Fast food companies still in Russia, ban on juuls, and OSU patents "the." : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
This Friday, we're looking at fast-food companies who are still hanging on in Russia. Juul getting banned. And as a cherry on top, THE Ohio State University deciding to patent you guessed it, "the."
npr.orgNew York City expanding access to monkeypox vaccine as virus spreads across U.S.
New York City is making the monkeypox vaccine available to more people as the amount of cases continues to increase in the U.S. Now, groups of at-risk men who have had multiple male sex partners, or anonymous sex in the past two weeks, are eligible to receive a dose. Dr. Celine Gounder, the editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News and an infectious disease expert and epidemiologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Bellevue hospital, has more on what health officials are doing to combat the spread.
news.yahoo.comZelenskyy urges Glastonbury crowd to spread truth about war
Britain Glastonbury 2022 Day 1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via video at the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) (Joel C Ryan)PILTON, England — (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged music fans at the Glastonbury Festival on Friday to "spread the truth about Russia's war " on his country. Zelenskyy spoke to the crowd in a video message played at the British music extravaganza before a set by The Libertines. Performers include Billie Eilish, Ziggy Marley, Foals, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney and Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, the winner of last month's Eurovision Song Contest. ___Follow the AP's coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comUN chief warns of 'catastrophe' from global food shortage
BERLIN — (AP) — The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an "unprecedented global hunger crisis" already affecting hundreds of millions of people. “This year’s food access issues could become next year’s global food shortage,” he said. He also called for debt relief for poor countries to help keep their economies afloat and for the private sector to help stabilize global food markets. “But it was Russia's war of attack against Ukraine that turned a wave into a tsunami,” Baerbock said.
wftv.comWisconsin election investigator hired to look into Biden's victory says he deleted records
Michael Gableman, the ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court justice hired to investigate Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the battleground state, testified that he routinely deleted records, and he deactivated a personal email account.
news.yahoo.comOil industry says Granholm meeting sends 'positive signal'
Biden Gas Prices Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON — (AP) — A meeting with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to lower gas prices and boost domestic oil supplies was constructive, but did not produce a major breakthrough, groups representing the oil industry and refiners said Thursday. “Our industry will continue to seek opportunities to work with policymakers to unlock American energy, fuel economic recovery and strengthen our national security.'' Many economists also are wary of a gas tax holiday. High gas prices pose a fundamental threat to Biden’s electoral and policy ambitions.
wftv.comCan Americans fight in the Ukrainian military? Yahoo News Explains
Since the war in Ukraine started, a number of foreign fighters, including U.S. citizens, have entered the country to help fight against the Russian forces. Now four months into the conflict, at least two American veterans fighting alongside the Ukrainian military have been captured — but the Kremlin claims international laws regarding prisoners of war don’t apply. Matthew Schmidt, the program coordinator for international affairs and an associate professor of national security at the University of New Haven, explains the legality of U.S. citizens fighting in foreign wars and the laws protecting captured soldiers.
news.yahoo.comEcuador rejects Indigenous dialogue terms
Violent protests by Indigenous people demanding a variety of changes, including lower fuel prices, have paralyzed Ecuador's capital and other regions, but the government on Wednesday rejected their conditions for dialogue. (June 21-22)
news.yahoo.comCBS News obtains images from film footage given to Jan. 6 panel
CBS News has obtained two photos from British documentary filmmaker Alex Holder's three-part series "Unprecedented." Holder interviewed President Trump and Ivanka Trump and gave footage of Trump family interviews to the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Robert Costa has the details.
news.yahoo.comFishing feud at end of the world split US and UK over Russia
Last year, as tensions with the West were rising over Ukraine, Russia took the unprecedented step of rejecting the toothfish catch limits proposed by the Antarctic commission's scientists. It also risks reviving Britain’s tensions with Argentina, which invaded South Georgia in 1982 as part of its war with the U.K. over the Falkland Islands. In addition, all vessels authorized to fish near the island have observers and tamper-proof electronic monitoring equipment on board. Every year, the U.S. imports around 3 million pounds of MSC-certified toothfish from South Georgia, worth about $50 million. “Russia egregiously blocked the agreed catch limits citing spurious scientific concerns not recognized by any other member of the CCAMLR,” the U.K.’s foreign office said in a statement.
wftv.comChina says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity
The conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday, as China continues to assume a position of neutrality while backing its ally Russia. China has refused to criticize Russia's war in Ukraine or even to refer to it as an invasion in deference to Moscow, while also condemning U.S.-led sanctions against Russia and accusing the West of provoking Moscow.
news.yahoo.comThe CEO of the rebranded Russian McDonald's isn't happy that some old franchisees are still using McDonald's branding and selling Big Macs
Some former McDonald's restaurants in Russia are selling Big Macs under a different name and are using packaging with its branding, Reuters reported.
news.yahoo.comFrench paratroopers conduct military drill in Estonia
France Ukraine Russia War This photo provided by the French Army, soldiers taking part of the projection operation towards Estonia named Operation Thunder Lynx jump over Estonina territory as part of NATO missions in Estonia, early Wednesday June 22, 2022. About a hundred paratroopers from the French 11th Airborne Brigade were deployed above the Estonian territory. (French Army via AP) (Uncredited)TALLINN, Estonia — (AP) — French armed forces conducted a surprise military exercise in Estonia, deploying more than 100 paratroopers in the Baltic country that neighbors Russia, the French defense ministry said Wednesday. The hastily organized exercise in Estonia, a NATO ally, was executed as an act of "strategic solidarity" amid Russia's war in Ukraine. “The airborne operation illustrates the ability of the French armed forces to intervene, in emergency, and support an allied country,” a French defense ministry statement said.
wftv.comRomanchuk wins medal in pool while father fights in Ukraine
(AP Photo/Petr David Josek) (Petr David Josek)BUDAPEST, Hungary — (AP) — Elite swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk doesn’t know if his father was able to see him winning a medal for Ukraine at the swimming world championships. “He’s in a hot spot and it’s a hard time,” Romanchuk said after taking bronze in the men’s 800-meter freestyle race on Tuesday. Romanchuk doesn’t dare talk to his dad out of fear his father’s location could be tracked through the call. “It’s not possible for them to join the network because the Russians can search everything,” Romanchuk said. Romanchuk and Wellbrock embraced after finishing 1-2 in qualifying for Tuesday’s race.
wftv.comGeorgia elections official testifies Trump, Giuliani pushed conspiracy theory about fake ballots
Republican Gabriel Sterling, a top election official in Georgia, testified on Tuesday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Sterling disproved a conspiracy theory that was pushed by then-President Donald Trump and his lead attorney, Rudy Giuliani, that fake ballots were pulled from a suitcase to help Joe Biden win the 2020 election.
news.yahoo.comNo nukes? Ukraine-Russian war will shape world's arsenals
Russia Ukraine War Nuclear Lesson FILE - People protest at a rally calling for Russia to stop the war against Ukraine in Seoul, South Korea, March 5, 2022. And prepare for a possible nuclear war," said Lee, voicing a desire that a February poll showed was shared by 3 out of 4 South Koreans. Her country renounced nuclear weapons development after the Soviet Union shattered, opting for economic assistance and integration with the West and security assurances. The West compelled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up his country's rudimentary nuclear weapons program in 2003. Then the U.S. overthrew Saddam in 2003 on a spurious claim he was reassembling a nuclear weapons effort.
wftv.comNo nukes? Ukraine-Russian war will shape world's arsenals
Russia Ukraine War Nuclear Lesson FILE - People protest at a rally calling for Russia to stop the war against Ukraine in Seoul, South Korea, March 5, 2022. And prepare for a possible nuclear war," said Lee, voicing a desire that a February poll showed was shared by 3 out of 4 South Koreans. Her country renounced nuclear weapons development after the Soviet Union shattered, opting for economic assistance and integration with the West and security assurances. The West compelled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up his country's rudimentary nuclear weapons program in 2003. Then the U.S. overthrew Saddam in 2003 on a spurious claim he was reassembling a nuclear weapons effort.
wftv.comGermany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries
Germany Energy Steam rises out of the cooling towers of the Niederaussem lignite-fired power plant in Pulheim, Germany, Monday, June 20, 2022. The German government said that it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030 despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia’s gas supplies. (Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP) (Federico Gambarini)BERLIN — (AP) — The German government said Monday that it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia's gas supplies. On Sunday, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said that Germany will try to compensate for the move by allowing increased burning of coal, a more polluting fossil fuel. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party government committed itself to completing the phaseout of coal “ideally” by 2030 in its coalition agreement late last year.
wftv.comBoris Johnson has sinus operation at London hospital
Russia Ukraine Britain Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures after arriving at RAF Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, England, Saturday, June 18, 2022, following a trip to Ukraine. (Joe Giddens/Pool Photo via AP) (Joe Giddens)LONDON — (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an operation on his sinuses under general anaesthetic on Monday, his office said. Johnson’s spokesman, Max Blain, said the prime minister was back at his 10 Downing Street home and resting after the “routine” procedure. He said the operation had been scheduled in advance and was performed by medics working for the state-funded National Health Service at a London hospital. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab filled in for Johnson during the operation.
wftv.comTakeaways from AP interview: Biden on inflation, US psyche
Biden AP Interview President Joe Biden speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday sat down with the Associated Press to discuss the state of the economy, his concerns about the national mood, and his commitment to standing up to Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Biden needs all 50 Democrats to support a package in order to get around GOP opposition under the Senate's budget rules. “There’s more than one way to bring down the cost for working folks,” Biden said. The president said that when he took office, he knew that there “were probably, probably 15 sort of traditional, mainstream, conservative Republicans left.
wftv.comHigh gasoline prices crimping drivers' spending at the pump
Off The Charts Gasoline Demand FILE - A motorist pumps gasoline at an ARCO gas station in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Soaring gasoline prices have left many consumers with no choice but to cut spending on non-essentials, but it might be coming full circle by stopping some drivers from filling up their tanks. But, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February worsened already high energy prices. U.S. crude oil prices are up more than 60% this year. That's lifted gasoline prices to all-time highs, averaging $6.46 in Los Angeles and $5.20 in New York.
wftv.comWorld Bank dims outlook for global economy amid Russia war
The World Bank has sharply downgraded its outlook for the global economy, pointing to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the prospect of widespread food shortages and concerns about the potential return of “stagflation” — a toxic mix of high inflation and sluggish growth unseen for more than four decades.
This week in photos: Destruction continues, U.S. to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China as the war wages on
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what it sees as a more serious, long-term threat to global order from China.
Photos from overseas: Russia pounds Ukraine, targeting supply of Western arms
Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east, as the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports.