Colombia’s public school teachers start two-day strike
Public school teachers in Colombia launched a two-day strike on Thursday to protest violence against the profession and killings of activists and other community leaders, leaving more than 7 million children without classes.
FERC rules clean energy must pay higher market price in New York
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday issued a suite of orders that will require subsidized energy storage and renewable power resource providers to meet a price floor in New York state’s capacity market, making it harder for them to com…
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign raised $6 million in January
Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised $6 million in January, but has seen his campaign’s fundraising rise in the wake of strong performances in early primary contests.
Bloomberg presidential campaign reports $409 million in total spending so far
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign spent $409 million through January, with most of the money funding a TV advertising blitz, according to campaign disclosures filed on Thursday.
New Mexico AG sues Google for collecting personal data of school children
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, alleging that it acquired personal information from school children in the state violating their privacy rights.
Bloomberg campaign spends over $220 million in January
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign spent $220.6 million in January, with most of the money going to television advertising, his campaign said on Thursday.
Bloomberg campaign spends over $200 million in January
U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign spent$220.6 million in January, with most of the money going to television advertising, his campaign said on Thursday.
Trump adviser Stone sentenced to 3-1/3 years in prison for lying in Russia probe
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trump’s long-time adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison and said his lies to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election amounted to a…
U.S. agency that handles Trump’s secure communication suffered data breach
The U.S. defense agency that handles secure communications for President Donald Trump said Social Security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been compromised, according to letters seen by Reuters on Thursday that were sent to peop…
Judge calls Trump adviser Stone’s threats intolerable as lawyer asks for mercy
A U.S. judge said on Thursday President Donald Trump’s long-time adviser Roger Stone engaged in intolerable intimidating conduct toward her but his lawyer asked that he get no prison time as he awaited sentencing on charges that include lying to lawmak…
