Ahead of tonight’s debate, President Joe Biden has released a steady stream of politically useful policy items that he’ll be able to tout live. Billions of dollars in foreign aid to Ukraine. Warnings on social media for kids. Cracking down on the border. These offer Biden a list of ready-to-use talking points that he can […]
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – BP’s new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy, sources at the company said. The moves, which have not previously been reported, are part […]
The Biden administration’s massive energy and climate programs hold big benefits for the economy — but the rollout needs to speed up, one energy finance industry executive said Wednesday. “I think it hasn’t been implemented fast enough,” George Bilicic, managing director at asset management firm Lazard, told POLITICO’s Energy Summit, though he acknowledged the difficulty […]
(Bloomberg) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is speeding up introductions of new artificial intelligence processors as it seeks to dent Nvidia Corp.’s domination of that lucrative market. Most Read from Bloomberg The MI325X will go on sale in the fourth quarter, Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su said in the opening keynote address of the Computex […]
As thousands of veterans receive PACT Act benefits, VA working to ensure equitable rollout Many veterans who served our country were exposed to toxic burn pits and other harmful substances while overseas. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Now the Biden Administration says nearly one million of them are receiving expanded healthcare through the PACT […]
The botched cannabis industry rollout in New York has now spurred Gov. Kathy Hochul to overhaul the poorly run state agency that stifled marijuana business growth and fueled an explosion of illicit cannabis shops, state records show. After New York’s legal cannabis marketplace floundered over the past two years, Hochul’s administration last week announced new […]
Donald Trump told oil industry executives he would dismantle Joe Biden’s pro-electric vehicle agenda as he asked for $1bn (£800m) to help return him to the White House, it has been claimed. The Republican presidential candidate pledged to roll back the Biden administration’s environmental rules at a meeting with fossil fuel bosses last month, according […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last thing standing between Ashnaelle Bijoux and her college dream is the FAFSA form — a financial aid application that’s supposed to help students go to college, but is blocking her instead. She has tried to submit it over and over. Every time, it fails to go through. “I feel overwhelmed […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people. Residents and visitors are required under state law to use bathrooms and changing rooms in government-owned buildings that correspond with […]
During Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s visit to Beijing on Sunday (28 April) to discuss the rollout of its autopilot, or full self-driving (FSD) software, the US automaker won an endorsement from a top Chinese auto association, which saw its Model 3 and Y cars named compliant with China’s data security requirements. The endorsement would give […]
In a typical year, most of Lindsey Hernandez’s students would know by now where they were going to college next year. But for high school counselors across the country, this year has been anything but typical. Delays and technical glitches have plagued the rollout of the newly redesigned federal financial aid application, holding up the […]
SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation extending the deadline for students to apply for state scholarships as problems continue to beset the Biden administration’s rollout of a simplified federal aid form. The April 2 deadline to apply for the need-based Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship that California funds will […]