Category Archives: Business
Oil demand, climate change clash in California pipeline plan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to replace an oil pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after causing California's worst coastal spill in 25 years is inching though a government review, even as the state moves toward banning gas-powered
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to face charges of sexual harassment earlier this year.
Can California legally require women on corporate boards?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When then-California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's first law requiring women on boards of publicly traded companies, he suggested it might not survive legal challenges.
Alaska expecting infrastructure funds for broadband efforts
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska could receive more than $1 billion from the recently passed federal infrastructure package for high-speed broadband networks, which an official with the Alaska Telecom Association said would be “transformational."
Court upholds California ban on high-capacity magazines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by two of its judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
CRTC says new technology will help fight spoofed telephone calls
OTTAWA — The federal telecommunications regulator says new technology will help reduce the frequency and impact of caller ID spoofing. Spoofing happens when a caller hides their identity by displaying fake or altered phone numbers on a call display whe...
N.L.’s Come By Chance oil refinery sold to Texas company to produce renewable fuels
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An idled oil refinery in the town of Come By Chance, N.L., has new owners and a planned new life producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel beginning in mid-2022. The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced Tuesd...
UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads
LONDON (AP) — New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus took effect in England on Tuesday, with face coverings again compulsory in shops and on public transportation, as the government said it would offer all adults a
Biden tries to reassure on COVID as he sells spending plan
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday went to Minnesota to pitch his completed infrastructure deal and a giant social spending bill that he's still trying to get passed, but also found himself reassuring the nation he would
EU set to unveil massive worldwide infrastructure plan
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday is set to unveil a multibillion-euro plan aimed at bolstering the 27-nation bloc’s worldwide infrastructure and influence.
