Jun. 19—Riverside City Council appeared ready to let residents decide whether to use ranked-choice voting in future city elections, which would be a first in Ohio. But now, on Thursday night, the city will consider repealing for now its earlier move to put that question on the ballot. Ranked-choice voting involves casting ballots that rate […]
A push to try to close a minimart in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood seems to have stalled. Allentown neighbors say Adan Market 2 on East Warrington Avenue has been a hotspot for crime. For the last several months, they and city leaders have been calling on the DA to shut the minimart down. “We’ve had neighbors […]
The European Commission is “analysing” the opening of an investigation by China into so-called anti-dumping duties on EU pork and its by-products. China’s commerce ministry launched the probe yesterday (17 June), purportedly in retaliation to the EC’s “provisional” notification last week to impose tariffs on imported Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEV). In making that proposal, […]
Since 2023 began, Wall Street has been firing on all cylinders. In this roughly 17.5-month stretch, we’ve watched the mature stock-driven Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) gain 17%, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) add 42%, and the growth-fueled Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) catapult higher by 69%. More importantly, all three indexes have achieved […]
Republicans were quick to spin Donald Trump’s decision to call Milwaukee a “horrible city” after his private meeting with House GOP lawmakers Thursday, offering a confused array of cover-up possibilities. And Trump’s own explanation seemed to make the least sense out of the bunch. GOP representatives rushed to provide justifications that included whining about the […]
Boeing’s Starliner capsule continues to get a thorough going-over during its first-ever astronaut mission. Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) on a shakeout cruise known as Crew Flight Test (CFT). The Boeing CFT mission was originally supposed to stay docked to the […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for LGBTQ+ youth, teachers and major publishers asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to affirm a lower court order that blocked key parts of an Iowa law banning books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classrooms. The law, which the Republican-led Legislature and GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds approved in 2023, […]
On Wednesday, investors will digest one of the most important data points that will shape future Federal Reserve interest rate policy: May’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). The inflation report, set for release at 8:30 a.m. ET, will come just ahead of the central bank’s policy decision at 2 p.m. ET. It’s expected to show headline […]
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – European governments may be wary of budget Chinese electric vehicles flooding their markets but they’re also fiercely competing for a share of the manufacturing investment and jobs the new competitors bring. While the European Union investigates China’s auto subsidies and considers tariffs on imports, national governments across the bloc […]
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – European governments may be wary of budget Chinese electric vehicles flooding their markets but they’re also fiercely competing for a share of the manufacturing investment and jobs the new competitors bring. While the European Union investigates China’s auto subsidies and considers tariffs on imports, national governments across the bloc […]
Jun. 7—As drought conditions in the region and throughout the state worsen, Santa Fe County officials are looking to ban the sale and use of some fireworks for the rest of June and through Independence Day into early July. A resolution up for consideration by the County Commission next week would proclaim severe drought conditions […]
A Georgia appeals court has halted all proceedings in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case while it weighs a request to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from being involved in it. The announcement comes a month after the appeals court agreed to reconsider a lower court ruling that allowed Willis to stay […]