A woman was found dead on a trail in Montana near Yellowstone National Park after an “apparent bear encounter” on Sunday, according to state wildlife officials. The woman’s body was discovered on the Buttermilk Trail west of West Yellowstone — a small town in the Custer Gallatin National Forest just west of the national park, […]
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Biden’s US Chip Manufacturer Delays Production
Chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) has delayed the start of production at its factory in the US state of Arizona, in a setback to President Biden’s technology ambitions. The firm says chip manufacturing will no longer start next year, due to a shortage of skilled workers. The White House has laid out plans to bring […]
2023 poised to be the summer of strikes
More than 650,000 American workers are threatening to go on strike this summer — or have already done so — in an avalanche of union activity not seen in the US in decades. The combined actors and writers strikes in Hollywood are already a once-in-a-generation event. Unions for United Parcel Service Inc. and Detroit’s Big […]
Why aren’t people going to Disney World?
Walt Disney World is billed as the “most magical place on Earth,” but based on a growing amount of evidence, it seems like fewer people are spending this summer soaking up the fairy dust. And for all the talk about its parent company’s fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, it’s pretty clear that the park’s […]
Gas prices rising as Saudi Arabia cuts drilling
Oil prices have risen after Saudi Arabia said it would make cuts of a million barrels per day (bpd) in July. Other members of Opec+, a group of oil-producing countries, also agreed to continued cuts in production in an attempt to shore up flagging prices. Opec+ accounts for around 40% of the world’s crude oil […]
The world’s best warships aren’t American
It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads: How to keep up with China’s ever-expanding fleet of warships. Not only is China’s navy already the world’s largest, its numerical lead over the US is getting wider, with the head of the US Navy warning recently that American shipyards simply can’t […]
Biden thinks he has the authority to invoke 14th
President Biden on Sunday said he believes he has the authority to use the 14th Amendment to unilaterally address the debt ceiling, but he acknowledged potential legal challenges could still lead the nation to default if he went that route. “I’m looking at the 14th Amendment as to whether or not we have the authority […]
Putin Survives Drone Assassination Attempt
The Kremlin was struck by Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday morning, officials in Moscow claimed, adding it was an attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s life, potentially marking a major escalation in the ongoing conflict between the two countries as Kyiv is expected to mobilize its forces for a planned spring offensive. Officials in Moscow […]
Sperm donor father of 550 offspring told to stop
A Dutch man suspected of fathering more than 550 children worldwide through sperm donations has been ordered to stop. The man named Jonathan, aged 41, could be fined more than $100,000 if he tries to donate again. He was banned from donating to fertility clinics in the Netherlands in 2017 after it emerged he had […]
Biden says, Good Credit = Higher Mortgage Fees
Homebuyers with good credit scores will soon be facing higher mortgage fees as the Biden administration seeks to close the racial homeownership gap and get more first-time and low-income buyers through the door. Starting in May, a new federal rule will upend the current structure of the Loan-Level Price Adjustment (LLPA) matrix. Homebuyers with a […]
Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill For Now
The abortion rights community and its allies in the Biden administration secured a striking victory from the conservative Supreme Court with an order Friday night that stopped restrictions on medication abortion drugs from taking effect. The Supreme Court’s brief, unsigned order came in an emergency dispute over lower court rulings that would have curtailed access […]
China expands wartime military draft
Beijing this week announced revisions to its conscription policy and said that should China enter a state of war, veterans and educated college students can expect to be on top of the list to be drafted. China has positioned these changes as a necessary step to modernize the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and to bolster […]