Colombia has halted electricity exports to neighboring Ecuador as its hydropower plants reach near-critical levels due to a biting drought, the government said late Monday. The severe dry spell, associated with the El Nino climate phenomenon, has also led to water rationing that is affecting 10 million people in the capital Bogota and surrounds. Mining … Read more
Democrats in battleground Senate races across the country virtually all raised more than their Republican opponents in the first quarter of this year. The fundraising edge spanned the country and across different kinds of candidates. Democratic incumbents in Nevada, Ohio, Montana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin; candidates in open races in Michigan, Maryland and Arizona; and challengers … Read more
Three REITs With New Downgrades This Week It’s difficult for investors when analysts downgrade their stocks. But there are many reasons for an analyst downgrade. Sometimes a stock has risen to the point where the analyst feels it’s no longer a good value relative to its price. At other times, competition, a perceived downturn in … Read more
Will Brock Bowers deliver shades of Sam LaPorta for fantasy in Year 1? (Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images) If you remember even one thing about Sam LaPorta’s 2023 season, please let it be the fact that I totally called it. If you remember anything else, let’s hope it’s the historic rarity of his first-year … Read more
Zendaya has had aces up her sleeve during the Challengers press tour. The actress has been globe-trotting to promote the film, in theaters on April 26, and once again, her style takes center stage. Guided by longtime stylist Law Roach, Zendaya’s serving tenniscore at its finest, down to woven wool felt balls on her shoes. … Read more
A Dallas County jury has returned a $37.5 million verdict against Oncor Electric Delivery Co. and one of its employees in a 2021 crash that killed a truck driver, the Zehl & Associates Law Firm said in a news release. On Aug. 7, 2021, Oncor lineman Joseph Pederson was driving a Ford F-550, an Oncor … Read more
Honda and its partner companies in China will display the first three models in their new “Ye” series of electric cars and crossovers later this month at the Beijing motor show — Auto China 2024. The array includes a sleek, low-slung sedan due to come to market by the end of next year. An additional … Read more
The first jurors were selected for Donald Trump’s hush money trial Tuesday amid a battle over prospective jurors’ old Facebook posts and calls to “lock him up” and a judge’s warning that the former president should not try to intimidate the panelists who will be deciding his fate. “I will not have any jurors intimidated … Read more
Stock market today: Dow snaps 6-day losing streak, Powell warns on inflation
As long as the calendar says April, I’ll continue to look at the MLB standings through a lens of skepticism and patience. Power rankings at this stage of the season are something of a fool’s errand. I feel reasonably confident about the placement of the first four teams and the last five or so in … Read more