China’s coal habit clouds climate fight as emissions top US, EU combined
Beijing’s heavy reliance on coal plants has cast a shadow over global efforts to tackle climate change.
Day: August 30, 2023
Source: Robinhood, whose entry into crypto was powered by Jump Trading, split ways with the firm in early July, as Jump reportedly backs away from the US market (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Source: Robinhood, whose entry into crypto was powered by Jump Trading, split ways with the firm in early July, as Jump reportedly backs away from the US market — The retail broker’s entry into crypto severa…
Florida braces for Hurricane Idalia as storm builds over warm Gulf waters
Idalia is expected to pummel the state as a Category 3 storm, crossing from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean.
Drones targeted 6 regions in biggest attack on Russian soil in 18 months, Russian officials say
Russian officials accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions with drones Wednesday in what appears to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine 18 months ago.
Drones targeted 5 regions in biggest attack on Russian soil in 18 months, defense ministry says
Russia’s Defense Ministry accused Ukraine of targeting five Russian regions with drones in the early hours of Wednesday in what appears to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil in the 18 months of fighting in Ukraine.
A new Titanic expedition is planned. The U.S. is fighting it, says wreck is a grave site
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite.
Chilean kidnapped at birth during dictatorship meets mother after 42 years
A 42-year-old lawyer who was stolen at birth during the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and raised in the United States has traveled thousands of miles to South America to meet his biological mother for the first time.
Benevolent Hackers Clear Stalking Spyware From 75,000 Phones
According to TechCrunch, unnamed hackers reportedly breached the spyware firm WebDetetive, deleting device information to protect surveillance victims and denying spyware users new data. Engadget reports: Users of the spyware won’t get any new data fro…
Signal woes delay Sound Transit trains during rush hour
Slowdowns for station repairs became twice as bad, when a signal interruption forced transit operators to manually control the trains.