May 17—NEW LONDON — Revolution Wind, a joint project of Eversource and Ørsted that uses State Pier as its turbine-assembly headquarters, announced Friday that it has hit the first milestone along the way toward creating clean power for more than 350,000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The so-called “steel in the water” milestone was […]
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Chinese Stocks Rally, Copper Hits All-Time Highs
China Goes All In As Beijing Vows To Buy Unsold Properties: Chinese Stocks Rally, Copper Hits All-Time Highs Xi Jinping’s government has introduced its most aggressive measures to date to rescue China’s struggling property market. On Thursday, Beijing announced a new plan that included easing mortgage regulations and urged local governments to purchase unsold homes, […]
Massive Ukraine drone strike hits energy infrastructure in Russia and Crimea
icon Semafor Signals Supported by Microsoft logo Insights from Verstka, Ukrainska Pravda, and Foreign Affairs Arrow Down Title icon The News A massive wave of Ukrainian drones and missiles struck oil refineries, ports, and electricity stations in southwestern Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea early Friday. The strike, which Russian authorities said involved more than 100 Ukrainian […]
Vienna Festival director Milo Rau hits back at anti-Semitism accusations
One of the latest events in Europe to be hit with accusations of anti-Semitism, the Vienna Festival kicks off Friday, with its new director, Milo Rau, urging that places of culture be kept free of the “antagonism” of the Israel-Hamas war while still tackling difficult issues. As the conflict in Gaza sharply polarises opinion, “we […]
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Barge hits a bridge in Galveston, Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is home to a university, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The bridge that leads to Pelican Island, north […]
Dell Stock Hits Record High On AI Server Build-Out
Dell Technologies (DELL) is “the best way to play” the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out, investment bank Morgan Stanley said Wednesday. Dell stock jumped on the news. X Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring reiterated his overweight, or buy, rating on Dell stock and raised his price target to 152 from 128. He also calls Dell stock […]
Affordable housing bonds plan hits stumbling block
It appears unlikely that the $200 million housing bond issue, approved by voters in November, will create anything close to the goal of 20,000 housing units anytime soon. County commissioners pushed back against a plan presented May 7 that would have exhausted more than half of the $200 million for a batch of projects that […]
Great Salt Lake’s south arm hits ‘significant’ elevation
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — This week, the south arm of the Great Salt Lake was measured at 4,195 feet in elevation, the low-end benchmark for what officials deem a “transitionary zone” for the lake’s ecosystem. “That’s a significant number,” Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday in the Legislative […]
Nasdaq hits record close after Powell reassures investors, CPI in focus
By Sinéad Carew and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – The Nasdaq scored a record closing high on Tuesday and the S&P 500 and the Dow also advanced as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassured investors while they digested Tuesday’s data and waited for Wednesday’s crucial consumer inflation report. U.S. producer prices increased more than expected […]
APD hits milestone in police reform compliance effort
May 13—Ten years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice released a scathing report finding the Albuquerque Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force that violated the constitutional rights of those shot or harmed by its officers. The resulting settlement agreement with the DOJ led to an overhaul of APD use of […]
Semi hits CSX overpass in Nashville forcing I-40 traffic at I-24 to be diverted
Traffic around Interstate 40’s westbound lanes at the I-24 split in South Nashville was shut down Sunday and diverted after a semitruck hit a CSX overpass, according to Nashville police. Police provided an update just before 3 p.m. that the I-24 westbound lanes were being reopened at the I-24 and I-40 junction. The I-40 westbound […]