Oct 30 Watch 8:10 How a guaranteed income pilot program is helping some in Gary, Indiana By Zachary Green The city of Gary, one of the poorest in Indiana, is now one of the latest places in the U.S. to have a guaranteed income pilot program. One hundred and twenty five residents are now receiving an extra $500 a… Continue watching
Oct 30 US, EU reach agreement to settle rift over Trump-era tariffs By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House announced Saturday, as President Joe Biden is in Rome attending the Group of 20 summit. Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. to gauge climate damage from federal oil and gas sales By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. government regulators for the first time will analyze greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas lease sales on a national scale as the Biden administration steps up efforts to address climate change. Continue reading
Oct 29 Stocks edge lower on Wall Street, pulled down by Big Tech By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks edged lower in midday trading on Wall Street Friday, pulling major indexes back from record highs as investors review the latest round of corporate earnings. Continue reading
Oct 29 Wages jump by the most on records dating back 20 years By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Wages and salaries jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records that date back 20 years as companies are forced to offer higher pay to fill a near-record number of available jobs. Continue reading
Oct 28 'It's stupid,' billionaires complain about proposed tax By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Elon Musk isn't happy. With a personal fortune that is flirting with $300 billion, the Tesla CEO — the richest person on earth — has been lashing out at a Democratic proposal to tax the assets of billionaires like him. Continue reading
Oct 28 Facebook rebrands as Meta to emphasize 'metaverse' virtual reality vision By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Experts point out that it also appears to be an attempt to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, a document trove that has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal reports of the harms its social network magnified across the… Continue reading
Oct 28 Exxon CEO denies spreading disinformation on climate change By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Exxon CEO Darren Woods is among top officials testifying Thursday as congressional Democrats investigate what they describe as a decades-long campaign to push disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Oil executives testify over climate misinformation in House hearing By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming. Continue reading
Oct 27 Worsened by pandemic, child care crisis hampers broader economy By Sally Ho, Josh Boak, Associated Press Each caretaker resignation, coronavirus exposure and day care center closure reveals an industry on the brink, with wide-reaching implications for an entire economy's workforce. Continue reading