Category Archives: Economy
Report: ‘Whole of society’ effort must fight misinformation
Misinformation is jeopardizing efforts to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute that's backed by prominent voices in media and cybersec...
Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Amazon has agreed to pay $500,000 and be monitored by California officials to ensure it properly notifies its workers about new coronavirus cases, the state's attorney general said Monday.
A list of Canada-U.S. irritants as Thursday’s trilateral Three Amigos summit nears
WASHINGTON — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, observers say Canada has a lot to complain about. Here are some of the issues that have been chafing
N.L. launches 2022 Come Home Year as a post-pandemic boost to tourism and morale
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's government is unveiling a plan to tug at the heartstrings of residents who have moved away. Premier Andrew Furey said today that 2022 in Newfoundland and Labrador would be Come Home Year, a yearlong
Justin, take the wheel: experts tell Canada to show tough love at White House
WASHINGTON — The federal Liberal government was lulled into a false sense of security by the results of last year's U.S. election, say business leaders who want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a harder line with President Joe Biden
Justices turn away VW appeals over emissions scandal suits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S.
Reports: Trump selling DC hotel to investment firm for $375M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president as well as criticism as a symbol of his ethics conflicts is being sold to a Miami investment group,
Jeffrey Epstein faces trial by proxy: Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK (AP) — After disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide behind bars, a judge invited his accusers to court to vent their anger at a man they called a coward for taking his own life to escape accountability
Roads, transit, internet: What’s in the infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joe Biden signed into law Monday has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more.
Biden signs $1T infrastructure deal with bipartisan crowd
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed his hard-fought $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law Monday before a bipartisan, celebratory crowd on the White House lawn, declaring that the new infusion of cash for roads, bridges, ports and more is
