Posts Tagged ‘United States’

PH’s Hybrid Tech Recognized by EPA

Parker Hannifin’s RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive was granted acknowledgement by the United States EPA. View full post on Business Stories

Senate Delays Vote on DREAM Act Granting Residency to Illegal Immigrants

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The Senate voted Thursday to set aside its own version of the DREAM Act in favor of one the House approved Wednesday night. The bill would grant citizenship to about 800,000 illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children. The Senate [...]

Historic settlement with black, Native American farmers signed into law

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Legislation settling decades-old discrimination cases against the government from black and Native American farmers was enacted late Wednesday. President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 4783, which provides $1.15 billion in compensation for plaintiffs in the Pigford II case, and $3.4 billion in [...]

Consumer Confidence Reaches High Same Week Debt Panel Calls for Change

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Miami, FL, United States (AHN) – Despite an estimated national debt of $14 trillion and a presidential panel calling for massive overhauls, consumer confidence is at its highest levels since the 2008 economic meltdown. Registering the highest reading since September 2008, the RBC Consumer Outlook Index increased 3.2 [...]

New Report Pressures Congress To Extend Unemployment Benefits

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The White House on Thursday, armed with a new report, put additional pressure on Congress to extend unemployment benefits, cautioning that nearly 7 million Americans could lose coverage by the end of next year. The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) in [...]

Tensions between South and North Korea

North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, as the United States and South Korea began military drills and China called for talks. How serious has the situation become? Tensions between the two Koreas have risen to their highest level in at least two decades, but at street level, South [...]

Ahead of Thanksgiving, GM Announces $163 Million Plan To Save 164 Jobs

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Detroit, MI, United States (AHN) – Some General Motors workers and their families have extra reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving holiday. The automaker announced a $163.2-million investment in its operations in Flint and Bay City, Michigan, and Defiance, Ohio, to support engine production of three of its [...]

U.S. Mayors Cutting Road Repairs, City Services As Result of Economic Downturn

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Nearly 70 percent of American mayors are cutting back on road maintenance and projects as a result of the prolonged economic downturn, based on a new Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Reader’s Digest. The survey found road services to be the [...]

Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, Guy Fiere Rock Gaylord Opryland’s Reopening

Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Nashville, TN, United States (AHN) – The party continues in Nashville where the Gaylord Opryland Resort has returned after months of repair and renovation. Celebrations lasting all weekend continue as the Music City welcomes the grand reopening of one of its signature destinations. Gaylord has been working non-stop to [...]

Obama says Asian trip fruitful despite lack of ‘home runs’

Seoul, South Korea- The Group of 20 major economies took initial steps to address imbalances in the global economy Friday. But it did not act as assertively as President Barack Obama had hoped, and he left little doubt that he considered one country, China, the primary source of the problem. Scrapping a longtime practice of [...]

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