Lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden to send the National Guard to Columbia University as it deals with intense and sometimes violent anti-Israel protests. A dueling coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers visited the university to condemn the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian protests and called for the immediate resignation of the institution's president.The demonstrations have been ongoing since last Wednesday and have seen outbreaks of violence and arrests, including the detention...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Trudeau’s Liberal government has been rolling out previews of the federal budget they’re set to table on April 16th. Included in that budget, is a proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, and $2.4-billion to help bolster Canada’s AI sector. We welcomed media and tech consultant Mohit Rajhans for more.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden marked Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7 billion investment in solar energy projects nationwide, focusing on disadvantaged communities, and unveiling a week-long series of what the White House say will be “historic climate actions.” The president was […]
First lady Jill Biden took aim at former President Donald Trump on Friday while speaking to an LGBT advocacy group. “Donald Trump is a bully,” she said at the Human Rights Campaign’s Equality in Action event. “He is dangerous to the LGBTQ community, to our families, to our country, and we cannot let him win. […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday and expressed his appreciation to President Joe Biden and members of Congress for supporting the effort to send more military aid to the country as it fights to repel the Russian invasion.
CHICAGO — Firefighters in Chicago are battling a massive house fire Wednesday night on the city’s West Side. The fire started around 8:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of West 16th Street. Officials
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden plans to expand two national monuments in California – one, a mountainous wilderness area east of Los Angeles, and another with tree-covered rolling hillsides north of Napa – in the coming weeks, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Biden will expand the perimeters of
President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, unveiled last week, could cost the government upward of $750 billion, according to analysis by a government watchdog group. Biden’s new plan comes less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down his last effort. It would eliminate debt for over 30 million people. The Biden […]
Greek renewables developer Mytilineos and regional utility PPC Group have signed a new deal to develop and construct 2GW of solar PV assets in Southeastern Europe.
Yuval RosenbergApril 11, 2024President Joe Biden’s new student debt relief plans are projected to cost $84 billion if enacted, according to the
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects
The Biden administration's latest plan to wipe out federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers could add up to $750 billion to the national deficit, according to a Tuesday report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.So far, the White House has announced $150 billion in so-called student loan "forgiveness" programs over the last year following the Supreme Court's June decision to reject unilateral loan cancellations. The previously rejected program would have wiped out $430...