President Joe Biden has vetoed an effort by Congressional Republicans to roll back the first update to heavy truck pollution standards in 22 years. The new soot standards targeted by Republicans are estimated to save thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars. We expected this veto when we originally reported on Senate Republicans
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Here’s a rapid-fire update on all 35 stocks in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Jim ran through each name during our June Monthly Meeting on Wedensday. Apple (AAPL): After jumping more 40% year-to-date, the iPhone maker’s stock looks somewhat expensive, at over 28-times forward earnings. But that’s not
The operator of Britain’s electricity system says it is to keep a scheme that aims to help prevent blackouts for the coming winter. National Grid ESO said it was “prudent to maintain” the demand flexibility service (DFS), which was introduced in 2022 in the wake of Europe’s gas squeeze caused by the war in Ukraine.
Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, during the EEI 2023 event in Austin, Texas, US, on Monday, June 12, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft‘s co-founder Bill Gates will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, Reuters reported Wednesday citing two sources familiar with the matter. The meeting
Nine women have filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Bill Cosby in Nevada, just weeks after the state abolished the statute of limitations for civil cases. The lawsuit accuses Cosby of using his “enormous power, fame and prestige” to isolate and sexually assault each of the women named in the lawsuit. Janice Dickinson, Lise-Lotte Lublin,
Boris Johnson has done everything he possibly could to discredit the Privileges Committee’s report on claims that he lied to MPs over partygate. But so far he has met fierce resistance. After declaring war with allegations of a “witch-hunt” and kangaroo court”, his latest attack was directed at committee member Sir Bernard Jenkin, after a
Sky News’ military analyst Professor Michael Clarke has addressed newly emerged evidence which has provided insight into who may have blown up the Kakhovka dam, causing catastrophic flooding. He says he is “99% sure” that the Russians were responsible, after referring to seismic disturbances recorded by a Norwegian monitoring station, which suggest that “major” explosions
The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump and an associate, Walt Nauta, in the classified documents probe has been unsealed. CNN’s Paula Reid reads a portion of the document. #CNN #News #shorts
Have you been looking for a solid way to cut down on your carbon footprint at home or on-the-go? Well, Renogy’s 400W solar panel kit is perfect for the task. It includes four 100W solar panels, all the wiring you’ll need for it, and even a 30A Wanderer PWM charge controller. Coming in at $391,
In this article SHEL-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this aerial view, cars line up to refuel before the price rises at a Shell station on June 14, 2022 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images British energy giant Shell is boosting its oil and gas production to
One of the three British passengers who died after a dive boat caught fire in Egypt has been named. Christina Quinn, 58, was chief executive of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, and had a long career in the NHS. A spokesperson for her family said: “It is with great sadness that we confirm the tragic death
Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 11:46 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) OAKLAND, Calif. — On the same day the Nevada Senate voted to approve $380 million in public money for a Las Vegas ballpark for the Athletics, fans in
In this article ATVI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Activision Blizzard’s new Diablo video game broke $666 million in global sales in the span of five days, the company said Wednesday. Diablo IV, which launched June 6, has become Activision subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment’s fastest-selling game ever, the
A new musical about the life of Princess Diana will feature Loose Women panellist Denise Welch, who will star as the late Queen. Welch, 65, will enter the spotlight as Queen Elizabeth II alongside other well-known thespians in Diana: The Musical set to debut in December in London. The late Princess of Wales will be
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 11:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The first time Brayden McNabb thought about the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup was when owner Bill Foley spoke it into existence in Year 1. “Playoffs in three. Cup in six,” the defenseman said with a grin,
English football’s biggest clubs have been asked to vote on a proposal to hand tens of millions of pounds in additional funding to the wider game. Sky News has learnt that the 20 top-flight clubs, including Treble-winners Manchester City, have been balloted on whether to make permanent an extra funding package that was set up
Boris Johnson has been accused of using a “distraction tactic” after calling for an MP on the Privileges Committee to resign over allegations of lockdown rule-breaking. A fresh row erupted on the eve of a long-awaited report that is poised to find the former prime minister misled parliament over partygate. Politics Live: Tories ‘arguing about
The Federal Reserve, which is the US central bank, has held interest rates after 10 consecutive rises. The decision was announced a day after official figures showed US inflation was 4% – less than half the UK’s current level of 8.7%. Latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said prices rose 4% in May,
The father of Grace O’Malley-Kumar has told students to “look out for each other” as he spoke at a vigil for the Nottingham attacks victims. With Barnaby Webber’s father placing his hand on his shoulder, Sanjoy Kumar said: “You all touched her lives, and hence ours. You will never be forgotten, by us certainly.” He
Premier League revenue growth has continued to outpace that of its main European rivals, according to an eagerly-awaited report that also warns Championship sides are “living beyond their means”. Deloitte’s annual review of football finances showed that combined club revenue in England’s top tier rose by 12% to a record £5.5bn during the 2021/22 season.