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☆ A long-standing debt rule helped collapse Germany's government. Now the policy is ripe for reform
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But what is the debt brake and why is it so contentious? Germany's debt brake, or 'Schuldenbremse,' is a fiscal rule that forms part of the German constitution. In some exceptional circumstances, the debt brake can be suspended — this happened for example during the Covid-19 pandemic. watch nowWhen the debt brake was first implemented, its advocates argued that it would ensure a sustainable, responsible approach to public finances and spending. Critics meanwhile, say the debt brake is too restrictive, and that it has hampered investment which is necessary for a successful future.

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☆ Your questions about Trump 2.0, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Leinz Vales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When we asked CNN readers for their questions about the incoming Trump 2.0 administration, we got a lot of nervous and scared feedback. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump walk to Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 4, 2021. This is her response:Trump has promised to protect Social Security and not raise the retirement age or make other cuts. For more, read Luhby’s story on how a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits. For his second term, Trump has promised to find military officials more loyal to him and that he’ll fight an “enemy from within” of political opponents.

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☆ John Prescott, pugnacious deputy U.K. prime minister to Tony Blair, dies at 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said on Thursday. “There was no one quite like him in British politics,” Blair told BBC radio. He went into politics after coming ashore and he attended Oxford’s Ruskin College, which offered courses for mature students. “I’ve never worked with anyone in politics on my side of the pond or his quite like John Prescott,” Gore said. His family said he had died “surrounded by the love of his family and the jazz music of Marian Montgomery”.

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☆ Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. This book offers a reality check
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Initially enthusiastic about the prospect of humans living on Mars, the authors said their research turned them into space settlement skeptics. In "A City on Mars," authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith argue substantially more research is needed before humans can safely populate Mars. Particular BooksCNN: Can humans settle Mars in the near term? KW: Musk is saying that in the next 30 years, we’re going to have a million people on Mars. It’s about 40% gravity and we know that humans in microgravity have all sorts of major problems, and what happens at 40% we just don’t know.

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☆ What Trump's presidency means for the future of AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump has surrounded himself with people who have competing views on AI regulation. Elon Musk, for example, has supported more AI regulation in the past. Some Silicon Valley veterans are betting that president-elect Donald Trump's new administration will make AI development a top priority. AdvertisementMusk, who spent over $130 million on Trump's campaign, has called for greater regulation of AI in the past. It's not clear if that effort will impact their views on AI regulation.

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☆ Elon Musk just reignited his feud with Jeff Bezos
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementElon Musk reignited his long-running feud with Jeff Bezos in a X post on Thursday. Musk said Bezos told people that Trump would lose and they should sell their Tesla and SpaceX stock. Elon Musk has taken aim at Jeff Bezos once more, reigniting the war of words between the world's two richest people. In a X post on Thursday, Musk said that Bezos had told people to dump their shares in his companies because Donald Trump was bound to lose the presidential election. This message about Bezos is a way to give himself an excuse to legitimately do so, by saying that 'Bezos started it.'"

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☆ Automakers Want Trump to Keep Federal E.V. Regulations in Place
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Coral Davenport | Jack Ewing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three of the nation’s largest automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, are strategizing with other car manufacturers on how to make a delicate request of President-elect Donald J. Trump: Don’t scrap the federal regulations that compel the industry to sell electric vehicles. Mr. Trump has railed against the E.V. rules, which strictly limit the amount of tailpipe pollution while also ramping up fuel economy standards. Mr. Trump sees them differently. And Mr. Trump still holds grievances against some of the automakers, whom he views as having betrayed him because during his first term they supported Obama-era auto emissions rules.

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☆ We left behind our careers in Nashville to have an 'adult gap year.' We traveled a lot and now happily live in Spain.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Cait Church | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementWe left our stressful careers in the music industry in Nashville to have an "adult gap year." We spent a year traveling through Europe to find the joy and balance our lives had been missing. We fell in love with València, Spain, on our trip and have since moved there. Each place had its own unique charm, but one stood out above the rest: València, Spain. We're now living in Spain and happily getting settledWe couldn't stop thinking about Spain even after we'd left.

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☆ Mysterious exploding craters started turning up in Siberia 10 years ago. Scientists say more are likely.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tucked away in the frigid northern corner of Siberia are giant craters, some deep enough to fit a 15-story building. It's been fairly clear from the beginning that the craters are caused by some type of explosion deep underground. Researchers widely agreed that when these hydrates are damaged, they release methane gas, which is what's triggering the explosions in Siberia. AdvertisementMore exploding craters to comeSiberia will likely have more explosive craters in the coming years as global temperatures continue to warm. It's unclear exactly how much methane these explosions release, but in the grand scheme of climate change, they're a small matter.

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☆ RFK Jr. once praised scathing description of Trump and his base as “idiots,” “Nazis” and “bootlickers”
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Asked in August whether he would ever serve in Trump’s cabinet, Kennedy said, “No.” but weeks later, he ended his campaign and endorsed Trump. Kennedy has since refrained from any public criticism of Trump, aligning himself with the former president on issues like government censorship and public health. Trump, left, greets Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23. “And you can see that every statement that Donald Trump makes is fear-based,” Kennedy said on his radio show in December 2016. “And, you know, he’s not like Hitler,” Kennedy said.

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☆ SEC Chair Gary Gensler will step down Jan. 20, make way for Trump replacement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SEC commissioners serve five-year terms, so Gensler could in theory have stayed on until at least 2026. Gensler took over the SEC in 2021, and under his leadership the commission has taken an ambitious but controversial approach to several regulatory issues, including cryptocurrencies. Trump has not announced his pick to lead the SEC, but the expectation is that the next chair will be friendlier to Wall Street and crypto. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will resign on Jan. 20, the agency announced Thursday, paving the way for President-elect Donald Trump to immediately select a replacement. Under Gensler, the SEC pushed to require more disclosure from publicly traded companies and financial advisors for investors.

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☆ Trump is laying the groundwork for his 'drill, baby, drill' agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

If confirmed by the Senate, three key nominees would largely be responsible for executing Trump's "drill, baby, drill" agenda across the federal government. The Interior Department leases millions of acres of public lands and waters for oil and gas drilling. The oil and gas industry is pushing the Trump administration to issue a new five-year offshore-leasing program. Woods of ExxonMobil told Semafor last week that the Trump administration should keep regulations to curb methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure. But Trump attacked electric vehicles on the campaign trail, adopting the oil and gas lobby's messaging.

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☆ Opinion | In America, if Everything Is a Public Health Crisis, Nothing Is
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jeneen Interlandi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The best and worst developments in public health have always come from moments of crisis. But many of the elixir victims were very young children, and agency officials wasted no time spinning the incident up into a national crisis. The public grew skeptical of the effort when the vaccines were linked to an extremely rare but serious side effect. “It was supposed to be this great triumph,” says Joshua Sharfstein, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and author of “The Public Health Crisis Survival Guide.” “But it ended up seeding a generation of vaccine hesitancy instead.” The takeaway from these and similar parables is clear, Dr. Sharfstein says: Crisis can be a powerful catalyst for shaping policy and improving society. The United States is in what can only be described as an epoch of crisis.

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Of course, these basic rules of political decorum are ones Donald Trump has rarely followed. He’s been accumulating political capital, and his victory only gives him an opening to accumulate more ... if he chooses to. On some level, I accept the notion that one person’s revenge is another person’s “reform,” so I’m sure Trump could argue he’s appointing reformists. What will ultimately matter is whether these folks can govern like reformers or end up simply as conduits for Trump’s revenge. Here’s the political problem Trump is creating for himself: He’s taking full ownership of the entire bureaucracy now.

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☆ Hurricanes are being turbocharged by climate change. This season is proof
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Record-breaking ocean temperatures, fueled by planet-warming pollution, have turbocharged dozens of Atlantic hurricanes over the last few years, making them more potent and dangerous by increasing their wind speeds. Every hurricane in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was made stronger than it otherwise would have been without human-caused climate change, according to analysis from nonprofit climate research group Climate Central. Wind speeds of the 11 hurricanes were increased by 9 to 28 mph by water that was up to 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer because of climate change. Nine of this season’s 11 hurricanes rapidly intensified and climbed up the hurricane category scale due to climate change-driven ocean heat. Climate Central researchers also found that human-caused climate change made exceptionally warm ocean temperatures that fueled Milton’s explosion 400 to 800 times more likely.

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☆ Biden administration is trying to throw a Hail Mary to save the Colorado River before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Colorado River water flowing through an aqueduct next to a dry alfalfa field in September. Bike riders pedal past a section of the Colorado River east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in September. “We will try to make as much progress as we can in the days that remain in the Biden administration,” he said. There are also unknowns in the incoming Trump administration. The Biden administration “can start that process, and it will be Trump to finish it,” the stakeholder representative said.

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☆ Giraffes are next up on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that US wildlife officials announced a proposal on Wednesday to help protect several of the species. The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing many giraffe species as either endangered or threatened. It’s the first time the long-necked mammals, native to Africa, would receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act. Declaring a species “endangered” is the most severe level of threat under the law, indicating the species is at immediate risk of extinction. The US has become a significant market for giraffe parts and products, importing nearly 40,000 for at least a decade-long period, a 2018 report showed.

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As of last week, nowhere else on the planet has air so hazardous to human health, according to global air quality monitors. By evening it feels like I am lifeless.”Deepak Rajak, whose asthma has worsened in recent weeks, visits a pollution clinic in New Delhi. Anushree Fadnavis/ReutersCommuters step out in a foggy winter morning amid rising air pollution, on November 19, 2024 in Greater Noida, India. But analysts say governments are focusing more on the emergency response rather than sustained efforts to improve air quality. While stubble burning during the winter harvest season exacerbates pollution levels, to solve the crisis, pollution needs to be tackled year-round, Dahiya said.

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☆ Biden fades into the background at his final international summits: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, White House correspondent Mike Memoli files a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro on President Joe Biden's final international summit. Biden fades into the background at his final international summitsBy Mike MemoliRIO DE JANEIRO — President Joe Biden’s final international summits almost certainly would have played out differently had the elections back home gone as he had hoped. But President-elect Donald Trump cast a long shadow over a seemingly humbled Biden as he bid farewell to his counterparts here. Read more → 🥊 Democrats’ next fight: Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin became the second candidate to jump into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee. Read more →Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin became the second candidate to jump into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee.

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Indians have become the biggest group of international students in the U.S., surpassing Chinese students this year for the first time in 15 years. New data released by the State Department in conjunction with the Institute of International Education shows that there are now 331,602 Indian international students in the U.S. (a 23% growth from last academic year), compared with 277,398 Chinese international students (a 4.2% decline). South Korea, Canada and Taiwan follow distantly as the next most common countries of origin for international students, with numbers all well under 50,000. Long the most populous at U.S. colleges and universities, Chinese international students have been falling in number every year since the pandemic. Chinese international students typically come with different priorities, Martel and Khanna said.

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☆ NYC issues first drought warning in over 20 years after record rainless streak
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

New York City declared a drought warning on Monday, its first in 22 years, as the Northeast deals with severe dry conditions and brush fires during a historically dry autumn. The last drought warning in New York City was issued in 2002. Under a warning city agencies adopt drought protocols and voluntary water conservation is encouraged for New Yorkers. New York City's water supply needs almost 8 inches of rain to reach normal levels, officials said. Kathy Hochul also declared a statewide drought watch on Monday citing “a historic shortage of rainfall” and elevated 15 counties in the Mid-Hudson region and New York City, to a drought warning.

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☆ How China's Rising Emissions Could Change Global Climate Politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Brad Plumer | Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

8 6 United States 4 2 European Union 1850 1900 1950 2000 2024 China Emissions per year 10 gigatons CO2-eq. 8 6 United States 4 2 European Union 1850 1900 1950 2000 2024 China Emissions per year 10 gigatons CO2-eq. That’s why historical emissions are often used as a gauge of responsibility for global warming. A question of moneyChina’s historical responsibility for climate change has become a major point of contention in global climate politics. Total historical greenhouse gas emissions Historical emissions per person Gigatons CO2-eq.

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☆ China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Haley Britzky | Oren Liebermann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —China rejected a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a conference in southeast Asia this week, marking the latest turn in a tumultuous relationship between the two countries’ defense leaders. But China did not accept the offer, pointing to a recent Taiwan arms sale as their rationale, a senior defense official told reporters traveling with Austin in Laos. The Chinese rejection of the meeting in Laos comes just days after US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Peru for their final meeting under Biden’s administration. China has often used the cancellation of meetings and lines of communication as a way of registering displeasure with the United States. After then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in 2022, China cut off a number of lines of communication with the US, including on military issues and climate.

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☆ No doubt there is a narrow window of opportunity to take action on climate change, says Paul Polman
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | 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 EmailNo doubt there is a narrow window of opportunity to take action on climate change, says Paul PolmanPaul Polman, former Unilever CEO, business leader, campaigner and co-author of "Net Positive," discusses climate financing at COP29 and what a second term from President-elect Donald Trump means for the global fight against climate change.

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