Sep 12 California fast food and health care workers poised to win large salary increases By Adam Beam, Associated Press Most of the state's 500,000 fast food workers would be paid at least $20 per hour next year. About 455,000 health care workers will see their salaries rise to at least $25 per hour over the next 10 years. Continue reading
Sep 11 Elon Musk’s refusal to provide Starlink support for Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon By Tara Copp, Associated Press SpaceX founder Elon Musk's refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions for the Pentagon. Continue reading
Sep 11 Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border By Martín Adames Alcántara, Associated Press The measures announced Monday by President Luis Abinader follow the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican officials argue will divert water from the shared Massacre River and harm its farmers and the environment. Continue reading
Sep 10 Auto workers are prepared to strike major U.S. car makers this week. Here’s why By Tom Krisher, Associated Press About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to reach an agreement by the time their contracts with the United Auto Workers union expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern… Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Biden, Modi announce economic corridor linking India to Middle East, Europe at G20 By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday announced plans to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe, an ambitious project aimed at fostering economic growth and political cooperation. Continue reading
Sep 08 Biden and Modi look to tighten U.S.-India relations as concerns over China rise By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the United States, Biden held a 52-minute talk with the leader of the world's most populous nation in New Delhi on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 08 EU rebukes its representative’s tone after he called out Austria’s Russian gas imports By Associated Press EU representative Martin Selmayr said at a discussion event on Wednesday that Austria continues to get 55 percent of its gas from Russia but no one is out on Vienna's central Ringstrasse boulevard to protest that. Continue reading
Sep 08 Federal officials leave future of Dakota Access pipeline’s river crossing unclear in draft review By Jack Dura, Associated Press The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has opposed the pipeline's Missouri River crossing over fears an oil spill would contaminate its water supply. Continue reading
Sep 08 German lawmakers approve a long-debated plan to replace fossil fuel heating By Geir Moulson, Associated Press An ensuing fight over its details in Scholz's ideologically diverse three-party coalition fueled an impression of disarray from which the government is struggling to recover. Continue reading
Sep 07 Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter… Continue reading