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☆ Extreme heat means two-thirds of North America could suffer blackouts this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Periods of extreme heat stress the grid by spiking demand for electricity as families and businesses crank up the air conditioning to stay cool. Power grid officials have warned that large swaths of the United States could face blackouts if it’s a hot summer. “Two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls this summer during periods of extreme demand,” the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) concluded in its summer outlook published last month. The risk of blackouts comes into play only if there is extreme heat. But many Americans in the South and Central regions of the United States are dealing with extreme heat right now.

Persons: NERC, ” NERC Organizations: New York CNN Business, North American Energy Reliability Corporation, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, US Energy Information Administration Locations: United States, North America, Mississippi, Central, Texas . New England, Ontario, “, South, Arizona, Alabama, West Texas, Pacific Northwest, Southwest , Texas, Southeast, Texas, Nevada , Utah, Gulf Coast

☆ A Boy’s Life on the Front Lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Lynsey Addario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

A Boy’s Life on theFront Lines In a Ukrainian town, an 11-year-old navigates a childhood transformed by war. He lived with his mother, Lena, and his 23-year-old half sister, Angelina, in a borrowed one-story home about four miles from Russian positions to the east. “I remember how I used to have fun here with my friends,” Yegor said. Now only his father, Sasha, remained there, trapped behind Russian lines caring for the home and animals on the road out of Mariupol. But the war had forced Yegor into a sedentary life, almost always behind closed doors.

Persons: Lena, Angelina, Lena didn’t, Yegor, ” Yegor, ”, “, ’, ‘, ‘ Sonny, Sasha, squander, they’ll Organizations: Yegor Locations: Ukrainian, Donbas, Ukraine, stretchers, Kramatorsk, Chernivtsi

☆ I drove an electric RV from London to Paris. One big problem on the way back gave me serious range anxiety.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I took a different route home and suffered serious range anxiety after almost running out of charge. Route to ParisThe electric ID. Unfortunately, the availability of charging stations on this road was a very different experience. For some reason, this charging station required drivers to have their own cable. The French countryside was beautiful, but the lack of charging stations on one road was stressful.

Persons: Buzz that's, that's, there's, It's, Tim Levin Organizations: Volkswagen, Morning, US, Wild Drives, Folkestone, Seine Locations: London, Paris, England, France, Brighton, Folkestone, Calais

☆ The battle over short-term rentals is heating up in Montana. 4 locals share which side they're on and why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The number of short-term rentals in Bozeman, Montana, nearly doubled between 2020 and 2023. The number of short-term rentals in town nearly doubled during the pandemic, according to analytics site AirDNA. Finegan said banning short-term rentals is "one of the most impactful things in our control" to create more affordable housing for locals. He dismissed banning short-term rentals because of rowdy or unclean guests, calling those arguments a "red herring" often drawn up against hosts. Larsen said she would support a ban on whole-home short-term rentals.

Persons: —, Bozeman, Benjamin Finegan, Finegan, Angas Reid, Michael Rutkowksi, Rutkowski, he's, Jason Ridgway, Ridgway, it's, Reid, there's, Angas Reid Ridgway, Wynona Larsen, Larsen, " Larsen, she'll, she's Organizations: Service, Time Magazine, Bozeman Tenants United, Bozeman, Walmart Locations: Bozeman , Montana, Bozeman, Aspen, Atlanta , U.S, Airbnb, Paradise, Montana, Livingston , Montana, Livingston

☆ Amazon's iRobot deal faces EU antitrust investigation, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) - Amazon's (AMZN.O) $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot (IRBT.O) faces a full-scale EU antitrust investigation, people familiar with the matter said, weeks after the U.S. online retail giant won UK approval for the deal. IRobot made its first Roomba robot vacuum in 2002. IRobot shares fell about 10%, their largest percentage drop since February last year, while Amazon shares trimmed gains after the Reuters story was published. Amazon has previously said the vacuum cleaner market is very competitive, with lots of Chinese players. It blocked Microsoft's Activision deal while the Commission cleared the deal conditional on Microsoft's licensing deals with rival streaming platforms.

Persons: IRobot, Foo Yun Chee, Alison Williams, Kirsten Donovan, Jan Harvey Organizations: Amazon, European Commission, Activision, Antitrust, Big Tech, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS

☆ Modi calls for 'one earth, one family, one future' at U.N. yoga event
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

UNITED NATIONS, June 21 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a celebration of International Yoga Day at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday and called on people "to join hands together to realize the goal of one earth, one family, one future." The United Nations in 2014 declared June 21 the International Day of Yoga, adopting a measure proposed by Modi. "Let us use the power of yoga to build bridges of friendship, a peaceful world, and a cleaner, greener and sustainable future," he said. [1/6]Participants take part in the 9th International Day of Yoga event with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the north lawn at United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., June 21, 2023. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered a video message to the yoga event, saying he wanted to "recognize Prime Minister Modi for all he has done to promote understanding of yoga and its many benefits."

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Joe Biden, Mike Segar Modi, Biden, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, India's, Antonio Guterres, David Brunnstrom, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, Indian, United Nations, of Yoga, White, REUTERS, United, Bharatiya Janata Party, Thomson Locations: New York, New, East, United States, New York City , New York, U.S, Washington, India

☆ Morgan Stanley says this food service stock could rally nearly 30% after management changes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analyst Brian Harbour upgraded the food distributor service's stock to overweight from equal weight and upped his price target by $8 to $54. His new target implies the stock could rally 29.7% in the next 12 months. "Quantifying these opportunities is still a work in progress, in our view, and admittedly the stock has been given some credit already." Elsewhere, Harbour downgraded Performance Food Group to equal weight from overweight and pulled his price target down to $66 from $74. Still, his price target implies the stock could rally about 17.2% in the next year.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Brian Harbour, Harbour, It's, what's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: . Foods, Smart Locations: U.S

☆ Late push for coal subsidies upsets EU deal on energy reforms
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

EU countries' energy ministers meet in Luxembourg on Monday to agree a joint stance on new EU power market rules, aimed at expanding low-carbon power and avoiding a repeat of last year's energy crisis, when record-high gas prices left consumers with soaring energy bills. Poland - which could prolong its support scheme for coal plants beyond 2025 under the proposal - said last week the idea had majority support. Some EU countries say they need more flexibility in how fast they exit the fuel and support new industries in communities that have long relied on coal sector jobs. The official said they expected ministers to approve the power market reforms - but that it was not clear if the coal carve-out would make it into the final deal. Once EU countries agree their stance, they must negotiate the final power market upgrade with EU Parliament, aiming to pass the law before EU Parliament elections next year.

Persons: Kate Abnett, Giles Elgood Organizations: Union, EU, Reuters, EU Parliament, Thomson Locations: LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, Sweden, Poland

☆ ‘Like something out of Black Mirror’: Police robots go on patrol at Singapore airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

These are the two robots the Singapore Police Force has introduced to patrol Changi Airport following more than five years of trials. The Singapore Police Force said Friday that more robots would be “progressively deployed” across the city-state. The Singapore Police Force has plans to roll out patrol robots island-wide to augment its operations. Ryan Quek/Singapore Police ForceThey are just the latest robots to be employed on civic duties in this tech-savvy nation of more than 5 million people. “ChatCPT… AI music… robots… Soon machines will take over the world and these security robots definitely look like they mean business,” he said.

Persons: ”, Lim Ke Wei, Ryan Quek, Samwell Swant, ” Swant, “ Organizations: CNN, Singapore Police Force, The Singapore Police Force Locations: Vietnam

☆ In Philly, union members say they don't care about Biden's age: 'I never heard someone who is Catholic say the pope is too old'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Union members told Insider they are not too concerned about Biden's age or electability. "I never heard someone who is Catholic say the pope is too old," one union member said. Biden's path to reelection depends in part on touting those achievements and turning out union members in November 2024. "There are a lot of politicians in this country who can't say the word 'union,'" Biden said Saturday afternoon, supporters in colorful union merchandise cheering behind him. At Saturday's rally, however, union members insisted it is not a concern — and that the discourse around it is an indictment of the times.

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☆ Britain's Covid inquiry has become a political farce
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —Britain’s Covid inquiry was supposed to give closure to people who lost loved ones in the pandemic. It’s instead become a political circus that could hurt both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. Johnson undercut Sunak by directly handing his own information to the inquiry. This is the committee’s investigation into the infamous Partygate scandal, which led to Johnson being fined by police for breaking Covid rules. Johnson had initially told parliament that all rules were followed at all times.

Persons: Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, Johnson, Sunak, Deborah Doyle, ” Boris Johnson, Dan Kitwood, Sunak’s, ” Jack Rodgers, Christina Pagel, Pagel, “, Peter Summers, Lorelei King, ”, Baroness Hallett, ” King Organizations: London CNN, Justice, CNN, University College London’s, Research Unit, Conservative, “ Locations: Sunak, Britain, Covid

A 1.7% decline in Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and a 1.3% dip in Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) weighed on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. S&P 500 fell 0.36% to end the session at 4,409.77 points. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, eight declined, led by communication services (.SPLRCL), down 1%, followed by a 0.83% loss in information technology (.SPLRCT). Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 1.4-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted 24 new highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 112 new highs and 67 new lows.

Persons: Christopher Waller, Thomas Barkin, Sam Stovall, Morgan Stanley, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Noel Randewich, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: Microsoft, Nasdaq Adobe, Nasdaq, Dow, Federal, Richmond Fed, CFRA, University of Michigan's, Microsoft Corp, Inc, Nvidia Corp, Dow Jones, Nvidia, Adobe Inc, iRobot Corp, Micron Technology, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru, Oakland , California

☆ UK clears Amazon's $1.7 billion deal for Roomba-maker iRobot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 16 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Friday cleared Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) planned $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot Corp (IRBT.O), maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had concluded that the deal would not lead to competition concerns in the UK. "We're pleased with the UK Competition and Markets Authority's decision and are committed to supporting regulatory bodies in their work," a spokesperson for Amazon said. The news sent shares in U.S-listed iRobot up 12% in pre-market trade, while Amazon's stock was marginally down. EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 6 whether to clear the deal, while the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is also examining the acquisition.

Persons: We're, Colin Angle, Eva Mathews, Devika Syamnath, Jason Neely Organizations: Amazon.com, iRobot Corp, Markets Authority, Competition, Amazon, CMA, Regulators, Big Tech, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Virgin Galactic, Adobe, SoFi, Cava and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:Virgin Galactic — Shares soared nearly 45% in premarket trading, a day after the company said its first commercial space tourism flight is set for later this month. Adobe — The tech stock rallied nearly 5% following its earnings and revenue beat after the bell Thursday. SoFi Technologies — Shares dropped about 6% after being downgraded by Piper Sandler to neutral from buy. Cava Group — The newly debuted restaurant stock rose more than 4% in premarket trading on Friday, extending its massive gains from Thursday's session. DraftKings — Shares rose more than 1% after the online betting company made a $195 million offer for PointsBet's U.S. assets, outbidding Fanatics.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Oppenheimer, Cava, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Virgin Galactic —, Adobe, Markets, Micron Technologies, Bloomberg, Micron, DraftKings, PointsBet's U.S Locations: India

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Virgin Galactic, iRobot, Cava, SoFi and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

iRobot — The stock surged 19% after U.K. regulators approved Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition of the Roomba vacuum cleaner maker. Cava Group — Cava Group shares dropped 15% during trading Friday, giving back some of its gains from its massive debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. SoFi Technologies — The financial technology stock dropped more than 8% after both Bank of America and Piper Sandler downgraded it to neutral from buy, citing SoFi's recent run higher. Micron Technology — Shares dipped 1.5% after Micron Technology said a China chip ban could hurt the company. Truist Financial — Shares fell 1.6% after Odeon Capital Group downgraded Truist Financial to hold from buy, according to FactSet.

Persons: Richard Branson, iRobot, Piper Sandler, Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: Virgin Galactic —, West Pharmaceutical Services, Bank of America, — Cava, New York Stock Exchange, Technologies, Adobe, Nvidia, Devices, Micron Technology, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, — Humana, Odeon Capital Locations: China

☆ Peak oil demand could be hit this decade, IEA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Global oil demand is projected to peak in the next few years even as some major energy companies announce plans to reinvigorate their fossil fuel businesses. “The shift to a clean energy economy is picking up pace, with a peak in global oil demand in sight before the end of this decade,” said IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. The agency expects global oil demand to reach nearly 106 million barrels per day in 2028. The IEA’s latest forecasts update its prediction in October that demand for oil would plateau by the mid-2030s. BP now plans to slash oil output by 25% by 2030 from 2019 levels, whereas it previously aimed to cut output by 40% against this benchmark.

Persons: ”, Fatih Birol, Birol, “ Organizations: London CNN — Global, International Energy Agency, Investment, IEA, Shell, CNN, BP, “ Oil Locations: Paris, Ukraine

☆ Biden vetoes bill that would negate EPA heavy truck pollution cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The veto preserves Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules will "make our air cleaner and prevent thousands of premature deaths by limiting hazardous heavy-duty vehicle pollution," Biden said on Twitter. The EPA standards tighten yearly emissions limits, the first update to clean air standards for heavy duty trucks in more than two decades. "It's really important, especially for protecting the health of the 72 million people living near truck freight routes in America," EPA Administrator Michael Regan told Reuters in December. The EPA also proposed in April cutting light duty passenger car and truck emissions by 56% over 2026 levels. EPA estimates would result in 60% of new vehicles by 2030 being electric and 67% by 2032.

Persons: Mike Blake, Joe Biden, Biden, Michael Regan, David Shepardson, Jonathan Oatis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Mexican -, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Congress, Protection Agency, Twitter, EPA, Thomson Locations: Mexican, Mexican - U.S, Otay Mesa , California, America

An internal Union Investment document seen by Reuters shows that the firm received just 30 responses to its outreach. Although consumer goods manufacturers are particularly exposed, other sectors that import goods associated with deforestation, including commodities houses and industrials companies, will also face scrutiny. Consumer goods makers are counting on technology such as satellites and artificial intelligence to help eradicate deforestation from their supply chains. Several large consumer goods companies say they are close to meeting their ambitious zero-deforestation goals. "The EU rules make deforestation a financial risk as well as an environmental risk."

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☆ Glencore makes offer for Teck's steelmaking coal business
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Clara Denina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Glencore (GLEN.L) on Monday offered to buy Teck Resources' (TECKb.TO) steelmaking coal business as a standalone unit, after the Canadian miner twice rebuffed its $22.5 billon offer to combine the two companies. "It would provide Teck with a cleaner exit from coal and allow Glencore to split its own business into CoalCo and MetalsCo." Glencore's CEO Gary Nagle in May said buying Teck's coal business as a standalone unit was a "distant second" for the Swiss mining company, as it still pursues its merger plans. Teck's steelmaking coal mines are among few left in the world, making them attractive to Glencore, as global efforts to phase out coal-fired power generation gather momentum. As part of its original proposal, Glencore offered up to $8.2 billion in cash to Teck shareholders who may not want exposure to thermal coal.

Persons: Teck, Gary Nagle, May, Pierre Lassonde, Glencore, Clara Denina, Eva Mathews, Dhanya Ann, Kirsten Donovan, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Teck Resources, Teck Metals, Deutsche Bank, Nippon Steel Corporation, Thomson Locations: Teck, CoalCo, Swiss

☆ Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Nadja Popovich | Brad Plumer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

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☆ Shipping tax could yield $100 bln climate windfall
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

TINOS, June 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The shipping industry emits 2.9% of the world's greenhouse gases. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsPOLLUTER PAYSThe shipping industry uses fossil fuels to power its boats. That said, industry leaders such as container giant Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) are moving into green shipping. This potentially large sum is attracting the attention of people outside the shipping industry, especially those focused on climate change. If a country refused to apply an agreed tax, the international shipping industry would effectively be unable to operate from its ports.

Persons: TINOS, Emmanuel Macron’s, Tristan Smith, Marshall, UCL’s Smith, Al Qaeda, Peter Thal Larsen, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, International Maritime Organisation, United Nations, European Union, EU, Reuters Graphics Reuters, University College London, Shipping, Climate Fund, World Bank, International Chamber of Shipping, Marshall, Al, Trade Center, Thomson Locations: Paris, Danish, Marshall

☆ I wanted to simplify my life, so I downsized my big house for a rental home and sold most of my stuff. I feel like I can breathe for the first time in years.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lauren CobelloMy old house sold in a dayMy old house sold in a day for $185,000 — $16,000 above the asking price. The old house had room for plenty of sleepovers; we would host large ones for birthdays, but we can't do that in the new house. Cobello's new home (right) is about a third of the size of her old house. In the old house, my monthly expenses included $350 on property taxes, around $26 on garbage collection, and close to $66 on water. After paying off my mortgage on the old house, my proceeds from selling it will be around $55,000.

Persons: Lauren Cobello, —, I'd, Cobello, Bob Ruggio, I've, It's, I'm Organizations: Service, WEBGIO, Facebook, Walmart Locations: New York, Oswego, homeownership

The legislation, modeled off of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, aims to reduce carbon intensity from the on-road transportation sector in New York by 20% by 2031. If passed, it would be the second-largest clean fuel standard in the United States, surpassed only by California's. The New York Senate passed the Clean Fuel Standard on Thursday, the first time it had done so despite similar legislation being produced in prior sessions. California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard led to a boom in investments in fuels made from non-petroleum feedstocks. Canada has also implemented a Clean Fuel Standard which is set to take effect later this year.

Persons: Deborah Glick, Laura Sanicola, Nick Zieminski Organizations: U.S ., New York Senate, decarbonizing, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S . East Coast, United States, York, West Coast, Washington and Oregon, Canada

☆ Roman tweezers: Obsession with hairlessness revealed as more than 50 pairs of tweezers discovered in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Archaeologists have unearthed dozens of Roman tweezers in Britain, revealing the ancient culture’s obsession with hairlessness. The collection has now gone on display in a new museum at Wroxeter Roman City, which in its prime would have been as large a settlement as Pompeii. The simple tools would have been used not only for plucking eyebrows but for removing any unwanted hair – including in armpits. Usually associated with eyebrow shaping today, tweezers would have been used for general hair removal, including to pluck armpit hair, said English Heritage. The find was made at Wroxeter Roman City, one of the best-preserved Roman towns in Britain.

Persons: Jim Holden, Heritage Cameron Moffett, ”, Moffett, Andrew Maybury, Seneca Organizations: London CNN —, Heritage, English Heritage Locations: Britain, Roman City, armpits, Shropshire, Roman Britain

☆ New Yorkers are getting a taste of what it's like to live in the pollution of Delhi, Doha, and Shanghai
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US didn't always have the clean air many of us are used to. This week I didn't expect my texts to be about air quality. New Yorkers and others are getting a taste of what it can be like to live in Doha, Qatar, and Shanghai, where at least air pollution appears to be improving. When the first Earth Day took place in April 1970, air pollution was a major problem in most US cities. Those actions have since made such a difference that many of us are now shocked by what poor air quality looks like.

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