Southern states brace for 'whiplash' of extreme weather
Dangerous heat and crushing drought conditions in southern U.S. states are unlikely to subside anytime soon, federal experts say, with many currently blighted regions expected to face a “whiplash” in extreme weather over the coming months. That means period of rain may bring little relief, as summer heat squashes crop yields and forces farmers to sell off cattle, while also boosting wildfires and creating life-threatening conditions for outdoor work. The heat wave across the middle of the country “will split next week and then gradually fade,” Greg Carbin, head of Foreca
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It’s only taken a year and a half, but Congress is finally on the brink of passing a “China bill.” At this point, however, the final legislation will simply be aimed at building up America’s domestic computer chip industry. That means, much of the original intent – of crafting a bill to tackle China’s massive subsidies, intellectual property theft and market barriers – will be left to a future Congress. But
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Jay Carney, a former White House press secretary under then-President Obama, is leaving his role as head of Amazon’s global affairs for a top policy job at Airbnb. Airbnb announced Friday that Carney will start there in September, reporting to co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky, and will be based in Washington, D.C. Carney, who has been the senior vice president of global corporate affairs at Amazon since 2015, previously was Obama's spokesman from 2011 to 2014. Before that, he was communications director for then-Vice President Biden. “Jay has worked at the highe
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