The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19
US ambassador calls China’s tech support for Russia during Ukraine invasion a ‘major mistake’
SHANGHAI, China (AP) — China’s support for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine through the provision of technology for missiles and other weaponry is a “major mistake,” U.S. Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said Wednesday. In a speech
Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley’s busy intersection
Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Located in Mountain View, California, the community foundation’s donors gave out nearly $4.6 billion
US Supreme Court won’t curb Biden administration social media contacts
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to impose limits on the way President Joe Biden’s administration may communicate with social media platforms, rejecting a challenge made on free speech grounds to
US Senate staff trails nation in diversity, report finds
By Allende Miglietta WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The staff of the U.S. Senate — the advisers and assistants who help keep elected lawmakers offices’ humming — trails the nation in racial diversity, according to a report by a
GOP former Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican former congressman Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall. Kinzinger, a
A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend billions of dollars to “save the world” from climate change. One of the largest players in the solar industry was ready. Executives, officials
Around 1,500 Southwest Electric Customers Without Power
(Springfield’s News Talk 104.1) – Several hundred Southwest Electric Cooperative customers are currently without power following a storm that passed through on Wednesday. Around 1,500 Southwest Electric Cooperative customers are out of power. Most of the outages
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 06.26.24
2024: In four major electoral vote counts, Trump is leading by as many as 66, just two shy of President Joe Biden’s margin of victory in 2020, 306-232. Trump flips 2020 electoral vote, leads in four forecasts
A look at Yekaterinburg, the Russian city where US reporter has gone on trial
Facts about Yekaterinburg, the industrial city in Russia’s Ural Mountains where U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial Wednesday on espionage charges that his employer denounced as a sham: Yekaterinburg is 880 miles (1,416 kilometers) east of
