General Motors said nearly half its Buick dealers took buyouts this year rather than invest in selling and servicing electric vehicles as the automaker’s brands transitions to all electric by 2030. That means GM will end 2023 with about 1,000 Buick stores nationwide, down 47% from where it started the year. Late last year, Buick […]
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas stepped off an airplane from Dallas on Tuesday evening with an optimistic message for the future of the Country Club Plaza under new ownership. “It was, frankly, one of the best meetings I’ve had with potential economic development entities during my time as mayor or councilman,” Lucas said during a […]
Enjoying samba and caipirinhas in their country of origin will no longer be so easy for U.S travelers. Starting on Jan. 10, 2024, travelers with U.S. passports wishing to vacation in Brazil must first obtain a mandatory entry visa. The Electronic Visa (eVisa) of the Federative Republic of Brazil is a new entry requirement for […]
In a recent episode of “The Rich Dad Radio Show,” financial educator and author Robert Kiyosaki expressed grave concerns about the United States’ financial health. “America is now bankrupt,” he said. “And the question I want to answer today is how [come] America, at one time reportedly the richest country in the world, is now […]
Former President Donald Trump said immigrants coming to the U.S. are “poisoning the blood of our country,” a remark on Saturday that quickly drew a rebuke from his chief Democratic rival as President Joe Biden’s campaign likened the words to those of Adolf Hitler. “They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 […]
As a seasonal slew of respiratory illnesses circulate, it’s Covid that continues to send the most people to the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. “Covid is still the primary cause of new respiratory virus hospitalizations and death,” CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen said at a briefing for reporters Friday. The […]
Among the major announcements at this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, was the official launch of a “loss and damage” fund to provide financial support to developing countries suffering severe impacts from climate change. At least 15 countries and the European Union had pledged support for the fund as of early December, […]
A majority of respondents want their country to pay less attention to problems in other places, and feel more connected to people in their own community and country than those abroad, according to survey results released Wednesday that reveal some international divisions. The findings from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center point to a lack of […]