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Washington, D.C. Staff Writer Education: American University, MA in Journalism and Public Affairs; University of Notre Dame, BA in American Studies Marisa Iati is a reporter on the general assignment desk at The Washington Post. She previously worked at the Star-Ledger and NJ.com in New Jersey,...

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COP28 Director-General Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, left, and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley at a news conference at the COP28 summit on December 4, 2023, in Dubai. © Kamran Jebreili, AP

Science & Environnement

Climate finance takes spotlight at COP28

Money pledges were in the spotlight at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates turned their focus to the yawning gap in how much climate finance is needed and what's on tap, particularly for developing countries that need funds each year just to adapt to the warming world.

2 years ago

Photo illustrations from Climate Central

Science & Environnement

What sea level rise will look like in cities that have hosted climate summits

The world’s current trajectory of up to 2.9 degrees could be unlivable for coastal communities, low-lying countries and small island states around the world.

2 years ago

A couple walks in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included, in Caracas, Venezuela on November 29, 2023. © Matias Delacroix, AP

Americas

Essequibo referendum: Is Venezuela about to seize part of Guyana?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is organising a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to create a new state in the Essequibo territory, an area currently under the control of neighbouring Guyana. Does Caracas have the means for its territorial ambitions, or is it just political grandstanding?

2 years ago

Media & TV

The Fall of Sports Illustrated

A recent AI controversy is just the latest example of its decline.

2 years ago

Kylie has been roasted over her recent Instagram post. Picture: Mike Coppola/Getty Images via AFP)

People

‘Hideous’: Kylie roasted over new pic

The youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner siblings has been brutally mocked by fans over an “ugly” detail in her latest Instagram post.

2 years ago

The USS Carney came under attack. Picture: Aaron Lau/US Navy/AFP

Military

US WARSHIP ATTACKED: Pentagon responds to five-hour Red Sea strike

There’s been a frightening development in the Middle East during the Israel-Hamas war as a US warship came under attack in the Red Sea.

2 years ago

Odd News

How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree Like a Pro

You have to create it yourself.

2 years ago

Chief of department for the New York Police Department Jeff Maddrey addresses reporters. Screengra

Society

Queens New York: Four killed including two children in stabbing attack

Four people, including two children, have been killed and three others injured following a stabbing in Queens, New York.

2 years ago

Tech

Why TikTok is dangerously good at making you spend money

And TikTok Shop is proving to be remarkably effective at turning that screen time into shopping time.

2 years ago

Apple Card announcement in 2019.Photographer: Michael Short/Getty Images

Business

Apple’s Ideal Credit Card Partner to Replace Goldman Sachs Is Chase

Apple Inc.’s long-anticipated breakup with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., its main financial services partner, is now underway — with the iPhone maker offering the bank a path out of their deal.

2 years ago

Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines planes takeoff from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California.Photographer: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Business

Alaska Air Agrees to Buy Rival Hawaiian in $1.9 Billion Deal

The deal could “improve fares, though increase complexity by adding long-haul operations from Hawaii to US cities and into Asia,” Bloomberg Intelligence analysts George Ferguson and Francois Duflot wrote in a note.

2 years ago

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney. Photograph: Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/AP

National Security

US warship in Red Sea reportedly attacked by drones from Yemen

Pentagon says it is investigating reports of attack by Houthi rebels that also targeted two commercial vessels

2 years ago

Ruslan Finchuk, who went missing near Kupyansk, in the Bakhmut area, in January. COURTESY OF LIIA KRAFT

Russia-Ukraine War

Dead or Alive? The Hunt for a Ukrainian Soldier Missing on a Chaotic Battlefield

Ruslan Finchuk was last seen under Russian fire. His unit told his wife he was dead. ‘He just disappeared.’

2 years ago

A crater among destroyed buildings in the aftermath of an overnight bombing in Rafah, on Dec. 3.Photographer: Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images

Middle East

Israel Calls for Gaza Evacuations After US Urges Restraint

Israel asks residents of south Gaza to evacuate some areas

2 years ago

Emma Stone hosted “Saturday Night Live” this week.Credit...NBCUniversal

Media & TV

‘Saturday Night Live’ Says Goodbye to George Santos

“S.N.L.” and Bowen Yang took a parting jab at Santos the day after he was expelled from Congress. Emma Stone was the host.

2 years ago

Institute for Middle East. Photo of Hisham Awartani, one of three Palestinian students shot in Vermont, with his mother, Elizabeth Price.

Society

1 of the 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont is paralyzed from the shooting, his mother says

Families urge police to treat case as hate crime.

2 years ago

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Music

Ariana Grande Is Reportedly Working On New Music As ‘Wicked’ Is On Pause

2 years ago

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. © Peter Dejong, AP

Africa

Guinea-Bissau president calls deadly violence 'attempted coup', as soldiers ordered back to barracks

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week's deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an "attempted coup" as the army ordered them back to barracks.

2 years ago

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attends the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. © Petr David Josek, AP

Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine blocks ex-president from leaving country amid alleged plan to meet pro-Putin Hungary’s Orban

Ukraine's security service said on Saturday it had prevented former president Petro Poroshenko from leaving the country on grounds that Russia planned to exploit a planned meeting with Hungary's prime minister to hurt Ukrainian interests.

2 years ago

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference about an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Politics

Speaker Johnson says he believes GOP has the votes for Biden impeachment inquiry

Johnson added Republicans “have a duty to do this” and “we cannot stop the process.”

2 years ago

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