China rations electricity as heat wave prompts factory suspension
Placeholder while article actions are loadingBEIJING — China’s worst heat wave in six decades is exacerbating the economic pain of pandemic lockdowns, with authorities this week ordering factories to suspend production in several major manufacturing regions to conserve electricity. The factory suspensions add to China’s wider economic woes and reflect how climate change is exacerbating the challenges. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/14/china-gdp-economy-covid-lockdown/On Tuesday, Jin Xiandong, a spokesman for the National Development and Reform Commission, said China should rely more on coal as the heat wave and drought significantly reduce hydropower production. China is bracing for severe heatwaves like this summer, which are becoming more frequent under climate change. China released its latest economic data for July on Monday, which showed that unemployment figures rose and the economic recovery is slowing as new outbreaks of the coronavirus and the heat wave took their toll.
Source:Washington Post
August 16, 2022 06:33 UTC
Trump’s Longtime Finance Chief Expected To Plead Guilty In New York Tax Case
The deal would not require Weisselberg to testify or cooperate in any way with an ongoing criminal investigation into Trump’s business practices. AdvertisementTrump’s company, the Trump Organization, is also charged in the case but did not appear to be involved in the plea agreement talks. Weisselberg and the Trump Organization have pleaded not guilty. A message seeking comment was left with a lawyer for the Trump Organization. Prosecutors alleged that Weisselberg and the Trump Organization schemed to give off-the-books compensation to senior executives, including Weisselberg, for 15 years.
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August 16, 2022 05:58 UTC
Video: CNN analysis raises security concerns at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
A CNN review of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort raises new concerns over the home being able to meet the standards needed to store classified documents. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
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August 16, 2022 05:52 UTC
How ‘Never Have I Ever’ Gave Us Two Wonderfully Different South Asian Moms
Sarayu Blue as Rhyah (left) and Poorna Jagannathan as Nalini in season 3 of Netflix's "Never Have I Ever." At the same time, many of the show’s supporting characters get wonderfully rich arcs of their own, such as Devi’s mom Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan). It’s rare to see two very different South Asian mothers on the same show. “For so long, we’ve seen a very specific version of the South Asian mom,” Blue said in an interview. Paul Archuleta via Getty ImagesThe two actors have been friends for a while, as part of a tight-knit and supportive community of South Asian actors in Hollywood, according to Jagannathan.
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August 16, 2022 05:42 UTC
Top State Stories 8/15
jsonline.comWisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican, fired Michael Gableman more than a year after Vos hired the former state Supreme Court justice to probe the 2020 election. abqjournal.comThe hiring of two of New Mexico’s top cannabis regulators by an Albuquerque-based cannabis consulting firm could renew debate over whether the state should revisit its “revolving door” limits on state officials who leave for the private sector. A 2021 state law that takes effect this year is aimed at making local officials more accountable. alaskabeacon.comThe Alaska legislature may not set multiyear budgets for public education and other state agencies unless it provides up-front funding, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled. washingtonpost.comThe D.C. Council last year budgeted millions of dollars to permanently pay for housing for the city’s hardest-to-house residents.
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August 16, 2022 05:38 UTC
William Ruto declared winner of Kenyan presidential vote amid chaos at election center
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has been elected as the country's next President, the electoral commission announced Monday. Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was contesting his fifth election. He will become Kenya's fifth President since independence, winning the seat on his first attempt. Supporters of William Ruto, Kenya's President elect, celebrate in Eldoret on August 15, 2022. The IEBC's vice chair Juliana Cherera was among those who disagreed with the results but provided no evidence of irregularities.
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August 16, 2022 05:31 UTC
107 million people in the US may experience the "extreme heat belt" of 125 degrees, a study shows
Aheat data report that shows its increment in recent years, projects and anticipates that cities as north as Chicago will most likely experience progressive heat levels that will lead to an "extreme heat belt". 125 degrees by 2053The progressive heat increments that have been shown in the report provided by nonprofit research group First Street Foundation, present that people from the south of the US including Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, both Carolinas, Florida, and north to the Great Lakes will experience increasing temperatures that will reach above 125 degrees Fahrenheit by 2053. The temperatures shown in the model are normally found in California's Death Valley, or parts of the Middle East. All the way up to Wisconsin and Illinois"How far north it stretched - I think a lot of people just hearing southern Wisconsin, Chicago and those areas being part of the extreme heat belt is surprising," he continued. Climate change in EuropeClimate change created a chain reaction where the temperature of the earth has now changed, we are witnessing droughts and heatwaves where there were never seen before like in England, France, Spain, and other European countries.
Source:Washington Post
August 16, 2022 05:12 UTC
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“I’ll never get over it.” 1 killed, several injured in house explosion in Wyatt, Mo.
(KFVS) - Multiple first responders rushed to the 500 block of Pecan Street in Wyatt at about 7 a.m. to a report of a house explosion on Monday, August 15. Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker confirms at least one person was killed in the blast. According to the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office, 10 people were in the house during the explosion. In a statement the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office said the preliminary investigation shows the cause of the explosion was a gas leak. Drone 12 video, from the scene of a house explosion in Wyatt, Mo., shows scattered pieces of metal and a charred yard from where a home once stood.
Source:CNN
August 16, 2022 04:55 UTC
Flexitarian, vegetarian, vegan? Which diet is best for the planet?
The best known are the completely plant-based vegan diet, the vegetarian diet, which also allows eggs and dairy, and the pescetarian diet, which also allows seafood. A western standard meat-based diet produces about 7.2 kilograms of CO₂ equivalent per day, while a vegetarian diet produces 3.8 kg and a vegan diet 2.9 kg. Some vegetarian or vegan foods like avocados and almonds also have a huge water footprint, but overall a plant-based diet has about half the water consumption of a standard meat-based diet. One study suggests a move to a global plant-based diet could reduce global mortality by up to 10% by 2050. So what is the ideal global diet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce habitat destruction and help you live longer?
Source:CNN
August 16, 2022 04:41 UTC
NBA champ jokingly suggests Kevin Durant can get his trade wish with a ‘simple tweet’
A former top NBA draft pick had a suggestion for Kevin Durant as the NBA superstar is waiting for the Brooklyn Nets to honor his trade request. The Nets have yet to find the right offer to deal Durant, who reportedly informed the organization of his trade request at the start of free agency back in July. “An easy way for KD to get out of @joetsai1999 ‘s @BrooklynNets that no NBA analyst is discussing,” he wrote Sunday. Born in Taiwan, Tsai was the co-founder of Alibaba before buying the Nets. Enes Kanter Freedom, an NBA free agent, has maintained he’s been blackballed from the league for speaking out against China and their treatment of Uyghur Muslims.
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August 16, 2022 04:35 UTC
Essex Bio-Technology Included in "Forbes Asia's Best Under A Billion 2022"
HONG KONG , Aug 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - - Essex Bio-Technology Ltd ("EssexBio" or the "Group", Stock Code: 1061.HK) is pleased and honoured to announce that it is included in "Forbes Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion 2022" - for the Group's outstanding long-term sustainable development across a variety of metrics. Only 200 companies were selected out of 20,000 publicly traded companies (with annual sales of between $10 million and $1 billion ) in the Asia-Pacific region . The 200 companies were carefully picked based on Forbes' List Methodology ^ of quantitative criteria and qualitative screens. ^Forbes' List Methodology (Source: forbes.com )This list is meant to identify companies with long-term sustainable performance across a variety of metrics. From a universe of 20,000 publicly traded companies in the Asia-Pacific region with annual sales above $10 million and below $1 billion , these 200 companies were selected.
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August 16, 2022 04:10 UTC
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Coweta Co. toddler finds missing elderly woman while playing with bubbles
SENOIA, Ga. (CBS46) - A toddler in Coweta County is being credited for helping find an elderly woman who had been missing for four days. When first responders arrived, they realized it was 82-year-old Nina Lipscomb, who had been missing since Monday night, according to her family. Little Ethan was playing with bubbles on Friday when he spotted “feet” - likely saving her life. The story of bubbles is so pure and innocent and yet effective.”The families said they are forever connected all because a little boy wanted to play outside - with his bubbles. We will always teach him what he did, how he played an impact in it.”The Lipscomb family offered to give the Moore family reward money, but they refused.
Source:CNN
August 16, 2022 04:06 UTC
Sacheen Littlefeather gets an apology from The Academy. 50 years later.
Sacheen Littlefeather is getting an apology from The Academy. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured. On Monday The Academy Museum said that it will host Littlefeather for an evening of reflection on Sept. 17. David Rubin, former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, addressed Littlefeather in a letter dated June 18, acknowledging what happened at the 45th Academy Awards. Good for Marie Louise Cruz, or Sacheem Littlefeather, who made a difference.
Source:ABC News
August 16, 2022 03:57 UTC
The Most Popular Shows On Netflix Right Now Besides 'Never Have I Ever'
“Never Have I Ever” is the most popular show on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system. The third (and penultimate) season of this coming-of-age series premiered on Aug. 12 to mostly positive reviews. Reality shows are also having a moment on Netflix, as “Indian Matchmaking” is back on the list following the Aug. 10 premiere of its second season. A look at the world of arranged marriages in Indian and Indian-American communities, the series has already been renewed for a third season. And if you want to stay informed about everything joining Netflix each week, subscribe to the Streamline newsletter.
Source:Huffington Post
August 16, 2022 03:21 UTC