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Shell wins appeal in landmark emissions case

Nov 12, 2024
From the BBC World Service: Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case in the Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut carbon emissions by 45%.
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Understanding free speech in the online age

Nov 12, 2024
Misinformation and hate speech are protected forms of speech under the Constitution's First Amendment. Nadine Farid Johnson at the Knight First Amendment Institute explains why that's the case and what it means for democracy and online safety.
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How do people pay for things when they retire?

Nov 12, 2024
It helps to start saving money early.
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A crisis without a solution

Nov 11, 2024
The cost of the climate crisis in the last decade is now about as much as the economic toll of the 2008 global financial meltdown.
This year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP29, opened Monday in Azerbaijan.
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What does the crypto industry want?

Nov 11, 2024
In short, to spend less on legal fees. Trump 2.0 may help. Plus, tech investors lose interest in climate-focused firms and national forests face losing funding.
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Are you shopping veteran-owned businesses this holiday season?

Nov 11, 2024
Veterans own about 5.4% of businesses in this country, generating more than $900 billion in revenue.
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Marketplace goes to a marketplace

Nov 11, 2024
To kick off the launch of our "Tricks of the Trade" series, we're visiting the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, California.
The flea market entrance at the Rose Bowl.
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Can Singles' Day lift China's economy?

Nov 11, 2024
From the BBC World Service: China's annual shopping bonanza, which celebrates people not in romantic relationships, offers shoppers steep discounts.
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For parents, school phone bans connect to many issues

As states try to prevent learning distractions, Kathryn Jezer-Morton, columnist at The Cut, says many parents want access to their kids during the school day. But children's phone addiction and loss of autonomy can also be pitfalls. Are dumber phones the smarter choice?
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