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Republican Ads Link Democrat Candidates To Biden’s Debate Stumbles
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Former State Dept Official: Israel “Hoping For The Best” in U.S. Election
Judge pauses Biden’s delay of consideration of gas export projects
( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “natural gas projects.”
A Louisiana judge says the Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge plays out in federal court.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: U.S. District Judge James Cain, Jr. has granted a preliminary injunction that puts the Biden administration’s delay on hold. He sided with 16 states that sued the federal government earlier this year, saying the states will likely succeed in their case. He cited evidence submitted by the plaintiffs that showed loss of revenues and deferred investments in natural gas projects.
Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “factories and kitchens.”
The Biden administration is proposing a rule aimed at addressing excessive heat in the workplace.
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VERBATIM: The proposal comes as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories due to blistering temperatures. If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the job. Those affected by excessive heat in the workplace include farmworkers, delivery and construction workers, landscapers, gardeners as well as workers in warehouses, factories and kitchens.
Inflation is down in Europe, but the European Central Bank is slow to cut rates
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “inflation to land.”
Inflation is on the way down in Europe.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The central bank’s president made clear in a speech that it will take time to make sure inflation is headed down for good. The bank has made one rate cut to help the economy grow. But analysts say that more cuts are off the table at least until the bank’s September meeting.
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VERBATIM: Whiel the report is good news, it’s not good enough for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates just yet. The figure of 2.5% for June was down a bit from the month before. That’s well down from the peak in double digits. But it just shows how consumer price increases are stuck above 2%. And that’s where the ECB wants inflation to land.
Biden Debate Backlash Raises GOP Prospects In Senate
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Uber and Lyft agree to pay drivers $32.50 per hour in Massachusetts settlement
( ) -q-21- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the two companies.”
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell says drivers for Uber and Lyft will earn a minimum pay standard of $32.50 per hour under a settlement.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Campbell adds the settlement also stops the threat of Uber and Lyft’s attempt to rewrite state employment law by a proposed 2024 ballot initiative.
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VERBATIM: The two companies will also be required to pay a combined $175 million to the state to resolve allegations that the company violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws. A substantial majority of of that amount will be distributed to current and former drivers. Campbell says the settlement resolves her office’s yearslong litigation against the two companies.
US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “in Portland, Oregon.”
Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. During the incident, a panel that plugged a space left for an extra emergency door blew off an Alaska Airlines Max 9. Pilots were able to land safely, and there were no injuries.
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VERBATIM: The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing “blatantly violated” the agency’s investigative regulations. The NTSB says Boeing also violated a signed agreement by providing non-public investigative information to the media. Boeing is accused of speculating about possible causes of the January fifth door plug blowout on a company passenger jet in Portland, Oregon.
Walgreens to take a hard look at underperforming stores, could shutter hundreds more
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “those 21-hundred stores.”
Walgreens is finalizing a plan to fix its business that could result in the closure of hundreds of additional stores in the next three years.
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VERBATIM: CEO Tim Wentworth says “changes are imminent” for about 25% of the company’s stores, which he claims are underperforming. The drugstore chain currently runs more than 8,600 stores in the United States. Wentworth said the company’s plan could include the closing of a “significant portion” of those 2,100 stores.
Former Israeli Ambassador To U.S. Says Weapons Delays Embolden Hamas
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High Court Puts EPA’s “Good Neighbor” Downwind Rule On Hold
SCOTUS: SEC Must Allow Trials For Those Accused Of Securities Fraud
US econ growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to 1.4% annual rate
( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “in business inventories.”
The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022.
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VERBATIM: The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the gross domestic product advanced at a 1.3% rate last quarter. Consumer spending grew just 1.5%, down from an initial estimate of 2% in a sign that high interest rates may be taking a toll on the economy. Still, the report showed that the January-to-March slowdown was caused mainly by two factors…a surge in imports and a drop in business inventories.
Southwest Airlines projects weak pricing power in Q2
Southwest Airlines says a key revenue ratio will be weaker than expected in the second quarter because of changes in how consumers book travel. That’s not good news for Southwest, which is already under pressure from a hedge fund to make big changes, including getting rid of the CEO. Southwest says second-quarter revenue will rise as it adds more flights. But on a per mile basis, revenue will decline more than Southwest previously thought. That’s a sign of weak pricing power.
Listen DownloadPoles seek safety in gold investments across their eastern borders
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “gold remains steady.”
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led many people in neighboring Poland to invest in gold.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. In Poland, gold’s allure is intertwined with the enduring trauma of World War II, when having gold could ensure survival.
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VERBATIM: While the war is far to the east, gold investors feel the precious metal offers them safety at a time of instability. The demand peaked first during the COVID-19 pandemic, and then when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Now, more than two years into the war, the demand for gold remains steady.
Another walkout by British doctors
( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “concern for voters.”
Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Junior doctors have been locked in the pay dispute with the government since late 2022. The latest strike began Thursday and ends next Tuesday. That’s just two days before voters go to the polls to choose a new House of Commons.
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VERBATIM: The five-day strike by junior doctors in the early years of their careers comes just a week before the U.K. general election and shines a spotlight on the troubles besetting the National Health Service. Waiting lists for patients are at record highs. Polls show that the woeful state of public health is a top concern for voters.
