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Former deputy prime minister John Prescott dies aged 86 after Alzheimer's battle

FORMER deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s...

The National (Scotland)

Tony Blair leads tributes to John Prescott after his death aged 86

The former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman died ‘peacefully’ and surrounded by relatives at his care home, his family said.

The Independent UK

Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’ at Cop29 despite concerns over influence

Revealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks

The Guardian - UK

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Texas Oil Field Ranked 'No. 1 Worst Polluting Site in the Entire World' in New UN Report

An oil field in Texas has been named the most pollutive site in the world at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Latin Times

Gore Says 'Absurd' To Hold UN Climate Talks In Petrostates

US vice president Al Gore told AFP Friday it was "absurd" for petrostates such as Azerbaijan to host UN climate talks, saying the selection process should be overhauled.

International Business Times

Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby

Oil giants commit $500m for sustainable energy, but campaigners say lobbyists have seized control of climate talks.

Al Jazeera

Oil Execs Work COP29 As NGOs Slam Lobbyist Presence

Oil executives descended on the COP29 talks in Baku for "energy day" on Friday as environmental groups denounced the presence of fossil fuel industry lobbyists at the UN climate talks.

International Business Times

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Gore Says Climate Progress 'Won't Slow Much' Because Of Trump

Former US vice president Al Gore believes a second Donald Trump term in the White House may have little impact on the "momentum" of the world's fight against climate change.

International Business Times

Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most polluting

The Independent UK

Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group

The Guardian - UK

The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?

The 2024 election has finally ended. What happens now?

The Conversation

2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides

Election nights are always simultaneous moments of triumph and tragedy. One group of voters’ dreams are dashed, while another set of voters see their hopes realized.

The Conversation

Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states

This US election is too close to call, say experts, but it’s not the first time.

Al Jazeera

US election 2024: Could Jill Stein determine whether Trump or Harris wins?

The Democrats and Trump alike think Stein could eat into the Harris vote. But what do the polls and history say?

Al Jazeera

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International Business Times

Win The Vote But Still Lose? Behold America's Electoral College

When political outsider Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, he described the victory as "beautiful."

The Guardian - US

Biden’s ‘garbage’ gaffe hastens Harris’s slow-mo breakup with president

Harris faces conundrum of showing deference to president while distancing herself after his ‘garbage’ comments

The Guardian - US

The change agent v the tyrant: Harris’s big speech focuses on Trump

The Democratic nominee mentioned Trump by name 24 times at the Washington DC event, before pivoting to hope

The Conversation

US election 2024: getting out the youth vote will be crucial in a knife-edge contest

The US presidential election is on a knife edge. The polls are predicting 50/50 races in several states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Nevada.

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Reason

This Libertarian Republican Is Running for Congress in Nevada

Drew Johnson wants to help define the post-Trump GOP.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s reliance on coal is back on the agenda and conservationists are firing up

The Liberal National party’s reluctance to say how it would meet the state’s emissions reduction targets while backing coal-fired power has become an election issue

The Independent UK

Right-wingers claim Biden is trying to undermine Harris at every turn. Maybe they should try the truth

Biden is “all in” on the Harris campaign and plans to join her during the home stretch before election day

The Conversation

This course explores the history of contested presidential elections

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

No country still uses an electoral college − except the US

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won…

The Conversation

So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them

Many Americans are not thrilled with either of the two major-party candidates for president. As of Oct. 4, 2024, polls showed that 46.5% had an unfavorable opinion of Kamala Harris and 52.6% felt unfavorably toward Donald Trump.

The Guardian - US

Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’

Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York

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