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Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation
Arizona’s governor says a uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns related to a safety plan PHOENIX — A uranium producer has agreed to temporarily pause the transport of the mineral through the Navajo Nation after the tribe raised concerns about the possible effects that it could have on the reservation. Gov….
About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state lawyers. Attorneys general are among the most visible officials in state governments and the job can be a launching pad to the world stage. Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, previously held the…
MrBeast’s giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants
NEW YORK — YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is facing complaints about the safety of contestants from the preliminary round of his ambitious “Beast Games” game show, which boasts 1,000 competitors hoping for a $5 million grand prize. Some contestants complained online and to other YouTube influencers that they lacked regular access to food, water and medication during early production at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas,…
Warren Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire Hathaway’s longtime Apple stake in second quarter
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett slashed Berkshire Hathaway’s massive Apple stake in a move that could prove unsettling for the broader stock market — both because the investor is so revered and because there had been little positive financial news lately. Just two years ago Buffett called the stock one of the four giants of his conglomerate’s business alongside Berkshire insurance, utility and BNSF…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark plunges nearly 8% as worries over the U.S. economy trigger sell-offs in world markets
Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark plunges nearly 8% as worries over the U.S. economy trigger sell-offs in world markets ByThe Associated Press August 5, 2024, 12:29 AM BANGKOK — Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark plunges nearly 8% as worries over the U.S. economy trigger sell-offs in world markets. Trending Reader Picks Man charged with alleged plot to assassinate Trump Aug 6, 4:31 PM Ex-Trump lawyer…
Chinese businesses hoping to expand in the US and bring jobs face uncertainty and suspicion
WASHINGTON — It was billed as the “biggest ever economic development project” in north Michigan when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2022 welcomed a Chinese lithium-ion battery company’s plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids. But now the project by Gotion High-Tech is in the crosshairs of some U.S. lawmakers and local residents. Leading the charge is…
Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. The Houthis offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which have seen similar slowdowns since the assaults began…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges 7% as world markets tremble over risks to the US economy
NEW YORK — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared nearly 11% early Tuesday, a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street. The Japanese index advanced more than 3,300 points, not quite making up for the huge loss of more than 4,400 points the day before, when it plunged 12.4% in its worst single-day decline since 1987. The scary Monday started…
Australian state orders public servants to stop remote working after a newspaper campaign against it
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The government of Australia’s most populous state ordered all public employees to work from their offices by default beginning Tuesday and urged stricter limits on remote work, after news outlets provoked a fraught debate about work-from-home habits established during the pandemic. Chris Minns, the New South Wales premier, said in a notice to agencies Monday that jobs could be made flexible…
Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Facing the need to win battleground Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking, but that hasn’t stopped Republican Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position to win over voters in a state where the natural gas industry means jobs. Last week, in his first appearance in Pennsylvania since Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee,…