Young people are suing Europe’s governments over climate change

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Young Portuguese citizens (C) arrive at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, for a hearing in a climate change case against 32 countries, on September 27th, 2023.  | Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP via Getty Images

A groundbreaking climate hearing went down today in the European Court of Human Rights. The youngest plaintiff in the case is 11

Protesters hold sign and shame Sen. Bob Menendez as he shows up in court on bribery charges

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US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City on September 27, 2023.

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  • US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey appeared in court Wednesday on criminal charges.
  • Prosecutors allege he accepted cash and gold bricks from businessmen to help the Egyptian
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns the Russia-Ukraine war and other global clashes are the greatest threat to the world today

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.

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  • Be ready for energy prices to spike and interest rates to climb higher, Jamie Dimon said.
  • The JPMorgan CEO warns geopolitical threats like Russia's invasion of Ukraine are critical concerns.
  • Carefree government spending was a "sugar high" for the economy that looks set to fade, Dimon says.

Be prepared for higher energy prices, steeper interest rates, and a

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Cassidy Hutchinson says she felt 'unsettled' when Mark Meadows secretly recorded a phone call with Nancy Pelosi: book

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Then-Acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Cassidy Hutchinson, one of his top aides, walk through the Capitol in March 2020.

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  • Cassidy Hutchinson in her new book wrote of her unease when Meadows recorded a conversation with Pelosi.
  • After Meadows asked her to record the call, Hutchinson pushed back, calling the request "bizarre."
  • Hutchinson wrote that Meadows
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Latino lawmakers dismiss Sen. Bob Menendez's claims that he's being racially targeted: 'This is not that'

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Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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  • Sen. Menendez has argued that he's being targeted for being a "first-generation Latino American."
  • Prominent Latino lawmakers are pushing back on that claim, arguing it's
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Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage later today for Meta's annual conference. Get ready for new AI chatbots.

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Mark Zuckerberg will speak about Meta moving forward with AI and virtual reality in the face of stiff competition at Sept. 27 developer conference.

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  • Mark Zuckerberg is set to talk about AI and the new Quest 3 on Wednesday at Meta Connect.
  • Platforms like Facebook and Instagram face still competition from newer platforms like TikTok.
  • Meta's developers are working on AI, but the team