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Last week, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to addressing climate change by creating green energy jobs, building out a “modern and sustainable infrastructure” toward his continued goal of reaching a carbon-free energy sector in the US by 2035. In remarks last week before signing several executive orders focused on his climate agenda, Biden tied
Continue ReadingNintendo keeps having one blowout quarter after another. But analysts say it’s going to need new games and hardware to keep that momentum going. On Monday, the Japanese gaming company reported 229.7 billion yen ($2.2 billion) in operating profit for the quarter ended December, topping analyst expectations. Sales of its Switch console reached a record
Continue ReadingUPS is celebrating Black History Month with a special design on Express delivery packages, part of a campaign to support Black-owned small businesses. It’s the first time UPS has commissioned art for any of its delivery boxes, and the design was created by 25-year-old Sophia Yeshi, a graphic illustrator who is Black and southeast Asian
Continue ReadingFacebook said Monday that it is testing a new pop-up alert for iPhone and iPad users that stresses the benefits of its apps collecting personal data. The test comes ahead of an Apple privacy change with the potential to upend the social network’s core business. Apple is set to introduce a new requirement for users
Continue ReadingThe number of employed Americans won’t return to its pre-pandemic level until 2024, but the broad economy is expected to fully recover by the middle of this year, according to a Congressional Budget Office report issued Monday. The projection shows just how long the job market still has to go to heal after suffering the
Continue ReadingDemocrats are moving now to fast-track a Covid relief package. If Republicans want to come along, great. Democrats are arguing Republicans can vote for budget reconciliation. If Republicans don’t like the plan, they can keep talking to the White House, but the underlying takeaway from the meeting on Monday night — and all the messages
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Missoula, Montana (The Missoulian) — After a freakishly busy summer helping people kayak around some of Montana’s state parks, Glacier Treks owners B.J. and Joli Johnson took October off. Then winter arrived in Glacier National Park, and their phone started blowing up again. “The holiday season was non-stop
Continue ReadingExxonMobil lost $22.4 billion in 2020, its first annual loss since the 1999 merger that created the nation’s largest oil company. It’s the latest company to report its worst year on record during the Covid-19 pandemic. The fossil fuel industry has suffered from a plunge in oil prices as stay-at-home orders around both the nation
Continue ReadingAndrew Yang, the former Democratic candidate for president who is currently running for mayor of New York City, tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday, according to a statement from the Yang for NY Campaign team. Yang said in the statement that he is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue to attend virtual events. “When the time
Continue ReadingTwo FBI agents were killed and three agents were injured in a shootout with a suspect in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said in a statement. The shooting occurred at about 6 a.m. as a team of law enforcement officers executed a federal court-ordered search warrant as part of a violent crimes against
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Billings, Montana (Billings Gazette) — Sid, a wolverine at ZooMontana, picked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win Super Bowl LV during a media event at the zoo Monday morning. The wolverine was presented with two whipped cream-covered pate cakes in his enclosure. Two pate cakes are decorated with
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Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Robinhood co-CEO Vlad Tenev over potential conflicts of interest caused by the free trading app’s relationship with large hedge funds and other financial players. In a letter obtained by CNN Business, the Massachusetts Democrat called out Robinhood for “abruptly changing the rules” on individual investors last week by
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment managers charge that former President Donald Trump is “singularly responsible” for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month, arguing that the Senate should convict Trump and bar him from holding future office after he “threatened the constitutional system that protects the fundamental freedoms we cherish.” The House managers laid out their
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret that GameStop mania has put Wall Street on edge. What’s happening: The Dow and S&P 500 just logged their worst weeks since October, and strategists are watching for ripple effects as hedge funds that were burned by the Reddit rebellion remove risk. But institutions like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock think
Continue ReadingThere’s no evidence that animals are playing a significant role in the spread of coronavirus to humans, but precautions can help keep people and their pets safe, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday. “Based on limited information available to date, the risk of animals, including pets, spreading Covid-19 to people is
Continue ReadingFBI agents were injured in a shootout with a suspect in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the incident. A total of five law enforcement officers have been shot, sources told CNN. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies were exercising a warrant at the Water Terrace apartment
Continue ReadingStuart Baxter has been sacked from his position as manager by Indian Super League club Odisha after making comments about rape during a post-match interview. The British former professional footballer made the comments about refereeing decisions during his side’s defeat to Jamshedpur on Monday. “You need decisions to go your way and they didn’t,” Baxter
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment managers provided a detailed legal analysis in their pre-trial legal brief, filed Tuesday, about the constitutionality of charging Trump with incitement of insurrection. The brief is available below: This story and headline have been updated to include the full brief from Democrats.
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Investing for the first time can be downright intimidating. It can bring up a whole host of nerve racking questions: Is it too risky? Is now the right time to invest? But allowing fear to stop you from investing can be a big mistake. In fact, the sooner you begin investing, the better off your
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram Live broadcast Monday night that she is a survivor of sexual assault. Ocasio-Cortez made the statement, which appeared to be one of the first times she has spoken in public about being a survivor, in contextualizing her trauma in the wake of the insurrection at the US
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