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California grid warns heat wave will stoke power demand

Monday, August 14 by SRN News

(Reuters) – California’s Independent System Operator (ISO) warned of high temperatures and increased electricity usage during the coming week as the grid operator prepares for tight conditions works to ensure adequate supply. In a notice released on Saturday, ISO said it... Read More.

Kansas newspaper says co-owner, 98, dies from stress after police search

Sunday, August 13 by SRN News

(Reuters) – A Kansas newspaper that was searched by police said its 98-year-old co-owner died on Saturday from stress related to the incident, which free press advocates condemned as a possible violation of the Marion County Record’s First Amendment rights. A... Read More.

CBS News president Khemlani steps down – New York Times

Sunday, August 13 by SRN News

(Reuters) – The president of CBS News, Neeraj Khemlani, stepped down on Sunday after two years on the job, the New York Times reported. Khemlani will stay at CBS in a different role, the Times reported, citing an email he sent... Read More.

Hollywood writers to evaluate counterproposal from studios

Saturday, August 12 by SRN News

(Reuters) – The union representing striking Hollywood writers said on Friday it had received a counterproposal from the studios that it would consider, an apparent sign of progress in the more than 100-day-old strike. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said... Read More.

Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge temporarily blocked an Idaho law requiring public school students to use the restroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth, in a lawsuit brought by the family of a transgender middle school student. U.S. District Judge David Nye said... Read More.

Hawaii wildfires to cause second-largest total insured loss in state’s history – KCC

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

(Reuters) – The total insured loss from the ongoing wildfires on Maui island is expected to be the second largest in Hawaii’s history, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The fast-moving inferno, which started earlier this week,... Read More.

US awards $1.2 billion to carbon air capture hubs by Oxy, Climeworks

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that projects in Texas and Louisiana to remove more than 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year will get over $1 billion in federal grants, a key step in scaling... Read More.

How did the Hawaii wildfires start? What to know about the Maui and Big Island blazes

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

(This Aug. 10 story has been corrected to locate Maui north and west of Big Island instead of east in paragraph 11) By Jonathan Oatis (Reuters) – Wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island and Big Island have killed dozens of people, forced... Read More.

Illinois top court upholds state’s assault weapons ban

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large-capacity magazines enacted after a deadly mass shooting in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb in 2022 that left seven people dead and dozens... Read More.

Exclusive-Biden taps Jackson for economic adviser, signals focus on education

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is tapping C. Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist whose research advocates robust public spending on schools, to fill out his three-member Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), according to a White House... Read More.

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California grid warns heat wave will stoke power demand

Kansas newspaper says co-owner, 98, dies from stress after police search

CBS News president Khemlani steps down – New York Times

Hollywood writers to evaluate counterproposal from studios

Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use

Hawaii wildfires to cause second-largest total insured loss in state’s history – KCC

US awards $1.2 billion to carbon air capture hubs by Oxy, Climeworks

How did the Hawaii wildfires start? What to know about the Maui and Big Island blazes

Illinois top court upholds state’s assault weapons ban

Exclusive-Biden taps Jackson for economic adviser, signals focus on education

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