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The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations banged through the contentious finance pact in the early […]
Nov 22, 2024, 02:39 PM ET MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, converted his 10th match point Friday to close out a 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 victory over Daniel Altmaier and help the Netherlands reach its first Davis Cup […]
The agreement comes about two weeks after union members had voted to authorize a strike once their one-year contract with SEPTA expired Nov. 8. Philadelphia’s mass transit system has reached a tentative contract deal with its largest workers union, averting a potential strike that could have seen thousands of employees walk off the job. Source […]
European parliament leaders have reached a deal to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s top team, paving the way for the new European Commission to take office on 1 December. Leaders of the centre-right European People’s party (EPP), the Socialists and the centrist Renew group – who between them have 56% of the parliament’s 720 seats […]
Nov 20, 2024, 11:53 AM ET MÁLAGA, Spain — Germany kept alive its hopes of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in more than three decades by beating Canada in Wednesday’s quarterfinal. Jan-Lennard Struff rallied to defeat Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) and clinch the victory in the second singles match of […]
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launched Tuesday on Windows PC and Xbox Series X, but it hasn’t been a smooth ride. Actually, it’s been anything but: Long loading times and missing content have earned developer Asobo Games’ latest launch an overwhelmingly negative rating on Steam. Some players are stuck on loading screens for hours, according to […]
.Taylor Fritz of the USA commemorates after winning the ATP Planet Scenic tour Finals semifinal tennis complement against Germany’s Alexander Zverevat at the Inalpi Field in Turin, Italy, on Saturday (Nov 16, 2024).| Image Credit History: AP.Taylor Fritz reached out to the ATP Finals headline decider on Sunday (Nov 16, 2024) by beating Alexander Zverev […]
The Knicks’ ball movement on Sunday was the best it’s been all season. New York finished with 33 assists on 43 made shots in a home win over the Nets. “They did a lot of switching so we did a lot of cutting and I thought guys were unselfish,” Tom Thibodeau said afterward. Karl-Anthony Towns […]
Nov 17, 2024, 09:32 AM ET MALAGA, Spain — Slovakia followed up its win over the United States with a 2-0 victory over Australia to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Sunday. Rebecca Sramkova cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ajla Tomljanovic to clinch Slovakia the victory after Viktoria […]
What you need to know Google highlighted the wider “general” launch of its new “Vids” app for Workspace users. Google Vids leverages Gemini for several AI-backed tools when creating videos, ranging from generated voice-overs to image/video and music suggestions. Google detailed the new app during the Cloud Next 2024 event in April before it hopped […]