Phil Murphy’s Solar Shift Blocked by Trump as “Solar for All” Federal Grants Terminated
Trenton, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy blasted the Trump Administration on Thursday for terminating the federal Solar for All (SFA) grant program, saying the move will raise energy costs for New Jersey’s…
TikTok bans hit more U.S. states; security firm says most access blocked globally
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – State agencies in Louisiana and West Virginia on Monday became the latest to ban the use of the popular social media service TikTok on government-managed…
Tensions rise between Armenia and Azerbaijan over blocked supply corridor
TBILISI (Reuters) -Russia expressed concern on Thursday over escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a key road linking Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave remained blocked for the fourth day. The…
Federal Court Denies Biden Admin’s Plea To Overturn Ruling That Blocked Student Loan Program
Federal Court Denies Biden Admin’s Plea To Overturn Ruling That Blocked Student Loan Program Reagan Reese on December 1, 2022 A federal court of appeals denied the Biden administration’s request to overturn…
Trump administration blocked CDC transit mask mandate, report shows
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s administration at a crucial time in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 blocked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from…
Montana ban on changing gender on birth certificate blocked by judge
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – A Montana judge on Thursday blocked the state from enforcing a new rule that prohibited transgender people from changing their gender on their birth certificate, local media…
Exxon Threatens To Sue Russia Over Blocked Withdrawal From Oil Project
Exxon Threatens To Sue Russia Over Blocked Withdrawal From Oil Project Jack McEvoy on August 30, 2022 Exxon Mobil is attempting to take legal action against the Russian government after it blocked…
Utah ban on trans girls in school sports blocked amid legal challenge
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A Utah judge on Friday blocked a state law banning transgender girls from participating in girls’ school sports from being enforced while he considers a lawsuit by…
Israel says it blocked ‘attack tunnel’ from Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM – Israel’s military said on Monday it blocked a tunnel dug by the Gaza’s ruling Islamist group Hamas that was meant as a passageway for militants from the enclave into Israel.…
Rogers, Shaw start Canada antitrust talks over blocked C$20 billion merger
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO – Canada’s antitrust authority, Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications will begin two-day negotiations on Monday to discuss possible remedies to the contested C$20 billion ($15.5 billion) takeover of…
Trump adviser Bannon blocked from using key defense in July U.S. trial
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Wednesday dealt a setback to Steve Bannon ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, blocking former President Donald Trump’s adviser from telling jurors that…
Biden’s Labor Department Nominee Just Had His Nomination Blocked Thanks To 3 Democrats
Biden’s Labor Department Nominee Just Had His Nomination Blocked Thanks To 3 Democrats Sebastian Hughes on March 31, 2022 Three Democratic senators joined Republicans on Wednesday to kill the nomination of David…
EU’s biggest economy Germany blocked Russian coal ban, sources say
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – In the early stages of sanctions drafting against Moscow, one idea gained traction in Brussels – a ban on the import of Russian coal – until the…
These GOP Governors Blocked Efforts To Keep Biological Men From Dominating Women’s Sports
These GOP Governors Blocked Efforts To Keep Biological Men From Dominating Women’s Sports Laurel Duggan on March 23, 2022 Republican governors of Indiana and Utah vetoed legislation Monday and Tuesday, respectively, that…
Evraz bond payment blocked, sees link to Abramovich sanction
LONDON – Evraz, the Russian steelmaker whose biggest shareholder is Roman Abramovich, said on Monday a bond coupon payment of nearly $19 million had not been received by its principal paying agent,…
Ukraine could lose $6 billion in grain exports with ports blocked
By Silvia Aloisi and Pavel Polityuk LVIV – Ukraine faces a possible grain revenue loss of $6 billion as the blockade of its ports by Russian forces prevents it from selling millions…
Russia to pay external debt in roubles if forex accounts remain blocked, TASS says
– Russia will service its external obligations in roubles if foreign exchange accounts of the central bank and the government remain blocked by the western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted…
UAE says it blocked drone attack, little-known group claims responsibility
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted three drones that entered its airspace over unpopulated areas early on Wednesday in the fourth such attack on the Gulf commercial and tourism…
Chevron reviews court decision that blocked Gulf of Mexico lease sale
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON – Chevron Corp is reviewing a federal judge decision that invalidated the results of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, saying…
Nike Executives Funneled Money To Democrat Who Just Blocked Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden over the course of just 16 days in September. On Wednesday evening, Wyden blocked…
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