The US has “dramatically” cut its arms supplies to Israel over the past four months and repeatedly ignored requests to reinstate them, Benjamin Netanyahu claims, as he doubled down in an argument with the US. Relations between the longtime allies have fractured in recent months over Israel’s perceived lack of restraint in pursuit of its […]
Artificial intelligence could soon be helping to deliver faster and more accurate weather forecasts, according to meteorologists in Germany behind new research into the use of AI in forecasting models. Researchers from Germany’s meteorological service Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) say that, in a world first, they relied exclusively on AI to successfully feed data from weather […]
Economic damage due to a warming world is now expected to be six times worse than scientists had previously projected, according to new research. What’s happening? The Guardian reported on a new study that projects that a one-degree Celsius (1.8-degree Fahrenheit) increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product. […]
WASHINGTON — Facing mounting political pressure over the migrant influx at the U.S. southern border, President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will temporarily shut down asylum requests once the average number of daily encounters tops 2,500 between official ports of entry, according to a senior administration official. The shutdown would go […]
Boeing released its annual safety report on Friday which showed a dramatic increase in submissions by employees about safety and product quality concerns as the aerospace giant readies a report for regulators to increase its production. The company’s third annual safety report found that in early 2024 there was a 500% increase in the use […]
A Harvard University student speaker put the institution on blast Thursday morning when she dramatically went off script during her commencement address to slam the school for punishing more than a dozen of her peers for their activism. Shruthi Kumar, the Harvard senior chosen to deliver the English address, sharply reprimanded the university leaders during […]
Disney (DIS) CEO Bob Iger said the media giant plans to “pretty dramatically” reduce its investments in linear television as the company works to make its streaming unit a consistently profitable division. Last summer, Iger said he would take an “expansive” look at the entertainment giant’s traditional TV assets, signaling the potential for strategic options […]
Apr. 28—A little-publicized change in state mandates is forcing local school districts to set aside thousands of dollars more for special education costs in the coming year — possibly millions more in some districts, including Lewiston’s. The change, which took effect last year, was a technical one. And a costly one. Students who needed special […]
(Bloomberg) — A group of US regional banks is ratcheting up lending to oil, gas and coal clients, grabbing market share as bigger European rivals back away. Most Read from Bloomberg The list of banks includes Citizens Financial Group Inc., BOK Financial Corp. and Truist Securities Inc., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The companies […]
Going parabolic. There’s no better way to describe Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock performance since late 2022. Over the last 18 months, the chipmaker’s shares have skyrocketed more than 7x. Those jaw-dropping gains have led many investors to question how long Nvidia can keep the sizzling momentum going. The answer: Not for too much longer. Here’s […]
German plastic waste exports to Asia increased by nearly 50% last year, according to waste management association BDE. In 2023, around 158,000 tonnes of plastic waste were shipped from Germany to Asia, around 51,000 tonnes more than a year earlier, according to Germany’s waste management association BDE in response to a dpa enquiry. Exports had […]
When newspapers across the world wanted to visualize this week’s torrential California storms, they chose the same image: a shot of the brown, choppy waters of the Los Angeles River, seemingly about to fully swallow the trunks of local trees. Photos and video of the river dominated the homepages of the New York Times, the […]