EU foreign ministers approved €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military aid for Ukraine, with the package to be financed for the first time by proceeds from frozen Russian Central Bank assets, diplomats told dpa on Monday. Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said the funds need to reach Ukraine quickly and “avoid any blockage” ahead of […]
The cost of a public safety campus expansion in Woodbury has climbed to an estimated $60 million, as the city prepares to ask voters to pass a sales tax to help pay for the project. That number is up from April 2023, when officials were projecting it would cost about $50 million for plans that […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Friday formally approved the launch of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova next week, another step in the two nations’ long journey to join the 27-nation bloc. Belgium, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, said member states have agreed on a negotiating framework. “This opens […]
(Bloomberg) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin asked parliament to approve a deficit-heavy 3.75 trillion baht ($102 billion) fiscal budget designed to boost the nation’s nascent economic recovery, which has lagged behind peers in Southeast Asia. Most Read from Bloomberg Spending for the year starting Oct. 1 would exceed expected revenues by about 866 billion […]
A Supreme Court decision last year striking down affirmative action in college admissions unleashed a broad conservative attack on corporate efforts to achieve diversity. Dozens of companies, including giants like Meta and Pfizer, are fighting lawsuits over their corporate diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs, many of them brought by conservative activists. Republican-led state […]
Despite dozens of protesters filling the Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting room Monday morning, supervisors approved a solar farm that will be the biggest in the state when completed. Local residents, mostly from Raymond and Bolton, stood outside the Hinds County Chancery Court with signs opposing the solar farm. Protesters wore green shirts reading […]
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is one step closer to the finish line of its historic stock split. At its annual meeting of shareholders held on June 6, 2024, shareholders approved the measure, paving the way for its 50-for-1 stock split to take place later this month. There are a few important dates for shareholders to remember. […]
Elon Musk has claimed that Tesla shareholder votes on a record-breaking payout to the billionaire boss and a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas are “currently passing by wide margins”. Shareholders in the car company have been voting on a number of proposals, including one that could give the multi-billionaire chief executive […]
Argentina’s Senate has narrowly approved key state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei, delivering an initial legislative victory to the libertarian leader in his efforts to enact his promises of radical change. Senators voted 37 to 36 late on Wednesday to give their overall approval to the overhaul bill after 11 hours […]
President Joe Biden’s executive action on immigration isn’t a slam dunk with voters, but it’s not entirely alienating Democrats and independents either, according to a new Monmouth University poll. Democrats’ views of Biden’s border crackdown are consistent with voters across the board: 40 percent of registered voters approve of the move, 27 percent are opposed […]
NEW YORK (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump’s recent felony conviction, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows some potential vulnerabilities, along with some signs of resilience in his support, as Trump tries to become the first American with a felony […]
Overspending by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office forced the county to divert $3.2 million to meet payroll, outstanding bills and operational expenses in the final weeks of the fiscal year. During a special meeting on Monday, county officials approved the creation of the “Sheriff FY2024 Taxpayer Assisted Bailout Fund” and diverted money from funds that […]