Category Archives: Business
Fraud or innovation? Views clash in trial of Georgia’s Beck
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors want jurors to conclude that suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was running a $2 million scam to bilk money from the property insurer he led before being elected. Defense attorneys say Beck was actually an
Documents detail BoC’s bond buying on federal debt
OTTAWA — Federal officials' apparent lack of concern about the impact central bank actions have on managing government debt, shown in internal documents, is about to face a test as the Bank of Canada is poised to slow the pace
Activists sue federal agency over voting system guidelines
Key elements of the first federal technology standards for voting equipment in 15 years should be scrapped because language that would have banned the devices from connecting to the internet was dropped after private meetings held with manufacturers, a...
Manfred: A’s fate in Oakland to be decided in coming months
DENVER (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the fate of the Athletics in Oakland will be determined in the next few months.
Russia-based ransomware gang offline but cause not clear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it was premature to speculate why and that there was no indication of a law enfor...
US deficit for current budget year climbs to $2.24 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's deficit for the first nine months of this budget year hit $2.24 trillion, keeping the country on track for its second biggest shortfall in history.
Italy to ban mammoth cruise ships from Venice as of Aug. 1
ROME (AP) — Declaring Venice's waterways a “national monument,” Italy is banning mammoth cruise liners from sailing into the lagoon city, which risked being declared an imperiled world heritage site by the United Nations later this month.
Alaska governor brings back former aide as policy adviser
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has hired a former aide who managed his 2018 gubernatorial run to oversee efforts to push back against the federal government in disputes over states' rights and land rights.
Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they'd reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade, paving the way for their drive to pour federal resources into climate change, health...
Winners of Manitoba’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery will have to agree to go public
WINNIPEG — The winners of Manitoba's COVID-19 vaccine lottery must agree to have their names publicized if they want to collect their prizes — a move that will reveal some of their personal health information. Manny Atwal, president of Manitoba Liquor
