Category Archives: Business
LA, Long Beach ports will issue fines for backlogged cargo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex will begin fining shipping companies if they let cargo containers stack up as the nation's busiest twin harbors deal with an unprecedented backlog of vessels.
Chinese firm to pay $91M over dangerous dehumidifiers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Chinese company that sold millions of faulty dehumidifiers to U.S. customers will pay $91 million for failing to tell regulators that the devices could overheat and could catch fire, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Maine voters torn by Hydro-Québec plan as referendum set for Tuesday
FORKS, MAINE — A major Hydro-Québec electricity export project is tearing apart the citizens of Maine, who will vote on its future in a referendum on Tuesday. In communities near the 233-kilometre route of the Appalachian-Maine interconnection line, t...
Aluminum shortage disrupts Montana license plate production
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the latest state to stop making license plates because of disruption in the U.S. aluminum supply — another example of supply chain problems caused by the pandemic.
US Democratic governors to participate in U.N. climate talks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. governors want a seat at the table as international leaders prepare to gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet's temperature rise.
Oregon’s biggest city has ‘long way to go’ repairing its rep
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s “badly damaged” reputation – marked by months of destructive protests, a homeless crisis and record year of homicides – is hurting the standing of Oregon’s largest city, according to the city's main tourism promoter.
FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
UK’s Johnson renews threat to EU over N Ireland trade
ROME (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday renewed Britain’s threat to break from part of the Brexit divorce deal that he signed with the European Union unless a dispute over Northern Ireland trade is resolved.
US to gauge climate damage from federal oil and gas sales
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government regulators for the first time will analyze greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling on federal lands on a national scale, as the Biden administration steps up efforts to address climate change, the
Prosecutors urge prison for Michael Avenatti in Nike case
NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25
