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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 11

US and China unveil emissions deal in bid to save UN climate talks The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by cutting methane emissions, phasing out coal consumption and protecting forests. The framework agreement was announced by US […]

California man sentenced to 30 years in prison for billion-dollar Ponzi scheme

A California man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to one of the biggest criminal fraud schemes in the state, according to the U.S. Justice Department.  Jeff Carpoff, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the billion dollar Ponzi scheme in January […]

Blinken says allied nations WOULD respond if China attacked Taiwan

Secretary of State Blinken says allied nations WOULD respond if China attacked Taiwan ahead of Biden’s first planned summit with President Xi Jinping Blinken said ‘many countries’ would ‘take action’ if China attacked Taiwan  Biden has said that the US ‘absolutely’ has a ‘commitment’ to defend Taiwan, but the White House later walked that back   […]

Is your electric car as eco-friendly as you thought?

By Victoria Waldersee and Ally Levine    BERLIN (Reuters) -Electric vehicles (EVs) are a powerful weapon in the world's battle to beat global warming, yet their impact varies hugely from nation-to-nation and in some places they pollute more than gasoline models, data analysis shows.    In Europe, where sales are rising the fastest in the world, EVs […]

Jessica Simpson Seemingly Teases New Music

Jessica Simpson fans may have reason to get really excited. The 41-year-old singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to seemingly tease that she has new music coming soon. In the pic, Simpson holds a microphone that covers her face. She captioned the post simply "11.11," perhaps teasing that some sort of new music will debut […]