Jun 29 4 COVID-era habits that people aren’t ready to lose By Laura Santhanam Actions we took under duress have become hardwired habits and may endure after the pandemic has receded. They may help us think and live differently — maybe even better — in the future. Continue reading
Jun 29 House Financial Services Committee examines role of housing, finance in racial equity By Associated Press House Financial Services Committee examined the role of housing and finance in racial equity on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 29 Judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook By Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. Continue reading
Jun 28 Juul to pay $40 million in North Carolina teen vaping suit settlement By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein had accused Juul of unfair and deceptive marketing practices targeting young people to use it vaping products, which delivers addictive nicotine. Continue reading
Jun 28 Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4 billion in U.S. pandemic funds By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Monday's announcement was made during Cardona's official three-day trip to Puerto Rico. It is the first for a Biden administration Cabinet member and also marks the first time the island has full access to those funds. Continue reading
Jun 28 Honda changing course, will build its own electric vehicles By Associated Press Company officials say they're developing their own EV architecture, and after two GM-made EVs go on sale in 2024, Honda will start building its own. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court sides with Alaska Natives in COVID-19 relief money case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The question for the court was whether Alaska Native corporations, which are for-profit companies that provide benefits and social services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, count as "Indian tribes." The high court answered yes. Continue reading
Jun 24 Infrastructure spending promises boost for industry By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Details of the deal were scarce, but the pared-down plan, with $579 billion in new spending, has rare bipartisan backing and could open the door to the president's more sweeping $4 trillion proposals later on. Continue reading
Jun 24 Teamsters union votes to make organizing Amazon workers a priority By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press The Teamsters said that Amazon, the nation's second-largest private employer, is exploiting its employees by paying them low wages, pushing them to work at fast speeds and giving them no job security. Continue reading
Jun 24 U.S. blocks solar panel materials from China over labor abuses By Ben Fox, Associated Press The moves could make it harder for the U.S. to meet renewable energy goals aimed at addressing climate change. That's because about 45% of the global supply of the polysilicon used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels comes from… Continue reading