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A Trump-appointed federal appeals judge spent months running a Washington public affairs firm after being appointed to the bench last year, an arrangement that contributed to an exodus among the …
‘Is she even allowed to be doing this?’: Inside a federal judge’s side gig running a PR firm Read More
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Iraq had offered to supply Turkey with up to 1 million barrels of oil a day as Iraqi Prime Minister Ali …
Alberta’s pipeline pitch rests on Indigenous equity, a promise unfulfilled on the line it would twin Read More
Cheap, abundant Chinese solar panels have become essential to decarbonizing the global energy system. Without them, the world’s clean energy transition would have arguably been slower and more expensive. But …
China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway. Read More
Two phrases — housing and affordability — sung out across Greater Manchester’s mayoral election. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they’ve dominated more than anything else in manifestos, hustings and social media alike. In my …
Property and poverty dominate Manchester’s mayoral election politics Read More
A little-known US-based developer tied to a failed bitcoin business and a fraudulent-transfer lawsuit is quietly advancing Alberta’s latest gas-fired AI data centre proposal. The 466MW Black Bear Power Project …
U.S. Developer Tied to Failed Bitcoin Venture Is Proposing Major Alberta Data Centre Read More
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that Iraq had offered to supply Turkey with up to 1 million barrels of oil a day as Iraqi Prime Minister Ali …
Iraq eyes supplying Turkey with 1 million oil barrels a day amid Hormuz crisis Read More
Marginalized communities and creators are forming data cooperatives to claw back control from Big Tech’s scraping practices. These grassroots collectives ensure that local communities — not Silicon Valley — dictate …
Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control Read More
In a 2-1 vote, the Republican majority on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to roll back a six-decade-old requirement under an anti-discrimination law in the United States that …
Why the US may stop collecting workplace race and gender data Read More
Indigenous communities around the world face mounting, and colliding, impacts from climate change, violence, rising threats from artificial intelligence, and many other crises. Their leaders are demanding that the world …
Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples Read More
A ban on the disposal of unsold clothes and shoes took effect across the European Union on Sunday, in the bloc’s latest move to cut waste. Hundreds of thousands of tons of fashionwear …
EU ban on destroying unsold clothes takes effect Read More