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Big Oils Favorite Climate Change Solution This year’s United Nations climate summit will be the biggest in history–and the first held in a major petrostate. Host United Arab Emirates wants to bring the fossil fuel industry into the climate fold, but to make that happen requires wide deployment of carbon capture and storage. Proponents argue the new technology could help preserve the energy security of fossil fuels without the emissions. Critics say it’s unproven at scale and a convenient fig leaf for Big Oil. Continued here
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WorkWorkSo Far, No Major Fallout for M.I.T. President After Contentious Testimony   Professor Mary Fuller, the faculty chair at M.I.T., referred a reporter to her letter of support for Dr. Kornbluth, signed by more than a dozen past chairs. “Let me point you to something solid,” she wrote in an email, “rather than trying to describe the mood of thousands of people on the cusp of finals (and winter break).”
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WorkWorkMastercard and Visa face post-Brexit card fee cap  Last month a UK government-commissioned report said Britain needs a \"digital alternative\" to relying on the US payments giants, echoing longstanding ambitions in the EU for a \"home grown\" alternative.
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WorkOil Companies Are Fine With Call to Move Away From Fossil Fuels  “Demand for affordable, reliable energy will continue to rise as global population increases, and the world will need more sources of energy, not fewer,” said the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group based in Washington that represents a wide range of companies, said on Wednesday. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBillionaire Bill Ackman argues his antisemitism crusade against Harvard is totally unrelated to his 'unfortunate experience as a donor'  © 2023 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Ad Choices FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.S&P Index data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Terms & Conditions. Powered and implemented by Interactive Data Managed Solutions. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkFacts vs. Feelings: Limping our way into the fantasy playoffs  Trying to project Washington\'s usage trees has been a maddening endeavor. Thomas, however, has had his opportunities. He\'ll get another one when he takes on the Rams this Sunday. Los Angeles has allowed the third-most fantasy points to tight ends. More specifically, the Rams have given up the third-most yards, third-most yards per reception, and seven TDs (tied for the most in the NFL) to the position. Fact is, Thomas hasn\'t found pay or cleared 10 fantasy points since Week 8, so maybe -- and this is just a feeling -- he\'s due! WorkA New Playbook for College Donors: Power Politics  Their pressure campaigns have resembled winner-take-all Wall Street investment strategies, threatening to pull their money from schools that have become increasingly beholden to their largest donors. WorkAbortion Ruling Keeps Texas Doctors Afraid of Prosecution  “The reason that the difference matters is that it opens up the gate for bringing in competing expert witnesses,” said Ms. Portuondo, the law professor. “The state has its Rolodex of pro-life physicians who will say ‘I don’t think it is reasonable to perform this abortion.’” WorkWorkSenate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates  Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate have championed the bill as a fair compromise that prioritizes competition with adversaries and demonstrates support for allies. Some argued that was a particularly important message to send the world at a time when global threats are mounting — particularly considering that Republicans have blocked congressional efforts to approve tens of billions of dollars in emergency military aid for Ukraine and Israel, insisting it be paired with a crackdown on migration at the U.S. border with Mexico. WorkInside the Border Talks That Could Decide the Fate of Ukraine Aid  Zolan Kanno-Youngs is a White House correspondent covering a range of domestic and international issues in the Biden White House, including homeland security and extremism. He joined The Times in 2019 as the homeland security correspondent. More about Zolan Kanno-Youngs WorkWorkWorkShould Retail Theft Suspects Benefit From Discount Prices?  But the two men, Michael Green, 50, and Byron Bolden, 37, who had pleaded not guilty, contended that the value of the items was $1,856.19, because some of the goods, including at least one of the mixers, were on sale, said Thomas A. Ramunda Jr., Mr. Bolden’s lawyer. That would classify the charge as a misdemeanor. WorkEducation Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination  On Saturday, the president of the University of Pennsylvania, M. Elizabeth Magill, resigned four days after she went before Congress and appeared to evade the question of whether students who called for the genocide of Jews should be punished. Harvard’s board has since rebuffed similar calls for its president, Claudine Gay, to step down. WorkWorkDemocrats Seize on Texas Case in Push for Abortion Rights  “It is absolutely unacceptable that women have to ask permission to get lifesaving health care,” said Ashley All, who helped run a campaign for an abortion-rights ballot measure in Kansas and urges Democrats to push legislation codifying abortion rights in federal law. “The fact that we aren’t making some sort of effort nationally to fix that problem is frustrating.” WorkWorkTrump and His Allies Descend on Iowa  During his keynote address at a gala for the New York Young Republican Club, Mr. Trump confirmed that he “wanted to be a dictator” for a day, only to build a border wall and drill for oil. He called the suggestion that he would be a threat to democracy Democrats’ “newest hoax.” WorkWorkWorkSupreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access  But it rolled back regulations governing the pill, to before 2016. In the years since, the agency made changes that broadened access to the drug. Under those pre-2016 rules, mifepristone must be prescribed only by a doctor and picked up in person. Patients also had to visit a doctor three times during the abortion process. WorkWorkCalifornia’s 2023 in Photos  The Michelin Guide on Tuesday added seven new restaurants to its California guide, including a vegetarian restaurant and wine bar in Koreatown in Los Angeles and an eastern Mediterranean restaurant in the Presidio in San Francisco. WorkWorkWorkStarlink traffic skyrocketed in Brazil this year—for better or for worse  Starlink will spin off from SpaceX to launch its initial public offering (IPO) late next year, as reported last month. But after the report, Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) dismissed the report as“false.” Billionaire investor Ron Baron pegged the timeline for Starlink’s IPO to be around 2027—a prediction Musk has neither confirmed nor denied. WorkNoncompete agreements don’t just hurt the workers who sign them  Four US states—California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma—have banned noncompetes, and New York’s state legislature passed a bill earlier this year outlawing their use. The measure is awaiting the signature of Governor Kathy Hochul, who has until the end of the year to pass or veto it. WorkWorkWorkChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget review – sequel soars above the original  There is also a slyly subversive edge to proceedings. The corporate Fun-Land Farms compound is more sinister than the Tweedys\' crumbling farm was, and, for all its wackiness, the film includes frequent reminders of the reality of modern industrialised meat processing. Most viewers should be cock-a-hoop, although shareholders of certain fast-food franchises might wish that plans for a Chicken Run sequel had never been hatched. WorkWorkWorkName that whale! How AI aces animal spotting  Back at HappyWhale, it says that the whale tracking data it gets from users\' photos played a key role in persuading members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators to reduce the maximum allowed speed of their ships to prevent whale strikes. WorkWorkWorkEx-BP boss to lose £32m after 'serious misconduct'  It is understood that Mr Looney\'s decision to resign meant his long-term performance share awards lapsed along with his annual bonus for 2023, which represented the majority - 87% - of the £32.4m package. The board also decided to halt other payments and bonuses. WorkWorkWorkWorkTesla Recalls Autopilot Software in 2 Million Vehicles  “N.H.T.S.A. has forced Tesla to focus on the right issues,” said Matthew Wansley, professor at the Cardozo School of Law in New York who specializes in emerging automotive technologies. “But everything depends on the details.” WorkBehind the Birth of an Anti-Vaccine Story  Stuart A. Thompson writes about how false and misleading information spreads online and how it affects people around the world. He focuses on misinformation, disinformation and other misleading content. More about Stuart A. Thompson WorkGermany, Roiled by a Court Ruling, Finally Has a Budget  “It is both good and important that the federal government has reached an agreement,” Bertram Kawlath, the vice president of the VDMA, an industry association of mechanical engineers, said in a statement. “The weeks of uncertainty are now over, clearing the way for important investments,” he said. WorkWorkWorkWorkWhat Car Owners Should Know About the Tesla Autopilot Recall  Drivers who have questions about the recall can call Tesla customer service at 1-888-327-4236. They can also call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236. More information about the recall can be found at www.nhtsa.gov. WorkHow to Read the Fed’s Projections Like a Pro  Still, it will be notable just how quickly Fed officials think they can guide inflation fully back to target. In their latest forecast, officials didn’t expect to get back to target until 2026. But given recent progress, they may be feeling more optimistic now. WorkWhat the Fed’s Moves Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More  Rates on certificates of deposit, which tend to track similarly dated Treasury securities, have also been ticking higher. The average one-year C.D. at online banks was 5.32 percent as of Dec. 1, up from 4.15 percent a year earlier, according to DepositAccounts.com. |
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