Africa is hosting the UN climate summit. It’s also home to 3 oil-and-gas deals announced in just two weeks.

African climate activists protest oil-and-gas expansion at the United Nations’ COP27 climate summit. Catherine Boudreau/Insider More than 30,000 people attending the UN’s climate summit are hearing about the need for action. Yet much of the activity in Africa is from big energy and big banks developing fossil-fuel projects. During the COP27 event, three oil-and-gas deals…

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Four Republican senators so far have broken with their party to support a bill codifying same-sex marriage

Republicans Sens. Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Rob Portman, and Thom Tillis are all supporting the Respect for Marriage Act. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz, Evelyn Hockstein, Joshua Roberts The Senate is set to take a procedural vote Wednesday on a bill codifying same-sex marriage into law. Four Republican senators are publicly backing the bill so far, but more…

Facebook is removing religious views, political views, ‘interested in,’ and address fields from user profile bios

Getty Images Facebook will remove a number of personal details from user profile bios starting December 1st. The platform will remove “Interested in,” religious and political views, and address fields. Removals come a week after Meta let go of 11,000 employees across the company. Starting December 1st, Facebook will remove a handful of personal bio…

Some Amazon staffers joked that the writers of its mega-expensive ‘Lord of the Rings’ series should be laid off after the company cut thousands of roles

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Amazon Some Amazon staffers have joked that the “Rings of Power” writers should be laid off. Amazon began sweeping layoffs this week that could impact 10,000 staffers. “The Rings of Power” was hit with a mixed reception, and Amazon has been quiet about its viewership. Amazon…