Hate speech posted on economics website is traced to leading universities, research finds
Anonymous comments with racist, sexist and abusive messages that were posted for years on an an obscure, anonymous jobs-related website for economists originated from numerous leading U.S. universities, according to research released Thursday
2023-07-21 05:49
CSX's second-quarter profit declined as the railroad delivered fewer imported goods
Fewer shipping container deliveries this spring slowed railroad CSX's second-quarter profit and offset a sharp increase in shipments of automobiles
2023-07-21 05:18
NFL owners unanimously approve the $6.05B sale of the Commanders from Snyder to Harris group
NFL owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder to a group led by Josh Harris
2023-07-21 05:16
First U.S. auction of Gulf of Mexico tracts for wind power set for Aug. 29
The Biden administration has announced plans for the first sale of offshore wind power leases in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana and Texas coasts
2023-07-21 03:50
Google says it's developing tools to help journalists create headlines, stories
Google says it is in the early stages of developing tools that use artificial intelligence to help journalists write stories and headlines
2023-07-21 03:21
New rules for oil and gas leasing raise rates energy companies pay to drill on public lands
The Biden administration is proposing new rules for the nation’s oil and gas leasing program to raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and strengthen requirements to clean up old wells where drilling is completed or abandoned
2023-07-21 03:15
Biden administration asks employers to give more help to workers who lose Medicaid
The Biden administration is asking employers to give workers who lose Medicaid coverage more time to land health insurance through their jobs
2023-07-21 02:50
Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need
U.S. hospital drug supplies may be strained further after a tornado ripped open the roof of a Pfizer factory this week
2023-07-21 02:21
House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers
The House has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration more money to hire air traffic controllers
2023-07-21 02:16
US imposes new sanctions aimed at choking off Russia's access to battlefield supplies and revenue
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on roughly 120 firms and people in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to products, money and financial channels that support its continued invasion of Ukraine
2023-07-21 01:19
We can't air-condition our way out of America's heat crisis
Extreme heat in the summer has become America's brutal new reality. But local, state and federal aid programs and infrastructure to help people cool down haven't kept up with the country's record-shattering temperatures.
2023-07-21 00:57
Home sales in June fell to the slowest pace since January with near-historic low inventory for sale
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June to the slowest pace since January, as a near-historic low number of homes for sale and rising mortgage rates kept many would-be homebuyers on the sidelines
2023-07-21 00:57