What better way to say goodbye to summer than with a tomato? They’re still around where I live, but barely. Unless they become the victim of an early frost, the red orbs of August should hang on well into October. And I’ll be clinging to those sweet and savory fruits as though they were summer…
Google, in Fight Against Record $5 Billion EU Fine, Slams Regulators for Ignoring Apple
As Google attempted to annul a record fine of 4.34 billion euro ($5.1 billion) related to the monopolistic practices of the Android ecosystem, the company censured EU antitrust regulators for disregarding Apple’s key position in the market. “The Commission shut its eyes to the real competitive dynamic in this industry, that between Apple and Android,”…
Dallas Fed Chief Robert Kaplan to Resign Following Stock Trade Controversy
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan on Monday announced his resignation, with the move coming in the wake of recent controversy over stock trades he made during the pandemic, when the Fed took extraordinary measures that lifted the economy and boosted markets. The announcement, which came in a Sept. 27 press release from the Dallas Fed,…
Federal Government Will Run out of Cash on Oct. 18 If Debt Ceiling Isn’t Raised: Treasury Secretary
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned members of Congress that the United States’ cash reserves will likely be exhausted unless lawmakers vote to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by Oct. 18, warning that it’s not clear if the United States would be able to meet all of its financial obligations if no deal…
Australia’s Antitrust Regulator Calls for More Powers to Combat Google’s Rein Over Ad Tech
September 28, 2021
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Australia’s antitrust regulator has called for more powers to combat growing competition concerns, particularly from Google, in the advertising technology sector, stating that Australia’s existing competition laws alone cannot address the mounting issues. In a report published on Tuesday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said an inquiry into advertising technology, also referred to as “ad tech”…
Chinese Regime Using Top International Social Media Star for Propaganda: Experts
News Analysis China’s largest international social media influencer spoke at a government event after several months of unexpected absence. While the star says she was taking time off to organize her personal life, commentators suggest that she is being used as a propaganda tool. Li Jiajia, known by the name of Li Ziqi on her…
Teen Honors His Late Mom in Touching Graduation Photoshoot: ‘She Was My Best Friend’
A Georgia teen has honored his late mom in a special photo shoot after he graduated a year early from high school. In late July as Kentavius “KJ” Morgan, 17, graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, he arranged a touching photoshoot where he donned a custom-made stole with pictures of his mother, Teresa…
As Tighter French-Language Laws Loom, Is It Time to Recognize Montreal as a City-State?
Commentary Now that the federal election is over, we Montrealers are turning our attention to the city’s mayoralty elections, scheduled for Nov 7. The two viable candidates are incumbent Valérie Plante of the Projet Montréal party and her predecessor Denis Coderre of Ensemble Montréal, who is seeking a comeback. Together their parties command 97 percent of…
South Korea Innovation to Invest $4.3 Billion in US Battery Production With Ford Motor
September 28, 2021
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SEOUL—South Korea’s SK Innovation Co. Ltd plans to invest 5.1 trillion won ($4.32 billion) to build battery production facilities in the United States through its battery joint venture with Ford Motor Co. through 2027, the company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The South Korean battery maker, which supplies electric car batteries to Ford…
Hopeful Signs from Afghanistan
Commentary It is not my purpose here to recount to readers as familiar with them as I am the cascade of bad decisions that shamed America in Afghanistan, led to the needless deaths of many people, strained the Western alliance, gravely jeopardized 20 years of social and economic progress in Afghanistan, and may have partially…
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