Republicans on a U.S. House panel argued Wednesday against aggressive moves to meet carbon reduction goals, saying U.S. fossil fuel companies are working to make their products cleaner. Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Minerals countered that to achieve further reductions,
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia state senator asked a court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges her qualification to hold office over what her attorneys called “baseless” allegations that she did not meet the state’s residency requirements. Democrat Ghazala Hashmi has served in the state Senate since 2020
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish official, spoke from the chamber on Wednesday about the rise of antisemitism in the United States since the attack by Hamas militants on Israel and that nation’s airstrikes on Gaza. Schumer, speaking to a mostly empty chamber, an unlikely
TEL AVIV, Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on Thursday in Tel Aviv where he was expected to meet with Israeli leaders to discuss extending Israel’s temporary truce with Hamas militants and boosting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Blinken, making his third trip to
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. The agreement between Wayne County Schools and West
Republicans on a U.S. House panel argued Wednesday against aggressive moves to meet carbon reduction goals, saying U.S. fossil fuel companies are working to make their products cleaner. Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Minerals countered that to achieve further reductions,
Story Links COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Women’s Basketball will compete in the inaugural SEC/ACC Challenge at 4 p.m. CT Thursday against Virginia (4-2, 0-0 ACC). The road contest will air on the ACC Network. The Tigers look to add to the win column after splitting a pair of
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy warship in the Red Sea shot down an Iran-produced drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday, in the latest defensive move by the U.S. military in the region in recent weeks. Washington is on heightened alert
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday that the Biden administration was looking for “creative” ways to sell more U.S. dairy products in Canada after a trade dispute panel ruled in favor of Canadian restrictions on dairy import quotas. Vilsack told Reuters that the
This will be the fast food chain’s fifth restaurant in the state of Virginia. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Hampton Roads will soon have a new burger to munch on! Wayback Burgers will open its latest restaurant in Newport News come early 2024. Owners and operators Altaf and Isabel Shaikh signed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America’s consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2 percent annual pace from July through September, the government reported Wednesday in an upgrade from its previous estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a
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WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The United States is urging Israel to narrow the zone of combat and clarify where Palestinian civilians can seek safety during any Israeli operation in southern Gaza, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, to prevent a repeat of the massive death toll from Israel’s northern Gaza
Law Firms Baker & McKenzie LLP Follow Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Follow Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Follow Show more law firms Nov 29 (Reuters) – More U.S. law firm associates learned on Wednesday that their paychecks will soon be fatter, after Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s announcement of
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said it will never negotiate its sovereignty with the United States, criticising Washington as “double-faced” for offering talks while ramping up military activities in the region, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim
