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Here's a rough guide to the jargon being used in Dubai at COP28, this year's United Nations climate change conference. The term "climate change" is used more broadly to describe global warming and its consequences, including variable weather extremes. GHGs include a myriad of gases, but the most impactful — methane and carbon dioxide — are also referred to as "carbon emissions" because both molecules contain carbon. The world's excess carbon emissions come mostly from the burning of fossil fuels and other industrial activities. UNFCCC - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the treaty adopted in 1992 agreeing to halt climate change.

Persons: Amanda Perobelli, COP21, NDCs, Gloria Dickie, Katy Daigle, Rod Nickel, Aurora Ellis Organizations: United Nations, Paris, Thomson Locations: Amazonia, Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Dubai, COP28, United Nations, China, PARIS, Paris, Glasgow, COP27, London

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 29 (Reuters) - Ahead of this year's COP28 climate summit in Dubai, U.N. agencies have released several reports offering updates on global progress in limiting climate change. Emissions Gap Report. The report, released on Nov. 20, looks at how countries' planned climate action compares with what is needed to meet global climate goals. The report analyzes the difference between planned fossil fuel production and the amount deemed consistent with meeting global climate goals. In 2009, developed countries pledged to provide $100 billion per year in climate finance to developing nations.

Persons: Eduardo Munoz, wean, NDCs, Rich, Gloria Dickie, David Stanway, Susanna Twidale, Katy Daigle, Jan Harvey Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Programme, UNEP, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City , New York, U.S, Dubai, U.N, Paris, China, Norway, Qatar, UAE, London, Singapore

☆ We just got a first look at McDonald's secretive new spinoff restaurant CosMc's
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

McDonald's has been reluctant to share many details about its planned new restaurant concept CosMc's. AdvertisementWe know just a bit more about CosMc's, McDonald's super-secret new restaurant concept based on an obscure McDonaldland character from the late '80s. Scott FredricksonA Google Maps search indicates the building is a former Boston Market restaurant that is indeed next door to a McDonald's. CosMc's on Google Maps Google MapsScott Fredrickson posted a few photos of the building's exterior on Facebook. The building appears to have a blue exterior and the CosMc's sign logo has a retro feel.

Persons: McDonald's, —, Chris Kempczinski, TikToker Snackloator, Snackloator, Scott Fredrickson, CosMc's Organizations: Service, Google, Boston Market, Facebook Locations: Bolingbrook , Illinois, CosMc's, Boston

[1/2] A satellite imagery of the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica, November 15, 2023. Courtesy of European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 - The world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said on Friday. At almost 4,000 square km (1,500 square miles), the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City. This will funnel it toward the Southern Ocean on a path known as "iceberg alley" where others of its kind can be found bobbing in dark waters. "Over time it's probably just thinned slightly and got that little bit of extra buoyancy that's allowed it to lift off the ocean floor and get pushed by ocean currents," said Marsh.

Persons: berg, Oliver Marsh, it's, Gloria Dickie, Olga Vyshnevska, William Maclean Organizations: European, Copernicus, REUTERS Acquire, Antarctica's, Ronne Ice Shelf, British Antarctic Survey, Antarctic, Thomson Locations: Antarctica, New York City, Soviet, Weddell, A23a, South Georgia, South Africa, London

The other plaintiff, Kelsey Harbert, accused Gooding of groping her breast in June 2019 at the Magic Hour rooftop bar, also in midtown. Lawyers who have represented Gooding in civil and criminal litigation over his alleged sexual misconduct did not immediately respond to requests for comment. He pleaded guilty in April 2022 to a misdemeanor charge of forcibly touching Abbay, who was not identified by name at the time but revealed her identity in her lawsuit. The charge was downgraded six months later to harassment, to which Gooding pleaded guilty after complying with a plea agreement that required alcohol and behavior modification treatment and no further arrests. Accusations by Abbay, Harbert and a third woman were the basis for a six-count indictment against Gooding, which his guilty plea resolved.

Persons: Cuba Gooding, Mike Segar, Cuba Gooding Jr, Oscar, underlay, Jasmine Abbay, Jerry Maguire, Kelsey Harbert, Gooding, Gloria Allred, Russell Brand, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Donald Trump, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Axl Rose, Sheila Kennedy, Jonathan Stempel, Dawn Chmielewski, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Criminal, REUTERS, Cuba, Lawyers, U.S, Thomson Locations: New, New York, Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Opinion | Before Hillary Clinton, There Was Rosalynn Carter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Azadeh Moaveni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mrs. Carter had the canny instincts to know that a player who courts influence requires a court. Mrs. Carter’s charismatic press secretary, Mary Hoyt, led the fight for decent East Wing salaries, despite stiff opposition. President Carter was demanding sacrifice from all Americans and turning down the heat in the White House to cut costs. Feminists like Gloria Steinem faulted Mrs. Carter for not being sufficiently outré in her activism. “She creates neither love nor hate.”Neither America nor Washington was quite ready for Mrs. Carter at the time.

Persons: Carter, —, Mary Hoyt, Hoyt, Carter’s, Ford, ”, Kennedy, Gloria Steinem, “, Steinem, United Press International’s Helen Thomas, pettiness, Nancy Reagan, Katharine Graham, Andy Warhol, Mr Organizations: East Wing, Southern Baptist, White, United Press, Democratic Locations: Israel, Egypt, Washington, America, Wing, clogs, Georgetown, Georgia, Plains , Ga

☆ I burned out as a management consultant after debilitating migraines. Now I deal with stress much better — here's my advice.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Layne Van Vranken | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Her advice for managing stress includes setting clear boundaries and communicating your needs. Through therapy and mindfulness, I cultivated a healthier relationship with work, boundaries, and my personal identity. I also saw there was a clear need for workplace mental-health education that felt science-backed, actionable, and relatable to busy professionals, which led me to a career pivot. AdvertisementThrough my work, I've learned about creating boundaries in a professional setting, how to stop burnout, and the real reason for stress. Remember that some stress is to be expectedThere's a big misconception that our goal should be to get rid of stress.

Persons: Gloria Chan Packer, —, relatable, Uber, I've, you've, I'm, It's, aren't Organizations: Service, Foods Locations: Austin

☆ Hometown anxiety: when going home for the holidays gives you unwanted nerves
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“I don’t see my family members quite often, so, you know, around the holidays is when I see everyone,” Chavez said. “It feels like all of the hard work and all of the years of going to therapy and things like that is gone. On top of making travel arrangements, packing and finding a house sitter, heading back to your hometown for the holidays also means mentally preparing to see those friends and family members you haven’t seen in a while. The youngest sibling will still get treated like the youngest sibling by their parents, no matter how old they actually are. “Remind yourself that you don’t have to stay in situations that negatively impact your mental health, and you don’t need to have conversations that you don’t want to have,” Missud said.

Persons: Gloria Chavez, hadn’t, Chavez, “, ” Chavez, ”, haven’t, Lisa Firestone, ” Firestone, that’s what’s, —, Stephen Graves, Graves, Stevie, you’ve, I’m, ” Graves, aren’t, Debbie Missud, Missud, ” Missud, Firestone, Chavez —, it’s, I’ll Organizations: CNN, Glendon Association, Loma Linda, Behavioral Medicine Center Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Redlands , California

NEW YORK (AP) — Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and The Doobie Brothers. Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, The Doobie Brothers and Heart were also nominated last year but didn't make the final cut. Last year's inductees included Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard and Teddy Riley. The Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honor those creating the popular music. A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.

Persons: Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R.E.M, Doobie, Kenny Loggins, Nashville hitmaker Hillary Lindsey, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake's “, ”, Missy Elliot's, Michael Stipe, Ann, Nancy Wilson, Heart, Adams, Clinton, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke, Blondie, Chapman, Luke Combs, didn't, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Michael McDonald —, David Gates, Chuck D, Flav, Steely Dan —, Donald Fagan, Walter Becker —, Maurice Starr, Tony Macaulay, Dean Dillon, Russell Brown, Narada Michael Walden, Roger Nichols, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Loggins, Dean Pitchford, Elvis Presley, Gladys Knight, Tom Jones, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Neil Diamond, Phil Collins, ___ ___ Mark Kennedy Organizations: Hall of Fame, Nashville, Little Big Town, Associated Press, Country Music Association, Roll Hall of Fame Locations: R.E.M

☆ The Best True Crime to Stream: Family Matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Maya Salam | More About Maya Salam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The series incorporates interviews with friends, employees and acquaintances of the Murdaughs as well as with police, and incorporates a lot of home video footage of the family. Prepare to be stunned by how brazenly they move through their community, and the shamelessness with which they wield their power. But perhaps it is technology’s undeniable influence on the outcome of Alex Murdaugh’s trial that is the most jaw-dropping — for now. PodcastWhat “American Scandal,” from Wondery, does best is to give every story it tackles the time it needs for a full telling with the required context. And members of the tremendously influential Hearst family are found everywhere, starting with their influence on Patty, who moved to strike out on her own after growing disillusioned with their wealth and lifestyle, to the family’s public negotiations with her captors.

Persons: Mallory Beach, Paul, Stephen Smith, Gloria Satterfield, Alex Murdaugh’s, I’d, Patty Hearst —, William Randolph Hearst, Symbionese Liberation Army —, It’s, Hearst, Patty Organizations: Symbionese Liberation Army Locations: Mallory, Wondery

☆ Alex Murdaugh reaches plea deal days before trial in financial crimes case
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Juliette Arcodia | Erik Ortiz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh struck a plea deal Friday, days before the start of his trial in South Carolina's sprawling case against him in dozens of financial crimes. For more on the case, watch "The Murdaugh Murders: Inside the Investigation" on "Dateline" at 9 ET/8 CT Friday. Murdaugh has proclaimed his innocence in the fatal shootings of his wife and son since a grand jury indicted him in the murders last year. Prosecutors alleged he killed them to gain pity before he would be exposed for a slew of financial crimes. In return, his federal sentence must run at the same time as any sentence imposed in his state case.

Persons: Alex Murdaugh, Clifton Newman, Gloria Satterfield, Creighton Waters, general's, Murdaugh, Margaret, Paul, Murdaugh's Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: Colleton, South, Beaufort County, South Carolina's

[1/4] Karolina Vasquez Ramirez plays with her dogs Bingo and Dasha in her home before departing to the airport, in Havana, Cuba, October 25, 2023. It has been very cumbersome," said Osorio, who helped Cuban migrant Karolina Vazquez reunite with her dogs Bingo and Sasha in the United States. "Many of the migrants still cannot come (back to Cuba) and so they rely on third parties to send them their pet." The U.S., the top destination for migrants, has placed Cuba on a list of countries with a high risk of dog rabies, adding additional hoops to the process. Cuba does not have a U.S.-approved laboratory, Vidal told Reuters, which means rabies blood tests must be sent abroad for analysis.

Persons: Karolina Vasquez Ramirez, Dasha, Carlos Carrillo, Nathalie Osorio, Osorio, Karolina Vazquez, Sasha, Maria Gloria Vidal, Vidal, Alien Fernandez, Anett Rios, Dave Sherwood, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Cuba's National Center for Animal Sanitation, Thomson Locations: Havana, Cuba, Rights HAVANA, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, chihuahua, Cuban, United States, U.S

☆ Opinion: Travis Kelce is happy to be Mr. Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Cristian Arroyo-Santiago | Opinion Jill Filipovic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the couple of the hour. Jill Filipovic Courtesy of Jill FilipovicThey’re also a surprisingly positive relationship model for men and women alike. Finding love isn’t always easy for American women in a more feminist world, even as American women have become far better off. Fewer than a quarter of single men say they have a hard time finding a romantic mate who meets their expectations. Swift and Kelce are both fabulously wealthy, and money does make relationships easier — she’s now a billionaire, according to Bloomberg.

Persons: Jill Filipovic, CNN — Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Jill Filipovic They’re, Swift, Jason, Taylor, Travis, Gloria Steinem, —, Wives, Kelce, Taylor Swift, ”, they’re, It’s, ’ —, she’s Organizations: Twitter, CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Pew Research, Census, Pew, Survey Center, American Enterprise Institute, Bloomberg, NFL, ESPN, Sports, ” Sports Locations: New York, Kelce

☆ Anti-theft vending machines could solve one of our biggest shopping frustrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The vending machines, or self-service shelves, eliminate the need to ask an employee for help. Now a vending machine company wants to make one of the most popular anti-theft methods — locked aisles — a bit more tolerable. Ashforth's huge modular vending machines with robotic arms can replace a store aisle's shelving units, according to the segment. Some retailers are inquiring about using bullet-proof glass on the vending machines to combat smash and grabs, according to the segment. He said his vending machines would hold the 10% or so of most commonly stolen items.

Persons: —, David Ashforth, Ashforth, it's Organizations: Service, Digital Media Vending International, NBC, Bay Area Locations: plexiglass, Bay

☆ FBI seizes New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ phones as part of federal investigation into fundraising
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Kara Scannell | Gloria Pazmino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. The agents seized the phones and an iPad earlier this week pursuant to a court authorized search warrant, the person said. The seizure is a dramatic escalation of the federal probe into whether foreign money was funneled to his campaign, bringing it directly to the mayor, a Democrat. The investigation is being handled by the FBI and the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York. “The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation,” he added.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, Adams ’, “, ” Adams, Boyd Johnson, ” Johnson, ”, Brianna Suggs, –, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, CNN’s John Miller, Paul P, Murphy, Jeff Winter, Mark Morales Organizations: CNN, FBI, New, New York City, Democrat, US, Southern, of, New York Times, Brooklyn, Turkish, New Jersey Democrat Locations: New York, of New York, Turkey, Brooklyn, New, Turkish, Lower Manhattan, Üsküdar, New Jersey

☆ Starbucks faces backlash over a symbol in a Native American Heritage Month sign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Starbucks workers are calling out a poster intended to celebrate Native American History Month. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The latest issue centers around a poster Starbucks created to celebrate Native American History month. AdvertisementAdvertisementOne Reddit user who said they were a Native American Starbucks employee wrote: "it would've been a great opportunity for the company to feature the tribes located near each region. "In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Starbucks is celebrating Indigenous Peoples across the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawai'i alongside our Indigenous Partner Network (employee network), local communities, and in our stores," a Starbucks spokesperson told Insider.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, American Starbucks, Starbucks, American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Partner Network, Network, American Heritage Locations: American, United States, Alaska, Hawai'i

Last month smashed through the previous October temperature record, from 2019, by a massive margin, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said. The record-breaking October means 2023 is now "virtually certain" to be the warmest year recorded, C3S said in a statement. "When we combine our data with the IPCC, then we can say that this is the warmest year for the last 125,000 years," Burgess said. The only other time before October a month breached the temperature record by such a large margin was in September 2023. Michael Mann, a climate scientist at University of Pennsylvania, said: "Most El Nino years are now record-breakers, because the extra global warmth of El Nino adds to the steady ramp of human-caused warming."

Persons: Akhtar Soomro, Samantha Burgess, Copernicus, C3S, Burgess, Michael Mann, El, El Nino, Piers Forster, Kate Abnett, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Union, El, University of Pennsylvania, El Nino, University of Leeds, Thomson Locations: Jacobabad, Pakistan, Rights BRUSSELS, El Nino, Libya, South America

Before the endorsement, Mr. Trump repeatedly criticized Ms. Reynolds, who had joined Mr. DeSantis at campaign events around Iowa, for her perceived disloyalty. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, spent Monday testifying in a civil fraud trial that threatens his business empire in New York. In Iowa, Mr. DeSantis is in need of a jolt. “She’s the reason we’re red,” said Gloria Mazza, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Polk County, which includes Des Moines. Leaders of Iowa’s evangelical community, an important voting bloc, suggested Ms. Reynolds’s endorsement was a major coup for the DeSantis campaign.

Persons: Trump, Reynolds, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis’s, “, ”, Gloria Mazza, Mazza Organizations: Mr, Gov, Des Moines Register, NBC, Iowa Republicans, Republican Party Locations: Des Moines, Iowa, New York, South Carolina, Polk County

The deal to create a "loss and damage" fund was hailed as a breakthrough for developing country negotiators at United Nations climate talks in Egypt last year, overcoming years of resistance from wealthy nations. The committee, representing a geographically diverse group of countries, resolved to recommend the World Bank serve as trustee and host of the fund - a tension point that has fuelled divisions between developed and developing nations. Housing a fund at the World Bank, whose presidents are appointed by the U.S., would give donor countries outsized influence over the fund and result in high fees for recipient countries, developing countries have argued. To get all countries on board, it was agreed the World Bank would serve as interim trustee and host of the fund for a four-year period. "Rich countries ... have not only coerced developing nations into accepting the World Bank as the host of the Loss and Damage Fund but have also evaded their duty to lead in providing financial assistance to those communities and countries."

Persons: Tarusila, Loren Elliott, Jennifer Morgan, we're, Harjeet Singh, Sultan al, Jaber, Gloria Dickie, Valerie Volcovici, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Local, REUTERS, United Nations, Bank, Housing, World Bank, Action, U.S . State Department, Reuters, The U.S, Washington DC, Thomson Locations: Village, Fiji, United States, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, U.S, Berlin, COP28, London, Washington

☆ Starbucks says it's fixing a customer frustration: ordering drinks to the wrong pickup location
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Gloria Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Starbucks says it's rolling out a fix to prevent customers from ordering drinks to the wrong pickup location. AdvertisementAdvertisementStarbucks says it's fixing a common customer frustration: ordering drinks to the wrong pickup location. "So we recently improved the ability for people to select a store and significantly reduce the orders that are sent to the wrong store." Ordering a drink to the wrong pickup location isn't just inconvenient for customers. These mistakenly placed orders are "our most frequent refund requests," Niccol said.

Persons: aren't, —, Brady Brewer, Brian Niccol, Chipotle, Niccol Organizations: Starbucks, Service Locations: Chipotle

Countries pledged in the 2015 Paris Agreement to hold global warming to within 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures but the new paper by a team of scientists, including from NASA and Columbia University, adds to evidence suggesting that this goal is already out of reach. Most emissions scenarios under the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) envision the world breaching 1.5C during the 2030s. EARTH SENSITIVITYThe study's findings, published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change, result from two factors. The IPCC has given a best-guess estimate that the doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels would yield global warming of around 3C (5.4F). Cleaning the skies, while bringing health benefits and saving lives, accelerates climate change.

Persons: Thomas Peter, James Hansen of, Michael Mann, Pennsylvania's Mann, Klaus Hubacek, Katy Daigle, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, NASA, Columbia University, United Nations, James Hansen of Columbia, Earth Institute, University of Pennsylvania, IPCC, University of Gronigen, Thomson Locations: Gan, Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, UN, Paris, 1.5C, heatwaves, Libya, Dubai, 4.8C

☆ Spora Health's founder painted a rosy portrait of his healthcare startup. The reality is more complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The way Dan Miller told it, his startup Spora Health was crushing it, providing high-quality care to "thousands" of people online. The startup had secured at least one big contract, with Apple, according to three former Spora employees and another source close to Spora. Four of them told Insider they either no longer worked with Spora or hadn't seen Spora patients in a year. Two doctors listed on Spora's website as "featured Spora providers" also told Insider that they no longer worked for the startup. Another former clinician said she only ever treated a handful of Spora patients.

Persons: Dan Miller, Miller, Spora, it's, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna didn't, paychecks, hadn't, he's, It's, —, we've, " Miller, Shelby Livingston, Rob Price, Emmalyse Brownstein, Ryan Pickrell, Gloria Dawson, Stephanie Hallett, Alcynna Lloyd, Hayley Peterson Organizations: Company, TechCrunch, Spora, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple, Aetna, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Human Ventures, MaC Venture, SEC Locations: Spora, Level's, slivingston@insider.com

☆ UAE Will Not Host Next Year's COP29 Climate Talks, Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Gloria DickieLONDON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will not double up on hosting the United Nations' annual climate conference by holding next year's summit, according to leadership involved in the event. "The UAE has not been asked and has no intention of hosting COP29," Majid Al Suwaidi, director general of the COP28 summit, told reporters on Friday. "We will not be hosting COP29." Nations are scrambling to find an alternative venue for the event which sees representatives from nearly 200 countries gather to agree to joint efforts to tackle climate change. If a host for COP29 cannot be agreed, the location could revert to Bonn, Germany, where the U.N. climate secretariat is headquartered.

Persons: Gloria Dickie LONDON, Majid Al Suwaidi, Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett, Alison Williams Organizations: United, United Nations, Union Locations: United Arab Emirates, Eastern Europe, UAE, Dubai, Ukraine, Bonn, Germany, London, Brussels

Georgia has "made great strides since 1965 towards equality in voting," the judge wrote, referring to the year the Voting Rights Act was enacted to ensure Black voter power was not diluted through racially gerrymandered congressional and state legislative maps. Once the maps are drawn, litigants can still sue under the Voting Rights Act to demand the drawing of districts that are not designed to dilute minority voting power. The state is expected to appeal, but in a similar case in Alabama, the high court ruled for voting rights activists. "I applaud the district court's decision ordering Georgia to draw maps compliant with the Voting Rights Act," Georgia state Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, a Democrat, said in a statement responding to the ruling. A similar case is going on in Louisiana, which was also ordered to draw another majority-Black district.

Persons: Steve Jones, Georgia –, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jones, – Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff –, Holder, Gloria Butler Organizations: U.S, District, Black, Supreme, Democrats, Louisiana Republican, Donald Trump View, GOP, Republican, Democrat, Georgia's, Supreme Court Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Louisiana, Alabama, County, Black

The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday, found no matter the degree of warming this century, the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will speed up as warmer water in the Amundsen Sea erodes ice shelves bordering the ocean. These ice shelves buttress ice further inland, acting as a cork in a bottle that stops their flow into the ocean. The collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is one of nine global climate 'tipping points' scientists identified in 2009. If the ice sheet were to fully melt, average global sea levels would rise by more than a metre. Antarctic Sea ice saw its lowest maximum extent on record this winter.

Persons: Lauren Dauphin, Kaitlin Naughten, Tiago Segabinazzi Dotto, Gloria Dickie, Ros Russell Organizations: NASA, REUTERS, British Antarctic Survey, West, National Oceanography, Thomson Locations: Antarctica, Handout, Amundsen, London

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