Utilities News
Utilities covers everything from water to sewage services and natural gas. The work done here isn’t always pretty, but it is worth staying up to date with this vital sector.
List of Utilities News
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South Korea logs record trade deficit as tech demand falls
South Korea has logged its biggest monthly trade deficit ever, at $12.7 billion in January, as exports of computer chips and other high-tech items...
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Hong Kong bans CBD, forcing businesses to shut or revamp
Hong Kong has banned CBD as a “dangerous drug” and imposed harsh penalties for its possession, forcing fledging businesses to shut down or revamp
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Reports say 2022 was good for Nevada casinos, Vegas tourism
The year 2022 was good for gambling and tourism in Nevada
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GM conditionally OKs $650M Nevada lithium mine investment
General Motors has conditionally agreed to invest $650 million in Lithium Americas in a deal that will give GM exclusive access to the first phase...
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Elon Musk's Tesla tweet trial delves into investor damages
An Elon Musk tweet declaring he had the financing to take Tesla private in 2018 caused billions of dollars in investor damages after the deal...
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Lawmakers aim to raise penalties for US airline disruptions
Congress is going to take another look at legislation covering the rights of airline passengers
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PayPal to cut 2,000 jobs in latest tech company cost-cutting
PayPal Inc. says it will trim about 7% of its total workforce, or about 2,000 full-time workers, as the digital payments company contends with a...
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Biden, McCarthy, once breakfast mates, wrangle over US debt
Not long ago, Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy used to have breakfast together in the then-vice president’s home
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Cheaters beware: ChatGPT maker releases AI detection tool
The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student...
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'Hands off Africa!': Pope blasts foreign plundering of Congo
Pope Francis is demanding that foreign powers stop plundering Africa’s natural resources
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Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics
A company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors
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Greek opposition to boycott parliament over wiretap scandal
Greece’s main opposition party says it won't participate in parliamentary votes until a general election is held later this year
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Slovakia's parliament sets early election for Sept 30
Slovakia's parliament has approved Sept. 30 as the date for an early election in the country
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US sanctions Myanmar groups ahead of coup anniversary
The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a group of people and organizations connected to Myanmar’s military regime as the two-year anniversary nears for...
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Veteran AP, Plain Dealer reporter Mark Gillispie dies at 63
Mark Gillispie, a veteran journalist who wrote about many of Ohio’s biggest stories during a four-decade career primarily with The Associated Press...
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Mexico's growth slows to 0.4% in 4Q, 3.6% in 2022
Mexico's economy slowed in the last quarter of 2022 but still managed to advance by 0.4%, bringing economic expansion for the full year to 3.6%