UPS Strike Could Be Costliest in US in a Century, Study Says
July 13 By Lisa Baertlein A threatened U.S. strike at United Parcel Service could be “one of the costliest in at least a century,” topping $7 billion for a 10-day work stoppage, a think tank specializing in the economic impact of labor actions said on…
Union representing Skagway railroad workers authorizes strike
July 11 By Nolin Ainsworth A union representing the operators, engineers and brakemen of an Alaskan railroad that serves 500,000 passengers annually voted to authorize a strike. SMART Transportation Division Local 1626 authorized a strike toward the beginning of the month, citing years of unaddressed…
Head of US Think Tank Charged With Acting as Chinese AgentJ
July 10 By Luc Cohen The leader of a U.S. think tank has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China, as well as seeking to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. Gal Luft,…
Robots Say They Won’t Steal Jobs, Rebel Against Humans
July 8 By Emma Farge Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us. But, in the world’s first human-robot press conference, they…
Salmon numbers still struggling across Alaska
July 7 By Joe Kinneen Low numbers of salmon continue to frustrate those who rely on some of the state’s largest fisheries. The Bristol Bay area has been somewhat of a mixed bag, as sockeye salmon numbers are doing well but king salmon numbers remain…
Mises: Money Supply Growth Falls to Depression Era Levels
July 6 By Ryan McMaken Money supply growth in the United States has continued to decline, reaching negative territory for the second consecutive month in April 2023. The year-over-year change in money supply dropped to -12.0 percent, marking the largest contraction since the Great Depression….
Cameras, Visitor Logs Searched After Cocaine Found at White House
July 5 By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland Cocaine discovered in the White House on Sunday was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before going on tours, a source familiar with the matter…
Biden’s Green Hydrogen Plan Hits Climate Obstacle: Water Shortage
July 4 By Richard Valdmanis and Suzanne Goldenberg The Biden administration’s climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants. The Gulf…
Finding fun on the Fourth of July
July 3 By Nicholas Gorman Celebrating America’s independence is not something Americans and Alaskans take lightly — like the fireworks in the sky, they tend to celebrate with a bang! The 49th state is chock full of fun-filled events for this year’s celebration, which lands…
Baltimore Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead; Half of 28 Injured Were Children
July 2 By Gabriella Borter and Shivani Tanna A mass shooting early on Sunday at an outdoor neighborhood block party in Baltimore, Maryland, left two people dead and 28 others injured, about half of them children, as investigators sought the public’s help in tracking down…