.S. Senate.”

☆ U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker faces fresh claim of paying for abortion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

I've already told people this is a lie," Walker said when asked about the claim, according to video posted by Atlanta media. "Herschel Walker is a hypocrite, and he is not fit to be a U.S. senator," the woman said. She said she went to a Dallas clinic intending to have an abortion, but decided against it and left. Walker, a political novice endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has said he opposes abortion, including for rape, incest or to protect the health or life of the mother. Allegations about abortion represent the latest scandal for Walker, a first-time candidate for office who has also faced allegations of domestic violence.

☆ COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 - UN report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says a 43% reduction in emissions by 2030 is needed to limit warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. "At the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow last year, all countries agreed to revisit and strengthen their climate plans," said Simon Stiell, executive secretary of UN Climate Change in a statement. "The fact that only 24 new or updated climate plans were submitted since COP26 is disappointing." The latter, which sees most emissions come from deforestation and peatland clearance, now says it will cut emissions levels by at least 31.89% by 2030. Last year's UN assessment found countries were on track to up emissions by 13.7% by 2030.

☆ Sam Smith and Kim Petras are first nonbinary and trans artists to reach number 1 on Billboard chart
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

While Smith has had eight UK number ones, including their Grammy award-winning song “Stay with Me,” this is British singer’s first on the Billboard Hot 100. Sam Smith, Kim Petras - UnholyPetras, a transgender woman, shared the news on her Instagram page, telling her 775,000 followers that she was “so grateful” for the song’s success. “Sam, I can’t thank you enough for riding with me for years at this point,” the German pop star wrote. “I’m so honored to be part of your first number one in the US which you should have 500 of at this point. In 2019, she told UK outlet Metro that while she is a transgender activist, she wants her talent, not her gender, to be the topic of conversation.

A second woman accused Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker of pressuring her to get an abortion after she became pregnant during their relationship. Walker denied the latest allegation at a campaign event earlier Wednesday, NBC News reported. She alleges that after she became pregnant in 1993, Walker drove her to a clinic in Dallas, Texas, to have an abortion — one day after she backed out of getting the procedure on her own. When she became pregnant again two years later, the woman said Walker again urged her to end her pregnancy, but she refused. Walker, a former football star, has denied paying for the first woman's abortion or pushing her to terminate the pregnancy, calling it a lie.

☆ How the Warehouse Boom Changed the Way America Looks, Lives, and Works
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As the US emerged from the Great Recession, cheap real estate and the rise of e-commerce collided to create a warehousing boom. Now warehouse boomtowns shoot up in places like California's Inland Empire, Pennsylvania's Lehigh County, and Columbus, Ohio, and the number of warehouse workers has nearly tripled in a decade. Here, Insider explores how the rise of warehouses and warehouse work has changed the US and its citizens as we became a Warehouse Nation. A surge in warehouse workUsing data and on-the-ground reporting, Insider looked at the opportunities and hidden costs of the rise of warehouse work. Read more from 'Warehouse Nation'A look from Insider at how the warehouse boom has reshaped America.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appears in New York Criminal Court for his sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018, in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 13, 2022. REUTERS/Mike SegarOct 13 (Reuters) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty on Thursday to a single count of harassment under an agreement with prosecutors sparing him any jail time while disposing of a criminal case that stemmed from allegations by several women of sexual misconduct. One of Gooding's lawyers, Frank Rothman, told Reuters that Gooding's harassment plea in Manhattan benefits his client by avoiding a criminal record as well as sparing him further jail time. Charges relating to two out of the three were dismissed outright, and the third ended up in a plea to harassment as a violation," Rothman said. "I've waited three years for the opportunity to speak about the injustice of Cuba Gooding Jr.

CNN —Cuba Gooding Jr. will not face any jail time after complying with the terms of a plea agreement in a forcible touching case, according to Emily Tuttle, spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Gooding previously pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching a woman at a New York City nightclub in 2018. Gooding admitted to kissing the woman, a waitress at the club, on her lips without consent. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Gooding was required to continue alcohol and behavior modification treatment for six months and have no new arrests. On Thursday, Gooding pleaded guilty to a lesser harassment violation that will always remain on his record, but no criminal charges will remain.

☆ Global wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970 - WWF report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report, which used 2018 data from ZSL on the status of 32,000 wildlife populations covering more than 5,000 species, found that population sizes had declined by 69% on average. One population of pink river dolphins in the Brazilian Amazon plummeted by 65% between 1994 and 2016, the report said. Its findings were broadly similar to those in WWF's last assessment in 2020, with wildlife population sizes continuing to decline at a rate of about 2.5% per year, Terry said. "Nature was in dire straits and it is still in dire straits," said Mark Wright, director of science at WWF-UK. Still, the wide-ranging declines have prompted desperate pleas for increased support for nature.

A South Carolina man is in custody after allegedly fatally shooting three of his family members, including an Atlantic Beach councilman, according to the Horry County Police Department. The victim was identified by the Horry County Coroner's Office as 52-year-old Natasha Stevens, police said. Town of Atlantic BeachJames Dewitt II is listed as a councilman for the town of Atlantic Beach on their website. Also known as the "Black Pearl," Atlantic Beach is a historically Black community located just north of Myrtle Beach. The Horry County Police Department and Richland County Sheriff's Department are continuing to investigate the three homicides.

Latinos are underrepresented in the media industry workforce across film, radio, television, newspapers and digital platforms, according to the report. Latinos are 19% of the nation's population, almost 1 in 5 Americans, and 18% of workers outside the media industry. The largest percentage of Hispanic media industry workers were employed in service worker positions (19%) — which include food, cleaning and personal and protective services, according to the latest available reports submitted by media companies to the U.S. In positions that can influence the content audiences consume, Latinos were far less represented: They made up only 7% of professional media industry positions such as actors, producers, directors, writers, reporters and editors. When Latinos did see themselves represented in content, they felt "it was inaccurate" in most cases, de Armas said.

Alec Baldwin settled a lawsuit filed by loved ones of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on the set of his movie "Rust" last year, representatives from both sides of the civil action said Wednesday. Other parties still face civil, criminal penaltiesThe movie set's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was also named as a defendant in the estate's lawsuit. "She is too traumatized to return to that set, because Mamie was standing next to Halyna Hutchins when Halyna was shot and killed," Mitchell's lawyer Gloria Allred said in a statement. She is very happy that Halyna's son and family have reached a settlement that they believe is fair to them. However, Mamie will continue her pursuit of justice in her civil case, and she will also be willing to testify in a criminal case if one is filed."

☆ Molly Shannon on how the childhood loss of her mother drove her to succeed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —One of Molly Shannon’s most popular “SNL” characters, hyperactive Catholic school girl Mary Catherine Gallagher, stems from Shannon’s childhood of loss. “I think because I was so little, it’s like there’s no way that you could really, like, fully accept that and understand [that loss],” she told Cooper. When she was 12 years old, her father would have her read over financial documents, something she told Cooper felt “empowering.”“I mean, some people might say, oh, that’s so inappropriate. “My mom would ask me for advice and I’d be like, Mom, he’s married. Running, running, running, trying to make it as an actress in LA and do shows and audition,” she said.

☆ Armie Hammer's ex allegedly used a friend's email to communicate with journalists amid their relationship fallout
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN has also obtained screenshots of text messages between Chambers and her former friend discussing the impersonation. On October 15, 2020, according to screenshots of an email message viewed by CNN, Chambers contacted a media outlet using her friend's name and account. The email tip by Chambers was sent just weeks before Hammer and James' movie "Rebecca" was set to debut on Netflix. Two months after first sharing her allegations of abuse, Effie accused Hammer of raping her in 2017. In the texts and emails obtained by CNN, Chambers appears to acknowledge multiple times that she is impersonating her friend.

Legendary music producer Emilio Estefan weighed in with his take on how to boost Latino representation in showbiz. The Cuban-American Estefan, who is married to superstar singer Gloria Estefan, has endured one of the relatively few key figures in American show business. He's won 19 Grammys, and President Barack Obama awarded both Gloria and Emilio Estefan the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. In 2022, only 3.1% of lead actors in TV shows are Latinos, and the percentage of representation in films is no better. The report also found that not only is there a lack of Latino representation but many of the portrayals of Latino are negative.

Known for chart-topping hits like "Feliz Navidad" and his rendition of "Light My Fire," award-winning Puerto Rican artist José Feliciano is being honored for his prolific career with the first Billboard Legend Award. The new award was created to honor artists like Feliciano for their fruitful careers and their contributions, which have transcended the industry. By 23, Feliciano had earned five Grammy nominations, winning two for his album "Feliciano!" A critically acclaimed documentary chronicling his career, "José Feliciano — Behind This Guitar," will be released on Sept. 29 on Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service. Feliciano will be honored with the Billboard Legend Award during the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. EST, which will be aired by Telemundo.

☆ World leaders pledge more support for nature ahead of UN summit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Gloria Dickie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - World leaders on Tuesday stepped up financial support and conservation commitments to combat the global biodiversity crisis that threatens more than one million plant and animal species with extinction. Nations will soon gather in Montreal, Canada, for a critical U.N. biodiversity summit (COP15) to finalise and adopt a framework to protect and conserve nature. "We will continue to mobilize global support to reach this target and protect biodiversity around the planet." Currently, about 17% of the world's land area is under protection, according to a 2021 report by the World Economic Forum. But just 7% of the global ocean is under some sort of conservation scheme, with less than 3% highly protected.

☆ Nike is racing to replicate Amazon's delivery speed by connecting its complex network of stores, warehouses, and tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Nike is working to tie together inventory held by stores, retail partners, and warehouses. The company's connected-inventory plan also plays into a larger Nike shift to more regional shipping, including out of a wider fleet of Nike stores and warehouses. Gloria DawsonMore retail stores, more warehousesAs part of the overall effort to serve customers "when they want it, how they want it," Nike is adding retail stores and distribution centers. While most of Nike's stores are in major metropolitan areas, stores are increasingly popping up in second-tier cities. If you go into Dick's, and Dick's doesn't have it, and they have it at the Nike store, they ship it to your house.

☆ Nike races to deliver at Amazon's speed by doubling down on 'connected inventory'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

At an annual meeting last week, Nike CEO John Donahoe once again talked about "connected inventory." The company's connected-inventory plan also plays into a larger Nike shift to more regional shipping, including out of a wider fleet of Nike stores and warehouses. By that time, Parker said he was bullish on connected inventory, with a pilot at 19 Nike stores in South Korea and two unnamed retail partners. While most of Nike's stores are in major metropolitan areas, stores are increasingly popping up in second-tier cities. "Connected inventory is about getting it to you faster.

☆ How Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy provides financial inclusion and breaks down barriers of inequity
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( John Lynch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Insider profiled Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Academy at the conclusion of its program for Marcy Houses in Brooklyn. For Marcy resident Mariela Regalado, The Bitcoin Academy represented a continuation of an altruism she had seen from Jay-Z firsthand. Lamar Wilson teaching at The Bitcoin Academy. Following the conclusion of its summer courses at Marcy Houses, The Bitcoin Academy is "looking to expand to other neighborhoods soon," the program said. The over 350 people who attended The Bitcoin Academy classes let us know that this education is important to them - and that it matters.

☆ Adio, Ion Ciocanu. Scriitorul a fost condus pe ultimul drum
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Marele publicist, critic literar şi filolog Ion Ciocanu, a fost condus, luni, pe ultimul drum. Colegii de breaslă spun că Ion Ciocanu va rămâne în inimile lor ca un om care a luptat pentru valorile naţionale. "A fost un spirit polivalent, o personalitate de mare impact cultural şi ştiinţific. A fost director general al Departamentului de Stat pentru Limbi şi redactor-şef adjunct al Editurii "Cartea Moldovenească". Pentru munca sa, prozatorul a fost decorat cu Ordinul "Gloria Muncii" și "Ordinul Republicii".

Persons: Ion Ciocanu, Arcadie Suceveanu, Renata Verejanu ., Mihai Cimpoi . Prozatorul, Bogdan Petriceicu, B.P, Nina Corcinschi Organizations: Scriitorilor Locations: Tabani, Briceni

☆ Participă la lansarea volumelor „Un blat de miliarde”, de Vasile Bumacov, la Librăria din Centru
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Participă la lansarea volumelor „Un blat de miliarde”, de Vasile Bumacov, la Librăria din CentruJoi, 8 iulie, la ora 18.15, la Librăria din Centru (bd. Ștefan cel Mare, nr.126) din Chișinău, va avea loc lansarea volumelor „Un blat de miliarde”, de Vasile Bumacov, traducere din engleză de Elena Căpușan, apărute la Editura Cartier în colecția Cartier popular, coordonată de Gheorghe Erizanu. Este doctor honoris causa”) al Universității de Științe Agricole și Medicină Veterinară a Banatului din Timișoara și al Universității Tehnice „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iași. Un blat de miliarde (vol.I), de Vasile Bumacov ( Cartier popular). Preț: 39 RON/ 169 MDLUn blat de miliarde (vol.II), de Vasile Bumacov ( Cartier popular).

Persons: Vasile, Ștefan cel Mare, Elena, Gheorghe, Vasile Botnaru, Maria Ciobanu, Valeriu, Emilian, Păun, Domnul Vasile Bumacov, Nicolae Dabija, Nicolae, BUMACOV, Gheorghe Asachi, Boris Glavan, Dimitri Cantemir Organizations: Universitatea Agrară, Stat, Universitatea Națională din, Universitatea de Agricultură, Universității de Științe, Medicină, Banatului, Universității Tehnice, ONU, Ministerului Agriculturii, Industriei, Academiei de Științe, FAO Locations: Centru, Chișinău, Londra, Mereșeuca, Ocnița ), Republica Moldova, Universitatea Națională din Columbia, Bogota, Tokyo, Medicină Veterinară, Timișoara, Iași, Timorul de Est, Republicii Moldova, Japonia, Republica Coreea

☆ (grafic) Un an de COVID-19 în Moldova. Retrospectiva celor mai importante evenimente ale anului pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +24 min

Astăzi înregistrăm un an de la primul caz de COVID-19 înregistrat în Moldova, care a fost depistat pe 7 martie 2020. Acesta a menționat că mama sa nu a părăsit spitalul, dar medicii italieni au eliberat-o din motiv că a fost testată negativ la coronavirus. Deputatul a scris că Dodon a comis cel puțin 58 de încălcări a regimului epidemiologic. Prima persoană care a fost vaccinată a fost o asistentă medicală din București. Reducerea cererii externe din partea principalilor parteneri ai Republicii Moldova a rezultat în scăderea exporturilor, iar diminuarea consumului a dus la scăderea importurilor.

Persons: Chicu, Ion Chicu, Igor Dodon, Nicoleta Hriplivîi, Dodon, Viorica Dumbrăveanu, Ala, Sandu, Ștefan Vodă, Nicolae Furtună, . Deputatul, Igor Dodon . Dumbrăveanu, . Ea, Ion, Igor Șarov, Pavel Filip, Leonid Bujor, Putin, OMS, Maia Sandu, Janssen, Aureliu Ciocoi, Sergiu Sergiu, Sergiu, Sergiu . Tânărul Organizations: Naționale, Psihiatrie, Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății ( OMS, Ministerul Sănătății, Muncii, Protecției Sociale, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, Agenția Medicamentului, Sk Bio, Center, Sputnik, Comitetului, Economiei Locations: Moldova, Italia, România, Republica Moldova, Chișinăului, Soroca, Drochia, Republicii Moldova, Rusia, China, Britanie, București, Ungaria, Germania, Slovacia, România Republicii Moldova, UE, India, României, UK, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Moderna, Chișinău

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