Across the country, government agencies, especially those tasked with sending messages during emergencies, have embraced Twitter over the last decade. But amid a slew of changes at Twitter, the public information officers who operate government accounts are cautiously waiting out the turmoil and urging the public to verify the information that appears on timelines.

Tesla is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a software glitch can make taillights go off intermittently, increasing the risk of a collision. Tesla says in documents posted Saturday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the glitch may affect one or both taillights on certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

Brake lamps, backup lamps and turn signal lamps are not affected by the software problem, the company said. The automaker said it is releasing an online software update that will fix the problem.

Barbados spearheads push on climate disaster financing

As climate-amped disasters ratchet up the suffering, the staid international finance system designed for an earlier age may be on the brink of change, driven by those on the front lines. The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley is leading a charge of developing nations at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. The countries say they have had enough of high interest rates and borrowing obstacles as they struggle to pay for increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters.

Compiled from Associated Press reports,