WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – A sharply divided U.S. Senate failed on Monday to advance a measure to suspend the federal debt ceiling and avoid a partial government shutdown, as Republican lawmakers denied the bill the votes necessary to move forward. The legislation by President Joe Biden’s Democrats was aimed at beating two fast-approaching deadlines...Read More
Here’s what you need to know: ImageStaff prepared for the reopening of school at Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy earlier this month.Credit…Gabby Jones for The New York Times New York City’s vaccine mandate for nearly all adults working in its public schools can proceed as scheduled, a federal appeals panel ruled on Monday, reversing a...Read More
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dollar General today announced its planned expansion into Idaho, increasing the retailer’s presence into its 47th state. Construction is underway on N. Old Highway 95 in Athol (Kootenai County) for the store, which is currently scheduled to open by spring 2022. “Dollar General is committed to helping customers save time and money on...Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Jan. 30, 2015. China has applied to join CPTPP, an 11-nation trade pact formed in 2018 after the U.S. withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images China will likely fail in its bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership — but its move...Read More
Today is being observed by the global community as the World Tourism Day. The day was set aside by the United Nations Tourism Organisation in 1980. The cardinal objective of the celebration is to sensitise the entire world to long-term planning and development, as well as harnessing the multiple benefits from tourism. The theme of...Read More
Senior U.S. and European officials meet in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, aiming to show that closer trans-Atlantic ties have value—in dollars and euros. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai plan to sit down with European Commission executive vice presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis to launch a...Read More
Worldwide uptake of cryptocurrencies last year got more traction than Elon Musk driving a souped-up Tesla at a Dogecoin e-vehicle rally. (That’s a thing, right?) Regardless, crypto is a thing, and it’s growing fast globally — its adoption skyrocketed 881% compared to the prior year. In its second annual Global Crypto Adoption Index, Chainalysis found...Read More
Crude oil consumption and economic growth have a near-perfect correlation. In fact, Art Berman, a petroleum geologist and consultant, said as he kicked off the West Texas Geological Society’s Fall Symposium, the nation’s prosperity is due not merely to ingenuity and technological advances but the productivity of its oil reserves. The productivity in one barrel...Read More
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