By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require many U.S. employers to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat. The proposed rule from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which enforces workplace safety laws, would require employers to provide workers with water and shaded […]
This article was originally published in Oregon Capital Chronicle. Oregon teacher colleges and future and current teachers hoping to get hired at public elementary schools in the state could soon be required to demonstrate a much more robust understanding of how to teach reading and writing than is currently required. Gov. Tina Kotek’s Early Literacy […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to address excessive heat in the workplace, as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the […]
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese transport ministry panel on Monday proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety, more than six months after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The panel recommended hiring more air traffic control staff at the country’s […]
Donald Trump continued his stump on the campaign trail on Saturday ahead of his rematch with President Joe Biden in the first presidential debate of 2024 scheduled for Thursday. Trump hit his usual marks, from attacking migrants and border complaints to touting his role in erasing women’s reproductive rights by appointing Supreme Court justices who […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Friday fleshed out a proposed rule that would restrict and monitor U.S. investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The proposed rule stems from President Joe Biden’s August 2023 executive order regarding the access that “countries of concern” have to American dollars that fund […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Friday fleshed out a proposed rule that would restrict and monitor U.S. investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The proposed rule stems from President Joe Biden’s August 2023 executive order regarding the access that “countries of concern” have to American dollars that fund […]
MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in an interview posted on Thursday he wants to give automatic green cards to foreign students who graduate from U.S. colleges, a sharp departure from the anti-immigrant rhetoric he typically uses on the campaign trail. Trump was asked about plans for companies to be able to import […]
It’s been almost a century since UNC-Chapel Hill hosted a School of Engineering on its campus. Are legislators trying to bring it — or something similar — back? That’s what a budget proposal from Republicans in the state House released Monday night appears to indicate. The budget proposes the UNC Board of Trustees establish a […]
A disciplinary office in Washington, D.C., is seeking the suspension of Hunter Biden‘s legal license after he was convicted last week on federal gun charges. The Office of the Disciplinary Counsel, which serves as the prosecutor in disciplinary cases for members of the bar in D.C., sent a letter Monday to the D.C. Court of […]
The Milford school board is set to consider an updated policy across its schools. That policy would require staff to ensure all learning environments are free from content, items or conduct that could create an “intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment,” as proposed in a revised policy set for consideration Monday night. Such subject matter […]
MicroStrategy proposes $500 million debt sale to boost BTC stash. The Nasdaq-listed firm currently holds 214,400 BTC. Nasdaq-listed business intelligence firm and bitcoin holder MicroStrategy (MSTR) announced Thursday that it intends to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2032, proceeds of which will be used to acquire additional bitcoin and […]