Biden Policy Grants Effective Amnesty To 350,000 Migrants In U.S.

Court: grant program for Black women business owners is discriminatory

( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “in college admissions.”

A U.S. federal court of appeals panel has suspended a venture capital firm’s grant program for Black women business owners.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.

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VERBATIM: The court ruled that a conservative group would likely prevail in its lawsuit claiming that the program is discriminatory. The ruling against the Fearless Fund is another victory for conservative groups waging a sprawling legal battle against corporate diversity programs that have targeted dozens of companies. The case was brought by the American American Alliance for Equal Rights, a group led by Edward Blum, the activist behind the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action in college admissions.

Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden push: poll

( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “resistance from drivers.”

Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The poll was conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.

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VERBATIM: A new poll shows high prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points. According to the poll, about four in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time they buy a car. The results indicate that President Biden’s plan to dramatically raise EV sales is running into resistance from drivers.

More women made the list of top paid CEOs in 2023

( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “21 in 2017.”

More women are reaching the top ranks of the corporate suite of S&P 500 companies, but their numbers are still miniscule compared to their male counterparts.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The study included pay data for which filed proxy statements between January first and April 30.

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VERBATIM: The findings come from AP’s and Equilar’s compensation study. Of the 341 CEOs at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two fiscal years at their companies, 25 were women. That’s the most women making the list since Equilar and AP started doing the study in 2011. But the numbers haven’t budged that much. The second highest tally was 21 in 2017.

Bernie Sanders Vows To Boycott Address By “War Criminal” Netanyahu

Senate Candidate First To Use Trump Conviction In Campaign Ad

Trump Verdict Rallies GOP Friends and Foes Alike To His Cause

An apology from Toyota’s chairman over cheating on certification tests

( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and Yaris Cross.”

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The faulty tests, also found on discontinued models, do not affect the safety of the vehicles already on roads. The latest problems don’t pertain to Toyota’s overseas production.

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VERBATIM: The faulty testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Emissions tests also were found to be falsified. Toyota stopped production Monday of the three models made in Japan, the Corolla Fielder, Corolla Axio and Yaris Cross.

Oil producers led by Saudis extended supply cuts amid slack prices

( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “war against Ukraine.”

Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries have extended their deep output cuts aimed at supporting slack prices.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The Saudis need higher oil prices to fund ambitious plans to diversify the country’s economy away from fossil fuel exports.

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VERBATIM: Oil prices have slumped even in the face of turmoil in the Middle East and the start of the summer travel season. The OPEC+ alliance, made up of members of the producers cartel and allied countries including Russia, decided at an online meeting to carry 5.8 billion barrels in production cuts into next year. Higher prices would support Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Southwest Airlines is back in court over firing of pro-life flight attendant

( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “religious-base discrimmination.”

Southwest Airlines is going back to federal court in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who says she was fired for her pro-life views.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Arguments are scheduled to be heard Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

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VERBATIM: The airline also will seek to reverse a judge’s related order that Southwest lawyers must take religious liberty training from a conservative Christian legal group. Southwest says the flight attendant was fired because she violated company rules requiring civility in the workplace. Her lawyers say Southwest violated federal law shielding employees from religious-based discrimination.

Manchin Leaves Democrats, Registers As Independent

Senator Susan Collins Blast NY Attorney General For Trump Charges

Supreme Court clears the way for NRA free speech lawsuit

( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “NRA-endorsed insurance policies.”

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights.

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VERBATIM: The unanimous opinion reverses a lower-court decision tossing out the gun rights group’s lawsuit against ex-New York state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo. The NRA says Vullo pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist it after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead in 2018. Vullo argues she rightly investigated NRA-endorsed insurance policies.

Economic growth last quarter is revised down, but consumers kept spending

( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “months of 2023.”

The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Last quarter’s pullback was due mainly to two factors — a surge in imports and a reduction in business inventories — that tend to fluctuate from quarter to quarter.

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VERBATIM: The Commerce Department says consumer spending rose, but at a slower pace than previously thought. The department had previously estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product expanded at a 1.6% rate last quarter. The first quarter’s GDP growth marked a sharp slowdown from the vigorous 3.4% rate in the final three months of 2023.

China to impose controls on exports of aviation and aerospace equipment

( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to national security.”

China’s Commerce Ministry has announced it will restrict exports of aviation and aerospace-related equipment and technology beginning July 1.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The restrictions would also include aircraft engines, tools, molds, fixtures and other processing equipment used to make certain materials such as “superplastic” bonded with titanium, aluminum and their alloys.

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VERBATIM: The ministry says the move is to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation. It said the export controls would apply to aerospace structural parts and engine manufacturing and related equipment, software and technology. Beijing and Washington have both moved to limit exports of products, technology and equipment considered vital to national security.

Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves yet, but some states already ban it

( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “a year ago.”

Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. AS Correspondent Jeremy House reports, if some lawmakers have their way, it never will be.

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TAG: Some states shelved proposed bans after lawmakers argued they would restrict consumers’ choices.

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VERBATIM: Earlier this month, both Florida and Arizona banned the sale of cultivated meat and seafood. In Iowa, the governor signed a bill prohibiting schools from buying lab-grown meat. Federal lawmakers are also looking to restrict it. It’s unclear how far these efforts will go. Some cultivated meat companies say they’re considering legal action. The U.S. first approved the sale of lab-grown meat a year ago.

Former Senator Jim Talent Says NY Trial A No Win Scenario For Democrats

Marist Poll: Guilty Trump Verdict Not Likely To Sway 2024 Voters

Iceland-Volcano

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava continued to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday but the activity had calmed significantly from when it erupted a day earlier. Correspondent Bernie Bennett reports.

Blue to Red? VA Poll Now Puts Trump Even With Biden

Governor: Biden Plan To Shutter Montana Mine Will Cripple Power Grid

“Politics!” Critics Blast Biden For Opening Gas Reserves

First-Term Senators Charting New Course For GOP

Mining giant BHP pledges to invest in South Africa economy

( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to green energy.”

Australian mining giant BHP Group has pledged to invest in South Africa’s economy as it seeks support for a 49.3 billion dollar bid to acquire Anglo American.

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VERBATIM: Anglo American was founded in South Africa more than a century ago and remains one of its biggest employers. The London-based company last week rejected BHP’s latest offer, raising concerns about its complex structure. The proposed deal would require Anglo American to spin off two South African units, Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore, as BHP seeks to focus on copper and other products expected to benefit from transition to green energy.