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by Roy Frances on March 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm

A barge carrying around 1,400 tons of methanol is among the ones that broke loose when the vessel towing them had made contact with a stationary structure.

by Roy Frances on March 29, 2023 at 4:00 pm

A barge carrying around 1,400 tons of methanol is among the ones that broke loose when the vessel towing them had made contact with a stationary structure.

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Tuesday, 03/28/2023 | HISTORICAL SPOTLIGHT

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 3:42 pm

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Democratic Representatives hold a press conference on gun violence at 11:15 a.m. ET on March 29. 

by USA TODAY on March 29, 2023 at 3:21 pm

The company hopes to transition billions of meat eaters away from traditional animal proteins to eating “cultured” cell-grown meat.       

by USA TODAY on March 29, 2023 at 3:21 pm

Ramadan is designed for fasting, time with loved ones and prayer, including asking for forgiveness for sins. Muslims believe it was during this month God gave the Qur’an to Prophet Muhammad and told him he was in charge of carrying God’s message.       

by Jack Phillips on March 29, 2023 at 3:17 pm

The head of the Covenant School who was shot and killed along with five others on Monday was praised for going “straight for the shooter” during the mass shooting incident. Nashville City Councilman Russ Pulley revealed that Katherine Koonce was in a meeting when shooter Audrey Hale, 28, entered the building and started firing at

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 3:07 pm

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial continues at 11:00 a.m. ET on March 29 in Utah.

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 3:05 pm

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) lead a media availability at 11:15 a.m. ET  on March 29 to re-introduce the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act to improve air travel safety by holding unruly passengers accountable.

by Anne Zhang on March 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm

President Joe Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is igniting a growing demand for new and used electric vehicles (EVs). It also incentivizes manufacturers across the entire EV supply chain with credits when they build new or retool existing facilities for EV manufacturing inside the United States. Taiwan’s Foxconn, the global leader in smart manufacturing,

by The Associated Press on March 29, 2023 at 2:58 pm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact

by The Associated Press on March 29, 2023 at 2:51 pm

PARK CITY, Utah—Gwyneth Paltrow’s attorneys are expected to continue relying mostly on experts to mount their defense on Wednesday, the seventh day of the trial over her 2016 ski collision with a 76-year-old retired optometrist. The judge presiding over the trial in Park City has made it clear that he wants Paltrow’s defense team to

by Joshua Philipp on March 29, 2023 at 2:46 pm

The FBI published skewed numbers on violence against trans people, which is now being used to frame a narrative of trans “genocide.” The release of the information sparked pro-gun movements in the trans community and a “Trans Day of Vengeance,” which was making headlines just before the recent shooting in Nashville, where a transgender former

by Roy Frances on March 29, 2023 at 2:42 pm

A Huntsville Police Department (HPD) officer was killed, and another was critically injured as they responded to a “shots fired” call on Tuesday afternoon.

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 2:40 pm

The House Education Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Diversity of Thought: Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses” at 10:15 a.m. ET on March 29, with testimony from Cherise Trump, Josiah Joner, Suzanne Nossel, and Ilya Shapiro.

by Bill Pan on March 29, 2023 at 2:39 pm

A university professor in Michigan has been placed on leave after declaring it would be “more admirable” to kill guest speakers who hold “transphobic,” “racist,” and “homophobic” views than to just shout them down. Steven Shaviro, who teaches film and media studies courses at Wayne State University, took to Facebook to express his thoughts about

by Aldgra Fredly on March 29, 2023 at 2:33 pm

The United States has sanctioned five Chinese companies over their alleged role in the repression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang region, the U.S. Commerce Department said on March 28. The companies were accused of implicating human rights abuses in “China’s campaign of repression, arbitrary mass detention and high-technology surveillance against the Uyghur

by Aldgra Fredly on March 29, 2023 at 2:33 pm

The United States has sanctioned five Chinese companies over their alleged role in the repression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang region, the U.S. Commerce Department said on March 28. The companies were accused of implicating human rights abuses in “China’s campaign of repression, arbitrary mass detention and high-technology surveillance against the Uyghur

by Bryan Jung on March 29, 2023 at 2:29 pm

Members of the Senate Banking Committee wrote to Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell if he and his fellow board members were lax in supervising Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which failed earlier this month. Five senators sent a letter to Powell on March 27, which was obtained by Bloomberg, questioning whether the central bank exercised its full legal authority

by Naveen Athrappully on March 29, 2023 at 2:19 pm

Over a quarter or 25.1 percent of house hunters in the United States were seeking to relocate to a new metropolitan area in February, according to real estate company Redfin. The interest to relocate registered at 22.9 percent in 2022, and approximately 18 percent prior to the pandemic. The latest number is a record high,

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 2:16 pm

Starbucks Corp. interim CEO Howard Schultz testifies before a U.S. Senate committee after earlier resisting requests to appear and answer questions about the company’s compliance with labor law.

by Jack Phillips on March 29, 2023 at 2:15 pm

The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week advised users and administrators to upgrade their Apple software due to security vulnerabilities. “Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device,” the notice, dated March 28, reads.

by Associated Press on March 29, 2023 at 2:14 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to meet with Russian allies such as China’s leader Xi Jinping, amidst uncertainty in Bakhmut.       

by Katabella Roberts on March 29, 2023 at 2:13 pm

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on March 29 that “external pressure” from China will not stop her from engaging with world leaders after Beijing threatened retaliation if she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.). “External pressure will not hinder our determination to go to the world,” Tsai told reporters as she left for the United States.

by USA TODAY on March 29, 2023 at 2:11 pm

Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had called for a halt on sweeping judicial reforms. Netanyahu’s proposal has sparked months of protests in Israel and abroad.       

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 1:59 pm

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee holds its first hearing on “Overdue Oversight of the Capital City: Part I” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 29. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Councilmember Charles Allen, D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton, and Washington DC CFO Glen Lee will testify.

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 1:51 pm

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance at 10 a.m. ET on March 29. State Department Deputy Inspector General, Acting Inspector General Diana Shaw, USAID Acting Deputy Inspector General Nicole Angarella, and Department of Defense Inspector General Robert Storch will testify.

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 1:44 pm

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman of the Board of Directors Martin Gruenberg; Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr; and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang testify at the U.S.  House Financial Services Committee’s  hearing on The Federal Regulators’ Response to Recent Bank Failures at 10:00 a.m. ET on

by Naveen Athrappully on March 29, 2023 at 1:41 pm

Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, was under FBI investigation in the late 1980s and early 1990s according to recent documents obtained by Bloomberg under the Freedom of Information Act. The heavily-redacted documents (pdf) reveal that the investigation involved agency assets from Canada and Europe. Based on information given, there were

by Katabella Roberts on March 29, 2023 at 1:28 pm

The share price of First Citizens Bank has soared this week following news that it would buy much of the failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the wake of its collapse. The bank, one of the nation’s largest regional financial institutions, saw its shares reach a record high on March 28, rising by as much as 7.2

by Lee Smith on March 29, 2023 at 1:06 pm

Civil War America was split by region: north and south. Today, it’s worse—divided not just politically but socially, too, with the working- and middle-class versus the laptop elites. Should we part ways before it gets even worse? Or maybe the solution to our troubled union is found in the Constitution. In this controversial new episode

by Katabella Roberts on March 29, 2023 at 1:04 pm

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has joined dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) experts and industry executives in signing an open letter calling on all AI labs to “immediately pause” training of systems more powerful than Chat GPT-4 for at least six months. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, has been signed by more than 1,100

by Epoch Video on March 29, 2023 at 12:57 pm

The Senate Armed Services Cybersecurity Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Enterprise cybersecurity to protect the Department of Defense Information Networks” at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 29, with testimony by Department of Defense CIO John Sherman; and Defense Information Systems Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner.

by Tom Ozimek on March 29, 2023 at 12:34 pm

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced tax relief for Mississippi residents and businesses impacted by the recent tornadoes and severe storms. The tax relief extends the deadline for filing various federal individual and business tax returns—and making tax payments—until July 31, 2023, the IRS said in a press release. “The IRS is offering relief

by Caden Pearson on March 29, 2023 at 12:16 pm

One police officer is dead and another is suffering life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Huntsville, Alabama, on Tuesday, according to police. According to a statement released by the Huntsville Police Department (HPD), officers responded to the shooting call at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday in the 4600 block of Governors House Drive. When they arrived at the

by Reuters on March 29, 2023 at 12:13 pm

U.S. residential mortgage refinancing activity climbed to a six-month high last week, a trade group said on Wednesday, fueled by a third straight weekly drop in borrowing costs on the heels of a pair of major bank collapses that have clouded the outlook for interest rates. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly index of overall home

by Katabella Roberts on March 29, 2023 at 11:21 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on March 28 vetoed a Republican-led bill that would have banned municipalities from taxing groceries, granting some relief to Arizonans struggling with soaring inflation. Senate Bill 1063 (pdf) was sponsored by Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli and passed the Republican-majority Legislature last week. The bill echoed promises made by Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who proposed

by Tom Ozimek on March 29, 2023 at 11:08 am

The shooter who killed six people including three children at a Christian private school in Nashville planned to strike other targets, according to police. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) Chief John Drake told CBS News on Tuesday that 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who on Monday stormed into The Covenant School and went on a killing rampage

by Reuters on March 29, 2023 at 9:55 am

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian tribunal on Wednesday gave partial relief to Alphabet Inc’s Google by setting aside four…

by Caden Pearson on March 29, 2023 at 9:52 am

The United States has halted the exchange of key information on its nuclear arsenal with Russia, citing Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in the New START treaty. The United States had offered to continue providing biannual nuclear weapons data with Russia under the faltering New START treaty even after Moscow suspended its participation in

by Reuters on March 29, 2023 at 9:51 am

By Jason Xue and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Investors are piling into China’s tech, media and telecom shares, with speculative bets…