Twenty-five years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, left a gaping void in Lower Manhattan, American Express broke ground Thursday on its new headquarters.
Exclusive: ‘The preferred policy is, of course, a carbon price,’ Dr Huw McKay says, amid slowdown in BHP action on emissions Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A former chief economist at mining company BHP says stronger climate policy by governments is needed to “move the needle” and incentivise tough decarbonisation decisions at major resource companies. Internal documents, leaked to Guardian Australia and the ABC earlier this year, showed BHP had delayed vast renewab
Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
David Hearn, a former Olympic canoe racer, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to damaging Washington’s reflecting pool after a $14.7m renovation project. Hearn, a three-time US Olympian, was indicted last week on a single felony count of property destruction. He appeared in local superior court in Washington DC, to enter the plea after he was criminally charged over the incident in mid-June. The conflict revolves around the 2,000ft-long (600-meter) pool, a centerpiece of Washington’s National Mall,
It was a strong day for those who trailed yesterday. We bet on the Toronto Blue Jays, and their starting pitcher, Dylan Cease, was throwing a no-hitter for eight innings before he lost it in the top of the ninth. Interestingly enough, I mentioned that both starters could throw a complete-game shutout. Cease would've done it if his pitch count was a bit lower — he had 11 strikeouts. Let's try to get another clean sweep today. The Chicago Cubs are in one of their better stretches again. I've talke
NBC News · Oct 8
There’s only one game today, but it’s a big one. France and Morocco renew their World Cup rivalry in the opening game of the quarterfinals, four years after they met in the semifinals. France has played five games this tournament — and won all five. It seems destined to reach its third consecutive World Cup final. Or can Morocco pull off the upset? Have you been following our live blogs? We’ll be providing analysis and insight throughout the game, whether you’re watching on TV or not. Join us! A
BBC World News · Oct 8
Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.
ABC News · Oct 8
The University of Florida is one college with a unique program that allows freshmen to start their degree online before transitioning to campus.
Fox News · Oct 8
The Air Force on Monday acknowledged a human error involving an outdated test answer key corrupted this year's technical sergeant selection process, forcing officials to revoke 135 promotions and award those slots to other troops who rightfully earned them. The error affected only the service's security forces career field, where officials rescored all 2,285 eligible Airmen after discovering an outdated scoring key had been used on the Specialty Knowledge Test. "We owe it to those affected to ad
