Globalism

In the United States, the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus is inching closer to 400,000 by the minute, with deaths at 399,500 as of this writing, according to estimates from Johns Hopkins University. Cases in the country, meanwhile, have surpassed 24 million.  … [Read more...] about Global coronavirus deaths to top 100,000 a week ‘very soon’: WHO

The case is important to more than a dozen similar global warming lawsuits filed around the country by state and local governments against energy companies. But it’s also important to a range of other civil cases, the companies have argued, citing cases involving the aviation industry and health care as well as the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. A win for the oil and gas companies would make it easier for defendants to challenge an order sending a case from federal court back to state court. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court takes on early stage of global warming case

Former Secretary of State John KerryJohn KerryFor Joe Biden, an experienced foreign policy team Biden's trade policy needs effective commercial diplomacy Biden taps ex-Obama aide Anita Dunn as senior adviser MORE faces a major undertaking in regaining U.S. credibility on climate issues as President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenWoman accused of trying to sell Pelosi laptop to Russians arrested Trump gets lowest job approval rating in final days as president Trump moves to lift coronavirus travel restrictions on Europe, Brazil MORE’s special envoy on climate. … [Read more...] about Kerry faces big job on climate, US credibility

"Imagine a bank wants to provide very sensitive financial datas for big companies, and they want to store that data in a cloud service provider," Evanina explained. "Now imagine the company is hacked or breached by CCP intelligence services and that data is stolen." … [Read more...] about Biden will find China’s malign foreign influence campaign a ‘challenge,’ US counter-intel chief says

The question in front of the justices is not about the merits of the case. It’s about how a decision to hear the issue in state court versus federal court should be made. Still, the seemingly small procedural matter could have a big impact on whether the California communities and other litigants ultimately win money to cover potentially huge losses from climate change. … [Read more...] about Fight to make Big Oil pay for climate change heads to Supreme Court