Author: The Gazette
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Thune draws flak for ‘Native American Day’ post
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was bashed for his celebration of “Native American Day” rather than Columbus Day. The decision of what to celebrate on the second Monday of October has been a culture war issue in the United States for decades, reflecting how people see the U.S. and its history. Republicans and conservatives…
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US, China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea
By Lisa Baertlein, Liz Lee and Joe Cash BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The U.S. and China on Tuesday began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. A return to…
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China begins charging port fees for US ships, exempts China-built ones
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has officially started collecting special port fees from U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday but said Chinese-built ships would be exempted from the levies, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The details published by CCTV clarify the specific provisions on exemptions, including for ships built by China, empty ships entering Chinese…
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Robinhood open to deals to grow prediction markets business, exec says
By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Trading platform Robinhood Markets is open to potential acquisitions in the fast-growing prediction markets space, a top executive told Reuters in an interview on Monday, as interest in the once-niche asset class surges globally. “We as a firm are going to be looking to see if there is…
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SpaceX completes 11th Starship test before debuting upgraded prototype
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, the last flight before the company begins test-launching a new version of the giant rocket outfitted with more features for moon and Mars missions. Starship, which includes the Starship upper stage…
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Imprisoned Cuban dissident goes into exile in US
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) -One of Cuba’s best known dissidents went into exile from prison on Monday, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said, headed for the U.S. at the Trump administration’s request. A brief ministry statement said Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia, 54, and his family had left the Communist-run country. “The departure, bound for the…
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Human rights activist among two Venezuelans attacked in Colombia
CARACAS (Reuters) -A Venezuelan human rights activist and a political consultant were shot and injured in Colombia’s capital on Monday in a hitman-style attack, Colombian officials said. Yendri Velasquez, a human rights and LGBT activist, and political consultant Luis Peche were stable after being shot while leaving a building in Bogota, Colombia’s national police reported,…
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Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older companies in the dust. Their work was credited with helping economists better understand how ideas and technology…
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Trump blunts GOP’s shutdown leverage with welfare and military carveouts
President Donald Trump’s decision to blunt the political impact of a government shutdown is giving Democrats fewer reasons to back down from their demands and raising the prospect of an even longer impasse. Almost two weeks into the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, Trump decided on Saturday to divert money to pay the 1.3…
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North Carolina GOP plans vote on redrawing state’s House map
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts, setting up a bitter fight with Democrats. Redistricting reentered the national dialogue in August when Texas unveiled an aggressive plan to strip Democrats of five House seats, threatening a nationwide gerrymandering arms race. Several red states followed suit when Gov. Gavin…