Rhasidat Adeleke won the women’s 100 metres at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Santry. In doing so, she smashed the Irish record in a time of 11.13 seconds. Sarah Lavin finished second, who last summer had taken that Irish 100 metres record down to 11.27 seconds. Adeleke has repeatedly claimed senior records […]
A U.S. Supreme Court decision stripping protections from the billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma means it may be years before North Carolina sees payouts from the company over its role in the nationwide opioid crisis. Thursday’s ruling, though, will not affect the vast majority of the approximately $1.5 billion North Carolina will collect […]
A U.S. Supreme Court decision stripping protections from the billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma means it may be years before North Carolina sees payouts from the company over its role in the nationwide opioid crisis. Thursday’s ruling, though, will not affect the vast majority of the approximately $1.5 billion North Carolina will collect […]
The Murphy administration is proposing a plan for the state Economic Development Authority to purchase $100 million of NJ Transit’s valuable property around rail — parking lots or awkward, under-used parcels — and generate development, more ridership and revenue for NJ Transit. The idea, according to an announcement from Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan […]
Hours before House Speaker Tim Moore’s campaign confirmed his plans to run for a congressional seat last fall, he stood before reporters and TV cameras on a patch of land overlooking the interchange of two interstates near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Moore announced he had earmarked nearly half of a $100 million discretionary fund to […]
Jun. 5—At its Monday, June 3, meeting, Mesa City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to join a coalition of five Arizona governments applying for a $453 million Environmental Protection Agency grant. Mesa would take $100 million of the massive Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grant. If the application succeeds, Mesa plans to spend the […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – One of the busiest throughways in Las Vegas is preparing to be dug up and rebuilt, costing the city millions of dollars more than first expected in an area encompassing several low-income communities. The Stewart Avenue Complete Street Project was first announced in 2022 and focused on four and a half […]
The U.S. state of Wisconsin purchased 94,562 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the first quarter of the year, a filing shows. The shares are worth nearly $100 million. Bitcoin rose 1% on the news, currently trading at $61,957, down 1.7% over the past 24 hours as new inflation data came in hotter […]
Malcolm Aw said he pulled out of a Neom contract because of alleged Saudi human rights abuses. The CEO of Solar Water told BI that he had planned to build solar desalination plants. Human rights campaigners say tribe members are being forcibly evicted to make way for the megacity. A green energy founder pulled out […]
Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke ran under 11 seconds to win the women’s 100 metres final at the Texas Invitational. The 21-year-old ran a wind-assisted 10.84 seconds, but the time won’t count towards the record books. The women’s 100m at the Texas Invitational. Wind +3.51st – Rhasidat Adeleke 🇮🇪 10.842nd – Celera Barnes 🇺🇸 10.943rd – Dina […]
Davidson College on Thursday announced plans for a $100 million renovation of its library, including permanently relocating about half of its collection. It’s the largest capital project in the school’s history. The most frequently used books will remain in the library, which was built in 1974 in the center of Davidson’s campus. Other books will […]
Dive Brief: Uwe Schoenbeck, a biotech veteran who most recently was chief scientific officer at Pfizer’s innovation division, has joined Canaan Partners as a venture partner, the investment firm announced Wednesday. Since starting at Canaan in January, Schoenbeck has led Canaan’s involvement in a $132 million Series B round for precision cancer drug developer Alterome […]