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Meet the African cocoa farmers who are letting their crops rot because the commodity price has fallen so much

Ghana and Ivory Coast are responsible for nearly 70% of the global cocoa bean supply, and many farmers putting their land for other uses.

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
By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
iran
Bypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
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Trump 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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The 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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AIAI layoffs are coming. The problem may be compounded because nearly 75% of people don’t apply for unemployment benefits
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 9, 2026
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Middle EastU.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say
By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
CryptoStrategy buys $1.3 billion of Bitcoin using mostly common stock
By Melos Ambaye and BloombergMarch 9, 2026
Personal FinanceHow to invest in gold: 6 ways to buy this precious metal
By Joseph HostetlerMarch 9, 2026
Middle EastLike Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotels
By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
Paris Hilton poses on the red carpet.
SuccessAfter losing her Malibu home, Paris Hilton is raising $1 million to get women-owned businesses back on their feet
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
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CryptoDubai’s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict
By Carlos GarciaMarch 9, 2026
A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.
Middle EastIran’s attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war as AI plays an increasingly strategic role, analysts say
By Jeremy KahnMarch 9, 2026
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EnvironmentHawaiian Electric admits its power lines started the Maui wildfire but says the fire department declared mission accomplished too soon
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
An employee manufactures copper wires at a factory in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, China, June 2023.
EconomyOil’s historic price surge in 2008 will look like ‘child’s play’ compared with the expected copper boom by 2025, Citi says
By Will DanielAugust 28, 2023
A record heat wave has boiled the U.S. southwest this year, exposing workers to health risks.
HealthRecord high temperatures shine spotlight on the rising risk of death and injury for workers toiling in extreme heat
By Gabe Stern and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
Linemen work on poles Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.
EnvironmentA utility company’s decrepit power lines may have sparked deadly blaze in Maui
By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Michael Biesecker and The Associated PressAugust 28, 2023
EnvironmentHurricane forming near Florida has ‘risk of rapid intensification’ as emergency declared in more than 30 counties
By Brian K. Sullivan and BloombergAugust 27, 2023
Environment‘Chief heat officer’: Extreme heat is forcing authorities to consider new worker protections amid rising deaths and injuries
By Gabe Stern and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2023
Chris and Gary Kman
EnvironmentHorse people are furious over the Park Service proposal that could throw mustangs out of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
By Jack Dura and The Associated PressAugust 26, 2023
EnvironmentIf companies had to pay for their carbon emissions, nearly half their profits would evaporate, study finds
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressAugust 25, 2023
EnvironmentHawaii’s politicians are desperately trying to get tourists back after deadly wildfires: ‘Please consider South Maui’
By Nicholas GordonAugust 25, 2023
Items in Shein-labeled packaging.
RetailShein and Forever 21 are combining forces to expand their reach—the deal is a win for fast fashion, but a loss for the environment
By Paige HagyAugust 24, 2023
EnvironmentGovernments pledged to end fossil fuel subsidies. Instead, they’ve doubled down since 2020, hitting record $1.3 trillion
By Bloomberg and Leslie KaufmanAugust 24, 2023
Susanna Gellert
EnvironmentHow Vermont’s oldest professional theater company survived a flood, a $450,000 rehab project and put on ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
By Lisa Rathke and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2023
Octopus Garden
EnvironmentThe ‘Octopus Garden’ is real and it’s an ingenious way to use an extinct volcano ‘hot tub’ for quick egg-hatching
By Christina Larson and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2023
EnvironmentU.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage
By Chloe TaylorAugust 24, 2023
EnvironmentThere’s no such thing as a ‘climate haven’ away from disaster risks as national emergencies multiply
By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, Earl Lewis and The ConversationAugust 23, 2023
CommentaryOur old fridges and air conditioners are still emitting super pollutants–and their climate impact is equal to the emissions of the entire country of Switzerland
By Megesh TiwariAugust 23, 2023
A dollar bill on fire
ConferencesThe costs of extreme heat, at least $100B a year, will rise to staggering levels, says the former Fed economist who’s so influential they named a recession indicator after her
By Paige HagyAugust 22, 2023
Milton Friedman poses next to a bust of himself
FinanceHow America’s hotbed of progressive economics borrowed from Milton Friedman to pressure the ultrawealthy on climate change
By Irina IvanovaAugust 22, 2023
EnvironmentKansas City Public Schools sends students home early because of the ‘intense heat wave’
By Chris MorrisAugust 22, 2023
EnvironmentJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space
By Zachary R. Mider and BloombergAugust 21, 2023
EnvironmentCalifornia braces for ‘life-threatening flooding’ and up to $2 billion in damage and loss from Tropical Storm Hilary
By Brian K. Sullivan and BloombergAugust 20, 2023
EnvironmentHurricane Hilary has Southern California preparing for first tropical storm in 84 years: ‘A whole summer and fall amount of rain coming in probably 6 to 12 hours’
By Ignacio Martinez, Julie Watson and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2023
EnvironmentFEMA has paid Maui fire survivors $4 million so far—and overall damage in the area could top $3 billion
By Ken Sweet, Mae Anderson and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
EnvironmentHawaii residents fear ‘climate gentrification’ after devastating Maui fires cause $3.2B in property losses
By Isabella O'Malley, Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
EnvironmentSpaceX delays rocket launch as tropical storm approaches California for the first time in 84 years
By The Associated PressAugust 18, 2023
Two women hug and a man looks on with a highway in the background.
EnvironmentHawaii’s governor wants to suspend the housing market ‘to make sure that no one is victimized from a land grab’
By Bobby Caina Calvan, Christopher Weber, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressAugust 17, 2023
Section of the SUNOCO Mariner II East Pipeline construction in Exton, PA.
EnvironmentGas industry activity linked to asthma, and rare cancer in children in ‘bombshell’ report
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressAugust 16, 2023
EnvironmentStartup developing technology for sucking carbon from air just sold to a Warren Buffett-backed oil giant for $1.1 billion
By Kevin Crowley and BloombergAugust 15, 2023
Environment‘I heard buzz, buzz’: Downed power lines are a prime suspect in at least some of Maui’s devastating wildfires
By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Michael Biesecker and The Associated PressAugust 15, 2023
Kedarnath Temple
Environment‘The gods are angry’: How climate change is reshaping one of the world’s oldest religions from bliss to punishment
By David L. Haberman and The ConversationAugust 15, 2023
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