Category: USA
Alabama lawmakers advance economic development bills package
Fox News Alabama lawmakers advanced Thursday a package of economic development bills that would renew and expand the tax breaks and other incentive programs the state uses to lure industries. The Alabama House of Representatives approved the four-bill package that Republican Gov. Kay Ivey dubbed “the game plan” for economic development. The bills now move…
Read MoreFirm Retention Summary: Boxed Inc.
Wall Street Journal This is a summary of a request from Boxed Inc. to hire Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP as counsel, filed April 12 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del. https://www.wsj.com/articles/firm-retention-summary-boxed-inc-49eeeba2
Read MoreFormer Apple Computer CEO Lists Reno Mansion for $10.75 Million
Wall Street Journal Gil Amelio, who now heads a private-equity firm, spent about three years building the roughly 14,000-square-foot home. https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-apple-computer-ceo-lists-reno-mansion-for-10-75-million-54ec46b6
Read MoreNeed a Social-Media Detox? Start With an Analog Watch
Wall Street Journal More women are using old-school timepieces, not phones or smartwatches, to check the hour. Some are emulating Rihanna. Others see it as self-care. Could taking your wrist offline lead to inner peace? https://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-analog-watches-spring-fashion-2023-fca68be3
Read MoreKamala Harris calls DeSantis, other Republicans ‘extremists’ in direct attack
Fox News Vice President Kamala Harris gave one of her strongest condemnations of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis yet, calling him and other Republicans “extremist.” Harris spoke at the National Action Network 2023 Convention on Friday in New York, where she claimed extremists across the U.S. are working to undermine the country. “Extremists across our country…
Read MoreBiden admin announces criminal charges against Mexican cartel leaders over fentanyl smuggling
Fox News The Biden administration on Friday announced a slew of criminal charges against a top Mexican drug cartel involved in the smuggling of illicit fentanyl into the U.S., as well as announcing sanctions against those supplying precursors to those cartels from China, as the administration says it is cracking down on those responsible for…
Read MoreIndia’s Population Surpasses China’s, Shifting the World’s ‘Center of Gravity’
Wall Street Journal The new global order reflects deep changes in both countries, with economic and geopolitical consequences. https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-china-population-economy-9dd7bf27
Read MoreStill the Swamp
Wall Street Journal Despite pretensions as a business center, D.C.’s wealth comes from government. https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-the-swamp-76f4dd20
Read MoreEl Chapo’s Sons Face Sweeping New Charges in Fentanyl Indictments
New York Times The charges, in five related cases, offered a panoramic view of how the deadly drug was created, transported and ultimately sold by the Sinaloa cartel on American streets. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/el-chapo-sons-fentanyl-charges.html
Read MoreSupreme Court Endorses Streamlined Challenges to Agency Power
New York Times In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that people and companies need not wait for administrative rulings to press constitutional claims in federal court. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/supreme-court-administrative-state.html
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