What China’s economic problems mean for the world
Problems faced by the world’s second-largest economy include a property market crisis and slow growth.
Day: September 29, 2023
Ukraine F-16 training jeopardized by US government shutdown
A looming US government shutdown may hinder training of Ukrainian pilots on flying F-16 fighter jets, the Pentagon has warned
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Paper checks: Count me in
Re: “Paper checks are pretty much dead. And cash is dying. Who still uses them?” [Sept. 24, Business]: Who uses checks? I do! I use checks to pay utilities. I also use checks to pay off my credit card bill every month I use checks to donate to charitie…
Alligator turned away from baseball game was ‘invited by players’ says owner
‘Everybody thinks I just tried to take Wally to the baseball game. Well, that was only part of the truth,’ Joie Henney tells The Independent
M.S. Swaminathan, agricultural scientist who helped feed India, dies at 98
As a mastermind of India’s Green Revolution in the 1960s, he was credited with saving millions of people from starvation.
Before senior aide to Pennsylvania governor resigned, coworker accused adviser of sexual harassment
A senior adviser to Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro who abruptly resigned this week was accused earlier in the year of sexual harassment by a former coworker.
4 ways to change our approach to the housing crisis
The city of Kent’s director of anti-homelessness writes that a lack of supportive housing is not entirely to blame for the crisis the region is facing.
Much is at stake as Republicans lurch toward shutdown
Republican leaders in the U.S. House need to stop the drama and negotiate honestly to ensure the federal government does not shut down on Sunday.
Nvidia’s French Offices Raided In Cloud-Computing Competition Inquiry
According to the Wall Street Journal, Nvidia’s French offices were raided this week on suspicion the chipmaker engaged in anticompetitive practices. Reuters reports: The French competition authority, which disclosed the dawn raid on Wednesday, did not …