The authorities in Hong Kong have refused to extend the employment visa of a Bloomberg journalist, effectively expelling her from the Chinese territory where she has lived and worked for six years. Rebecca Choong Wilkins, a reporter on the financial newswire’s Asia government and politics team, was applying for a routine visa renewal when she…
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. – A 95-year-old South Carolina woman is still running her own boutique and doesn’t plan to slow down any time soon. Mae Buzhardt is the woman behind the counter and has been running Mae’s of Batesburg-Leesville for over 60 years. Now, Buzhardt can wear whatever she wants, but she remembers a time when…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – During this year’s legislative session, Governor Armstrong signed a new law requiring K-12 public schools in the state to adopt phone-free school polices. For some schools, this change starts Tuesday. Cell phones have proven to be useful tools when learning. But for many teachers, it has been a struggle to keep…
Gus Carlson is a U.S.-based columnist for The Globe and Mail. Open this photo in gallery: Global EV sales have softened recently while the regulatory environment, particularly in the U.S., has soured significantly.Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press Ford Motor F-N calls its new electric vehicle initiative a “Model T moment” because of what the company says…
Open this photo in gallery: Canadian stocks typically trade at valuations well below that of U.S. ones, especially with the current Wall Street euphoria.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press The U.S. stock market has lost touch with reality. Consider the evidence: Over the past couple of weeks, investors have seen strong indications that the U.S. economy…
MINN. (Valley News Live) – Starting next July, Minnesotans’ social media apps will look a bit different. Next summer, social media apps in Minnesota will have a new “mental health warning label” when you open the app. What those labels will say isn’t exactly clear yet, but they will help point towards mental health resources….
Open this photo in gallery: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady in its monetary policy decision on Wednesday.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press A looming U.S. deadline for more severe global tariffs is among a barrage of upcoming events threatening to disrupt an increasingly calm U.S. stock…
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Bryan ISD Board of Trustees will be voting on adopting its new cell phone policy in accordance with House Bill 1481 at its regular meeting on Monday. HB 1481 bans students from accessing personal electronic communication devices during the school day, such as cell phones, tablets, Bluetooth headphones, and smart…
Open this photo in gallery: RxFood is an AI-driven app that assess photos of user’s food for a variety of nutritional measures – such as calories, protein and carbs – and suggests tips to improve their eating habits.Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail Alan Levine struggled for years to track what he ate. Even though he…
A daily rundown of the economic reports and corporate earnings that will be grabbing the market’s attention in the week ahead Monday July 21 830 am ET: Canada industrial product price index and raw materials price index 10 am ET: U.S. leading indicator for June 1030 am ET: Bank of Canada business outlook survey and…