Exxon has ramped up its energy transition efforts over the past 2 years after losing a bruising proxy battle with activist investor Engine No. 1 at the height of the ESG movement.
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Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to ‘pick up the phone’ for any urgent concerns: ‘That’s progress’
President Biden and China’s Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year with a solid handshake.
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Taiwan’s participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China’s bonds
Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people.
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Hunter Biden wants Trump documents subpoenaed to investigate any political pressure on criminal case
Biden’s attorneys allege pressure was applied by Trump to his then-Attorney General William Barr and two top deputies, Jeffrey Rosen and Richard Donoghue.
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Georgia district attorney who charged Trump expects trial to be underway over Election Day
The timing suggested by Willis would make the Georgia prosecution the last of his four criminal cases to go to trial.
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Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients
Israel viewed Shifa Hospital as a key target in a conflict that has killed thousands of Palestinians and unleashed widespread destruction in Gaza.
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Republican senator challenges Teamsters head to fight in fiery exchange at hearing
The two men never came face to face in the hearing room. But they hurled insults at each other for around six minutes.
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Biden administration slow to act as millions booted off Medicaid, advocates say
Texas, Florida and Arkansas account for a quarter of the country’s disenrollments.
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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
New revelations include that the suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, researched how to carry out a mass shooting by keeping notes on his phone for months beforehand.
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House votes to prevent a government shutdown as Republican Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help
The Senate, where Democrats have a slim majority, has signaled its willingness to accept Speaker Johnson’s package ahead of Friday’s deadline to fund the government.