By Kate Abnett SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are on track to rise around 1% this year, scientists said on Friday, warning this would make it harder for the world to avoid disastrous levels …
Analysis-Ron DeSantis’ big election night shakes 2024 White House field
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arguably had the best night of anyone on Election Day, trouncing his Democratic opponent on his way to re-election and cementing himself as the Republican Party’s top rising star. Wh…
Exclusive-Behind FTX’s fall, battling billionaires and a failed bid to save crypto
By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (Reuters) – On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught his employees off-guard with a somber message. “I’m sorry,” he told them. “I fucked up.” The reason for the mea culpa: His a…
Exclusive-Political leaders drawn into $2 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute
By Tim Hepher and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – A dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways over grounded A350 jets rose to the attention of French and Qatari leaders, according to a French official and internal Airbus emails recently released as p…
Belgian police officer stabbed to death in Brussels – media reports
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A police officer was stabbed to death on Thursday evening in the north Brussels commune of Schaerbeek, while another was injured, Belgian media reported on Thursday. Belgium’s federal prosecutors, who handle cases…
Factbox-State supreme court elections will shape fights over redistricting, abortion
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The outcome of state supreme court races in Tuesday’s midterm elections could have profound consequences for control of the U.S. Congress in the future, as well as abortion rights in several states. The races, typically a polit…
Trump knew about alleged tax dodges, executive suggests at trial
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump was aware of allegedly illegal tax practices at his namesake real estate company, a senior executive indicated in testimony on Thursday during the Trump Organization’s criminal trial on charge…
Biden administration says pregnant migrant youth should have access to abortion
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The Biden administration issued a directive on Thursday saying that pregnant migrant children should be sheltered in states that allow abortions, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the constitutional ri…
Biden to nominate Daniel Werfel to head up IRS -Washington Post
(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Daniel Werfel to be the next Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax agency, succeeding Charles Rettig, whose term ends on Saturday, The Washington Post reported on Thursday citing sourc…
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million in punitive damages in Sandy Hook defamation case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $473 million in punitive damages for his defamatory claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting, a Connecticut judge ruled on Thursday. The ruling came a month after a jury in Waterbu…