Mexico’s president hits out at implicit criticism from US
‘There’s currently more democracy in Mexico than in the United States,’ Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says.
Day: March 1, 2023
Sea-Tac Airport gets $16M to speed up security lines
The money comes from $5 billion allocated to the FAA’s airport terminal program through the Biden administration’s infrastructure law.
Biden’s Semiconductor Plan Bets on Federal Aid to Change Corporate Behavior
The administration says the conditions it has attached to $40 billion in new subsidies will help U.S. semiconductor makers compete globally. Some economists disagree.
Diplomacy vs. violence: Israeli-Palestinian talks face immediate test
Jordan hosted the highest-level Israeli-Palestinian talks in years, but violence, hate speech, and leadership woes are exposing the limits of traditional diplomacy in polarized times.
Holiday horror as passenger is stung by scorpion mid-flight as he put his hand in bag
The man was stung on board a flight from Senegal to France after it had crawled into his bag.
Robert Hébras, last survivor of infamous massacre in France, dies at 97
He served as a memory keeper for the martyred town of Oradour-sur-Glane, where Nazis killed 642 villagers in the course of a day during World War II.
Rivian posts mixed fourth quarter and underwhelming EV production outlook, stock falls
The results follow slower-than-expected production, unexpected pricing pressure and plans to lay off 6% of its workforce in a bid to conserve cash.
$1.1B wagered in Ohio’s first month of legal sports gambling
Ohioans wagered more than $1.1 billion on sports betting in January, the first month sports gambling was legal in the state.