When Victoria Vial High School in Miami closed last spring and her classes went online, it felt like the beginning of an adventure. “I was in my pajamas, sitting in my comfortable …
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Major banks, including JPMorgan and Citi, have invested $ 3.8 trillion in fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement.
Banks can commit to being better stewards of the planet by cutting emissions and other actions, but their money keeps the oil pumping for now. Some 60 of the world’s largest commercial …
Read More »Loyalty plans to launch Bitcoin ETFs
Fidelity Investments unveiled plans on Wednesday to launch an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bitcoin, fueling the money manager’s push to bring cryptocurrencies into mainstream finance. The ETF, called the …
Read More »Brazilian Court ruling paves the way for Lula da Silva’s presidential candidacy
SÃO PAULO – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that the judge who convicted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of corruption was biased, strengthening the likely electoral candidacy of the leftist leader …
Read More »H&M criticized in China for position of forced labor in Xinjiang
HONG KONG – The world’s largest clothing brand, H&M by Hennes & Mauritz AB, is under attack in China, one of its largest markets, for its stance on forced labor in the …
Read More »Amazon faces mounting pressure from workers in shadow of Alabama’s union vote
Amazon. Warehouse workers at com Inc. in Alabama are voting to unionize this month. Whatever the outcome, the e-commerce giant faces pressure from staff around the world to make changes to their …
Read More »New York lawmakers reach agreement to legalize marijuana
ALBANY, NY – After years of false starts, New York state lawmakers said Wednesday they had reached an agreement to legalize the sale of marijuana for recreational use by adults starting next …
Read More »Dan Snyder buys minority owners of Washington soccer team, ending dispute
Washington Football Team majority owner Dan Snyder has agreed to buy the shares owned by the team’s limited partners, a league spokesman said. ending a boardroom fight within an NFL franchise that …
Read More »After a history of erratic economic policy, Erdogan plunges Turkey into new turmoil
Turkey’s economy faces further turmoil after the surprise removal of the central bank governor by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan added another chapter to years of unpredictable economic policy, scaring foreign investors and …
Read More »Volunteers take to the streets to form patrols after anti-Asian attacks
FLUSHING, NY – Before sunset Monday, a few dozen Asian-Americans dressed in neon vests and jackets combed the streets of this New York City neighborhood. They weren’t policemen. They were students, retail …
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