Things are not going well at Tesla right now. The stock is down more than $100 per share year-to-date, as many as 20,000 people are set to lose their jobs, the Cybertruck keeps breaking, operating profit is expected to be down 40 percent when it’s announced later today and the $25,000 electric vehicle that Tesla … Read more
A defunct provision of the Colorado Constitution that limits marriage to between a man and a woman may finally be stripped from the state’s guiding document under a proposed amendment introduced in the state Senate. The resolution, filed late last week by Sen. Joann Ginal, a Fort Collins Democrat, requires support from two-thirds of state … Read more
University graduates, already “treading water” amid the cost of living crisis, are set for more financial pain. Student debt is set to increase by thousands of dollars this year after inflation figures came in slightly higher than expected. HECS debt is expected to increase by 4.8 per cent when indexation is applied on June 1, … Read more
Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, advocacy group Amnesty International says. The organisation in its annual report highlighted the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the spread of authoritarian governments which are damaging the international order by violating international law and disregarding fundamental rights. “Israel’s flagrant disregard for … Read more
Relief in Ukraine as U.S. Senate approves $61 billion aid package The U.S. Senate approved a $61 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday night, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign the legislation into law on Wednesday. The overall package, which including aid for Israel and Taiwan is worth $95 billion, … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday when doctors can provide abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans enacted after the high court’s sweeping decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The case comes from Idaho, which is one of 14 states that now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions. It … Read more
TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or, although it wouldn’t happen immediately, outright banned in the U.S. The Senate late Tuesday passed a broad legislative package that delivers $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. The bill also includes a … Read more
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has had enough of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) antics as the Ukraine and Israel aid bill heads to the Senate, blasting his colleague in the House as “a total waste of time” who was “dragging our brand down” and risking the Republican Senate majority. Greene’s tenure in Congress has included … Read more
The B.C. government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online. Premier David Eby says in a joint statement with representatives of the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that they will form an online safety action … Read more
For the third year in a row, there was a decline in the number of medical students who are seeking residency with family doctors, according to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). “The OMA is concerned about the declining number of medical students choosing family medicine,” OMA President Dr. Andrew Park told reporters on Tuesday. The … Read more
