Category Archives: Economy
Turkish businessman arrested in scheme with Utah polygamists
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Turkish businessman has been arrested by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with what authorities say was a biodiesel fraud scheme operated by a Utah business that stole nearly $500 million in government funds.
Uber Eats tackles app profile issue that outs trans drivers
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A civil rights group warned Uber Eats that its app profiles place transgender drivers at risk of harassment and violence, prompting the company to apologize Tuesday to a Kansas man and to resolve issues within
Pelosi, Schumer to huddle with White House on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will confer Wednesday with White House officials on next steps for President Joe Biden's nearly $4 trillion infrastructure plans as talks with Republicans see-saw in ...
Brazil probes Health Ministry deal to buy Covaxin vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's federal prosecutor’s office is investigating possible irregularities in a Health Ministry contract to purchase 20 million doses of the Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Indian laboratory Bharat Biotech.
‘Time to play’: Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemic
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is fully open again. After 15 months of capacity restrictions and being hit by the country's worst
Philip Morris to move headquarters from NY to Connecticut
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tobacco company Philip Morris will relocate its corporate headquarters from New York City to southwest Connecticut, bringing 200 jobs, officials said Tuesday.
Trans Mountain tree cutting can resume as stop-work order on pipeline route lifts
CALGARY — A federal regulator has lifted a stop-work order on tree cutting and grass mowing along the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project route. Trans Mountain has now submitted a satisfactory plan to correct deficiencies in the oversight of it...
US appeals court ruling setback for St. Louis-area pipeline
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday struck down the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a natural gas pipeline that runs through parts of Missouri and Illinois.
Biden to ‘bring every resource’ to manage busy storm season
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration needs to “bring every resource to bear" to deal with natural disasters as huge swaths of the country have already endured extreme weather with the summer season just starting.
