Tag: Emergency management
Restaurant survival hopes pick up as $28.6B in grants begin
NEW YORK — Thousands of restaurants and bars decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak have a better chance at survival as the government begins handing...
Treasury announces plans to borrow $463 billion this quarter
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it expects to borrow $463 billion in the current April-June quarter and $2.28 trillion for the full budget...
Albania’s Socialists launch impeachment of president
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s governing left-wing Socialist Party legislators have started the impeachment process against the country’s president who they accuse of violating the...
Poland sends its virus recovery plan to EU for approval
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government says it has sent European Union officials its spending plan for the 58 billion euros ($70 billion) it expects...
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
<p>MEXICO CITY — <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nasa-rover-lands-on-mars-62f78481fe746cd7d0e41e28969a2c5a">Mars missions</a>, astronauts <a href="https://apnews.com/article/science-business-53d48c39d1dfaa941dea519a9199aa3d">coming and going</a> at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-news-china-business-mars-science-2c4d9292eb82fe11eafef6e9cd1c19b4">space program</a>. Space-related news...
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program. Space-related news is flowing, and...
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
<p>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...
Powell’s high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation
<p>WASHINGTON — With employers hiring, consumers spending and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble.</p>
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Vegas hitting jackpot as pandemic-weary visitors crowd back
<p>LAS VEGAS — To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel...
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have...