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Amazon restricted from selling non-essential items in France after it loses court appeal Amazon has lost its appeal of a French court ruling that requires the company to temporarily stop delivering nonessential items in France or face hefty fines, the New York Times reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/25/21235964/amazon-restricted-france-coronavirus

There are some things man was not meant to do. Flying across the English Channel on a hoverboard may be one of them. The inventor of the jet-powered Flyboard Air, Franky Zapata, attempted the feat today. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/25/flyboard-air-channel-crash/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-07%252F30327000-aebb-11e9-b29f-3fcd5a86cfee%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Db45a0d0f43aa0cbee5849d54fac7cab03d965b9f&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=fb1eaf088e10a2274c207a6f0b30deaef135db4f

The United Nations climate change conference underway here in Poland could play a critical role in the fight to stem greenhouse gas emissions and keep temperatures from rising to unsafe levels. The Trump Administration showed up to pitch fossil fuels. from http://time.com/5475293/trump-fossil-fuels-cop-24-katowice/ http://time.com/images/newsletter-time.png

France Set To Ban Sale of Petrol and Diesel Vehicles By 2040  " France is planning to  ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040 . The planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles is part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal, reports BBC. From the report: " ... http://buff.ly/2uzpYyJ via Buffer