OPEC+ sticks to oil policy, repeats could pause Oct hike

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that “protection against dangerous climate change is a human right.” The decision was a defeat for the Dutch arm of…

Getty Images Inflation in the US picked up last month, as progress toward stabilising prices appeared to stall. Consumer prices rose 2.6% over the 12 months to October, driven by higher housing and food costs, the Labor Department said. That marked a slight uptick from 2.4% the month before. The latest figures added to speculation…

Since late 2016, the Chinese government has imposed a campaign that has included mass detention, digital surveillance, indoctrination, and forced labor on a population of about 13 million Muslim minorities in the far west region of Xinjiang, including ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs, and others. Non-Chinese people visiting Xinjiang are often heavily monitored or escorted by police…

A cryptocurrency plant in central New York can continue operating after a court rejected the state’s effort to shutter the facility over concerns about its climate impact. The decision was hailed as a victory by Greenidge Generation, a large-scale crypto mine in the Finger Lakes region that has drawn the ire of environmental groups and…

Andrew, 35, Oregon Employment status: I work in the service industry — business dining, to be more specific. I was placed on furlough as of June 1, with our employer picking up health care premiums through the end of August, if you are on their plans. Luckily, I am on my wife’s plan which not…

The price of this year’s Thanksgiving feast for cost-conscious shoppers who buy store-brand products will be more expensive than last year, according to a report released Tuesday.  A meal consisting of store labeled turkey, stuffing, salad, cranberries, dinner rolls and pumpkin pie that feeds 10 people will cost $73 — a 2.7% increase from last…