Category Archives: Economy
Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including some within the Biden administration — who say a government investigation of solar imports from Southeast Asia is hindering President Joe Bi...
N.L. oil regulator releases call for offshore exploration bids after federal delay
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's oil industry regulator is releasing its 2022 call for bids on new offshore exploration licences. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board is inviting oil companies to bid on licences f...
NYC mayor calls on ATF to yank ghost gun kit maker’s license
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells parts and kits for ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been increasingly
Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate whether a Trump administration interior secretary engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get ...
Maine clarifies marijuana rules to try to aid medical users
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine has clarified some of its marijuana rulemaking procedures in a move supporters said would protect medical users and growers. The bill to
Judge: Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contempt
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge said Wednesday he will lift Donald Trump’s contempt of court order if the former president meets conditions including paying $110,000 in fines he’s racked up for being slow to respond to a
French fiberglass maker hiring 400 in $28M Georgia expansion
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A French manufacturer says it will restart the fiberglass furnace at a Georgia plant it purchased in 2019, investing $28 million and hiring 400 new workers.
Advisory panel calls for Liberals’ online hate law to cover Airbnb, video games
OTTAWA — An expert panel tasked with helping to shape a federal bill to curb online hate suggests it cover Airbnb, the vacation rental booking site, as well as video games and even private communications online. The advisory panel believes a
Elon Musk, an erratic visionary, revels in contradiction
As the uproar over Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter reaches a crescendo, another Musk drama, still chaotic four years after it began, has been back in court.
Thailand providing free cannabis plants for home cultivation
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s public health minister, who has spearheaded the country’s drive to decriminalize cannabis, says the government will distribute 1 million of the plants free when most legal restrictions on production and possession of the drug ...
