US Near-Miss With Government Shutdown Illustrates Washington Dysfunction
Oct. 1 By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. narrowly dodged its fourth partial government shutdown in a decade on Sunday, but the past week exposed the depths of political dysfunction in Washington and particularly within the splintered House Republican caucus. A last-minute decision…
California’s Newsom Promoting Biden in ’24 – and Perhaps Himself in ’28
Sept. 30 By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Shortly after Wednesday’s second Republican presidential debate concluded, California Governor Gavin Newsom was holding court in the so-called “spin room,” bouncing from one network to another to tout Democratic President Joe Biden as the real winner of the…
New York Remains Top Financial Centre, London Clings to Second Place – Survey
Sept. 28 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – New York has easily remained the world’s top financial centre with London still second and gaining some ground, but also facing a tougher fight with Singapore and Hong Kong, the Global Financial Centres index showed on Thursday….
Musk’s X Disabled Feature for Reporting Electoral Misinformation – Researcher
Sept. 26 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, a research organisation said on Wednesday, throwing fresh concern about false claims spreading just before major U.S. and Australian votes. After…
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…