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  • BusinessMotley Fool

    Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 70% of His $10 Billion Portfolio in Just 4 Stocks

    These stocks have all performed well and have many similar characteristics that can provide lessons for other investors.

    5 min read
  • WorldReuters

    Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa's cocoa crisis deepens

    Surveying the stripped landscape of her farm - dotted with pools of cyanide-tainted, tea coloured waste water left by illegal gold miners - is enough to make Janet Gyamfi break down. Only last year, the 27-hectare plot in western Ghana was covered with nearly 6,000 cocoa trees. Long the world's undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season.

    7 min read
  • WorldAFP

    UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% in 2023: data

    UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 percent in 2023, largely due to a reduction in the amount of gas used in power stations, according to official data published on Thursday.Gas use for electricity generation fell 21.1 percent in 2023, "primarily due to higher electricity imports from France, as well as UK electricity demand continuing to decline", said the report.

    2 min read
  • USCBS News

    Traffic deaths rise despite billions spent to make streets safer

    CBS News analysis shows most federal traffic safety grants go to planning projects, rather than actual construction. Critics say slow progress contributes to rising deaths on America's roads.

    6 min read
  • WorldAssociated Press

    The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch

    The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection. Previous director Hartwig Fischer resigned in August after the museum disclosed that more than 1,800 items were missing in an apparent case of insider theft. Mark Jones, former head of the Victoria and Albert Museum, has served as interim dir

    3 min read
  • WorldBBC

    Baltimore bridge collapse: Father of two among victims

    Six people are presumed dead after the bridge collapsed, but what do we know about them?

    5 min read
  • TechnologyEngadget

    Microsoft Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs

    Microsoft's Copilot AI service is set to run locally on PCs, according to Intel.

    2 min read