DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum on Tuesday claimed that blaming the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis “is like blaming farmers for obesity.” His comments come at the mid-point of the U.N.’s biggest and most important annual climate conference, with many at the COP28 talks … Read more
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) launched an appeal for campaign donations this week with a series of ads calling on her supporters to “fight back against AIPAC and its dark money super PAC.” But what makes this particularly notable is the venue where she chose to do it — X/Twitter, which … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Isham Jalil’s sacking from the Umno supreme council was not because he had criticised the Umno president, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. “There is nothing stopping anyone from criticising the Umno President, and there will be no disciplinary action against such criticisms (against me),” said the Umno president, who is also … Read more
What were the takeaways from the final Republican debate of the year? Who won? Who lost? Were the various gaffes forgettable, or can they lodge themselves in the addled brain of a viewer in Iowa or New Hampshire, lasting there in the grooves well into mid-January, when she will go to put in her vote? … Read more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Friday that the city’s current sheriff and fire chief will continue in those positions, finalizing his intention to retain all of his predecessor’s public safety leaders. Denver Fire Chief Desmond Fulton (Provided by Denver Fire Department) Nearly five months after being sworn into office, he renominated Sheriff Elias Diggins and … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of miles from the U.N.’s climate summit in the Middle East, the world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than 35 years. Scientists believe the juggernaut’s breakaway from Antarctica was a natural occurrence, but say it provides a stark reminder of the potentially … Read more
Ottawa will be getting a $40 million refund after it gave Quebec City-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago more than $300 million to develop and manufacture a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine that never made it to market. The news comes after Conservative, Bloc and NDP MPs on the House of Commons health committee grilled staff from Canada’s procurement department this … Read more
Hunter Biden gave a rare interview about his drug addiction, and how he felt Republicans were using him to get to his father, President Joe Biden. The First Son sat down with musician Moby for a two-part podcast interview. CNN’s Dana Bash played clips on Friday’s Inside Politics. “They are trying to, in their most … Read more
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.K.’s competition watchdog has opened an initial review into Microsoft’s mammoth investment into ChatGPT creator OpenAI, making it the first major regulator to flag potential competition concerns over the tech giant’s relationship with one of the most important artificial intelligence companies today. The Competition and Markets Authority … Read more
City crews moved more than 100 people out of a homeless encampment near the post office at 20th and Curtis streets downtown Thursday and into an east Denver hotel that has been converted into a shelter, officials confirmed. It was the fourth and, so far, the largest action at an encampment yet as part of … Read more
