Bitcoin Storms Above $100,000 as Trump 2.0 Fuels Crypto Euphoria
Dec. 4 By Reuters Bitcoin catapulted above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming-of-age for digital assets as investors bet on a friendly U.S. administration to cement the place of cryptocurrencies in financial markets. Once it…
Biden Pushes Out Over $100 Billion in Clean Energy Grants as Term Winds Down
Dec. 3 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden senior advisor for international climate policy John Podesta said. The administration hopes the spending milestone will help…
Weather Permitting, UPS, FedEx Poised for On-Time US Holiday Gift Deliveries
Dec. 2 By Lisa Baertlein The weak demand bedeviling package delivery companies like United Parcel Service and FedEx promises to be great news for online U.S. shoppers who want quick, on-time holiday gift delivery. Barring an unexpected surge in online gift buying due to severe…
Trump Picks Massad Boulos to Serve as Adviser on Arab, Middle Eastern Affairs
Dec. 1 By Andrea Shalal and Maya Gebeily U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos would serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social. Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany,…
Cactus Pear Is a Crop With Potential in Italy’s Parched South and Beyond
Nov. 30 By Stefano Bernabei and Gavin Jones Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in Italy’s arid south, but a startup founded by a former telecoms manager believes it has found a solution: Opuntia Ficus, better known as the…
Flavored Vape Products Dispute Goes Before US Supreme Court
Nov. 29 By John Kruzel A dispute over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due to their health risk to youths goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in another case involving the power…
Cuba Decrees Contingency Plan, New Restrictions as Energy Crisis Deepens
Nov. 28 By Nelson Acosta Cuba this week asked state and private businesses to generate more of their own electricity from renewable resources and to limit their use of air conditioning, among other conservation measures, as the communist-run government navigates its worst energy crisis in…
Transgender Care at Issue in US Supreme Court’s Latest Culture War Fight
Nov. 27 By Andrew Chung Dr. Susan Lacy had been caring for transgender patients for several years in Tennessee when, in 2023, everything changed. In the span of a few months, the Republican-governed state banned healthcare providers from treating minors for gender dysphoria. The Memphis…
Tips for Holiday Travelers as New U.S. Consumer Protections Kick In
Nov. 26 By Chris Taylor If you thought last year’s holiday travel was insane, well, buckle your seatbelt. AAA projects 79.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from their home over Thanksgiving, an increase of 1.7 million over last year. Transportation Secretary Pete…
‘No One Will Win a Trade War,’ China Says After Trump Tariff Threat
Nov. 25 By Eric Beech Neither the United States nor China would win a trade war, the Chinese Embassy in Washington said on Monday, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese imports when he takes office on…
‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II’ Bring in $270.2 Million in Global Box Office
Nov. 24 By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski The musical adaptation “Wicked” and action epic “Gladiator II” racked up a combined $270.2 million in global ticket sales over the weekend, a gift to cinemas heading into what may be a record-setting holiday season. The robust…
White House Officials Meet With Telecoms Execs on Suspected China Hack
Nov. 23 By Eric Beech Senior White House officials met on Friday with telecommunications executives to discuss China’s “significant cyber espionage campaign targeting the sector,” the White House said. Earlier this month, U.S. authorities said China-linked hackers had intercepted surveillance data intended for American law…