Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized after fall in Washington, D.C.

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Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Monday night after falling at Howard University, the institution said.”Family, he’s resting comfortably & doing well,” daughter Santita Jackson tweeted.Frank Watkins, public policy director of Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition, said the 80-year-old was supporting students in Washington, D.C. who had raised concerns about…Continue Reading

India surprises COP26 climate summit with 2070 target for net zero emissions

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GLASGOW, Scotland — India’s prime minister on Monday used the COP26 climate talks to announce 2070 as the target for his country to reach net zero carbon emissions, two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts.Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended India, however, as having stuck to its climate pledges “in…Continue Reading

Rittenhouse jury selected, opening statements expected to start Tuesday

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Twenty people have been selected to serve as jurors in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who was 17 when he shot three men, two fatally, during protests and unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year.Opening statements are expected to begin Tuesday.Rittenhouse now 18, is charged with reckless homicide, intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide after he…Continue Reading

Officials float new theory in mystery surrounding Los Angeles jetpack sightings

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LOS ANGELES — Authorities investigating a series of possible jetpack sightings over Los Angeles believe they may have identified an explanation for the mysterious reports — one that requires no fuel, no engines, and no high-flying technology.“One working theory is that pilots might have seen balloons,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Federal Aviation Administration…Continue Reading

Carole Baskin trying to stop the release of ‘Tiger King 2’

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Carole Baskin, depicted as a flawed foe of star Joe Exotic in the Netflix series “Tiger King,” filed a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks to halt the rollout of the show’s second season later this month.The suit from Baskin and her husband, which names Netflix, Royale Goode Productions and producers Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin,…Continue Reading

Trump emphasizes ‘great relationship’ with Glenn Youngkin on eve of Va. election

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Former President Donald Trump made a brief cameo Monday night in Glenn Youngkin’s campaign for governor of Virginia, telling voters that the Republican is a “fantastic guy” who will “do a job like nobody can do.”The comments came not during a long and winding speech at a rally like the ones Trump typically holds to…Continue Reading

China won’t give up on its zero-tolerance COVID policy soon

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A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man during a mass nucleic acid testing in Huichuan district following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Zunyi, Guizhou province, China October 23, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS BEIJING, Nov 2 (Reuters) – China will not give up on its zero-tolerance policy towards…Continue Reading

Elon Musk goes viral on Chinese social media with ancient poem post

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Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car during an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo/File PhotoHONG KONG, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The posting of an ancient Chinese poem by Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon…Continue Reading

Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes

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Shipping containers are transported on a Maersk Line vessel through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt July 7, 2021. Picture taken July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshCOPENHAGEN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) on Tuesday said record-high freight rates boosted quarterly earnings despite lower container volumes due to congestion at ports.The coronavirus…Continue Reading

France frees seized British scallop dredger, Britain says

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A British trawler Cornelis Gert Jan is seen moored in the port of Le Havre, after France seized on Thursday a British trawler fishing in its territorial waters without a licence, in Le Havre, France, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierLONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday that France had freed a British scallop…Continue Reading