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World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns Severe heatwaves in commonly hot regions could leave farmers unable to work outside, with livestock mortality rates expected to rise Extreme heat is threatening the world’s food systems, with farmers unable to work outside, livestock experiencing stress and crop yields falling, putting the livelihoods of more than a billion people in peril, the UN has warned. Experts said food supply in some areas was being “pushed to the brink” by increasingly common and severe heatwaves, on land and at sea, in a major report written jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Continue reading...

World food systems ‘pushed to the brink’ by extreme heat, UN warns

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Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels * Business live – latest updates The price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time ever, according to the car sales website Autotrader, in a significant milestone in Britain’s transition away from fossil fuels. The average price of a new electric car listed on the website was £42,620, compared with £43,405 for a new petrol model – making the former £785 cheaper based on advertised prices after discounts. Continue reading...

Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles

IMF warns against broad fuel subsidies to deal with energy shock Fiscal affairs chief Rodrigo Valdes says counties should look to use targeted cash transfers instead

The IMF points out the obvious: broad-based gas tax cuts, like those proposed by Carney & Kinew, only make the problem worse. By driving up demand, they drive up prices even further. What's better? Targeted help for those who need it most. #EnergyTransition
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I've been saying for a long time that if you want to go the tax relief route, it would have been better to cut an equivalent amount from the GST or PST (depending on level of government); that would help everyone, not just those who drive regularly.

they got the Church of England supporting the Pope now

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News roundup, 10 April 2026 - Several anonymous sources interviewed for an upcoming book report that in a series of Situation Room meetings earlier this year, various T...

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A tweet by Mike Sington quotes Megyn Kelly criticizing Trump, saying she is frustrated and wishes he would act like a normal person. Below is a studio image of Megyn Kelly speaking into a microphone on her show.

When you've lost even Megyn Kelly…

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Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.

To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data. n.pr/3OrRHPJ

When the Monster Took the Stage Tonight the world stands frozen as the madman with the nuclear codes brags that destroying a civilization is how to negotiate with an adversary.

What is frightening about this moment in history isn't the madman with the nuclear codes threatening to destroy a civilization but the failure of the political, legal, media, business establishment to stop him.
I was a witness when the monster took the stage.
My latest:
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Stellantis in Talks to Make Chinese EVs at Idled Canadian Plant Stellantis NV is discussing options for building electric vehicles in Canada with its Chinese partner, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of how qu...

This would be a game changer. The Chinese electric car technology is the face of the 21st century.
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Rockinghorse - Tommy Douglas Keenan YouTube video by Tom Keenan

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Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt pleads guilty to possession of crystal meth Former MP appears at Westminster magistrates court to admit four drugs charges stemming from raid on his home The former MP Crispin Blunt has pleaded guilty at Westminster magistrates court to four charges of possession of drugs including cannabis and crystal meth. The 65-year-old former justice minister appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court on Wednesday to admit four drugs charges, which stem from a raid on his home in Horley, Surrey, on October 25 2023. Continue reading...

Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt pleads guilty to possession of crystal meth

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