Government unveils biggest nuclear expansion in 70 years
Government aims to quadruple nuclear power supplies by 2050 and streamline regulation to speed up delivery.
Hot sauce powders recalled over ‘life-threatening’ wheat label omission
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save A North Carolina-based food company is recalling jars of what it calls dry hot sauces after failing to declare on labels that wheat is present in the product — an omission the company acknowledges could cause a “serious or life-threatening allergic reaction” to those with…
Post Office paid Fujitsu £95m to extend Horizon
When Fujitsu won the contract to install computer terminals in over 17,000 Post Office branches around the UK, it called it “the biggest non-military IT project in Europe”, designed to automate and simplify everything from selling stamps to paying pensions.
Boohoo put ‘Made in UK’ labels on clothes made overseas
Sylvia Rook, lead officer for fair trading at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, said that based on information provided by Panorama, replacing country-of-origin labels with “Made in the UK” ones in this way was “incorrect” and “could potentially mislead consumers”.
Alaska Airlines to cancel all Boeing 737 Max 9 flights through Saturday
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Alaska Airlines said Wednesday that it will cancel all flights on its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft through Saturday while it waits approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin formal inspections after last week’s midair blowout that opened a hole in a plane while…
Congress nears deal to partially restore Biden’s expanded child tax credit
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Congressional lawmakers are closing in on a deal that would partially revive President Biden’s expanded tax credit for lower-income families in exchange for extending tax incentives favored by business interests, according to two people familiar with the matter. The higher child tax credit for lower-income…
SpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites
SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on stage during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event in Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2022. Michael Gonzalez | Getty Images SpaceX successfully sent text messages via Starlink satellites using T-Mobile’s network, it announced Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company aims to bring its direct-to-device…
Budget fight threatens poor families with cuts to housing aid, evictions
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Some of the roughly 5 million families who receive rental assistance from the U.S. government could see sharp cuts to their benefits — and even the threat of eviction — unless lawmakers in Washington can craft a budget deal that fully funds key housing programs…
LeBron James signs trading card deal with Fanatics Collectibles, leaving Upper Deck
LeBron James signs with Fanatics Collectibles in a trading card deal, leaving Upper Deck after 20 years. Courtesy: Fanatics LeBron James is moving his trading card sponsorship to Fanatics Collectibles after more than 20 years with rival Upper Deck. Fanatics will kick off the deal by selling a unique Bowman brand card featuring a dual…
Pat McAfee Says Aaron Rodgers Won’t Appear on ESPN Show for Rest of NFL Season
Aaron Rodgers won’t appear on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the rest of the National Football League season, a move that comes after the star quarterback engulfed the show and the network in a weeklong controversy. “Aaron Rodgers Tuesday season four is done,” McAfee said during Wednesday’s show. “There are going to be a…
