Feb 14 Analysis: Trump places a big bet on career and technical education By Shaun M. Dougherty, The Conversation The White House wants to nearly double the total federal commitment to provide states with funds for career and technical education – from about US$1.2 billion in the current fiscal year to about $2.1 billion for fiscal 2021. Continue reading
Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren’t ads By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people. Continue reading
Feb 14 Trump’s $1.5 billion uranium bailout triggers rush of mining plans By Brady McCombs, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Donald Trump's proposal to prop up the country's nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mines around the West, including outside Grand Canyon National Park. Continue reading
Feb 13 South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors. Continue reading
Feb 13 New Mexico bid for recreational pot falls short By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The vote illustrates the difficulties of using the legislative process and not a ballot initiative to fully legalizing marijuana. Continue reading
Feb 13 U.S. brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The company is also accused of installing surveillance equipment that enabled Iran to spy on protesters during 2009 anti-government demonstrations in Iran, and of doing business in North Korea despite U.S. sanctions there. Continue reading
Feb 13 Court halts Pentagon cloud contract work with Microsoft By Joseph Pisani, Rachel Lerman, Associated Press A federal court has ordered the Pentagon to temporarily halt work with Microsoft on a $10 billion military cloud contract that Amazon was initially favored to win. Continue reading
Feb 13 Virus outbreak blamed for forecast fall in oil demand By Associated Press The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall by 435,000 barrels per day in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak from China. Any fall would be the first quarterly decline in a decade. The… Continue reading
Feb 13 McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press McClatchy Co.'s 30 newsrooms, including The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer in Raleigh, and The Star-Telegram in Fort Worth, will continue to operate as usual as the publisher reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Continue reading
Feb 13 The average 401(k) hit a record high last year By Stan Choe, Associated Press The average 401(k) balance rose 17% last year to $112,300 from the end of 2018, according to a review of 17.3 million accounts by Fidelity Investments. T… Continue reading