While Twitter is now offering gold checks for “verified organizations” and gray checks for government organizations and their affiliates, it was not always clear why some accounts had them Friday and others did not.
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Biden signs order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’
While GOP lawmakers want less regulation to lower energy prices, the administration says those policies would benefit oil companies and the Chinese.
Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars
Videos circulating on TikTok have shown how people can start Kia and Hyundai cars by using only a screwdriver and a USB cable.
California researchers attempt ocean climate solution
Engineering faculty at the University of California Los Angeles say they have developed a technique that can remove carbon dioxide from seawater and produce green hydrogen, a clean fuel, in the process.
Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay
Twitter does not verify individual accounts to ensure they are who they say they are, as was the case with the previous blue check doled out during the platform’s pre-Musk administration.
Justice John Roberts asked to testify on court ethics amid Thomas reports
In recent weeks, news reports have focused on the purchase by a conservative donor of 3 properties belonging to Justice Clarence Thomas and his family in a transaction worth more than $100,000.
Pulitzer-winning BuzzFeed News will be shut down
In a staff memo, Jonah Peretti, the site’s co-founder and chief executive, said his company would lay off 15% of its employees and begin shuttering BuzzFeed News.
Climate tension: U.N. chief chides Biden, other world leaders
President Biden is touting ‘unprecedented’ climate efforts by his administration in an annual White House summit of leading economies.
Work can resume on CMP power-line project, jury rules
Construction of the 145-mile line through western Maine has been stalled since a 2021 voter referendum that opposed the $1 billion project.
U.S. unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained low by historic standards last week.