By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies’ businesses in the country, citing national security concerns. The companies, Bluvec Technologies Inc and Pegauni Technology Inc, were given the dissolution order and asked to cease all operations in the country under a law that governs foreign investments in […]
The University of Vermont is halting plans for a $100 million housing project that would have housed about 540 undergraduate students. UVM said the project was no longer cost effective due to construction costs, a lack of available labor and high interest rates. The Catamount Woods project came as a collaboration between former Mayor Miro […]
The city council in Nashville, Tennessee, has rejected a bid to install a sign for Morgan Wallen’s new bar, with council members citing his past controversies, including his using a racial slur and nearly hitting police officers with a chair he threw off a Nashville rooftop as reasons to reject the measure. A resolution introduced […]
Lawmakers, researchers push for school phone bans citing mental health concerns Some researchers and lawmakers are calling to ban phones in schools and keep smartphones out of the hands of young people until high school. It comes amid concerning mental health trends and a look at how childhood has changed with technology. Eleventh-grader Ailen De […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country’s new ban on Al Jazeera. The Qatari satellite channel is among thousands of clients that receive live video feeds from the AP and other news organizations. The AP […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera. The Qatari satellite channel is among thousands of clients that receive live video feeds from the AP and […]
In our Reality Check stories, Wichita Eagle journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Story idea? tips@wichitaeagle.com. A deluge of unanswered questions continue to swirl around Wichita City Hall, where a ransomware attack has disrupted some city services for two weeks. But city officials aren’t answering them now, instead directing anyone with […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks. The latest batch of broadcasters consists of Voice of Europe, […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Michigan’s largest egg producer, says it will lay off hundreds of employees in Ionia County as it deals with an outbreak of bird flu. In a notice filed with the state on Wednesday, Herbruck’s said it plans to lay off an estimated 400 employees at five of […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses. The legislation […]
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 35-year-old Bank of America investment banker who died from a blood clot earlier this month wanted to leave the U.S. bank because he was working more than 100 hours a week, according to an executive recruiter who spoke with him about seeking a new job. Junior banker […]
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) – The 35-year-old Bank of America investment banker who died from a blood clot earlier this month wanted to leave the U.S. bank because he was working more than 100 hours a week, according to an executive recruiter who spoke with him about seeking a new job. Junior banker […]