6 h. ago Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election

In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAt stuffy United Nations press conferences, in swanky auditoriums and at sticky socialist dance parties, one word was on everyone’s lips at this year’s Climate Week NYC: affordability.The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said under that under President Trump the United States is “returning to commonsense energy policies that focus on affordability”. The former energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said Democrats must focus on renewable power’s ability to shrink power bills to win elections. And supporters of the almost certainly soon-to-be New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, trumpeted their efforts to link green policies with efforts to lower city residents’ rent and make transit affordable.Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayUK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour ...

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7 h. ago All the Scottish winners of TripAdvisor Best of the Best Awards

Tripadvisor recently announced the exclusive winners of its annual Travellers' Choice Awards: Best of the Best Restaurants, celebrating the highest-rated dining destinations worldwide.

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26 h. ago Dramatic police audio reveals how man in goggles stole $20,000 from Disney Springs restaurant

An employee of the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs in Orlando said the masked man put bags over their heads ahead of the robbery

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37 h. ago Two Delta planes collide at LaGuardia Airport in New York City

Two Delta Airlines planes have collided on the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

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45 h. ago Rapper who joined Trump at rally jailed for five years for attempted murder

Sheff G, who took stage with Trump in the Bronx last year, pleaded guilty on three countsA New York City rapper who joined Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his music career to fuel gang violence in Brooklyn.Sheff G, whose legal name is Michael Williams, also must serve five years of supervised release once he is freed, under the terms of the sentence imposed on Wednesday. He had agreed to the prison term after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors earlier this year. He pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and a conspiracy charge. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

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46 h. ago New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to 5 years for attempted murder

A New York City rapper who joined then-former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges

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49 h. ago Trump team puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City rail tunnel and subway projects

White House budget director Russ Vought says he's putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund New York City’s Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue subway projects as Transportation Department workers tied to the projects have been furloughed as part of the government shutdown

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51 h. ago Livestock landscaping: Vermont ski areas employ goats and sheep to clear the slopes

Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes

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51 h. ago Bronx explosion LIVE: Huge 'gas blast' causes enormous crack in block of flats

Emergency services are at the scene of a large block of flats in the Bronx, New York City, where part of the building has collapsed due to a massive gas explosion this morning

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53 h. ago Activists slam surge in arrests of LGBTQ+ people at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

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55 h. ago Dave’s Hot Chicken has confirmed the location and opening date of the brand’s second London restaurant

Dave’s Hot Chicken has confirmed the location and opening date of the brand’s second London restaurant  Time Out Worldwide

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56 h. ago Activists slam surge in arrests at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

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60 h. ago New York City auditor traded free lap dances for helping strip club chain avoid $8M in taxes: authorities

Indictments against five executives from RCI Hospitality Holdings were announced earlier this month

Culture

64 h. ago Tom Felton doubles down on his enduring support for Harry Potter as he steps out for theatre event amid JK Rowling and Emma Watson's war of words where she branded actress 'ignorant' in scathing post

The actor, 38, best known for playing Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy in the movies from 2001 until 2011, was pictured in New York City .

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65 h. ago Prosecutors reveal how long they want Diddy sent to prison as victim Cassie Ventura fears ‘swift retribution’ if he is freed

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced Friday in New York City on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution

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66 h. ago Ed Sheeran is mobbed by fans as he jumps on a tourist bus to film new music video with Camila Cabello in New York

Ed Sheeran cut a casual figure on Tuesday as he joined Camila Cabello to film a new music video in New York City. 

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3 d. ago This Michelin star chef just quietly closed his Shoreditch restaurant

This Michelin star chef just quietly closed his Shoreditch restaurant  Time Out Worldwide

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3 d. ago Multiple injured after restaurant 'explosion' as 18 fire engines called to scene

Police and emergency services were called to a popular restaurant in the French city of Lyon after reports of an 'explosion', as early reports suggest multiple people have been injured

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3 d. ago The 50 best restaurants in the US and Canada named — and some are in surprising places

It’s New York City that takes the top spot, with a Korean restaurant with a $450 menu No.1 overall

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