Jeremy Leggett is betting that the biodiversity restoration sector will soon be worth a fortune. Not everyone is convinced.
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Deutsche Bank executives, Trump to testify in N.Y. fraud trial
One banker from Morgan Stanley and Capital One are also slated to take the stand, according to the state’s witness list.
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Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war
Across the globe, restrictions on food exports are spilling over, from rice and wheat to other essentials.
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NATO’s secretary-general meets with Zelensky to discuss ‘ending Russia’s aggression’
‘The stronger Ukraine becomes, the closer we come to ending Russia’s aggression,’ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield’s cancer revealed without consent by Curt Schilling
The Red Sox on Thursday said Schilling, on a podcast, said Tim Wakefield has brain cancer and his wife, Stacy, has pancreatic cancer, ‘without their permission.’
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McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for House plan that averts shutdown
The Senate is working toward passage of a bipartisan measure that would fund the government until Nov. 17 as longer-term negotiations continue.
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Menendez tells Senate colleagues he won’t resign, remains defiant amid bribery charges
More than half of Senate Democrats have said he should step down, but the New Jersey senator told them Thursday he has no plans to do so.
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Wildfires can make your red wine taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that.
The risk to America’s premier wine-making regions – where wildfires caused billions of dollars in losses in 2020 – is growing, with climate change deepening drought and overgrown forests becoming tinderboxes.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire focuses on island’s sole electric provider and grid
The fire in the historic town of Lahaina killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, mostly homes.
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House Republicans start making their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
They are trying to show links to Hunter Biden’s overseas businesses, though key witnesses said they do not yet see hard evidence of impeachable offenses.