LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to stay in power despite the resignations of two top Cabinet ministers and a slew of more junior officials. Read more
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Senators urge FTC to investigate TikTok over how it handles U.S. user data
The two top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate TikTok and its parent company over how it handles user data. In Read more
Missouri AG threatens to sue cities that help cover out-of-state abortion travel
Members of the Kansas City, Mo., city council approved an ordinance last week that may help city employees cover travel costs for out-of-state abortions, now that the procedure is largely Read more
U.K finance minister and health secretary both resign
The U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer or finance minister, Rishi Sunak, and the U.K. Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, have both quit their Cabinet posts, the BBC reported Tuesday. Both ministers Read more
Opinion: Until there’s a viable and investible path to a green-energy future, oil shocks will keep battering our economy and our politics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Project Syndicate)— Over the past 2½ years, world oil and gas prices have been subject to demand shocks and supply shocks—and sometimes both simultaneously. The resulting volatility in Read more
Black farmers’ stalled debt relief could mean ‘next wave’ of land losses
Legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden in the spring of 2021 was supposed to bring debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers. A little over a year later, lawsuits Read more
‘Deleting this app right now!’ Are period-tracking apps safe to use in a post-Roe world?
Check your privacy settings. And think carefully about your choice of period-tracking app. Last Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that gave women federal Read more
Ray Dalio attacks U.S. populists and warns Russia may be ‘lesser loser’ in Ukraine war
Ray Dalio has hit out at political extremes in the U.S. that don’t respect a rules-based system, and warned that Russia is likely to be the “lesser loser” from the Read more
U.S. energy companies troll Biden over tweet telling them to cut prices at the gas pump
The U.S. Oil & Gas Association took a hit at President Biden after he tweeted on Saturday that “companies running gas stations” should simply “bring down the price you are charging at Read more
‘Polluting the air we breathe’: Mechanic sentenced for selling thousands of devices that allowed trucks to bypass emissions controls
A North Carolina truck mechanic was sentenced to a year in prison for selling thousands of devices that allowed truck owners to bypass emissions-control systems and produce hundreds of times Read more