President Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied at 44% apiece among registered voters heading into the 2024 election year, according to the final Yahoo News/YouGov poll of 2023. The survey of 1,533 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Dec. 14 to Dec. 18, represents a reality check at a time when the press […]
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Joe Biden plans to ban logging in US old-growth forests in 2025
Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday announced a new proposal aimed at banning logging in old-growth forests, a move meant to protect millions of trees that play a key role in fighting the climate crisis. The proposal comes from an executive order signed by the president on Earth Day in 2022 that directed the US Forest […]
Plans announced for €35m redevelopment of National Basketball Arena
Plans have been lodged for a €35 million redevelopment of the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. It comes 30 years after the Tallaght venue first opened. Basketball Ireland said the plans would turn the arena into a new multi-sport and multi-use centre, doubling its capacity to 3,300. Pictured is (L-R) Sean Jenkins, Griffith College Éanna, […]
White House plans one more Ukraine aid package, then up to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is planning one more military aid package in December for Ukraine in its war against Russia, the White House said on Monday, then further assistance to Kyiv will require an agreement in Congress where prospects for a deal were uncertain. “When that one’s done … we will have no […]
Illumina Stock Rises On Plans To Divest Cancer Detection Outfit Grail
Illumina (ILMN) stock inched ahead Monday after the company said it would divest its cancer detection outfit, Grail, following a lengthy battle with U.S. and European regulators. X The DNA-reading behemoth acquired Grail in mid-2021 for $7.1 billion, vaulting over antitrust concerns from regulators. Grail makes Galleri, a blood test that can detect 50 different […]
Lake County JFS official reflects on 2023, details plans moving forward
Dec. 18—This year’s flurry of activity at the Lake County Department of Job and Family Services shows no signs of slowing as the office continues to adapt to and prepare for transitions at both the local and state levels. Through it all, Director Suzanne Casar noted, the department remains committed to its mission of serving […]
Ukrainian hydropower company plans to restore 1 GW of capacity over next six months
Ukrhydroenergo, Ukraine’s largest hydropower company, plans to restore about 1,000 megawatt of hydropower generating capacity affected by Russian attacks over the next six months. Source: Ihor Syrota, General Director of PJSC Ukrhydroenergo on the air of the national 24/7 newscast Details: Syrota claims that a total of more than 50 missile strikes were made against […]
Chinese EV-Maker XPeng Plunges After Alibaba Plans Stake Sale
(Bloomberg) — US-traded shares of XPeng Inc. slumped Friday after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. disclosed a plan to cut its stake in the Chinese electric vehicle maker. Most Read from Bloomberg XPeng shares tumbled as much as 8.6% on Friday after a Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed that Taobao China Holding Ltd., an Alibaba […]
Elon Musk Plans to Open a New University in Austin
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. Texas transplant Elon Musk is planning to start a university in Austin, according to tax filings for one of his charities first reported by Bloomberg News. The charity, called The Foundation, plans to use a $100 million gift from Musk to create and launch a primary […]
Supreme Court announces funeral plans for former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
WASHINGTON — Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will be honored in a private funeral service on Dec. 19 following a day of lying in repose at the Supreme Court, the high court announced on Friday. O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, died on Dec. 1. She was 93. The public will be invited to […]
Amazon’s Internal Plans to Advance Its Interests in California Are Laid Bare in Leaked Memo
NEW YORK (AP) — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and other groups. The eight-page document […]
Over 7 Million People Have Signed up for 2024 Obamacare Plans
(Reuters) – Nearly 7.3 million Americans so far have signed up for health insurance for next year through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday. The enrolment for 2024 includes 1.6 million new additions to the marketplace, the data showed. People […]