WASHINGTON – Joe Biden is projected to win the U.S. presidential election, according to NBC News, a watershed moment in a deeply divided nation that is facing multiple crises. The call in the race came four days after Election Day, and during close counts in multiple battleground states. President Donald Trump’s campaign has mounted several
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Celebrities are reacting to the news that Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States of America. The Democrat’s campaign was littered with star-studded endorsements as many in the creative world voiced their displeasure with Donald Trump’s leadership. Among those celebrating on social media were Lizzo, Lady Gaga, and the stars of
NextEra Energy recently passed ExxonMobil in market cap with headlines citing the milestone for the “clean energy” company. It’s also one of the biggest utilities in the world, but by combining its 20th century fossil-fuel power generation model with decades of investment in renewable energy, investors are betting it s model is the future. ALFREDO
Why would a state that is extremely vulnerable to climate change vote for Donald Trump? Small Island Developing States lead the fight against climate change — and usually suffer the most. The president of the Oakland Firefighters Union talks about what it’s like to face wildfires firsthand. And more… Florida is one of the most
Supermarkets – including Tesco and Sainsbury’s – are reportedly blocking off access to parts of their stores following advice from the UK government for the English lockdown. It comes after controversy over similar sights in Wales when they went into a two-week national lockdown last month. Following guidance published by the UK government on 5
Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen have agreed their negotiating teams will continue talks next week as both acknowledged “significant differences” remain. Downing Street said it would enable the two sides to “redouble efforts” to reach a deal as the end of the transition period looms. The talks will resume in London
November 7th, 2020 by Steve Hanley Tony Seba is well known to CleanTechnica readers. Founder of RethinkX, he is a futurist of some renown. RethinkX says its mission is to analyze and forecast the scope, speed, and scale of technology driven disruption and predict what impact those disruptions will have on society. Seba began predicting
Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, is plotting an overhaul of the UK’s public company listings regime in a bid to lure more technology ‘unicorns’ to London. Sky News has learnt that Mr Sunak is preparing to announce a review aimed at helping the City compete more robustly with New York’s vast capital markets in a post-Brexit
India’s PSLV-C49 carrying its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine customer satellites lifted off from the spaceport here on Saturday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49/EOS-01) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 3:12pm at the end of a 26-hour countdown. The lift off was originally scheduled for 3:02pm but
Up to 150 people are feared to have been killed in a landslide in Guatemala after Storm Eta lashed central America with torrential downpours. Many of those who lost their lives in the remote mountain village of Queja in the country’s central region of Alta Verapaz were buried in their homes under mud, according to
It is too late to find the nurses needed to meet the demands of an “extremely challenging” winter – with 40,000 vacancies in England alone, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. The union now called on the government to “be honest” about the risks a lack of staff could pose to patient safety.
Oil tanks at an oil processing facility of Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian state-owned oil and gas company, at the Abqaiq oil field. Stanislav Krasilnikov | TASS via Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Aramco’s net profit fell 44.6% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year, reflecting
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Chicago rapper King Von was among three people shot dead outside an Atlanta nightclub on Friday, according to investigators. They said it happened when his group was approached by two men in a car park after they left the city’s Opium Nightclub to go to Monaco Hookah Lounge. An argument escalated into gunfire – three
The US election has entered its fourth day with key battleground states still yet to declare their results. The votes are being counted and the lawsuits have been filed – all the American public can do now is wait. Some voters have used Twitter to make light of the election as they wait for Joe
Amazon Flex Driver CNBC | Katie Schoolov Amazon is launching a rewards program for its legions of Flex delivery drivers that gives them a leg up when it comes to the app’s competitive shift selection process. The company quietly added a section to the Flex website and an app on Apple’s App Store that advertise