Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Twitter put a warning label on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tweet about a transgender official. It was about Dr. Rachel Levine, Biden’s assistant secretary for health. Twitter said the post violated hateful-conduct rules but should stay as it “may” be in the public interest. Twitter censored a post…
The River Rhine is used to transport cargo including grains and coal across the continent. Thomas Frey/Picture Alliance via Getty Images The River Rhine is drying up amid record-breaking summer heatwaves. The river, which passes through Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, is crucial for moving cargo. The water level at the Rhine’s bottleneck is at…
Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images Stocks in Europe and Asia eased Tuesday, while US futures rose, suggesting a reversal of Monday’s modest losses ahead. The focus is on central bank meetings, with the ECB set Thursday to hike rates for the first time in 11 years. Brent crude futures fell after their biggest daily rally…
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital. (Photo By Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images) SkyBridge Capital has halted withdrawals from one of its funds, according to Bloomberg. The company said the fund held 20% of its assets in private companies, which are hard to sell. The Legion Strategy fund also holds 10% in crypto,…
The Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline is currently closed for maintenance. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Russia’s Gazprom has tried to claim “force majeure” — or an act of God — in its natural gas contracts with European buyers. Force majeure clauses allow parties to be released from their obligations due to extreme or unforeseen circumstances….
Workers at Copenhagen’s Geranium celebrate its success. David M. Benett / Contributor / Getty Images Geranium in Copenhagen, Denmark, has been named the world’s best restaurant. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants announced its annual rankings on Monday in London. Russian restaurants were notably absent from the list. The best restaurant in the world is Copenhagen’s…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022. ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend the funerals of Uvalde victims, documents show. Schedules obtained by local media do not include any funerals of those killed. A shooter killed 21 people,…
Happy July 19, readers. Phil Rosen here, coming to you from NYC. On this date in 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went into orbit around the moon. It’s been five decades since astronauts walked in space and markets people still can’t agree on what will happen next on Earth. Today, I’m breaking down what…
Netflix wants to crack down on password sharing. Netflix Netflix is testing out ways to charge account holders for password-sharing in several Latin American countries. It will let users in five countries pay monthly fees of $2.99 to “add a home” to their account. Rest of World reported Netflix’s attempts to up enforcement on password-sharing…
people shielding themselves from the heat in London, United Kingdom on July 18, 2022. Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A temperature of 102F was provisionally recorded Tuesday in the UK, the highest ever. Europe’s record-breaking heat wave has caused raging wildfires and deaths. It is another “clear indicator” that human emissions are influencing…