With just weeks left in the legislative session, a roughly $1 billion public infrastructure borrowing proposal is seeing discussion at the Minnesota Capitol. But whether the bill will cross the finish line in time is unclear. A capital investment proposal from DFL House lawmakers calls for hundreds of millions for universities and colleges, prisons, transportation […]
US officials say the Pentagon is poised to send a one billion-dollar package (£0.8 billion) of military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begins a debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war. The decision on Tuesday comes after months of frustration, […]
For nearly 60 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been delivering outsized returns for his investors. Whereas the benchmark S&P 500 has gained a little over 34,000%, including dividends paid, since the “Oracle of Omaha” took over as Berkshire’s CEO in the mid-1960s, Buffett has overseen an aggregate return in his […]
Wondering what it would be like to be the world’s newest billionaire? One lucky winner may soon find out. Here’s what we know: Where was the winning ticket sold? At Shoprite Liquors, located at 2200 Route 66, Neptune. Who won Tuesday night’s $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot? Only one winning ticket matching all six numbers […]
NEPTUNE – Check your lottery tickets! You could be New Jersey’s newest billionaire! Tuesday night’s winning $1.13 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold at Shoprite Liquors on Route 66, letter officials said. The winner has not yet come forward, but lottery officials will hold a news conference at the store at noon to present […]
Nato has signed a $1.2 billion contract to make tens of thousands of artillery rounds to replenish the dwindling stocks of its member countries as they supply ammunition to Ukraine to help it defeat Russia’s invasion. The contract will allow for the purchase of 220,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition, the most widely sought-after artillery shell, […]
Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery app Drizly, the company has confirmed, three years after acquiring the platform for 1.1 billion US dollars. Drizly will officially shut down at the end of March, Uber said. It means orders are open until then, Drizly said in details posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We’ll be sure to […]
National weather analysts released their 2023 “billion-dollar disasters list” on Jan. 9, just as 2024 was getting off to a ferocious start. A blizzard was sweeping across across the Plains and Midwest, and the South and East faced flood risks from extreme downpours. The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in […]
In 2023, the U.S. experienced a record 25 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters — three more than the previous record, set in 2020. As greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere, extreme events — hurricanes, severe storms, heavy rainfall, flooding, wildfires, extreme heat, and drought — are becoming ever more frequent, intense, and dangerous. […]