Supreme Court blocks EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ plan to limit air pollution from...
The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to...
View ArticleChinese EVs from Mexico pose ‘extinction-level’ threat to U.S. automakers
It’s a scenario that terrifies America’s auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects SEC’s in-house courts—a critical enforcement tool in...
The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other...
View ArticleWalgreens is closing a chunk of its 8,600 stores as the list of struggling...
Walgreens will be closing a substantial number of its more than 8,600 U.S. stores over the next three years. The pharmacy chain has not announced exactly how many it will shutter, or exactly when, but...
View ArticleChang’e 6 probe returns: China invites scientists worldwide to study lunar...
China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples that the Chang’e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but...
View ArticleU.S. Treasury and USAID hold urgent talks on extreme heat and climate change
The U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Agency for International Development are calling leaders of multilateral development banks into an urgent meeting on extreme heat and its devastating impact on...
View ArticleBP’s new CEO imposes hiring freeze and pauses offshore wind projects
BP‘s new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition...
View ArticleOregon’s Darlene 3 wildfire prompts evacuations of hundreds of homes
A wildfire in Oregon‘s high desert, near the popular vacation destination of Bend, grew rapidly Wednesday, and officials urged the continued evacuations of hundreds of homes in the area best known for...
View ArticleIt’s not just you: Laid-off workers are struggling to find jobs, according to...
Despite the positive reports about job growth, many workers have found that it’s a tough time to be looking for a new job. If you’re having trouble finding work, you’re not alone. The Labor Department...
View ArticleBorder arrests fall 40% after Biden’s asylum halt. Meanwhile, Mexico gets hit...
Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to...
View ArticleAs the Midwest recovers from destructive storms, many homeowners don’t have...
Rick Satterwhite’s house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn’t really seemed necessary – until this week, when he had to pump water out of his basement after a round of...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Rapidan Dam partial failure: Here’s what to know
The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles, wrecked a substation and washed...
View ArticleThis AI lobbyist group is running ads during the debate urging leaders to...
While the economy, legal matters, and questions of competency are likely to be the main points of contention between the candidates in Thursday’s presidential debate, one lobbyist group is hoping to...
View ArticleThese companies are forging a rare earths industry in the EU
In the rare earths sector, the EU will struggle to meet most of its ambitious goals in new legislation designed to boost domestic output of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China. The EU’s...
View ArticleUber and Lyft settle with drivers over pay and benefits in a Massachusetts...
Drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour under a settlement announced Thursday by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, in a deal that also includes a...
View ArticleWhy is Nike’s stock price down? NKE shares plunge after gloomy sales warning
Shares of Nike are tumbling this morning. As of the time of this writing, the company’s stock (ticker: NKE) is down over 14% to $80.65 per share in premarket trading. The plummet in Nike’s share price...
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The Stonewall Inn Monument gets a slick new visitor center
On June 28, 1969, rebellious queer bar patrons fought back against a police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s West Village. The uprising wasn’t the first step in the movement...
View Article$2.7 billion in healthcare fraud is revealed in DOJ’s nationwide crackdown
Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Attorney General...
View ArticleEveryone lost in the first presidential debate
In the closing moments of the first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday night, president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump were each asked versions of the same elephant-in-the-room...
View ArticleNokia taps the AI boom in a deal with this U.S. optical network firm
Nokia’s bid to buy U.S. optical networking gear maker Infinera in a $2.3 billion deal puts the Finnish company on track to gain from the billions of dollars in investment pouring into data centres to...
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