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Man shot in leg inside Crown Heights apartment building lobby
BROOKLYN, NY — A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg inside the lobby of a Crown Heights apartment building Thursday evening, police said. The shooting occurred around 5:50 p.m. at 1400…
‘China Lobby’: Tom Cotton Blasts Biden Admin For Not Holding ‘Chinese Communists Accountable’
‘China Lobby’: Tom Cotton Blasts Biden Admin For Not Holding ‘Chinese Communists Accountable’ Harold Hutchison on March 2, 2023 Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blasted the Biden administration Thursday for its…
Biden Proposes A Massive Gift To The Corn Lobby
Biden Proposes A Massive Gift To The Corn Lobby John Hugh DeMastri on March 1, 2023 The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule Wednesday that would allow higher-concentration blends…
With backing from business lobby, Japan PM calls for workers’ pay hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country to conquer rising inflation as annual labour negotiations wrap up next month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on…
Elderly woman assaulted and robbed inside Flatbush apartment building
NEW YORK, NY – A 64-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed inside the Sunset Court apartment building located at 245 East 34th Street in Flatbush last Sunday. Today, police released a video…
Hedge fund lobby group supports shareholder rights in Masimo case
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The hedge fund industry trade association MFA on Thursday backed an activist investment firm’s push to reverse “draconian” amendments to medical device company Masimo Corp’s…
Auto lobby urges Spain to speed up vehicle electrification as sales lag
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s auto industry is in dire need of an overhaul to catch up with European peers and speed up its electrification process as automakers struggle to recover from a…
93-year-old man crashes car through Toms River bank lobby
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Luckily, nobody was injured on Wednesday after a 93-year-old Toms River man drove his car through a bank lobby on Route 9. Police arrived at the TD Bank…
TIM’s board indicates Italy’s telecoms lobby head as director – sources
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) board has indicated Italy’s telecoms lobby chief Massimo Sarmi as a new director, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. A former TIM general manager…
UN Official Investigating Israel Once Claimed ‘Jewish Lobby’ Was Controlling US
UN Official Investigating Israel Once Claimed ‘Jewish Lobby’ Was Controlling US Kate Anderson on December 14, 2022 United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese recently came under criticism for a Facebook post claiming…
Auto lobby slams Swiss plan to curb electric cars in power crunch
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss car importers lobby hit back on Monday at the government’s proposal to limit the use of electric vehicles in any power crunch, saying the mere suggestion could…
Japan auto lobby opposes plan to tax mileage of electric vehicles
TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese automobile lobbying group “firmly opposes” a plan for mileage tax on electric vehicles (EVs), an official of the group said on Thursday, adding that it would slow electrification…
Ukraine needs Marshall Plan approach to rebuild, says German lobby
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German lobby group representing companies with interests in eastern Europe has called for a plan to rebuild Ukraine that would mirror the Marshall Plan that helped Europe recover…
Santander chief Botin set to lead banking lobby group IIF
MADRID (Reuters) – Ana Botin, executive chairman of Spain’s Santander, will become the world’s most prominent bank lobbyist, the first woman to take the role as head of trade body IIF, the…
Teen girl shot and killed in Brooklyn apartment building lobby
NEW YORK, NY – A teenage girl was shot and killed Monday night inside an East New York apartment building. Police said Raelynn Cameron, 17, of Far Rockaway, Queens was shot in…
Italy business lobby cuts 2023 economy growth forecast to zero on energy concerns
MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian economy will grow more than expected in 2022 but will stagnate in 2023, the country’s main business lobby said on Saturday, warning that tensions between the European…
Russian business lobby calls for c. bank to accelerate yuan reserves
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s top business lobby called on Friday for the central bank to build up its reserves of the Chinese yuan in a bid to stabilise the rouble, which is…
Japan auto lobby says it is concerned about new U.S. law on EV credits
TOKYO (Reuters) – A major Japanese auto lobby said it was concerned about a new U.S. law that restricts tax credits for electric vehicles to those assembled in North America. The Biden…
Car Drives Into Bank Lobby in Dover, Pinning Employee
DOVER TWP, PA – A bank employee was pinned under a desk underneath a car that drove through the lobby window of the M&T Bank in Dover yesterday. According to police, at…
U.S. lobby groups cast doubts over independence of India content appeal panel
By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI – U.S. lobby groups representing Facebook and Twitter are concerned India’s plan to form a government panel to hear appeals against content moderation decisions…
Volvo Cars to leave ACEA car lobby group over climate goals
By Nick Carey LONDON – Volvo Cars said on Friday it will leave the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) by the end of 2022, citing differences between its zero-emission strategy and that…
China’s draft cybersecurity rules pose risks for financial firms, lobby group warns
By Selena Li HONG KONG – China’s proposed cybersecurity rules for financial firms could pose risks to operations of western companies by making their data vulnerable to hacking, among other things, a…
Electric vehicles not the only way to meet CO2 targets, Italy car lobby says
MILAN – Electric vehicles are not the only effective route to reducing carbon emissions produced by the car industry, the head of Italy’s automotive lobby said on Tuesday. Other technologies could help…
Business lobby sees 2% hit on Italy’s GDP if Russia stops gas
MILAN – Italy’s business lobby Confindustria forecasts an almost 2% hit on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) on average per year in 2022 and 2023 in case of a stop of…
China’s COVID controls will impact foreign investment for years – U.S. lobby
SHENZHEN, China – China’s strict COVID-19 controls will hamper foreign investment into the country for years to come as limits on travel block the pipeline for projects, the President of the American…
US lobby fears ‘exodus’ of foreign staff in China due to COVID measures
SHENZHEN, China – American businesses are struggling to persuade overseas staff to join them in China due to the country’s strict COVID-19 control measures and ongoing lockdowns, the American Chamber of Commerce…
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