Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Trump Threatens Tech Export Limits, New 100% Tariff on Chinese Imports Starting Nov. 1 or Sooner
(Photo by Dan Kitwood and Nicholas Kamm / various sources / AFP) (Photo by DAN KITWOODNICHOLAS KAMM/POOL/AFP/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he hasn’t canceled...
Oct 10, 2025
Firings of Federal Workers Begin as White House Seeks to Pressure Democrats in Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mass firings of federal workers have begun. That was the announcement Friday from the White House as Republicans worked to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers to end the gove...
Oct 10, 2025
Postal Traffic to US Still Down 70% Five Weeks After Duties Exemption on Low-Value Packages Ended
Postal traffic to the U.S. remains down about 70% five weeks after the end of the "de minimis" exemption. The United Nations postal agency reported this on Friday. The exemption had spared low-value p...
Oct 10, 2025
Tesla Hit With Probe After Crashes Involving a Self-Driving Feature That Musk Has Boasted About
Europe, Norway 09.22.2023 Tesla logo sign on the building. Electrifying Norway with EVs. Leading the Green Automotive Revolution in ScandinaviaNEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators have opened yet anothe...
Oct 10, 2025
China Outlines More Controls on Exports of Rare Earths and Technology
HONG KONG (AP) - China has outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies, extending controls over the use of the elements critical for many high-tech products and military appl...
Oct 10, 2025
UK Watchdog Targets Google’s ‘Strategic’ Role in Search Ads and a Competitive Market
August 19, 2018 Mountain View / CA / USA – Google logo on one of the buildings situated in Googleplex, the company’s main campus in Silicon ValleyLONDON (AP) - Britain's antitrust watchdog...
Oct 10, 2025
Wall Street Tumbles After President Trump Threatens More Tariffs on China
(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China.The S&P 500 ...
Oct 10, 2025
No Progress in Gov’t Shutdown.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump cracked the door slightly to negotiations with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown fight, then abruptly closed it Monda...
Oct 05, 2025
Texas Instruments Has Plans to Lay Off Workers
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – According to a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Dallas-based company is laying off 163 of its North Texas employees this December. Another 2...
Oct 05, 2025
Fears of Massive Battery Fires Spark Local Opposition to Energy Storage Projects
Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly being used to store power for electrical grids, but some localities are concerned about fire risks. Despite assurances of safety from proponents, some places in ...
Oct 05, 2025
