Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
[ad_1] To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap loans to build electric car factories. Grants for chargers. Regulations that push automakers to sell more vehicles with no tailpipe emissions. All of that support…
Read MoreClose Call At O’Hare: American Airlines Wing Clips United Plane’s Tail
[ad_1] Hundreds of passengers faced delays Wednesday after an American Airline’s plane clipped a stationary United Airlines plane on the taxiway at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. ABC7 Chicago revealed that the American Airline’s flight 1979’s wing clipped the tail of a United Airlines flight 219 bound for Honolulu while the latter was stationary on the…
Read MoreUS Emissions Stagnate In 2024, Challenging Climate Goals: Study
[ad_1] US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world’s largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels. The preliminary estimate by the Rhodium Group, an independent research organization, found a net fall…
Read MoreWhite House Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
[ad_1] The next big fight over offshoring is playing out in Washington, and this time it involves artificial intelligence. The Biden administration, in its final weeks in office, is rushing to issue new regulations to try to ensure that the United States and its close allies have control over how artificial intelligence develops in the…
Read MoreTikTok Case Before Supreme Court Pits National Security Against Free Speech
[ad_1] When the Supreme Court hears arguments on Friday over whether protecting national security requires TikTok to be sold or closed, the justices will be working in the shadow of three First Amendment precedents, all influenced by the climate of their times and by how much the justices trusted the government. During the Cold War…
Read MoreTikTok Creators and Brands Are Bracing for a Potential Ban
[ad_1] The impending disappearance of TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in the United States, has sent marketers, agencies and creators racing to embrace alternatives — even if they’re not entirely convinced that TikTok will in fact exit the United States this month. Marketers are shifting dollars to Instagram and amending their…
Read MoreBanks Are Racking Up Wins Even Before Trump Is Back in White House
[ad_1] Banks are on a winning streak, one that’s poised to intensify as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. Biden-appointed regulators at the Federal Reserve and other agencies presided over a relatively fruitless era of bank oversight. They tried to enact stricter rules for the nation’s biggest banks, hoping to create a stronger safety net…
Read MoreHow Trump’s Greenland Plan Could Hit Ozempic, Legos and Hearing Aids
[ad_1] President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened tariffs on many countries for many different reasons. On Monday, he found a new purpose for his favorite economic tool. Mr. Trump said he would “tariff Denmark at a very high level” if it refused to allow Greenland — a North American island that is an autonomous territory…
Read MoreTax Cuts or the Border? Republicans Wrestle Over Trump’s Priorities.
[ad_1] Republicans are preparing to cut taxes, slash spending and slow immigration in a broad agenda that will require unifying an unruly party behind dozens of complicated policy choices. For now, though, they are struggling with a more prosaic decision: whether to cram their policy goals into one bill or split them into two. It…
Read MoreHILL: Smith government can deliver tax cut by ending corporate welfare
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Opinion Columnists Due to fear of incurring a budget deficit, Premier Danielle Smith has delayed fully implementing the $1.4-billion tax cut until 2027, contingent on the government being able to maintain a balanced budget. Published Jan 08, 2025 • Last updated 22 hours ago • 2 minute read You can…
Read MoreLeong: How do you mess up a tax cut? Liberals do with GST holiday
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists What was supposed to be big break turning out to be more of big blunder Published Jan 06, 2025 • Last updated 2 days ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Read MoreCalgary Sun Letters to the Editor for Monday, January 6, 2025
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Published Jan 06, 2025 • Last updated 2 days ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/File Article content NOT PIERRE WHO IS ANGRY Advertisement 2 This advertisement…
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