35 Burst results for "Last Month"
AP News Radio
Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
"Hundreds of Amazon workers, protested the company's climate impact and the return to office mandate. Power to the workers. Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested the company's lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return to office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration in Seattle Wednesday. Church hindley was among the protesters. I'm out here because I refuse to just sit idly by while mandates are dictated from above down that don't make sense and hurt the planet, hurt families and individual lives. It's been a month since workers needed to be back in the office three days a week before that it was up to team leaders. I'm Shelley Adler
AP News Radio
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
"A former Massachusetts family is hoping that a lawsuit will set a precedent for state child welfare agencies that want to remove children from their homes. Sarah Perkins says when she lived in Waltham Massachusetts last year, she took her three month old to a hospital emergency room for a high fever. She says when x-rays were done, doctors found a rib fracture and days later. We heard a knock at the door and it was armed police officers with several people from the department of children and families there to take our kids. Perkins says her son likely sustained the injury weeks earlier when her mother removed the baby from a car seat, he slipped and her mom caught him by grabbing one of his arms, still Perkins says it took her and her partner three months in about $50,000 in attorney's fees to have parental custody fully restored. Perkins and her partner are plaintiffs and a lawsuit alleging constitutional violations, including deprivation of parental rights without due process. I'm Donna water
Mark Levin
Gregg Jarrett: Previewing New Book 'The Trial of the Century'
"The trial of the century what is the trial of the century Which one You know there have been a lot of famous trials that have been dubbed as such by the media over the years The Nuremberg case Julius Ethel Rosenberg the O. J. Simpson double murder case which I covered for 9 months in Los Angeles They pale in comparison to the 1925 scopes monkey trial Because it stake was our cherished free speech rights America was at the precipice there was an effort and it was succeeding to ban books for example on evolution and they weren't going to stop there They were going to ban a variety of science books and other books And in the state of Tennessee they made it a crime for a teacher to teach out of the state approved textbooks a chapter on the cornerstone Darwin theory of evolution Because they feared it would undermine the story of the divine creation in genesis in the Bible Which it didn't Their harmonious and Clarence Darrow was incensed over it So when a young 25 year old school teacher was handcuffed criminally charged in front of the host gal Darrow came to the rescue the greatest trial lawyer who ever lived And he for free descended John scopes It became known as the scopes monkey trial which was derived from an evolutionary misconception that humans evolved from monkeys or other primates I traveled a couple of years ago to the courthouse in Dayton Tennessee where the trial took place It's closed now but buried in the archives of the basement and I gained access was the original trial transcript
The Breakdown
Debt Ceiling Deal Gives Unlimited Debt Until 2025
"All right, friends, well, today, as I said, we are hopefully wrapping up or at least putting a big momentary pause on the macro story that has dominated markets for the past few months. Yes, a deal has been reached in the debt ceiling standoff with both President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy making major concessions in order to move the matter forward. The deal on the table would suspend the debt ceiling entirely until the 1st of January 2025. Presumably this puts off the next dispute over federal borrowing until the middle of that year and uncapping the debt limit in the interim. The core of the argument is a two -year cap on federal spending, although each side is presenting the story slightly differently. The White House claims the spending cap would reduce spending by around $1 trillion over while the GOP argue that spending cuts are twice that level. New York Times analysis puts the spending reduction at around $55 billion next year and another $81 billion the following year. So let's talk about what's actually in the deal. The set of tradeoffs in the deal have caused outrage among numerous groups of ideologically aligned lawmakers and special interest groups on both sides of the aisle to the point where there are few truly happy with the compromise. Now that of course might mean in America's polarized politics that it's actually a good compromise deal. IRS funding has been cut, with $20 billion of the $80 billion in additional funding to bolster the tax department now being repurposed to fund discretionary government programs. And what's worth noting here is that early in the negotiations, this IRS funding was a red line for the president. You will no doubt remember when he said that he would not accept any deal that benefited quote wealthy tax cheats and crypto traders. Another aspect of the deal was that work requirements for food stamps recipients will be expanded. However, the cohort of people this will affect appears to be small. Only impacting recipients aged 50 to 54 while exempting veterans, the homeless and people who grew up in foster care. However, negligible the effect on the budget, the expansion of work requirements within the benefits program was an important symbolic policy for hardline conservatives. And small as the concession might seem, there are still many on the left who are very, very against
The Dan Bongino Show
Sen. Mike Lee: Current Biden-McCarthy Deal Is a 'Bad Deal'
"So the deal I've told my audience you know I don't like to bury the lead I should it's fair that you understand my position on it Bottom line up front I think it's a bad deal My fear senator is is this the only deal So I just would like you if you could to address those two questions Is it a good or bad deal And second given our numbers and the fact that we don't control the Senate or The White House do you feel tactically it's the only deal The floor is yours sir Okay I asked her the first question I do think it's a bad deal I think it's arguably an irredeemable piece of legislation Not only fails to live up to limit save grow initiative which passed the House a month ago But that actively undermines our fiscal future So it's designed to limit the good Bill Let me save crow But the fiscal responsibility act is they're calling it Instead guts all of the key elements of fiscal discipline betraying the very principles it purports to uphold and despite its veneer of fiscal prudence it exacerbates our budgetary woes without offering any legitimate redeeming offsetting features or significant reforms As your second question of whether this is the only deal as far as I can tell that is exactly how this is set up And it's set up for that very purpose to be the only deal which is exactly the problem with it This is exactly what people hate about Washington D.C. this thing was negotiated by a small handful of people in private in secret And then those who negotiated it come back and they tell people including the people who had fought so hard to put together the limit save grow act like our friends in the freedom caucus for example this is the deal Take it or leave it but this is all you're going to get The only thing you have to vote on
AP News Radio
US consumer confidence declines again in May
"Consumer confidence fell in May the fourth decline in 5 months. Americans became slightly more pessimistic about the labor market in May on top of inflation anxiety, the consumer confidence index was one O 2.3 in May down from one O 3.7 in April, according to the conference board, a business research group. The index measuring consumers assessment of current business and labor market conditions deteriorated from one 51.8 to one 48.6 from able to May, despite a low unemployment rate and a slight rise in consumer spending, the proportion of consumers reporting jobs are plentiful, fell, and there was a notable worsening in the outlook among consumers over age 55. Consumers surveyed expect inflation to stay around the same over the next 12 months, and view it as a major influence on the economy. Jennifer King, Washington
AP News Radio
China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030
"China has launched its first civilian astronaut to its space station as part of a new three person crew, the shenzhou 16 spacecraft lifted off from a launch center on the edge of the Gobi desert in northwestern China just after 9 30 a.m. local time. The crew will overlap briefly with three now aboard the tiangong station who will then return to earth after completing their 6 month mission. China built its own space station after it was excluded from the International Space Station with the hope of putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. Their exclusion was largely down to U.S. concerns over the Chinese space programs intimate ties with the People's Liberation Army, the military branch of the ruling Communist Party. I'm Lawrence Brooks
AP News Radio
The day has arrived for Elizabeth Holmes to report to a Texas prison
"The disgraced CEO of health technology company theranos begins her stint in a federal prison today. Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to begin her 11 year federal sentence at a women's prison camp in Bryan, Texas, Holmes was sentenced in November for overseeing a blood testing hoax that claimed theranos technology could quickly scan for diseases and other problems with just a few drops of blood taken with a finger prick. She'll be leaving behind two young children, a son born in July 2021, a few weeks before the start of her trial, and a three month old daughter who was conceived after a jury found her guilty on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022, investor and fellow theranos executive ramesh sunny balwani was convicted of 12 felony counts of fraud and conspiracy, and already has started serving his nearly 13 year sentence in a Southern California prison. I'm Donna water
AP News Radio
Teenager walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head for knocking on wrong door
"Weeks after being shot in the head after knocking on the wrong door, a teen has joined others to bring awareness to brain injuries. I Norman hall. Ralph jarl of black teenager who was shot in the head and arm last month after mistakingly ringing the wrong doorbell, walked in a brain injury awareness event Monday in his first major public appearance since the shooting. Jarl, who is 17, suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was shot while trying to pick up his younger brothers in April Andrew last year in 84 year old white man is accused of shooting y'all. Jarl walked with family friends and other brain injury survivors that going the distance for brain injury, a yearly Memorial Day event in Kansas City, his aunt says Gerald has debilitating migraines and balance issues. I Norman hall
Mark Levin
Fox News: Michelle Obama's Juice Brand Fails Her Own Health Standards
"And so I'm looking here from Fox News former First Lady Michelle Obama's touted health drink pleasing What does that mean Plessy Oh what do I know What fail the health standards set by the Obama administration to do Bloomberg report found After discussing with 12 independent health professionals and organizations the Bloomberg news organization found that pleasing current flavors released earlier this month would not meet the requirements to be served at elementary middle school Uh oh But do they make money That's the issue These Marxist revolutionaries need to know if they're going to make money off the drinks Please it's not like Kool-Aid you know Remember Jim Jones mister producer drink the Kool-Aid Drink the plessy Under the Obama era school meal regulations currently under review U.S. elementary middle schools may only serve water milk or a 100% fruit or vegetable juice with no added sweeteners And the regulations do permit schools to dilute juices with water and none of pleasing four current flavors meet these criteria According to the experts there are was concern over the non nutritive I feel like I'm being treated other way Non nutritive sweeteners in the drink such as stevia leaf and monk fruit extracts They could still be considered unhealthy The World Health Organization previously published its own report on Monday advising against the use of sweeteners like stevia to control body weight
Mark Levin
Mark Levin Calls Out Sunny Hostin for a Discussion on 'Racism'
"But listen to this sunny Houston He ignores systemic racism in America I'm mister producer I want you to contact her people at the view and ask her to come on the program Well we can have a short discussion About America and racism Okay I'm quite certain None of these people will come on the show So maybe she will In the clarence Thomas syndrome look at the hatred Look at the hatred That's why the view only exists because what is it ABC Syndicates of mister produce something like that So in other words ABC one of the major corporations in the world I guess it's is it still part of Disney I guess it is So it's the same corporate environment And so these people at ABC and Disney they provide a platform Like this these are haters These are nasty people It's like over at MSNBC They're provided a platform by Comcast Who rips you off every month By Comcast And they bring us the joy reeds of the world There's nothing joyful about joy Reid She's a nut Fact she's worse than a nut She's a bigot Am I humble opinion
AP News Radio
'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to Georgia
"Residents of America's Georgia and elsewhere pay tribute to a Korean War hero whose remains have finally been returned. I Norman hall, a police escort was flashing lights led the casket of Luther Herschel's story through America's Georgia on the way to a burial with military honors if nearby andersonville national cemetery. Luther's story was mortally wounded in combat in 1950 while his company was retreating, fearing he would slow down their withdrawal, he volunteered to stay behind to cover them with machine gun fire that took out dozens of the enemy. Story was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, relatives including nice duty weight feared his body would never be recovered. His remains were identified only last month through DNA testing. According to the defense POW MIA accounting agency, more than 7500 Americans who served in the Korean War remain missing or the remains have not been identified. I Norman hall
AP News Radio
Struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after Hurricane Ian as new storm season looms
"As a new storm season looms, struggles continue for thousands in Florida 8 months after hurricane Ian devastated parts of the state. The sound of the ocean and Fort Myers beach were a hurricane season starts June 1st. Last September Ian a cat 5 swept away Michael selor is camper, since then he's been living in his car an old infinity sedan. This is my house for me and my dog. And that's it. Hundreds remain homeless, construction is ongoing. Debbie sams with beach baptist church says the need is overwhelming. Everyone's in need. Even when they think they're not in need. Many struggle to get insurance payouts, federal and state assistance, building permits and simply finding a place to shower. I'm Julie Walker
AP News Radio
UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali, call for urgent aid
"Two UN agencies have warned of rising food emergencies, including starvation in Sudan due to the outbreak of war, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali are said to be facing or already suffering from the same emergencies due to the restricted movement of people and goods. The four countries join Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen at the highest alert levels. They say communities are already facing or are projected to face starvation with the risk of sliding towards catastrophic conditions, the report by the World Food Program and the food and agriculture organization calls for urgent attention to save both lives and jobs. It warns that 1 million people are expected to flee Sudan while an additional 2.5 million inside the country face acute hunger in the coming months with supply routes through port Sudan disrupted by safety issues beyond the 9 countries at the highest alert level, the agencies said 22 countries are identified as hotspots risking acute food insecurity. I'm Lawrence Brooks
AP News Radio
Navy contractor jet was on fire before deadly California crash, federal report says
"A federal report is shedding new light on a deadly California jet crash. I Norman hall, federal investigators say a navy contractor's aircraft caught fire before it crashed off the California coast early this month killing three people on board. The twin engine Gates learjet 36 a plunged into the Pacific Ocean near San Clemente island on May 10th while trying to make an emergency landing at a navy airfield there. That's according to a preliminary investigative report for the national transportation safety board. The crew of a second jet saw smoke from the aircraft. The two pilots and an additional crew member all civilians haven't been found in our presumed dead. The learjet's wreckage was located about a mile off shore, some of the debris showed evidence of fire before the crash. I Norman hall
Mark Levin
Women Have the Buying & Boycott Power Against Target
"And I want you to understand why target decided to have an emergency meeting It wasn't because they thought they got it wrong It wasn't because they're going to stop doing not just a month of gay pride but basically two months right Because it's not even gay Pride Month yet and they've already got their massive square footage of gay pride propaganda for your family to indoctrinate your kids with out there We're talking probably hundreds and hundreds of thousands of square feet is what they have dedicated to gay Pride Month at target stores It's not about selling products It's about indoctrinating your children It's about turning your children against your beliefs I post this up on Instagram If you want to see it by the way I put a ton of what target was selling on Instagram You can follow me Ben Ferguson podcast there but I said men did our part with Bud Light We made it socially unacceptable for in man culture to drink woke beer The target battle will only be one with strong moms standing up for their kids And that's the truth because the majority of people that go to target are not men It's women Women did you know this And we had this debate the other day and there was a million statistics back it up But did you know that women are actually the number one spenders in families Makes sense They're buying they have more buying power than the men do Yes men will buy big things sure We'll buy a car Right We'll do things like that But women are the predominant spenders of the dollars that come into a family household I'm not criticizing women for that either I want to make that clear but women traditionally especially when they have kids the ones are spending the predominant amount of money that comes in the house Meaning women have far more buying power Or that also translates into boycotting power than any man does
AP News Radio
From the Civil War to today's mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction
"Memorial Day, a solemn day of remembrance and a day filled with sales barbecues and travel. Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen military service members, but it also kicks off summer travel season super sales on everything from mattresses to lawnmowers and months of barbecuing. The nation first observed what was then called decoration day on May 30th, 1868 after Civil War veterans called for decorating war graves with flowers, but just over a hundred years later Time Magazine said the holiday had become a three day nationwide hoot nanny that seems to have lost much of its original purpose, retired navy seal Jason Redman who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan says he'll be thinking on Memorial Day of the friends he lost, and he wants Americans to remember the fallen, but also to enjoy themselves knowing that lives were sacrificed to create this holiday. I'm Rita foley
AP News Radio
Afghanistan, Americans And Civil War discussed on AP News Radio
"Memorial Day, a solemn day of remembrance and a day filled with sales barbecues and travel. Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen military service members, but it also kicks off summer travel season super sales on everything from mattresses to lawnmowers and months of barbecuing. The nation first observed what was then called decoration day on May 30th, 1868 after Civil War veterans called for decorating war graves with flowers, but just over a hundred years later Time Magazine said the holiday had become a three day nationwide hoot nanny that seems to have lost much of its original purpose, retired navy seal Jason Redman who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan says he'll be thinking on Memorial Day of the friends he lost, and he wants Americans to remember the fallen, but also to enjoy themselves knowing that lives were sacrificed to create this holiday. I'm Rita foley
podnews
"last month" Discussed on podnews
"Breaking 25% for the first time. The rest of the top 5 or buzzsprout spreaker lives in and another 5 pod vein which overtook Omni studio last month. The Asian American podcasters association has announced 31 podcasts for maize Asian American Pacific island a month, the organizations also looking for submissions for the Asian podcast festival on May 20th. Winners of crime consist annual clue awards were announced in Las Vegas, gimlet's stolen the search for Jermaine and CBC podcasts carry low versus were podcast winners. We list all the winners nominations and categories in our show notes and our newsletter at pod news dot net. Spotify is hiring for a podcast moderation team in Dublin in Ireland, South Africa's podcast industry is booming, says IT web, quoting from PWC's media outlook for the country. Podcast advertising revenue is estimated to be worth 302 million round, which is 19 million U.S. dollars in 2023, and Netflix has just launched its first podcast in Africa called never late African time, it interviews African on screen talent and is hosted by Joe Berg broadcasters Andy mcquade and zweli mbele. Snicker saw founder and CEO of the juggernaut is the curator this week of the earbuds podcast collective looking at podcasts and stories that break down the stereotype of success. She says at the end of the day, it's not about how I build this, but how I'm building this. If you're looking for great podcast episode recommendations, you should subscribe. And earbuds start audio. And a cast was the number two company mentioned in pod news coverage according to our latest rancor a distant second from Spotify, which got the most mentions in our coverage over the last 90 days, helps by sponsorship of a feature last month, we guess the ranker which covers the people and companies we've mentioned most in the past three months still has a UFC commentator at number one, like I mentioned them here, mister Rogan, of course, and pod news achieved a 36% female gender split for people mentions in the past 90 days from any consistent with the previous period. And Eid Mubarak, if you're celebrating today or happy Labor Day, if you're celebrating that, or happy Monday, if that's a thing where you are. And if people use Tom Webster has announced his to leave Edison research in his newsletter, he says he'll leave at the end of May. I want to continue to work to establish a podcast industry a place where established networks and independent podcasters alike have fair access to information, revenue, and opportunity. Pierre bouvard, chief insights officer at cumulus media, has been given a leadership award by the broadcasters foundation of America and astead herndon is to host a new politics show for The New York Times, we're excited to develop a midterms show with him said the company. It's a Monday, so time for some tech stuff. Have you ever wondered about the point of that rule from the IAB that says a valid download must be over 60 seconds? We wondered, so we ran some analysis from our audio server and over the past 90 days we saw 486,000 requests for downloads of audio files, 70% of those were above a minute's worth of audio, so 30% were below, and 16% were just one K that's not enough data for a single audio frame. So that's probably why then, isn't it? Podcast redirect trackers are being used on 12.6% of all podcast episodes, a number that's slightly shrunk from last month, Spotify's charitable is number one at 4.71%, pod track has grown, though, to 4.4% at number two. Amazon cloud front has increased its share in podcasting and was used by 51.9% of all new podcast episodes last month, the second highest is Cloudflare used by just 12% of episodes, most of that is likely to be buzzsprout. On the web player, pod first now supports live item from the new podcast namespace if you stream your show live, the live item tag tells your listeners the moment you start streaming and the podcast index have produced an episode by guid endpoint, which uses episode good as set in RSS feeds. We'll link to an example and documentation is on the way. They say, and in podcast news, the only Taiwanese history podcast in English formosa files, the history of Taiwan will help you understand the history of this part of the world, from defections during the Cold War for the history of baseball, covered in the Taipei times in December, the show's boasting a new website from pod page. Best known as Joel Brooks in dear white people Ashley Blaine featherson Jenkins has launched her podcast on The Oprah Winfrey network, trials to triumphs. Known to friends and fans as AB FJ can understand why, Ashley will be in conversation with friends, colleagues and people she admires about the moments when their trials have led to triumph it launches today. Launched last week from iHeartMedia betrayal is a true crime podcast of the story of TV producer Jennifer faison, whose picture perfect marriage completely shattered when she came home from work one afternoon to find her house had been searched and her husband had been arrested. And let your ears go on a journey to the Bruce Peninsula national park in Ontario in Canada for the 5th season of song birding, which launches today. It's nice, isn't it? Aimed at an audience of both birders and general nature enthusiasts alike. This podcast also attracts a substantial audience that just likes to listen. Or relax. Oh, that's nice. And that's the latest from our newsletter to read all the stories and subscribe where a pod used on it..
WTOP
"last month" Discussed on WTOP
"New estimates on when Maryland stalled purple line project might actually be up and running They're not encouraging Under the most recent proposal the light rail line from Bethesda to new Carlton which was scheduled to start running in March won't be ready until the fall of 2026 and it would cost an additional $1.4 billion to complete Attributes the higher cost in part to a smaller labor force as well as the shortages caused by the supply chain issues the purple line was one of the nation's first transit projects to rely on private financing as part of a public private partnership but construction stopped in 2020 when the initial contractor quit amid years of delays and $850 million in cost overruns You might remember police shot and killed a gunman in Silver Spring last month The case is still under investigation but now police dashcam and body worn camera video has been released One morning the following report contains the sound of gunfire The video clearly shows the brief traffic stop and the moment for police officers opened fire killing 27 year old Osman sisse of Silver Spring It was December 29th when Montgomery county officers stopped a car near Wayne and Dartmouth avenues suspected of being involved in a shooting in downtown Silver Spring minutes earlier Dash cam and body worn camera video shows a jumping out of the car while pointing a gun He was shot dead by police who recovered a gun at the scene The office of the state attorney general has released the video and continues to investigate the police shooting I had deep troubles at the IRS and it could affect your tax refund this year We'll talk about it 6 37 The following is a paid commercial message For nearly 60 years melwood has been providing job training support services and other programs for thousands of people each year here in the D.C. area If you are looking for a new.
WABE 90.1 FM
"last month" Discussed on WABE 90.1 FM
"Dangerous Tensions are high with China over human rights Taiwan and a ramp up in military action in the South Pacific We need to have an ambassador in place in Beijing That's Bonnie glazer director of the Asia program at the German marshal fund of the United States She says it's critical to have someone with the backing of the president in Beijing There are areas of friction that if not a dealt with if they are left to fester could potentially spiral out of control We could end up in a confrontation with China If we have an accident for example between our two militaries in the South China Sea glazer says burns isn't weak on China During his Senate confirmation hearing last month he took a tough stance There's no question of the 21st century given Chinese power and we've talked about this morning China is the greatest threat to the security of our country and of the democratic world The White House says burns is eminently qualified for the job and they need someone in place now to follow up on all the issues between the two countries Franco or donas and Pyrenees Washington When the pilgrims sat down to Thanksgiving 400 years ago they hardly had the market cornered on giving thanks As Tom Verde reports for indigenous people gathering to give thanks happens throughout the year On a late August weekend dozens of tribes from across New England gather at Nash and tucket in southeastern Connecticut Home to the mash and target western pequot tribal nation The occasion is skeletal or green corn Powell a celebration of the corn harvest The atmosphere is pretty festive Dance contests and drumming Traditional crafts porn roasting over open fires carry helm is a mash pee walking over We really view green corn as the homecoming You know this is one of the biggest powerhouse in the northeast now And it's really an opportunity for everyone to see each other In this respect skimmington is not unlike.
KGO 810
"last month" Discussed on KGO 810
"Last month, the White House announced plans for a widespread coronavirus vaccine booster program. But Friday, an FDA advisory panel recommended booster shots only for those with weakened immune systems or over the age of 65. ABC. Ellen Lopez has more from outside of CDC headquarters in Atlanta. While critics say the Biden administrations timeline for it to boost to roll out put pressure on scientists. The U. S surgeon general says that the plan was always contingent on the FDA and the series is independent evaluation. We know that here at the CDC They are expected to meet next week to discuss those boosters. Right now, the U. S is averaging more than 1400 coronavirus deaths each day. That's about 7.5 times higher than in mid July. The Defense Department now says as many as 10 civilians up to seven of them were Children were killed in a US drone strike last month in Afghanistan, General Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command, said Friday. I offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed. This was the strike to follow the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13. U. S Service members. Defense officials now say they do not believe they killed an ISIS leader as first reported a BCS Louis Martinez has more from the Pentagon. This is a total reversal from what the Pentagon has been saying on the record Now, for the last two weeks as early as this week, I was talking to officials who said that this was they were convinced that this was an Isis K target. They say they're reviewing the intelligence that led up to the strike. Capitol Police say they're ready for any violence in today's rally in support of people who are arrested in the January 6th riot, Capitol police deputy chief Sean Gallagher said Friday. Externally we have been working with over 25 of our partnering agencies on a seamless integrated plan for this weekend, government official tells the AP. The U. S is going to begin flying migrants back to Haiti as many as 10,000 have arrived near Del Rio, Texas over the last few days. You're listening to ABC news. Let's see if something costs less. But people are happier with it. That sounds like something to look into. And that's Medicare. Maybe you've heard switching to meadow share to pay for health care.
AP News
"last month" Discussed on AP News
"Last month. It's the biggest annual gains since the Labor Department started calculating the 12 month number in 2010. The producer Price index, which measures inflationary pressures before they reach consumers rose 7/10 of a percent in August after full 1% increases in both June and July, when compared with August of 2020 prices were 8.3% higher. Core prices, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories also rose those slightly less 6/10 of a percent from July and 6.7% from a year earlier. Inflation has been stirring as the economy recovers from the coronavirus recession, with supply chain bottlenecks in a worker shortage, pushing prices higher. Ben Thomas. Washington The head of Britain's domestic intelligence agency warns the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could fuel terror plots. Myth five. Director General Ken McCallum believes the Taliban has heartened and embolden extremists and could lead to the return of major Al Qaeda style attack plots against the West. McCallum adds, Britain could face more risk because of the withdrawal of NATO troops and the overthrow of the Afghan government. In a rare interview with the BBC, he says nations must be vigilant both for the increase and inspired terrorism, which has become a trend over the past 5 to 10 years alongside the potential regrowth. Of Al Qaeda style directed plots. Charles ASTHMA London President Biden is making clear his frustration over the pandemics direction and aiming it squarely at unvaccinated Americans. For months, the president's talked about the nation uniting to beat the pandemic. But in his speech yesterday, he put the blame for rising cases directly on the quarter of eligible Americans, he says, have refused to get the vaccine distinct minority of Americans supported by stink minority of elected officials are keeping us from turning the corner, saying pandemic politics are making people sick, causing unvaccinated people to die. The president says the nation's been patient with the young backs. Related But that's wearing thin. SOCCER Megane Washington China TV has analyzed President Joe Biden's phone conversation with cheating Ping highlighting tensions and urging cooperation guanxi the CCTV news anchor, says the U. S policy toward China has led to severe difficulties in China US relations. Which is not, she says, in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples and goes on quoting key China US cooperation will benefit both countries and the world well, confrontation between the two will hurt both and the world. The White House is hopeful the U. S. And China could work together on issues of mutual concern, including climate change. And preventing a nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Despite growing differences. I'm Charles de la Decima..
KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"last month" Discussed on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"Why What? Yeah, Yeah, It was the last month. Nobody asked about it. It is bored. Yeah. Did you find anything interesting. Yes, I'm a lot older coins late. 18 hundreds. Okay, That's why I said nothing Interesting. All right. Thank you. Uh, check 100. Take us didn't get y'all get all the particulars about you. They get to go to the Mariners game. That surprised what second price You're wondering. Alright, Here's Tracy Taylor. Look at traffic. K kingly road is closed. It ride around South East 263rd for a structure fire. We had some earlier problems on highway 16 out near Burnham. We are still trying to deal with the construction backups in the backup in general, from off the Narrows Bridge and heading out towards we'll watch it. You will find some slowing north and five near the dome, South 35 from Highway 18 past the dome, and things are starting to ease up just a little bit outside of liquid. Not the case South and in the Valley Freeway from four rather highway 18 heading out to the 4 10 5 12 interchange. We have a lot of heavy traffic getting out to Meridian and pioneer Right now, drivers heading north on I five We'll find some heavier traffic outside of one 45th and shorelines about to 20th and again as we get closer to Highway two off and on into parts of Mary's ville still going to take you about an hour from Seattle to Everett. Traffic is brought to you by sold by every door dot com Go to Seoul by every door dot com list your home with the most skilled and successful agents in King County, Cairo Radio, real time traffic. I'm Tracy Taylor. We're here for what happened, CDC director Michelle Wolinski saying vaccinated Americans may stop wearing masks or maintain social distance for most indoor and outdoor gatherings. No matter how are here for what's happening. Starting today, you are once again required to wear masks inside public spaces, Dr Jeff Duchin says. It was unwise for the CDC to lift the mask mandate for vaccinated.
WJR 760
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"To do that requiring last month by the administration announced all civilian federal workers must get fully vaccinated or face tough coronavirus protocols. The Pentagon is repairing a vaccine mandate for service members, Lisa Thanks, Rachel. Today, New Jersey became the latest state to mandate vaccines for state employees and public school teachers. But weekly covid testing will be offered as an alternative in New York City. That's no longer an option under a new vaccine mandate for school staff. In his vaccine remarks this afternoon, President Biden did not answer shouted questions on Afghanistan, where a mass evacuation effort continues National security advisor Jake Sullivan moments ago. Calling it complex and dangerous. The administration is being pressed on what happens if there's not enough time to finish evacuations under the original August 31st deadline to withdraw. The goal is to get as many people out as fast as possible. And while we're glad to see the numbers that we got yesterday, we're not going to rest on any laurels. The focus is on trying to do this as as best we can by the end of the month, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says 16,000 Americans and Afghans were evacuated in 24 hours. About 37,000 flown to safety over nine days. The Pentagon also confirming there have been US rescue missions outside Kabul airport but declining to offer specifics. America is listening to Fox News. Wjr traffic and weather first from the wind Bet traffic and Weather Center download the wind bed APP today on the apple Store or Google play Win with wind bet W. J. R S TRAFFIC 1st 6 96 East at Campbell Hilton Row, There's a wreck on the left shoulder. 94 Westbound telegraph on the way to the Big airport. There's a wreck on the right shoulder and large freeway northbound seven mile. There's a wreck on the right shoulder. No slowdowns in any of these three areas..
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"Brought to you by. Macy's last month was the hottest june in north america in recent recorded history by aaron baker as a heatwave continues to cook the pacific northwest of the united states this week. Eight records have fallen like dominoes throughout the rest of the northern hemisphere even the united nations world meteorological organization. Or w m o which registers global temperature extremes admitted that it was having trouble keeping up. Somebody records have been broken that it is difficult to keep track. The organization wrote in its latest report on exceptional heat. Seattle set an all time record of one hundred four degrees. fahrenheit own. june twenty-seventh then immediately broke it the next day with a of one hundred seven degrees portland had one hundred twelve degrees last wednesday. The canadian mountain town of lytton broke the country's all time record reaching one hundred. Twenty one point. Three degrees fahrenheit temperature i last experienced when reporting an jacobo bod pakistan long considered to be one of the hottest cities on earth. Indeed the latest report from the european union's copernicus climate change service which tracks global temperatures using billions of measurements taken from around. the world. confirms what we already know. June twenty twenty. One was the warmest june recorded in north america. The fact that the hottest northern hemisphere junes have all happened in the past. Six years gives us a pretty good indication of where things are going next as the wmo seeks to verify reports of the highest ever temperature north of the arctic circle since records. There began one hundred point four degrees north africa. The middle east eastern europe and northern india are all experiencing temperatures significantly above average for extended periods of time of course single day spikes heat waves and heat domes. Our weather not climate but these early summer extremes are taking place against the backdrop of human induced climate change average global. Temperatures are already one point. Two degrees celsius higher than pre industrial levels. Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense as greenhouse gas concentrations lead to a rise in global temperatures says omar badoer head of the wmo's climate monitoring and policy division. We are also noticing that they are starting earlier and ending later and are taking an increasing toll on human health. Think of those extra degrees as putting weather on stilts the temperatures go higher and everything is less stable and some cases literally consistent above average temperatures in the russian arctic are contributing to the melting of permafrost the year round frozen ground that defines the region as the once solid ground degrades into soft soil buildings and infrastructure like roads and electrical lines. Start to collapse aleksandr kozlov. Russia's minister of natural resources told him ministers council in may that more than forty percent of the northern regions buildings are starting to deform nearly thirty percent of oil and gas installations are inoperable by twenty fifty russian researchers estimate that the melting permafrost will inflict damage is worth about sixty nine billion dollars about a quarter of the current russian federal budget on the other side of the arctic near greenland polar bears and other arctic wildlife are also starting to feel the heat a study published last week in the journal. Communications earth and environment finds that a formerly reliable bank of sea ice. And the one. Del c. is now under threat. The region was once known to scientists as the last ice area for its thick year. Round plates of ice critical for the survival of polar bears seals and walruses but when a german research vessel reached the area during the course of an arctic transit last summer the captain encountered wide swaths of open water and a sobering preview of ice free arctic. Summers to come. Computer modeling suggests that by the end of the century. These temperature extremes will become the norm and more heat means more deaths. The heat wave in the pacific northwest has already claimed hundreds of lives a may study published in the journal nature. Climate change found that thirty seven percent of heat related deaths could be linked to climate change with some scientists projecting that by twenty one hundred the number of annual heat deaths could match those from infectious disease. But that is only if nothing is done. A twenty nineteen study and science advances showed that deaths from heatwaves could be substantially reduced if the world reduces its greenhouse gas emissions enough to meet the paris climate agreement goals this most recent heat bomb may just provide the right incentive for policymakers and citizens to reach that goal with a caveat a survey of american adults conducted by the university of michigan and muhlenberg college in the wake of a may twenty eighteen heatwave showed a record level of acceptance that global warming is caused by human activity still a twenty twenty one survey in the same series demonstrated that while sixty percent of americans are linking record warmth to the broader effects of human induced global warming only ten percent believe that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the best way to combat it unless.
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"In U. S airstrikes last month, is threatening revenge. Iraqi militia commander Abu Ala al Well, I says we want to carry out an operation in which everyone says they have taken revenge on the Americans. Our lie leads a group backed by Iran that was targeted when the US launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Last month's four militiamen were killed. In a rare interview, our lie told The Associated Press the shot we are present near all the American camps and are in the process of responding in London, Simonelli and Fox News Chinese President Xi Jinping today urged political parties worldwide to oppose any country that engages in technology blockades and illusion to the U. S. Which views China as its strategic competitor. Chinese diplomats have often criticized the U. S. For allegedly trying to hamper China's development by cutting off its access to America. Technology, A new report indicates some retailers may share responsibility for food shortages at the start of the pandemic. Consumers hoarded groceries. Now it's the retailer's turn. Supermarkets are stockpiling supplies as they brace for what some believe will be among the highest price increases in recent history, buying and storing everything from sugar to frozen meat and actually driving shortages of some supplies, according to grocery executives, the action squeeze of food supply chain already under pressure from transportation. And labor costs as well as ingredient constraints, which have triggered price increases from food makers. Consumers haven't yet been hit by many of those increases as grocers try to remain competitive. Lillian Woo fox news growth in the services sector, where most Americans work slowed last month, following record expansion in May, the Institute for Supply Management said today that its monthly survey of service industries retreated from an all time high reading in May. Average.
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"Did rise to 5.9% last month. 850,000 jobs created bankrate dot com senior economist Mark Cameron says workers are also starting to earn a bit more to than they were before all this The sector on the leading edge of jobs lost during the downturn, namely leisure and hospitality isn't the front of the continuing hiring parade. Within that category. Most of the improvement is in bars and restaurants with hotels as well as live sports and entertainment jobs on the rise. Those, of course, the places where you see the most help wanted signs. So maybe just maybe this thing is going to start turning around. We talked earlier this week with some folks about you know what they thought was going on a reporter from The New York Times and Also someone from Wisconsin manufacturers and commerce and I think, although they agree where they disagree about the checks, the enhanced unemployment 300 that extra $300. I mean, they wouldn't seem to think that that wasn't a big factor. The other did The bottom line. I think between the two of them was there's a lot that plays into this. It's not just one thing. Absolutely, and we've talked to other people, too. It's People had an opportunity when they were in lockdown to really re evaluate things and decide how they want to live out the rest of their lives. And I think some people have decided to make changes. I'm working on a story actually, from people going from professional jobs into the trades, and then hopefully we'll be able to run in the next couple of weeks, and people have decided to make some some changes. There's that there's also their home issue with childcare and everything else and again the altar job landscape. If someone has to stay home or work different hours in a in a couple situation, so the, uh there's a lot going on here. A lot of moving part. It says. They say 8 27 graffiti is next. This is the year Bucks fans. Can you feel it's in the bank?.
WBUR
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"Last month, Democrats walked out of the Texas capital, blocking a Republican backed bill to tighten voter restrictions. Now, Democratic lawmakers say they're exploring legal options to restore the funding to cover the fiscal year that starts in September. A number of Republican led states, including Georgia, Florida and Arizona, have enacted restrictive voting measures Now on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats are seeking to unite behind a voting rights bill. While Senate Republicans argue states should decide for themselves how to run their elections. Amy held NPR news As many Americans celebrate this Juneteenth holiday Commemorating the end of legalized slavery. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says he and 10 other city leaders are launching a coalition called Mayors organized for reparations and equity or more. So each of us does something more. Makes more of a commitment to justice more of a commitment to wealth building more of a commitment to a society that includes everybody more of a commitment to a country that faces its past because we know our prosperity in the future depends on it. All 11 mayors are pledging to pay reparations to some black residents in their cities. Investigators in Russia say they found the body of an American student who went missing after getting into a car with a stranger Tuesday as NPR's Lucian Kim reports from Moscow. A suspect has been arrested and is cooperating with police. The last sign of life from 34 year old Catherine Saru was a text message he sent on Tuesday to her mother in the U. S. Saying she was in a car with a stranger and hoped she wasn't being abducted. Her body was found early Saturday outside Nizhny Novgorod, a city on the Volga River 250 miles east of Moscow. Saru, former marine and graduate of UC Davis had been studying in Nizhny Novgorod since 2019 and was planning a career as an immigration lawyer when she got back to the U. S. The U. S embassy in Moscow says it is closely monitoring the local authorities investigation. And providing all appropriate assistance to Sarah's family. Lucian Kim. NPR NEWS Moscow Hard line cleric has been elected president of Iran. Ibrahim racy, won yesterday's election in a landslide. Though turnout was at a record low. This is NPR. The British bank TSB says it will no longer allow its customers to buy Cryptocurrencies amid what it calls a dramatic increase in fraud cases. With some five million customers. TSB is the first major British banking group to bar Cryptocurrency transactions. Hong Kong court has denied bail to the editor in chief and the CEO of a prominent investigative tabloid in the region. NPR's Emily Fang reports. The two were arrested along with three other editors this week under a strict national security law editor in Chief Ryan Law and executive Chunking Hung will go back to jail to be held until trial. They also will resign their positions with next media. The publisher of Combative Media outlet Apple Daily. They were arrested this week with three other senior staff from Apple Daily, whose mixture of gossip, hard hitting investigative reporting an outspoken editorial writing has infuriated Beijing. The editors and executives were arrested for collusion with foreign forces by allegedly commissioning articles that called for sanctions on China. Apple Daily's billionaire founder and publisher, Jimmy Lai is already in prison for organizing protests and also faces a national security church. Emily Fang, NPR NEWS Beijing President Biden and First lady Jill Biden have issued a statement announcing the death today of their beloved German shepherd champ. They say it was.
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"Died last month. Police have now charged 48 year old Michelle Hilliard with murder in the death of Bryson Brown. The CDC is encouraging people ages 12 and 17 to get the covid vaccine as teen hospitalization rates go up, a new study from the health agency found more than 200 adolescents were hospitalized in the first quarter of this year, roughly 31% were admitted to intensive care units. Nearly 5% required a ventilator. A woman injured in a Carjacking early this morning is expected to survive as police continue to look for suspects. Two men allegedly pulled the woman out of her SUV at a gas station on East Hudson Street in London. And as they were taking her car, it ran over her legs. The US is closely monitoring a pair of Iranian ships that may be headed to Venezuela. It's unclear if the ships are carrying any weapons or not. Iran and Venezuela are allies and have been the subjects of stiff American sanctions. The former star of a Nickelodeon TV show is now facing charges in northeast Ohio. Jared Bell, who played Drake in the series, Drake and Josh is charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and attempted endangering Children from an incident in 2017, The 34 year old actor, was in Cleveland at the time performing at the Odeon. He was arraigned yesterday and pleaded not guilty in Cuyahoga County. And more signs. We're getting back to normal. Kahane announcing it will hold an Independence Day celebration this year that will include fireworks and a parade that will be at Kahana Municipal Golf Course on Saturday, July 3rd for the fireworks, Although people looking to attend that show will need to register online ahead of time to avoid overcrowding. The parade will be held on Sunday, July 4th starting at Clark Hall. I'm Jack Crumley. Our next report at five o'clock, the Mark Blazer show is back next. It's this stuff. It's just insane around the country. What's going on people are talking about.
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"Wh O said last month that 87% of the world's vaccine supply has gone to wealthy countries. Shell says he doesn't see dropping patent protections is a magic bullet, but he's willing to consider a concrete proposal. We all agree way need to do everything which is possible in other to increase if we were in the world, the production of vaccines the YOU announced today it's agreed to a contract extension with Fizer, potentially creating 1.8 billion doses. 2023 Celebrating moms everywhere. A virtual rally steps off nationwide this weekend, including in Boston. This Mother's Day, The March of Dimes launches a mother of a movement of virtual rally, given Cove it to raise money for moms and babies in need. President and CEO Stacy Stewart it that for those that raised over $500, a more March dance will provide meals, too. Neonatal intensive care unit, families or staff or frontline workers. The March of Dimes gives Massachusetts preterm birth rate A great of B minus the city of Boston gets a C minus a hard time and we're still the missus pandemic. So now is the time now more than ever for women for people for communities to get involved. Yes, we have to pay attention. Germans, and maybe everybody's got a mom. Lori Kirby WBZ Boston's news radio states across the country dramatically scaling back their covert 19 vaccine orders as interest in the shot Wayne's the methods officials nationwide are using to encourage getting vaccines taking.
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"Preschool teachers of $15 an hour minimum wage. Because preschool teachers genuine generally don't earn a lot of money, So it is. It is a career with a lot of turnover. The proposal also includes making sure teachers have access to coaching and professional development so they can develop. High quality teaching skills. There's also in their language in there about keeping student teacher ratios low and making sure there's developmentally appropriate curriculum and there's no guarantee of quality. But it's all promising. And what's in the proposal for students at the other end of the learning Curves, a college There's a lot Biden is calling for two years of free community college for all Americans and like preschool, this would require some level of buying and eventually cost sharing by states. He's also calling for a big increase in the Pell Grant. That's money low income students can use to pay for college wherever they want to go. And keep in mind. This is all on top of funding for child care and K 12 schools that Congress passed last month in the American rescue plan. It is a lot of money and you know, many Republicans have already said. This is irresponsibly expensive, but it is clear that Biden and most Democrats see it differently. And to use that rocket analogy. One more time. Adi this is their moon shot on behalf of Children and families. That's NPR's Cory Turner. Thank you. You're welcome, And we turned down two news out of New York City, where FBI agents searched Rudy Giuliani's apartment this morning. Giuliani, the former mayor of the city, who became President Donald Trump's personal attorney. NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas joins me now he Ryan either. Okay, details on this raid. What happened? Well. Giuliani's attorney, Robert Costello, told me that about Ah, half dozen FBI agents showed up early this morning around six a.m. at Giuliani's apartment in Manhattan. We actually interviewed the former mayor there last year. It's a big, spacious corner apartment in an old building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Giuliani was there this morning when the agent showed up, Costello says. The feds seize Giuliani's electronic devices, so Things like his phone, his iPad and this is a big deal. It's a big deal because searching and seizing any attorneys materials is highly sensitive thing for the Justice Department because of attorney client privilege issues. It's an even bigger deal when it's Rudy Giuliani, the former U. S attorney for Manhattan on the personal attorney for former President Trump. What are the feds looking for? We've known for a long time that federal investigators in New York were investigating Giuliani's business dealings and activities tied to Ukraine. That probe went quiet for a while last year, but this search warrant makes clear that this is not very much. Inactive investigation. Costello, Giuliani's attorney, says the search warrant indicates that the feds are looking at possible violations of foreign lobbying laws related to Giuliani's Ukraine work. He said..
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"Energy looking at my energy bills, and last month we we needed in the wintertime when the sun Yeah, it doesn't shine at night. I don't care how much of Ah greenie you are. Sun doesn't shine at night, and we only get sun for eight hours a day and even it like you said. Even then it's very Questionable quality. So all right. You know what, Thanks to call, you know, it's interesting. I'm getting all these text from people who in Kenosha, who now they're like, Well, okay, I've got what it takes for you said. I've got a solar panel on my roof doesn't work very well when it's under a foot and a half of snow. Yeah, that's that's the thing and again I understand that the solar energy is a niche. It's a compliment. I get it. If you living in Phoenix in the summer, yeah, you can use that is something that helps you run your air conditioning, But it's not going to generate enough to one the air conditioning when it's 105 degrees every day. Wouldn't that be kind of a nice trade off right now? And it's certainly not going to be practical in a place like Wisconsin. It's not going to be practical, you know, at wind farms aren't practical nowadays. They generate a little tiny bit of energy and that's all well and good. But at the end of the day, understand where we need to be. And yes, it would be nice to have somebody s president Biden. Hey, Are you concerned a little bit about the fact that as we you try to force us away from fossil fuels and things of the like, and forces into these new technologies. Are you concerned a little bit? That you know is a practical matter. They're not gonna work. And you nice to have somebody else that question. You know what the answer is going to be the answer's gonna be all you hate the planet. No, it's not a question of hating the planet. It's a question of loving people back with more in just a minute. This is Jeff Wake Four. Jeff Wagner, right after this Jean Miller here for my friends at hometown.
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"And last month, which would set aside $20 billion for a national vaccination program to vaccinate 100 million people. In 100 days. A number of New York Democrat senators want Governor Cuomo to lose his coronavirus related powers over the curb In nursing home death controversy, Scott Pringle reports, a group of 14 lawmakers put out a statement urging the Senate to advance legislation that would strip Cuomo of emergency powers ever granted to the governor related to the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Senate Republican leader, Rob Board release to stay Been saying it's the latest string of disturbing acts of corruption by the Cuomo administration. This is after a New York Post report came out, accusing Cuomo's administration of deliberately not releasing the number of covert nursing home deaths for fear the feds would use the numbers against the Cuomo administration. New Orleans is famous for their Bourbon Street bars. But starting today, they're all closed. His city gets ready for a very different looking Mardi Gras Police chief Shawn Ferguson says the city is taking drastic steps to make sure Carnival season is not another covert super spreader like it was last year. It's four or five days. Sacrifice is very small compared to the largest sacrifice we may have to endure later. New Orleans has canceled the world famous parade and parties that normally start this weekend and run through ash Wednesday. Police have started to set up checkpoints in the French quarter to break up in crowds. You're listening to the latest on NBC news radio. President Biden is moving away from the Keystone Pipeline at Lisa's. He has some answers about how the shutdown will affect jobs and production in the oil industry expert James Lee with Texas based River, Ron says this is just a phase of transition. He says dormant fields will now ramp up production and that will create product and create new jobs. There's such an emphasis now and in safety protocols and also autumn nation of the drilling process, as well as the monitoring of production. We also says all of the large companies Have stated plans and goals for playing a leadership role in the energy transition. The mayor of Miami, Florida wants to let people pay their taxes or Bitcoin Michael Kastner with the details. Mayor Francis War is also thinks city employees should be allowed get paid with a crypto currency if they want. City Commission didn't go all the way with the mayor's proposal, but has approved a resolution to study the idea..