Archive

Category: Economy

700,000 People Marched in London to Protest Brexit

Anti-Brexit campaigners central London after the People’s Vote March for the Future.Press Association via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The backlash to Brexit has been getting bigger and more organized. Frustrated with political leaders’ handling of Brexit, British protesters gathered in droves on Saturday in their biggest rally yet.…

Trump’s Top Economic Adviser Says the United Nations “Overestimates” Climate Change

AP Photo/Susan Walsh Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump’s top economic adviser downplayed the seriousness of the major United Nations climate report released earlier this month that detailed imminent catastrophic consequences if climate change isn’t addressed quickly, saying it sounds like an “overestimate”.  “I won’t say it’s a scare tactic, but I…

This Amazing True-Crime Story Involves Bees, Thieves, and Almonds

Honeybees return to a hive at an apiary in California’s Central Valley. Bees have become big business in California, as they are an essential ingredient in the state’s yearly almond harvest.Paul Kuroda for Reveal Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Reveal. It appears here as part of…

The Coal Industry Could Get a Boost if This Nominee Becomes a Top Industry Regulator

Mark Lyons/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In January, the independent regulatory body that oversees the national electrical grid unanimously rejected a proposal from the Energy Department to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear power plants. Now, thanks to the retirement this summer of one of the regulatory commissioners most opposed to…