Today at Commission: Italy and Selmayr
A journalist checks the first exit polls after the closure of the polling stations in Rome | Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Midday brief, in brief Today at Commission: Italy and Selmayr Questions keep coming about Martin Selmayr’s promotion. By Maïa de La Baume 3/5/18, 1:46 PM CET Updated 3/5/18, 2:11 PM CET On the…
James Cameron Demands People 'to Wake the F**k Up’ About Climate Change
Oscar-winning director James Cameron said people need to “wake the fuck up” on the issue of climate change, likening the state of the planet to Thelma and Louise “driving straight toward the canyon at 90 miles per hour with the radio cranked up and the top down,” according to an interview published in Variety Tuesday.…
Brussels mulls offer of trade deal to Trump, if he drops tariff threat
Malmström is already discussing the plan with [U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur] Ross, according to one EU diplomat | Patrick Seeger/EPA Brussels mulls offer of trade deal to Trump, if he drops tariff threat The plan, which the Commission is discussing with member countries, aims to win exemption from steel and aluminum tariffs. By Hans von…
Milan mayor: Italy to appeal EMA relocation
Milan's Mayor Giuseppe Sala | Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Milan mayor: Italy to appeal EMA relocation The ECJ says it has not yet received any such appeal. By Carmen Paun 1/30/18, 2:23 PM CET Updated 1/30/18, 4:46 PM CET Giuseppe Sala, the mayor of Milan, said that Italy would lodge an appeal Tuesday against…
Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Kim Foxx Subpoenaed in Jussie Smollett Case
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s top prosecutor has been subpoenaed to appear in court by a retired appellate judge who’s pushing for a special prosecutor to investigate the handling of the case against actor Jussie Smollett. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Sheila O’Brien also subpoenaed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s top deputy and requested that…
‘Sancho can be a big influence for Man Utd’ – Stam urges swoop for Borussia Dortmund winger
The former Red Devils defender admits the England international would be a welcome addition at Old Trafford, with a summer move being mooted Jadon Sancho is being backed to be a “big influence” at Manchester United if a big-money move is made, with Jaap Stam talking up the Borussia Dortmund winger as a perfect addition…
Tories Dishing ‘A Lot Of Baloney’ With Claim Feds Can Order RCMP To End Blockades: Experts
OTTAWA — “The RCMP Act is clear: the minister of public safety has the ultimate authority over Canada’s national police force, and has the power to direct the RCMP to enforce the law. … So do the right thing, Prime Minister Trudeau. We cannot allow a small number of activists to hold our economy hostage…
Amazon's Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billon To Save The Earth From Climate Change
Click:pet wedding cake topper Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, is pledging US$10 billion to help fight climate change. On Monday, the richest man in the world announced on Instagram that he would be launching “the Bezos Earth Fund.” “Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both to amplify…
Franco-German alliance splinters over climate policy
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2017 | Tobia Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images Franco-German alliance splinters over climate policy Paris is leading a group of ambitious countries in Brussels as Germany gets cold feet. By Kalina Oroschakoff and Paola Tamma 3/22/19, 12:35 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:09 AM CET The revamped…
Ford Government’s Temagami Forest Plan Prompts Climate Change Lawsuit
TORONTO — Ontario has failed to consider how chopping down parts of one of the world’s largest old-growth pine forests will impact climate change, environmental groups allege in a lawsuit filed against the Doug Ford government earlier this month. Friends of Temagami Forest and Earthroots Coalition say in their application that the Ministry of the…