WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of F-35 fighter jets, munitions and related equipment to the Czech Republic in a deal valued at up to $5.62 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale on Thursday. The principal contractors will be…
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it condemned the burning of a Koran outside a mosque in Sweden, but added that issuing the permit for the demonstration supported freedom of expression and was not an endorsement of the action. A man tore up and burned a…
(Reuters) -The Chinese spy balloon that passed over the U.S. early this year used American technology that helped it collect audio-visual information, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing preliminary findings from a closely held investigation. Analysis from several US defense and intelligence agencies, found that the balloon carried commercially available U.S. gear, along…
(Reuters) -Power use in Texas will break records next week as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape the first heat wave of the 2023 summer season, the state’s power grid operator projected on Friday. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers…
Mining companies have been an integral part of the global economy for centuries. The process of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth has shaped civilizations and continues to drive economic growth. We will focus on some of the most profitable publicly listed mining companies globally, examining their business models, the commodities…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped 70% since COVID-era border restrictions ended last week, U.S. Homeland Security official Blas Nunez-Neto said on Friday. U.S. officials on Sunday had said the number had fallen by half, following the May 11 expiration of a health order called Title 42 that allowed U.S….
By Erwin Seba TEXAS CITY, Texas (Reuters) -One Marathon Petroleum worker died on Monday and two others were hospitalized in a fire at the company’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, said people familiar with the matter. The blaze broke out about 9:30 a.m. CDT (1430 GMT) and was extinguished within four hours, according…
By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold…
(Reuters) – California has agreed to pay $24 million to the family of a man who lost consciousness and died after highway patrol officers pinned him to the ground while he screamed, “I can’t breathe,” a lawyer for the family said. The settlement comes six weeks after seven California Highway Patrol Officers and a registered…
