Economy and business

Drought-Prone California OKs New Rules for Turning Wastewater Directly Into Drinking Water

Blue Origin Returns to Space After Year-long Hiatus

LogOn: Australian Researchers Use Seawater to Create Hydrogen 

WHO Classifies JN.1 Coronavirus Strain as ‘Variant of Interest’

Volunteers Join Annual Christmas Bird Count

Marvel, Disney Drop Actor Jonathan Majors After Assault Conviction

Study Bolsters Evidence Severe Obesity Increasing in Young US Kids

‘Society of the Snow’ Recounts 1972 Andes Plane Crash

Pope Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples if the Rituals Don’t Resemble Marriage

European Union Investigating Musk’s X Over Possible Breaches Of Social Media Law

‘Wonka’ Waltzes to $39 Million Opening

In Pivotal Moment, Notre Dame Cathedral Spire Gets Golden Rooster Weathervane

What White House Gardens Say About America

Men Charged With Killing 3,600 Birds to Sell on Black Market

US Woman Criminally Charged After Miscarriage

Mexico’s Maya Tourist Train Opens for Partial Service Amid Delays, Cost Overruns

Cambodia Welcomes Museum’s Plan to Return Looted Antiquities

Pakistan Uses Artificial Rain Against Hazardous Smog for First Time

Dodgers, Ohtani Got Creative With $700 Million Deal

‘Prescribed Burns’ Could Aid Forests in US Southeast, Experts Say

NM Extends Ban on Oil and Gas Leasing Around Area Sacred to Native Americans

Biggest Solar Flare in Years Temporarily Disrupts Radio Signals on Earth

Companies Announce Partnership to Release Dengue-Fighting Mosquitoes in Caribbean

Immigrant Who Put Napa Valley, California, on World’s Wine Map Dies

Conservationists, US Tribes Say Salmon Deal Is Map to Breaching Dams

US Launch of New Vulcan Centaur Rocket Delayed Until January

Sickle Cell Affects More in Africa, India, but New Gene Therapies Are Out of Reach

Moderna, Merck Drugs Combined Shown Effective Against Melanoma

Biden Praises New COP28 Climate Agreement

Spanish Newspapers Fight Meta in Unfair Competition Case

COP28 Climate Summit: ‘Historic’ Deal Set to Transition From Fossil Fuels

Eastern European Startups Come to US Searching for Opportunities

COP28 Delegates Agree to ‘Historic’ Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Nigerian Artist Creates AI Fashion Show for Elderly

Tesla Recalls Over 2 Million Vehicles to Fix Defective System that Monitors Drivers Using Autopilot

Hong Kong-Raised British Painter Launches ‘Silent Protest’ Show in London

Donors Pay Afghan Health Workers While Number of Female Doctors Shrinks

US Commerce Secretary Vows ‘Strongest Action’ on Huawei Chip Issue

At COP28, Ukrainians and Palestinians Make Their Cases

Gaza Health System Chaotic, a Humanitarian Disaster

EU Establishes World-Leading AI Rules, Could That Affect Everyone?

Five Countries in East and Southern Africa Have Anthrax Outbreaks, WHO Says

US States Suing Meta Over Alleged Harm to Young Users

Draft for Final Deal Released of COP28 UN Climate Summit

UK’s Sunak Defends Government’s Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme

Nvidia to Expand Ties with Vietnam, Support AI Development

‘Barbenheimer’ Tipped to Dominate Revamped Golden Globes Nominations

Japanese Anime ‘The Boy and the Heron’ No.1 at Box Office

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Organizer of ’24 Olympics Seeks Way to Keep Surfing in Tahiti

‘Shadows of Children’: For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers

Understanding Carbon Capture and Its Discussion at COP28

Lebanon’s Christians Feel Heat of Climate Change in Sacred Forest and Valley

Actor Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon’ Dies at 82

Asteroid Will Pass in Front of Bright Star, Produce Rare Eclipse

Europe Reaches Deal on World’s First Comprehensive AI Rules

Biden Administration Invests $1M in Arctic Climate Data Research

OPEC Urges Members to Reject Any COP28 Deal Targeting Fossil Fuels

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Is First to Gross More Than $1 Billion, Pollstar Says

US Approves Two Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease