Yukon budget forecasts $48.2M surplus in 2023 WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government is predicting a $48.2-million surplus in 2023 with a budget promising cash for housing, health care, infrastructure and inflation relief. The document, tabled by Finance Minister Sandy Silver, is the first budget of new Premier Ranj Pillai, who took over the top...
Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment? After a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the environment. Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance, the U.S. senators from Ohio, sent a letter to the state’s environmental protection...
Whale safety research planned near East Coast wind farms SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — As dead whales continue to wash ashore on the U.S. East Coast — and particularly the Jersey Shore — officials and academics are planning a wide array of monitoring and research aimed at preventing or minimizing harm to whales and...
First Nations are using ‘creative disruption’ to foster economic growth in their communities This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Gregory C Mason, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba...
Palestinians: Israeli fire kills teen in West Bank JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage boy Thursday in the north of the occupied West Bank, the latest in a flare-up of violence that has raged for months. The ministry said Mohammed Saleem, 15, was wounded with...
Sports betting in Georgia dealt a setback in state Senate ATLANTA (AP) — Sports gambling advocates in Georgia were dealt a setback Thursday when the state Senate rejected a bill that would have allowed sports betting, including on horse races. Lawmakers voted 37-19 against Senate Bill 57, which would have ordered the state lottery...
Federal Reserve officials sound warnings about higher rates WASHINGTON (AP) — A run of strong economic data and signs that inflation remains stubbornly high could lead the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate higher in the coming months than it has previously forecast, several Fed officials say. On Thursday, Christopher Waller, a member...
Lakers say LeBron James has tendon injury, out 3 weeks LeBron James is expected to miss most of March with an injured tendon in his right foot, the Los Angeles Lakers said on Thursday. If that timetable holds, the Lakers will have to find a way to stay in the playoff race without the...
The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Marta Moreno Ibáñez, PhD candidate in Earth and atmospheric sciences,...
Opinion | With Prince Harry and Meghan evicted from Frogmore, Kate Middleton is the only winner in royal melodrama Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may need to sign up for Airbnb. The Duke and Duchess of Montecito — I mean, Sussex — are no longer official occupants of Frogmore Cottage. It seems King Charles...