Temperatures may be dropping outside, but things are heating up inside McDonald’s Canada with the release of the chain’s new Carolina BBQ Quarter Pounder.Despite the fact that barbeque season is long over in Canada, consumers can still enjoy the smoky and savory taste of a barbeque burger in the form of the new Carolina BBQ Quarter Pounder. This savory creation consists of a 100% Canadian quarter pound beef patty topped with two slices of processed cheddar cheese, sweet and tangy golden Carolina BBQ sauce, hickory-smoked bacon strips, pickles, and crispy onions. The whole thing is served on a toasted sesame…
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Global research coalition Climate Action Tracker (CAT) categorises Indonesia’s climate goals as “Critically Insufficient”, which means they are far from enough to curb global warming. This is the lowest possible rating on CAT’s scale. The rating means that “if all countries in the world followed Indonesia’s target, the global temperature would rise by 4℃,” said Anindita Hapsari, a member of the CAT Country Assessment Team from the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in a public discussion in Jakarta on December 6. CAT recently released its analysis on Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for 2022. NDCs are written promises by…
Environmental campaigners implored French President Emmanuel Macron to stop inhibiting sorely needed climate action by weaponizing global trade rules during a Thursday night protest outside the White House, where U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Macron for the first state visit of his tenure.”We simply do not have time for governments to continue using outdated trade agreements to attack and undermine climate action.”In a nod to the ongoing World Cup, activists donning referee outfits and red cards called on Macron to stop threatening to launch a trade dispute against domestic electric vehicle manufacturing incentives, renewable energy tax credits, and other green…
Anthony* (a friend) called a few weeks ago, deeply worried. A deputy principal of a high school in Queensland, over the past year he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying cryptocurrencies, borrowing money using his home as equity. But now all his assets, valued at A$600,000, were stuck in an account he couldn’t access. He’d bought through FTX, the world’s third-biggest cryptocurrency exchange, endorsed by celebrities such as Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, basketball champions Steph Curry and Shaquille O’Neal, and tennis ace Naomi Osaka. Tennis player Naomi Osaka advertises FTX while playing at the Miami Open tennis tournament in…
Ms. DiCarlo referred to the latest wave of Russian missile and drone strikes in Ukraine which, she said, terrorized the citizens of several cities (Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia). With winter approaching, the attacks, she said, “renew fears that this winter will be catastrophic for millions of Ukrainians, who face the prospect of months of frigid weather with no heating, electricity, water, or other basic utilities”. All regions affected The UN peacebuilding chief went on to catalogue some of the reported consequences of the most recent strikes, from the death of a new-born baby in a maternity hospital…
U.S. Senator-elect John Fetterman on Friday announced two key staff hires for his office on Friday, including tapping the author of a book calling for the abolishment of the arcane Senate filibuster to be his next chief of staff.The Pennsylvania Democrat said in a statement that he has hired Adam Jentleson to oversee his D.C. office as chief of staff and that longtime party operative and labor organizer Joseph Pierce will be his state director.A veteran of the Senate who served under former Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, Jentleson also wrote the 2021 book, Kill Switch: The Rise of…
Scientists made headlines last week for supposedly generating a wormhole. The research, reported in Nature, involves the use of a quantum computer to simulate a wormhole in a simplified model of physics. Soon after the news broke, physicists and experts in quantum computing expressed scepticism that a wormhole had in fact been created. Media coverage was chaotic. Outlets reported that physicists had created a theoretical wormhole, a holographic wormhole or perhaps a small, crummy wormhole, and that Google’s quantum computer suggests wormholes are real. Other outlets soberly offered the news that no, physicists didn’t make a wormhole at all. If…
Norse Atlantic has opened ticket sales on flights between Paris and New York. Scheduled for take off on 26 March 2023, Norse will operate the daily service with Boeing 787 aircraft configured with two cabin choices, Economy Class and Premium Class. Every seat on the Dreamliner features a personal in-flight entertainment system, while the Premium cabin offers passengers a 43” seat pitch and 12” recline. Flight NO301 is scheduled to depart from Paris (CDG) at 19:45 and arrive in New York (JFK) at 22:00. The return leg, NO302, is slated to leave New York at 00:30 and land in Paris…
These gifts for outdoor enthusiasts are hyper-technical and stylish. From hardware to apparel, the offerings are sure to help campers and hikers prep for various activities. BioLite, for example, just recently launched the HeadLamp 325—a highly comfortable camping headlamp that is minimalist, ultra-lightweight, and rechargeable via USB. The AllTrails x Rumpl Blankets, on the other hand, are great for sustainably-minded individuals as technical blankets are made with recycled materials. In terms of apparel, the gifts for outdoor enthusiasts round-up highlights rugged offerings like the Todd Snyder x L.L.Bean Upta’s expansive camp collection, which features 85 pieces, and OTTI’s ultra-stylish outdoor…
U.S. Supreme Court watchdogs on Thursday applauded the House Judiciary Committee for announcing it will hold a hearing next week regarding allegations that Justice Samuel Alito leaked at least one of the court’s rulings to right-wing activists—and called on the Senate to follow suit in the next Congress.”The people of the country deserve real answers from justices we trust to wield the power of the highest court in the country.”The committee, which is led by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and will be handed over to Republicans after they take control of the House on January 3, is set to open…