As the debate continues over artificial intelligence’s role in the digital world, the supply chain management industry is wasting no time jumping on board. For those in the business, AI integration can’t happen soon enough. Some U.S.–based supply chain management experts say AI will have an even more “profound” impact on the industry than the…
IN-DEPTH: Insiders Say AI Could Have Greater Impact on Supply Chain Than the Internet
Sen. Rand Paul Says Key to Reducing Government Waste Is Congressional Will to Cut Spending
April 20, 2023
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is glad the Government Accountability Office publishes its High Risk List of agencies and programs that need reform. But, he said it’s a useless exercise if the work stops there. “What’s really needed is Congressional will,” said Paul, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. On…
Lawmakers Voice Bipartisan Support for Action on Debt Ceiling
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) defended the Republican proposal to lift the debt ceiling temporarily while instituting spending cuts even as lawmakers from both parties reacted to the plan during press interviews on April 20. Despite vigorous disagreements about the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, several members of Congress voiced the need for honest…
Canada’s Carbon Emissions Costing Five Times More Than Earlier Thought: Environment Minister
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says that the cost of Canada’s carbon emissions could be nearly five times higher than previously thought, and that the federal government will use a “new tool” to fight climate change called the “social cost of carbon.” “The updates to the social cost of carbon simply show that every tonne of…
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, Dead at 92
LOS ANGELES—Funeral services were pending April 20 for Richard Riordan, the venture capitalist who was Los Angeles’s mayor from 1993–2001 and faced the challenges of rebuilding the city—first from the Rodney King riots, then the Northridge earthquake. Riordan “passed peacefully this evening at his home in Brentwood, surrounded by his wife Elizabeth, family, friends, and…
Trade Envoy Tai Says US Not Seeking to ‘Decouple’ From China
TOKYO—Washington is not seeking to decouple the American economy from China’s, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Thursday while on a visit to Tokyo. Tai, who is on her fourth visit to Japan after being appointed the top U.S. trade envoy, said all members of President Joe Biden’s administration have been “very clear that it…
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 20)
April 20, 2023
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Benchmark U.S. crude oil for May delivery fell $1.87 to $77.29 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for June delivery fell $2.02 to $81.10 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 6 cents $2.59 a gallon. May heating oil fell 7 cents to $2.49 a gallon. May natural gas rose 3 cents to $2.25 per…
Residents and Advocates Rally for Safer Streets in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—Dozens of San Francisco residents and advocates protested in front of City Hall on April 16 against open-air drug markets and unsafe streets. Protesters urged officials to take measures against visible drug abuse and drug-induced crimes. The protesters held banners stating “Stop Open Air Drug Markets,” “Conservative Democrats For Rule Of Law,” “Save Our…
PSAC President Warns of ‘More and More Inconvenience’ on 2nd Day of National Strike
On the second day of the national strike for more than 155,000 workers under the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), National President Chris Aylward warned Canadians will begin to see “more and more inconvenience.” “We’re not taking over the streets. We’re not shutting down airports or borders yet. We’re not inconveniencing the public today,” Aylward…
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Former Prop Specialist Says Shen Yun Is ‘Tremendous’
PURCHASE, N.Y.—Tony Gamiello attended Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, on April 20. Retired from the motion picture/television industry, Gamiello said, “I enjoyed the whole show, the way they incorporated everything: the choreography, the music, and incorporating the Eastern and Western instruments in the orchestra. And I also enjoyed the…