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United Nations report heavily critical of UK’s ‘increasingly severe crackdowns’ on environmental protesters

January 23, 2024 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations envoy said he was “alarmed,” “distressed” and “seriously concerned” by the treatment of climate activists in the United Kingdom, in a damning report published Tuesday that criticized “increasingly severe crackdowns” on peaceful protesters in the country. Michel Forst, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, who

Stock market today: Wall Street is mixed early as heart of earnings season arrives

January 23, 2024 5:15 AM Associated Press

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Trading is mixed before Tuesday’s opening bell as the earnings season kicks into high gear. Futures for the S&P 500 rose less than 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped close to 0.2%. There are about 70 S&P 500 companies reporting financial results

Mexico can sue US gunmakers, federal appeals court rules

January 23, 2024 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, Sahar Akbarzai and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Mexico can sue a group of US gun manufacturers and a distributor, finding the claims made by the country in a lawsuit are “statutorily exempt” from a law that typically protects the companies from liability. Mexico filed

Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund

January 23, 2024 4:56 AM Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant’s latest outlays in its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund. The grantees include Digify Africa, which helps

Airbnb donates $10 million to 120 nonprofits on 6 continents through its unusual community fund

January 23, 2024 4:56 AM Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Tuesday donated a total of $10 million to more than 120 nonprofits in 44 countries on six continents, the short-term rental giant’s latest outlays in its unusual distribution of $100 million through its Airbnb Community Fund. The grantees include Digify Africa, which helps

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his own

January 23, 2024 4:45 AM Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company

More flowers are ‘selfing,’ scientists say. That could spell trouble for other species

January 23, 2024 6:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — An ancient, interdependent relationship that contributes to food systems and ecosystem stability across the globe could be changing. Many flowering plants can self-pollinate, or transfer pollen between their own blossoms for seed generation and propagation, but most of these plants have relied on pollinators such as butterflies and bees

There isn’t a taco truck on every corner. But there’s a Mexican restaurant in nearly every US county

January 23, 2024 4:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — As falling snow blankets the ground around his bright green taco truck in rural eastern Oregon, Amado Juarez puts the finishing touches on an order. It’s a labor of love for Juarez, 53, who takes pride in the food he and his wife prepare and serve. “We make

Russian missiles strike Ukrainian cities again, killing at least 6 and wounding dozens

January 23, 2024 4:26 AM Associated Press

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck three Ukrainian cities Tuesday, including its two biggest, killing at least six people and wrecking apartment buildings after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the nearly 2-year-old war. The barrage included more than 40 ballistic, cruise,

Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv

January 23, 2024 4:23 AM Associated Press

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is out of money for Ukraine right now and is unable to send the ammunition and missiles that the government in Kyiv needs to fend off Russia’s invasion. The U.S. aid is caught up in domestic politics. And so the

Germany’s top court rules a far-right party is ineligible for funding because of its ideology

January 23, 2024 4:22 AM Associated Press

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has ruled that a small far-right party will not get any state funding for the next six years because it’s values and goals are unconstitutional. The Federal Constitutional Court said in its Tuesday ruling that the Die Heimat party “continues to disregard the free

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gets rights to one of the most famous nicknames in entertainment, his own

January 23, 2024 4:21 AM Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company

Millennial Money: Tackle overdue taxes this year

January 23, 2024 4:00 AM Associated Press

By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet If you have unpaid or unfiled taxes, the start of a new tax season and the looming reminders of debt might fill you with dread. But it’s best to take care of back taxes sooner rather than later: The longer you put off the task, the more you’ll pay in

Sri Lankan lawmakers debate controversial internet safety bill amid protests by rights groups

January 23, 2024 4:00 AM Associated Press

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers have begun debating a controversial internet safety bill that has been criticized by opposition politicians, journalists and rights groups as a move by the government to stifle freedom of speech. Public Security Minister Tiran Alles introduced the bill in Parliament on Tuesday,

Alabama plans the first nitrogen gas execution this week in largely secret process experts say raises concerns about cruelty

January 23, 2024 8:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Alabama intends to carry out the first known execution by nitrogen gas this week, when it’s scheduled to put to death Kenneth Smith some 14 months after failing to carry out his capital punishment by lethal injection. But little is known about how the method, nitrogen hypoxia, will be

Death toll in southwestern China landslide rises to 31 while more remain missing

January 23, 2024 3:49 AM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say 31 people are confirmed dead while several remain missing after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of the southwestern province of Yunnan. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan. Authorities resumed search and rescue

7.1 magnitude quake rattles western China, killing at least 3 people and collapsing 47 homes

January 23, 2024 3:49 AM Associated Press

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press AKSU, China (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region, killing three people and damaging or collapsing more than 120 homes in freezing cold weather. The quake rocked a mountainous county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Although

Dwayne Johnson gets the rights to the name “The Rock” and joins the board of WWE owner TKO Group

January 23, 2024 3:36 AM Associated Press

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company

Filipino fisherman to Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal: `This is not your territory. Go away.’

January 23, 2024 3:35 AM Associated Press

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino fishing boat captain has protested the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he says Chinese officers forcibly drove him and his men away from a disputed shoal and ordered them to dump their catch back in the sea. Filipino

Russian missiles target Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing at least 5 and wounding dozens

January 23, 2024 3:17 AM Associated Press

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles targeted Ukraine’s two biggest cities early Tuesday, damaging apartment buildings and killing at least five people after Moscow shunned any deal backed by Kyiv and its Western allies to end the almost two-year war. The Russian barrage included more than 40 ballistic, cruise, anti-aircraft