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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it
Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.

By Sydney LakeApril 15, 2026
Members of the public pose for photographs beside the Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull on Broadway on April 14, 2025 in New York City.
Markets haven’t rallied this fast since COVID. Iran volatility is just another ‘notch on the belt’ for investors, says J.P. Morgan strategist
By Eleanor PringleApril 15, 2026
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Colombia approves plan to kill cocaine hippos roaming through center of country
By Manuel Rueda and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources
By Nick LichtenbergApril 12, 2026
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Zohran Mamdani’s promise at 100 days: ‘At our stores, eggs will be cheaper. Bread will be cheaper’
By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’
By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
BankingFed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is worth more than $100 million and has stakes in SpaceX and Polymarket
By Jacqueline MunisApril 15, 2026
From wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained
AIFrom wool sneakers to GPUs: Allbirds’ desperate AI pivot and 600% stock surge, explained
By Phil WahbaApril 15, 2026
Pause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman
AIPause AI and Stop AI: Meet the anti-AI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman
By Sharon GoldmanApril 15, 2026
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Law‘Robbing them blind, baby’: Live Nation and Ticketmaster are a monopoly, jury rules
By Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressApril 15, 2026
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PoliticsDonald and Leo is the latest power-versus-pope showdown stretching back 1,000 years
By Joëlle Rollo-Koster and The ConversationApril 15, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentElizabeth Warren on her proposal to bring back IRS Direct File: ‘For just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years’
By Catherina GioinoApril 15, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks with both hands in the air as Donald Trump looks on in the background.
Politics‘I am certain’: Harvard policy expert warns the true cost of the Iran war to U.S. taxpayers will exceed $1 trillion
By Sasha RogelbergApril 15, 2026
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EnergyIran and the U.S. live in 2 different worlds, law of the sea expert says—and both of those are different from most maritime law
By Elizabeth Mendenhall and The ConversationApril 15, 2026
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Stephan Winkelmann looks forward. He is wearing a suit.
EnergyLamborghini CEO says ‘disappointing’ EV charging infrastructure contributed to no demand for the luxury automaker’s all-electric line
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 20, 2026
  • Snow falls on the U.S. Supreme Court building.
    EnvironmentSupreme Court will hear Big Oil’s attempt to block lawsuits seeking to hold it liable for climate change
    By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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CommentaryYour electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it
By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
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EconomyA ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
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EnvironmentDespite Trump’s best efforts, an offshore wind farm just lit up New England
By The Associated Press and Jennifer McDermottMarch 16, 2026
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EnvironmentThe ocean was once 10 times quieter. A 1949 whale recording proves it
By The Associated Press and Patrick WhittleMarch 16, 2026
People walk in front of a wind farm.
EnergyMassive wind farm offshore Massachusetts flouts Trump, finished construction
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
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    LawNortheast Corridor gathers snow at 3 inches an hour as National Weather Service calls traffic ‘nearly impossible’
    By Anthony Izaguirre, Claire Rush, Julie Walker, Adam Geller and The Associated PressFebruary 23, 2026
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EnvironmentAmerica’s drinking habits are destroying Mexico’s environment: ‘It will take a long time for the ecosystem to recover’
By The Associated Press and Claudia RoselMarch 16, 2026
China’s power ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
EnergyChina’s power ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
By BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Women enjoying the view of the mountains at Zion
EconomyGetting Americans outside added 5 million jobs and $1.3 trillion to the economy in 2024, before staffing and budget cuts came for national parks
By Tristan BoveMarch 15, 2026
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CommentaryKraft Heinz and the cost of narrow capitalism
By Paul PolmanMarch 14, 2026
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CommentaryThe 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print
By Anthony PahnkeMarch 14, 2026
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    North AmericaNew York City-area blizzard warning suddenly upgraded, 2 feet of snow possible
    By The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2026
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EnvironmentThe weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east—with a side of the polar vortex
By The Associated Press and Seth BorensteinMarch 13, 2026
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CommentaryThe shadow fleet and illegal oil are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz
By Charles Edward GehrkeMarch 11, 2026
King penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why
EnvironmentKing penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why
By The Associated Press and Seth BorensteinMarch 11, 2026
President Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited
EuropePresident Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited
By Kamal AhmedMarch 11, 2026
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EconomyMeet the African cocoa farmers who are letting their crops rot because the commodity price has fallen so much
By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
EnergyThe Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
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CommentaryBypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
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AITrump admits the hyperscalers ‘need some PR help’ because the American taxpayer is on the hook for their data centers
By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 6, 2026
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EnvironmentThe last 3 years were the hottest ever recorded. Here’s why we may look back at them as some of the coolest we remember
By Michael Wysession and The ConversationMarch 6, 2026
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Commentary$3.7 billion whisper: the explosive growth of quiet corporate activism
By Sona KhoslaMarch 6, 2026
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PoliticsBill Gates-backed firm gets permission to build sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Wyoming
By Mead Gruver and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)
EnergyTrump pledged the ‘free flow of energy’ from the Middle East, and he has a week to show progress before prices really spike again
By Jordan BlumMarch 5, 2026
Air France will suspend flights to Havana after the U.S. Venezuela strike chokes Cuba’s oil lifeline
EnergyAir France will suspend flights to Havana after the U.S. Venezuela strike chokes Cuba’s oil lifeline
By The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
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LawExxon can sue California’s AG for defamation over recycling comments, judge rules
By Janie Hair and The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2026
Performers in Morph suits on a football field pre-match
Europe‘I sell millions of Halloween costumes to Americans. Mr. President, here’s my takeaway from the wild tariffs ride’
By Kamal AhmedFebruary 26, 2026
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North AmericaAfter the Snow Day, the Sick Day: One in 6 New York City teachers called out of work on Tuesday
By Jake Offenhartz, Mike Catalini and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
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North America32 inches of snow were enough for the Boston Globe to call off print for the first time in 153 years
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressFebruary 24, 2026
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HealthScientists are pushing back on warnings that microplastics damage your health, saying people are just obese and calling some studies ‘a joke’
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 24, 2026
Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It also takes a lot of energy to train a human’
AISam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It also takes a lot of energy to train a human’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 24, 2026
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