Mount Rainier continues work on crosswalk, ADA ramp, and speed hump upgrades
MOUNT RAINIER, MD – Construction crews are moving ahead this week on the city’s High-Visibility Crosswalks, ADA Ramps, and Speed Humps Project, with work scheduled at multiple intersections and streets through the…
Fed needs more speed on emergency lending: Waller
(Reuters) – The unprecedented speed at which depositors pulled their money from Silicon Valley Bank outpaced the ability of the Federal Reserve to act as lender of last resort, underscoring the need…
Police say speed a factor in fatal crash in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND, MD – Detectives with the Cumberland Police Department are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred yesterday, at approximately 1:00 a.m., near East Industrial Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue. The vehicle…
EU to speed up how regulators tackle failing banks – EU documents
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – European Union plans, due next week, will seek to speed up handling of failing banks to ensure they are not bailed out by taxpayers but “bailed…
IMF’s Georgieva says she told China to ‘speed up’ work on debt restructuring
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said she told China’s new top economic official, Li Qiang, that China must accelerate its work to reach debt restructuring…
Analysis-US bank supervision needs more speed, transparency in wake of SVB debacle, critics say
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The secretive world of Federal Reserve bank supervision has been laid bare by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and critics say it needs an overhaul…
Italy’s Eni and CFS speed up plans for fusion energy
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian energy group Eni and U.S.-based Commonwealth Fusion System (CFS) signed a new collaboration agreement on Thursday to accelerate the industrialisation of nuclear fusion energy. The two partners, which…
Italian service sector picks up speed in Feb-PMI
(Reuters) – Activity in Italy’s service sector grew at its fastest rate in eight months in February, boosted by gains in new business, while there were signs that cost pressures on firms…
JAMES CARTER: Spending Faster Than The Speed Of Light
JAMES CARTER: Spending Faster Than The Speed Of Light James Carter on March 2, 2023 The federal budget is an utter mess. Unsurprisingly, the congressional budget process responsible for that mess is…
China Is Approving New Coal Plants At Break-Neck Speed As The Biden Admin Pushes To Shut US Generators Down
China Is Approving New Coal Plants At Break-Neck Speed As The Biden Admin Pushes To Shut US Generators Down John Hugh DeMastri on February 27, 2023 China approved 168 coal-fired power plants…
U.S. needs to speed FAA systems modernization — Buttigieg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday the United States needs to “pick up the pace” on its efforts to modernize aviation computer systems after a pilot messaging database…
Speed, number of tanks supplied is vital to Ukraine -Zelenskiy
(Reuters) – The key to providing tanks for Ukraine’s defence against Russia was speed and sufficient numbers, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy also said he…
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…
Police say speed a factor in double fatal Frankford crash that killed 3-year-old
FRANKFORD, DE – Two people were killed Saturday night in a high speed crash on Roxana Road in Frankford. The Delaware State Police responded to a crash involving a 1997 Chevy Silverado…
High speed rollover lands Texan in federal prison
McALLEN, Texas – A 22-year-old Roma man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens resulting in serious bodily injury, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S.…
Calvert County deputy, suspect shot after high speed pursuit
DUNKIRK, MD – A Calvert County deputy was shot as police exchanged fire with a suspect in Dunkirk after a high-speed pursuit on Saturday. The incident began after Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies…
China’s economy will keep growing at reasonable speed: finance minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy will keep growing at a reasonable speed with stable employment and prices, finance minister Liu Kun said in a speech at the ASEAN plus Three Economic Cooperation…
NY Fed official: Digital dollar could speed foreign exchange settlement
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – A top Federal Reserve Bank of New York official said on Friday that the bank sees promise in using a central bank digital dollar to speed…
New York State Trooper rear-ended During Speed Trap on GMMC Bridge
NEW YORK, NY – A New York State Trooper was rear-ended while parked on the shoulder of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (formerly Tappan Zee) between New York and New Jersey.…
China’s Q4 GDP hits early speed bump as COVID stifles economy
By Ryan Woo, Ellen Zhang and Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is hitting an early speed bump in the fourth quarter as COVID-19 curbs and anxieties further tapped the…
U.S., EU agree to speed up steel talks, keep discussing EVs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and her European counterpart, Valdis Dombrovskis, agreed to speed up talks on global steel issues, among other trade and economic topics raised at their…
Grifols appoints executive chairman as seeks to speed recovery
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Grifols appointed an executive chairman on Monday, as the Spanish pharmaceutical company strives to recover from a pandemic-related hit and a 49% drop in its shares so far this…
Congress tells Pentagon to speed review of large drones for Ukraine
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seventeen members of Congress told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speed up a Pentagon security review of a Ukrainian request for large armable drones, according…
Pentagon To Speed Up Weapons Sales To Allies As US Struggles To Maintain Its Own Stocks
Pentagon To Speed Up Weapons Sales To Allies As US Struggles To Maintain Its Own Stocks Micaela Burrow on September 2, 2022 The Department of Defense (DOD) has stepped up efforts to…
Pentagon aims to speed arms sales to allies to better compete with China- WSJ
(Reuters) – The Pentagon has launched a comprehensive push to accelerate sales of U.S. arms to foreign allies, to better compete with China and replenish arsenals of friendly nations that have given…
Exclusive-Apple, Samsung could benefit as India aims to speed product safety approvals
By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices, an industry group told Reuters on Friday,…
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