Here’s who made the second Republican presidential debate
Sept. 25 By ZACH MONTELLARO The stage is set for the second GOP presidential primary debate — and once again, the frontrunner is nowhere to be seen. On Monday night, the Republican National Committee confirmed that seven candidates have been invited to Wednesday’s debate: Florida…
Games-Asia Olympic Body Backs North Korea Flag at Hangzhou Despite WADA Ban
Sept. 24 By Ian Ransom The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said it was happy for the North Korea flag to keep flying at the Hangzhou Asian Games despite it being banned over the country’s non-compliance with global anti-doping rules. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)…
UAW Strike Set to Hit Deep Into the Industry’s Supply Base
Sept. 23 By Timothy Aeppel Jeffrey Aznavorian has already cut output about 6% at his small auto parts factory outside Detroit due to the United Auto Workers strike. But he is bracing for it to get worse. Much worse. The union, which initiated strikes at…
Anchorage changes ARPA rules for $100M in grants
Sept. 22 By David Bernknopf The Municipality of Anchorage has released its 2023 report on how federal American Rescue Plan Act grants distributed by the municipality are being used. ARPA grants totaling more than $100 million were appropriated by the Anchorage Assembly in 2021 and…
Warner Bros to Expand UK Studios’ Production Capacity by Over 50%
Sept. 21 By David Lawder Warner Bros Discovery on Thursday said it planned to expand production capacity at its Leavesden studios near London by more than 50%, adding 10 new sound stages to the facility where much of the “Barbie” blockbuster and HBO’s “House of…
Biden to Host Second Summit With Pacific Islands at White House on Monday
Sept. 20 By Kanishka Singh U.S. President Joe Biden will host a second summit with leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum at the White House on Monday, part of his efforts to step up engagement with a region where the U.S. is in a battle…
US House Panel Sets First Biden Impeachment Inquiry Hearing for Next Week
Sept. 19 By Moira Warburton The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is set to hold its first committee hearing on Sept. 28 on its long-shot impeachment inquiry against Democratic President Joe Biden launched by Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week. The House Oversight Committee, led by…
The Fed Wants to Cool Spending; a Strike, a Shutdown and Student Loans May Add Ice
Sept. 18 By Howard Schneider U.S. Federal Reserve officials, who have tentatively embraced the possibility they can squelch inflation without a recession, meet this week with an autoworkers strike, a possible federal government shutdown, and a student loan squeeze on consumers posing new risks to…
Turkish President Erdogan Asks Musk to Build Tesla Factory in Turkey
Sept. 17 By Chandni Shah and Daren Butler Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, the country’s communications directorate said on Monday. It cited Musk as saying that many Turkish suppliers are already working with Tesla…
US Senator Warren Presses Pentagon on L3 Harris Deal to Buy Aerojet
Sept. 15 By Diane Bartz U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat who wants more mergers scrutinized, questioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about the Pentagon’s role in the approval in July of L3 Harris Technologies’ purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne at a time when the number of…
US Homeland Security Department Reveals New AI Guardrails as It Deploys Technology Across Agency
Sept. 14 By Alexandra Alper and Christopher Bing The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday plans to announce new limits on its use of artificial intelligence even as it highlights the agency’s success using the technology to aid in drug busts and catch criminals. “We…
US Contacts Oil Producers, Refiners as Gasoline Prices Rise
Sept. 13 By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw The U.S. Energy Department has talked to oil producers and refiners to ensure stable fuel supplies at a time of rising gasoline prices, Jared Bernstein, head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said on Wednesday….