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Vanguard announced earlier this week that it was leaving the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a nascent attempt by the industry to self-regulate its carbon emissions. Its departure reinforces the need for government oversight of climate risks in investments. Absent legal, financial or professional repercussions, industry self-regulation is often little more than window dressing so members can say they’re doing something, anything. That’s not to denigrate the work being done by the Net Zero…

Getty ImagesI don't want to worry you, but not everything is perfect in the airline world.more Technically Incorrect After so much positive jabbering from airline CEOs, one -- United's Scott Kirby -- confessed this week that business travel is leveling off.This may have something to do with businesses leveling off the number of people they employ.Perhaps, though, if you're thinking of a vacation this leveling off may be good for you. More seats for those who just want to get away and rest.But things don't always go…

Good morning. I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Let’s look back at the week in Opinion. I’ve heard it recently — twice, actually — and there’s a good chance you have too: “I’m done with masks.” And I can empathize, but only to a point. As we close in on three years of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to grow weary of the inconveniences and safety measures that no longer seem necessary. Because hey, you and I are still alive, right? I mean, who actually turns around and goes home from the…

“There is so much poetry coming out of Ukraine now that I’m barely keeping up with it,” the Ukrainian translator and scholar Oksana Maksymchuk tells me. It is hardly the first thing that one would expect of a country at war. But poetry’s ability to, as she says, “crystallise a particular moment in time, or an emotion that is fleeting”, has led to an outpouring of poems – not so much emotion recollected in tranquillity, as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. Often these poems are posted by their authors on…

Fans were introduced to Reese Witherspoon‘s character Tracy Flick in 1999’s Election, a film about the student’s quest to win a high school presidential election, which includes her teacher (Matthew Broderick) suggesting another individual runs against her.  Election, based on Tom Perrotta’s book of the same name, received positive reviews from moviegoers and critics alike and made $17.2 million worldwide. Over two decades later, Election has made headlines yet again. The reason is that Paramount announced on Dec.8 that…

Jackie Chan has recently shared some exciting news about the Rush Hour franchise.  The actor, who starred in all three movies, disclosed during The Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia that the blockbuster’s fourth installment is in the early stages of being developed. Rush Hour films follow the adventures of Inspector Lee and LAPD officer James Carter as they try to solve various cases. Chan portrays the role of Lee, while comedian Chris Tucker plays James Carter.  Since its debut in 1998, the entire…

The idea of sitting in front of a massive 55-inch gaming monitor all day sounds like heaven. Being able to twist it into a towering portrait mode? The stuff of my multi-tasking dreams. That's the pitch behind Samsung's 55-inch 4K Odyssey Ark Monitor. As we saw during our first preview, it's a genuinely unique behemoth of a display, one that can easily immerse you in both Microsoft Flight Simulator and towering Excel spreadsheets. Gallery: Samsung Odyssey Ark | 16 Photos…

Jason Momoa has been one of the best things about the DCEU. His performance as Aquaman has taken the character from the butt of jokes about talking to fish to one of the coolest and most charismatic DC heroes. 2018’s Aquaman defied gloomy box office predictions to become a billion-dollar smash (and a sizeable international hit) and hopes are very high for the long-delayed Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom when it lands in late 2023. But right now, the internet is abuzz about Momoa switching up his DC roles, leaving Atlantis…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Miami's Little Haiti has been an immigrant community for decades. Its streets are lined with small homes and colorful shops that cater to the neighborhood, a predominantly Afro-Caribbean population with a median household income well below Miami's. But Little Haiti's character may be changing. A $1 billion…

The Nothing Phone (1) is a mid-range smartphone from a company founded by Carl Pei, one of the co-founders of OnePlus. When it launched, the Nothing Phone (1) would not be made available in the US just due to how difficult it is for emerging smartphone brands to be successful in the US market without a major partner as a carrier. In an interview with CNBC, this could change soon. Pei confirms that that Nothing is “in discussions with some carriers in the US to potentially launch a future product there,” and although he…