Month: June 2022

Republican Incumbents Face Challengers in Utah’s June 28 Primary

Four congressional races in deeply conservative Utah’s June 28 primary will feature Republican contests and Democrats running unopposed for the U.S. House seats. The election will take place by mail-in ballot in four congressional districts created by Utah’s legislature in 2021, with limited opportunities to vote in person. Incumbent Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) seeks a…


Good Samaritans Help California Swimmer Attacked by Shark

A California man who was in the water at Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove was rescued by good Samaritans after he was attacked by a shark on Wednesday, police said. “The adult male swimmer sustained significant injuries from the shark bite and was transported to Natividad Hospital by [American Medical Rescue],” said Pacific Grove…


Fed’s Powell: Committed to Inflation Fight, Not Trying to Trigger Recession

The Federal Reserve is not trying to engineer a recession to stop inflation but is fully committed to bringing prices under control even if doing so risks an economic downturn, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said on Wednesday. “We are not trying to provoke, and I don’t think we will need to provoke, a…


Four Injured in New Zealand After Mass Stabbing Attack

A New Zealand man has injured four people in a random “fast-paced” mass stabbing attack with a large kitchen knife before police arrived and apprehended him. The victims and the offender, who was also wounded, have been confirmed as sustaining “moderate” injuries. The man began stabbing people in Murrays Bay, Auckland, at around 11 a.m….


Beyond Spin: Where Has Ethical Marketing Gone?

Commentary Advertising, hyping, lobbying, direct mailing, corporate relating, media training, and issue managing are all the rage at Australian universities, and I am as guilty as anyone. Bless me, father, for I too have “spinned.” I should have known better. You see, in another life, I fancied myself a budding investigative journalist. To the extent…


Warner Music CEO Cooper to Step Down by End of 2023

Warner Music Group in a regulatory filing on Wednesday said its longest-tenured chief executive, Steve Cooper, will leave the media company by the end of next year. Cooper was appointed CEO of the recording label, home to artists including Cardi B and Bruno Mars, in 2011 and is credited with embracing the streaming revolution and…


One-third of Australian Businesses Struggle with Staff Recruitment

Nearly one in three Australian businesses is having trouble finding employees due to a low number of job applications and applicants’ lack of skills. The Business Conditions and Sentiments report for June by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that businesses in the accommodation and food services sector were most affected by labour shortages…


Ford Sees ‘Significant’ Job Cuts as It Picks Spain for EV Production

BARCELONA—Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it will start producing electric vehicles in Spain later this decade but that would imply “significant” job cuts at its Spanish factory and another one in Germany amid its ambitious electrification push in Europe. The U.S.-based carmaker said in a statement it had chosen its plant in Valencia as…


EU Signals Shift to Coal, Accuses Russia of ‘Rogue Moves’ on Gas

BRUSSELS/OSLO—The European Union will temporarily shift back to coal to cope with dwindling Russian gas flows without derailing longer term climate goals, an EU official said on Wednesday as a tight gas market and soaring prices set off a race for alternative fuels. European leaders have rounded on Russia as flows through its Nord Stream…


The Left’s Guilt Narrative Is Holding Australia Back, Says Indigenous Leader Warren Mundine

Left-leaning governments tend to adopt a negative approach toward Indigenous issues, which perpetuates a sense of guilt and could hinder Australia’s effort to move forward, says an Indigenous community leader. The comment comes amid controversy surrounding Greens leader Adam Bandt who had the Australian flag pushed aside but kept the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…