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(NEW YORK) — A judge has delayed a decision on whether to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case. Trump’s lawyers are requesting that the case be paused and ultimately dismissed, citing the need to avoid interference
MoreDid you know that the expansion of AI will require as much new energy as some countries? TIME Chief Climate Officer Shyla Raghav investigates artificial intelligence and its impact on energy use.
MoreEnsuring that the United States’ largest private company, operating in over 70 countries with more than 160,000 personnel, meets its sustainability goals is a significant challenge. However, Pilar Cruz, Cargill’s chief sustainability officer since 2021, has demonstrated her ability to
MoreCement production accounts for a significant portion of global emissions—and it’s a challenging industry to decarbonize due to its energy-intensive nature. Fortera is tackling this issue. As CEO and co-founder, Ryan Gilliam is working to make it easier for existing
MoreLime, the e-bike rental company, has played a significant role in popularizing climate-friendly transportation options like micro-mobility and bike shares, concepts now widespread in major cities globally. Operating in over , Lime has seen remarkable growth, with an estimated five
MoreTIME has unveiled its second annual TIME100 Climate list, recognizing 100 influential figures who are spearheading concrete climate action within the business world. The 2024 TIME100 Climate list includes World Bank President Ajay Banga, founder of Travalyst Prince Harry, Duke
MoreAccording to Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, the world was initially perfect and complete. But then it shattered, scattering its fragments into disarray. This narrative suggests that our task today is to repair the world, to bring it back
MoreColin Wessells is the founder and co-CEO of Natron Energy, a company developing sodium-ion batteries to power clean technologies. Sodium, being more abundant and cost-effective than lithium, enables sodium-ion batteries to bolster battery supply chains and accelerate the energy transition.
MoreBret Kugelmass, the founder and CEO of Last Energy, has a bold vision: To be the first company to bring a small modular nuclear reactor online in the United States. And, as one of the fastest growing companies in this
MorePHOENIX — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from expanding their Senate majority. Gallego’s victory continues a trend of Democratic success in the state, which was reliably Republican
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has formally approved a major defense treaty with Russia, as reported by the North’s state media on Tuesday. The treaty outlines mutual military aid, even as the U.S., South Korea, and Ukraine claim that
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President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The selection comes despite concerns within Congress regarding
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WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon delivered a formal and unreserved apology in Parliament on Tuesday, expressing remorse for the widespread abuse, torture, and neglect suffered by hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in state care.
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As Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate in January, attention is focused on the three-way race to replace Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who has held the top GOP post for nearly two decades and is stepping down
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President-elect Donald Trump has already started forming a team for his second term. Trump’s new administration is expected to differ from his first. He stated in October that the “biggest mistake” of his first term was selecting “bad, disloyal people”
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NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations. “Elise is an exceptionally strong, determined, and intelligent America First advocate,” Trump said in a statement Monday announcing his
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Like other social scientists and scholars, I’ll spend the next weeks and months scouring pre-election data, the exit polls, and the first wave of post-election surveys trying to understand how a majority of American voters chose to return—a twice-impeached convicted
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BAKU, Azerbaijan — As the United Nations climate conference (COP29) commenced in Baku, Azerbaijan, a stark contrast emerged between the passionate rhetoric, urgent appeals, and pledges of cooperation on one hand and the backdrop of seismic political shifts, global conflicts,
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TOKYO — Japan’s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election results in years, forcing the struggling leader to form his second Cabinet in just over a month since taking office. Ishiba’s
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President-elect has stated that Tom Homan, his former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will serve as “border czar” in his upcoming administration. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control,
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