U.S. Import & Export in 2023 by Selected Countries ( x.com )
In 2023 ......
Albertsons, Kroger will sell more stores to pacify regulators ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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"An egregious violation of academic freedom": At Louisiana's flagship university, oil companies can influence research and coursework for a price ( thelensnola.org )
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Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter One Day After Omar Grilled School Administrators ( theintercept.com )
Omar’s questions to the administrators during a Wednesday congressional hearing on antisemitism at Columbia touched on the school’s response to students being sprayed with a chemical at a campus rally for Gaza and its policy surrounding professors harassing students online....
Secretary of State Blinken to press Beijing over its support for Russian defense base on his trip to China next week ( www.reuters.com )
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UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant ( www.theguardian.com )
Supreme Court refuses to defend constitutional right to organize ( redphoenixnews.com )
Google fires 28 employees involved in sit-in protest over $1.2B Israel contract ( nypost.com )
Pro-Palestinian protesters paralyse roads in US cities over war on Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
California's "critical milestone": Renewable energies supplying 100% of the state's electricity demand for 25 out of the last 32 days ( www.thecooldown.com )
This data comes via Mark Z. Jacobson, a Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering....
Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects – a hydropower ruling is a victory for environmental justice on tribal lands ( theconversation.com )
The U.S. has a long record of extracting resources on Native lands and ignoring tribal opposition, but a decision by federal energy regulators to deny permits for seven proposed hydropower projects suggests that tide may be turning....
Sen. Rick Scott Says He’s a China Hawk. But He’s Made Lots of Money With China-Related Investments. ( www.motherjones.com )
In November, ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a press release casting himself as a fierce opponent of China. It declared, “Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has introduced dozens of bills to punish Communist China for its increased...
‘We need more shade’: US’s hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need ( www.theguardian.com )
Leaked NYT Gaza Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” “Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory” ( theintercept.com )
The New York Times instructed journalists covering Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip to restrict the use of the terms “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” and to “avoid” using the phrase “occupied territory” when describing Palestinian land, according to a copy of an internal memo obtained by The Intercept....
Amazon is capable of reducing plastic waste in the US. So why isn’t It? - It has done so elsewhere—when forced, a new report shows. ( www.motherjones.com )
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Supreme Court to weigh if Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstruction ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Biden urged to ban China-made electric vehicles ( www.bbc.com )
President Joe Biden has been urged to ban imports of Chinese-made electric cars to the US....
Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program ( www.wired.com )
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Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI ( www.theverge.com )
AI will soon be grading AI submitted papers, certainly nothing can go wrong here
Biden pressure on Israel not enough, say dissenting US officials ( www.bbc.com )
The views of seven current and former US government officials reflect the way internal objections to policy continue to mount. They said many government workers were voicing their frustrations in unofficial forums that include at least a dozen groups on messaging apps, which the officials said counted hundreds of administration...
Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein has become a target of boycott campaign in the U.S. amid allegations of Uyghur forced labor in China ( www.voanews.com )
Arslan Hidayat, head of the Save Uyghur campaign, says Shein's alleged use of forced labor exacerbates oppression of the Uyghur people....
Another Boeing whistleblower has come forward, this time alleging safety lapses on the 777 and 787 widebodies ( www.businessinsider.com )
‘Moscow Marjorie’: Republican accuses Marjorie Taylor Greene of irresponsible Ukraine rhetoric ( www.theguardian.com )
The far-right Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is ungovernable and should be known as “Moscow Marjorie”, said a former Republican colleague in the US House, accusing Greene of “getting her talking points from the Kremlin” when opposing new federal aid for Ukraine....
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a conservative think tank’s president pushed Speaker Mike Johnson to approve more aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia ( thehill.com )
Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration, said in a letter with John Walters, the CEO and president of the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank, that protecting Ukraine is connected to issues at home, making the argument as some Republicans, including Johnson, have previously insisted the U.S. must secure the border...
