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California Slashes Solar Panel Subsidies To Improve ‘Equity’ Jack McEvoy on December 16, 2022 The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to heavily reduce the subsidies homeowners receive for using …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday launched its long-planned “China House” unit, an internal reorganization to help expand and sharpen its policymaking toward its top geopolitical rival. …

((This Dec. 8 story has been corrected to fix paragraph 8 to make clear Whelan was given a bad-conduct discharge from the Marine Corps, not a dishonourable discharge).) (Reuters) – …

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it planned to hold a meeting of outside experts next month to discuss whether initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines …

(Reuters) – Retailers in Britain are looking to increase pay and attract staff in a tight labour market, as workers are increasingly taking to strike action amid a cost-of-living crisis …

GENEVA (Reuters) – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations …

By Kevin Yao and Albee Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping and his senior officials pledged to shore up China’s battered economy next year as the deaths of two …

By Oliver Ellrodt and Tobias Schlie BERLIN (Reuters) -A huge aquarium in Berlin burst early on Friday, spilling 1 million litres (264,172 gallons) of water, around 1,500 exotic fish and …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Friday to protest against the rising cost-of-living, hitting public transport systems and disrupting this week’s European Union …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has tested a high-thrust solid-fuel engine that experts said would allow quicker and more mobile launch of ballistic missiles, as it seeks …

By Yiming Woo and Sarah Meyssonnier VAULX-EN-VELIN, France (Reuters) -Ten people including five children aged three to 15 were killed in a fire on Friday that engulfed a residential building …

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. households can order four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government website COVIDTests.gov beginning on Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday the next security assistance package for Ukraine is coming and it is expected to include more air defense capabilities for the …

Small Businesses Revolt Over Liberal City’s Open-Air Drug Markets Laurel Duggan on December 15, 2022 A group of San Francisco merchants is petitioning for the city to refund the year’s …

College Students Can Take A Course In ‘Doing Nothing’ At This University Alexa Schwerha on December 15, 2022 Lawrence University, a private school in Appleton, Wisconsin, offered a course called …

Border County Declares Emergency Over Illegal Immigrants Overwhelming Local Health Care System Jennie Taer on December 15, 2022 An Arizona border county declared an emergency Wednesday as illegal immigrants needing …

Congress To Remove Bust Of Supreme Court Justice Responsible For Dred Scott Ruling Kate Anderson on December 15, 2022 The bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney will be removed …

CARLA SANDS: Let’s Hope African Leaders Will See Through The Biden Admin’s Anti-Prosperity Agenda Carla Sands on December 15, 2022 On Sunday, U.S. Energy Envoy Amos Hochstein called U.S. shale …

Biden Regulator Fires Warning Shot At Musk’s Twitter, Tech Companies John Hugh DeMastri on December 15, 2022 Samuel Levine, director of the consumer protection bureau at the Federal Trade Commission …

Rudy Giuliani Should Be Disbarred, Disciplinary Counsel Recommends Trevor Schakohl on December 15, 2022 The D.C. Bar’s disciplinary counsel recommended disbarring former New York City Mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy …

Chinese Man Arrested In Boston Allegedly Told Activist He Would ‘Chop’ Her ‘Hands Off’ For Posting Anti-Commie Flyers Trevor Schakohl on December 15, 2022 Authorities arrested and federally charged a …

‘Unacceptable:’ State Lawmaker Aims To Defund University After It Suspends Church Elder Alexa Schwerha on December 15, 2022 Republican state Rep.-elect Jeanette Ward of Wyoming is turning her attention to …