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Houthi Rebels Sink Ship in Red Sea, Killing at Least 4 With 11 Missing: EU Naval Mission
Four people are presumed dead and 11 others are still missing after a Liberian-flagged cargo ship sank in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Friday. The update from the EU’s …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 5:26 PM |
Tesla Plans Robotaxi Expansion to California and Arizona
Tesla Inc. is aiming to bring its driverless taxis to California and Arizona as the carmaker plots an expansion on the heels of last month’s limited rollout in Austin. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk predicted on his social media service …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 4:25 PM |
Questions Linger on Response to Deadly Texas Flash Flood
Key questions remain unanswered about the actions Texas officials took both before and during the catastrophic July Fourth holiday floods as a painstaking search for victims continues along the Guadalupe River nearly a week later. Officials have avoided specific explanations …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 4:22 PM |
Ohio Rules That Data Centers Pay for Minimum Energy Needs
Regulators in Ohio, a key data center market, ruled that data centers will have to pay for some of their energy requests regardless of whether the electricity ends up being needed. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday voted …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 3:30 PM |
Trump Administration Investigates Minnesota Agency’s Affirmative Action Policy
The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency’s newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ policy requires supervisors to provide a “hiring justification …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 3:26 PM |
Farmers in Texas Face Severe Losses From Floods
Across a wide swath of Texas, the inundated rivers that ravaged communities also tore through farms and ranches. In the town of Bend, about two hours north of Austin, Boyd Clark waded into rising waters to help one of his …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 3:17 PM |
NC Man Claimed Almost $300,000 in Travel Insurance Losses. Then He Was Arrested
Oscar Rafeal Ruiz was a busy man in 2023 and 2024, jetting to numerous places, losing his luggage multiple times and filing travel insurance claims of almost $300,000. The problem, North Carolina authorities said, is that most of the claims …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 2:49 PM |
T-Mobile Ending DEI Programs as it Seeks FCC Approval for 2 Deals
Wireless carrier T-Mobile US said on Wednesday it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, under pressure from the Trump administration as it seeks regulatory approval for two major deals. T-Mobile said in a letter to Federal Communications Commission …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 2:26 PM |
Countertop Maker in Georgia Fined for Exposing Workers to Silica Dust
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Georgia countertop maker $33,000 for allegedly exposing workers to high levels of silica dust, which causes silicosis and other respiratory ailments. Brazilian Stone Design, in Powder Springs, which makes and sells …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 2:17 PM |
Georgia Commercial Lender Owner Charged With $140M Ponzi Scheme
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday. The civil lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …
POSTED JULY 11, 2025 1:38 PM |
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