Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world’s top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit By Frank Jordans, Kelvin Chan, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: CIA director meets with Russian counterpart In our news wrap Monday, CIA Director William Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart to convey the consequences if Moscow were to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, police arrested a Syrian woman suspected of carrying out the bombing… Continue watching
Nov 14 Insurance fund for climate change impacts announced at G-7 talks By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift financial aid when nations are hit by devastating effects of climate change. Continue reading
Nov 14 Federal appeals court ruling keeps Biden’s student debt relief plan on hold By Jim Salter, Associated Press President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers lost another battle in court on Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out. Continue reading
Nov 14 FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall sends shockwaves through cryptocurrency By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Sam Bankman-Fried received numerous plaudits as he rapidly achieved superstar status as the head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX: the savior of crypto, the newest force in Democratic politics and potentially the world's first trillionaire. Continue reading
Nov 13 Outsourced content moderators lose Twitter jobs in Musk’s latest round of cuts By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is further gutting the teams that battle misinformation on the social media platform as outsourced moderators learned over the weekend they were out of a job. Continue reading
Nov 12 Probe underway after funds vanish from bankrupt crypto exchange FTX By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX confirmed there was “unauthorized access” to its accounts, hours after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Ukrainian forces take back city of Kherson In our news wrap Friday, Ukrainian forces swept into the southern city of Kherson dealing a major blow to Russia's war effort, the Biden administration has stopped taking applications for student loan forgiveness a day after a federal judge in… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 7:11 Twitter faces uncertain future after tumultuous start to Elon Musk’s ownership The brief reign of billionaire Elon Musk at Twitter has unleashed a wave of turmoil throughout the company. Firings, resignations and policy reversals leave the social media giant facing an uncertain future and many are worried about growing risks of… Continue watching
Nov 11 EU forecasts recession this year amid persistent inflation By David McHugh, Associated Press The European Union's executive commission slashed its forecast for economic growth next year. It says spreading the message that the countries that use the euro currency will slide into recession over the winter will erode consumer purchasing power. Continue reading