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Texas House Democrats evacuated from hotel in Illinois after bomb threat  Houston Chronicle Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout  The New York Times Bomb threat at Q Center on 5th Avenue in St. Charles forces Texas Democrats to evacuate ahead of planned event with Sen. Durbin  ABC7 Chicago Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting  The …

Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial …

Democratic state legislators from Texas were evacuated from their suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning following a threat at the property, and a news conference set to feature Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin was canceled. Later in the morning, Gov. JB Pritzker authorized Illinois State Police to become involved in protecting the lawmakers. “I am aware of reports that threats were made …

Some of the Texas Democrats who left the state in protest of a redistricting bill were temporarily evacuated Wednesday from their Chicago-area hotel after a bomb threat, according to police and lawmakers.  The hotel is in St. Charles, Illinois, west of Chicago. The St. Charles Police Department said first responders arrived at the hotel around 7:15 a.m. They “conducted a …

Uber Stock Gains After Earnings. It’s Brushing Off the Robo-Taxi Threat.  Barron’s Uber beats on revenue, announces $20 billion stock buyback  CNBC Uber touts bookings growth and $20 billion buyback, and its stock rises  MarketWatch Uber Boosts Buybacks by $20 Billion After Upbeat Forecast  Bloomberg.com Uber launches $20bn share buyback  Financial Times Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump on Tuesday reignited his threat for the federal government to “run” Washington, DC, after a former Department of Government Efficiency employee was assaulted in an attempted carjacking. “I have to say that somebody from DOGE was very badly hurt … A young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs in …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump’s trusted foreign envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Moscow early on Wednesday after the Kremlin requested a meeting with him in a last-ditch effort to avoid the punishing new sanctions Trump has threatened to impose this week, people familiar with the matter said. Witkoff was was greeted at the airport by Russia’s investment envoy …

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The San Francisco 49ers held their 11th training camp practice on Tuesday, as they prepare for Saturday’s preseason opener against the Denver Broncos. Before practice began, the team made some wide receiver moves, re-signing Equanimeous St. Brown to a one-year contract and releasing Andy Isabella, who suffered an ankle injury during Monday’s practice. Here are some …

India on Monday denounced as unfair the mounting pressure from the United States and European Union over its continued purchases of Russian oil. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said the country would safeguard its economic interests amid threats of steep tariffs from President Donald Trump. What did New Delhi say about trade with Russia? “The targeting of India is unjustified …

‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why BLS Firing, Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters  Barron’s US dollar gains in consolidation move after Fed turmoil, Trump’s shake-up  Reuters Dollar rebound fizzles after jobs data disappoints  Financial Times US Dollar Seen at Risk From Trump’s Moves to Pick Policymakers  Bloomberg The dollar is being punished for the jobs data that revealed how weak the U.S. economy really …