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Biden’s national initiative suffers a setback
Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
| The Associated PressWASHINGTON - A House committee on Wednesday dealt with the disturbing first setback in President Joe Biden's social and environmental agenda, derailing a money-saving plan to…
Cathie Wood’s latest picks: 2 stocks she just bought
Fund manager Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest, has carved out a reputation for herself as one of Wall Street's top stock pickers. And this reputation is well deserved. Over the past one,…
Return to Business Grant program expected to provide funding to minority-owned businesses hit hard…
CHICAGO (CBS) - A new fundraiser has been made available to minority-owned businesses that have been hit hard throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
As CBS 2's Tara Molina reported on Wednesday, the focus is on equity for minority-owned…
Gatineau businesses say customers are already adapting to the vaccine passport
A few days after the introduction of the Quebec vaccine passport, businesses in the Outaouais state that their customers have already started to adapt. Most companies have chosen to start the full application on day one, despite the grace…
Rebecca Wasserman-Hone, who put Burgundy on the US map, dies at 84
She had poor eyesight, which she said boosted her other senses, especially smell and taste. A winegrower taught him the soil - an aspect of the different terroirs, or microclimates, which characterize a grape - by handing him a spoon. You…
New York theater leaders agree on a New Deal for Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) - A broad Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, labor leaders, creators and casting directors have crafted a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure the equity, diversity, inclusion and…
8th Circuit grants Ameren partial stay of Clean Air Act order
A coal-fired power station in Ohio. REUTERS / Brian SnyderRush Island coal-fired power plant to start filtering sulfur dioxideThe company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are…
Calendar of events for Pflugerville
Note: In response to concerns about the coronavirus, events in the region may be subject to cancellations, postponements or participation limits. Please contact the organizers to confirm event details.August 7Pfill the Trailer - School…
Does the world need another cross-platform framework? Tough, here’s JetBrains with Compose…
An open source Kotlin framework for cross-platform applications, based on Jetpack Compose for Android, is now previewing.
Google's Jetpack Compose is an official framework for building a user interface into an Android application, and…
Target, Walmart pays college for employees
Target will offer its 340,000 part-time and full-time employees based in the United States a new advantage: free university education.The retailer said on Wednesday it would offer its employees "the most comprehensive debt-free education…
Haptik AI Now Supports Universal Language Of India – Hinglish
MUMBAI, India, Aug.3, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Jio Haptik Technologies Ltd, one of the world's largest conversational AI companies and a subsidiary of Reliance Jio platforms, has now introduced Hinglish chatbots (a mix of Hindi…
Julia Computing Raises $ 24 Million For Dorilton And Others
BENGALURU: Julia Computing, co-founded by Viral Shah and Deepak Vinchhi, raised $ 24 million in a Series A funding round led by Dorilton Ventures, with participation from Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst and HighSage Ventures. Bob Muglia,…
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has embraced Te Ao Māori and pushes back against racism and abuse…
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said racism may be behind some setback the central bank has felt since it started embracing Te Ao Māori, or the Maori world, under his leadership. Orr was the first governor to be greeted with a pōwhiri…
Concerns over Biden administration and federal government procurement – FCW
Concerns about the Biden administration and federal government procurement
Earlier this week, Steve Schooner, who teaches procurement law at George Washington University Law School, emailed members of the Government…
Queensland residents worried ahead of potential hard border with New South Wales
Residents of the Queensland-New South Wales border are anxiously awaiting the authorities' decision to close the border permanently.Key points:Residents of the Queensland-New South Wales border nervous about the potential for strict border…
Evolution of the “horn” and phone calls in Hendersonville
The smartphone has mainly replaced a device once known as a "horn", "shout box", "blower" or "heater" and sometimes the vintage device "went off the hook."The first words were transmitted by telephone in 1875; the first full sentence in…
Biden’s new antitrust ordinance increases pressure on local tech giants Amazon and Microsoft
A decree signed by President Joe Biden on Friday ordering federal agencies to tighten anti-competitive rules increases the antitrust pressure faced by large local tech companies - Amazon in particular, although Microsoft may also be…
FCA bans “Chinese wall” to promote inclusive language
The city watchdog bans the use of the term "Chinese Walls" in its rules and guidelines as it tries to encourage a more inclusive culture in the financial sector.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has "taken steps more recently to…
Autorité des marchés financiers survey: 4% increase in investor confidence
A strong rebound in capital markets and the country's control of Covid-19 have boosted investor confidence over the past year.
While nearly three-quarters of investors had confidence in the capital markets, only 40% of…
Chinese Didi says removal of app could hurt earnings
July 5 (Reuters) - Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N), China's largest ridesharing company, said on Sunday that removing its "DiDi Chuxing" app from smartphone app stores in China is expected to have a negative impact on his income.Earlier on Sunday,…
St. Paul Park union approves Marathon contract, ending work stoppage
A Marathon Petroleum banner outside the El Paso refinery in El Paso, Texas, USA on October 1, 2018. REUTERS / Julio-Cesar Chavez / File PhotoJuly 1 (Reuters) - Unionized workers will return to work at a Minnesota refinery next week after…
Creator profiles & the future of publishing
Last month, Pitch CEO Christian Reber unveiled our vision to create the first comprehensive platform for presentations. My team is building one of the cornerstones of this vision: a complete ecosystem for publishing and exchanging…
Now, Punjab’s IELTS Coaching Centers Can Open Doors For Vaccinated Students
Students wishing to settle or study abroad have reason to rejoice, as the state government has allowed centers offering International English Language Testing System (IELTS) guidance to resume classes. physical for students who can…
For young entrepreneurs, age poses challenges, presents opportunities | Business
ANDERSON - At a recent retirement, some of Steve Thompson's colleagues on the Metropolitan Indianapolis…
St. Augustine’s Oldest Record Store, Music Matters, Has New Owner
Music Matters, St. Augustine's oldest record store, has a new owner and a new name: Music Matters Remixed. Eric Wenstrom was "passed the torch" about six months ago from the original owner, Casey Kelber, who opened the store in…
These leading tech companies are recruiting remotely in London [APPLY NOW]
According to a new search from the startup job site Work in startups, the UK tech scene has seen a 68% increase in jobs since the start of the pandemic. In February 2021, 3,298 vacancies were posted, which is well above the 1,964 of April…