United Parcel Service agreed to resume labor talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week to avoid a strike that could disrupt supply chains and harm the economy. The package-delivery service will again start labor talks with the union, which represents 340,000 employees, on July 25, ahead of the looming strike. Labor negotiations broke…
Missouri Man Dubbed ‘Package Killer’ Admits to 2 Murders
ST. LOUIS—A Missouri man dubbed the “Package Killer” for his method of disposing bodies received two life sentences Tuesday after admitting to killing two women in the St. Louis area more than 30 years ago. Gary Muehlberg, 74, has now pleaded guilty to killing three women and faces a hearing next week in the death…
Mexican Authorities Find Strange Holiday Package: 4 Skulls
MEXICO CITY—Authorities in central Mexico said Friday they found a strange holiday-season package at a local airport: four human skulls being shipped to the United States. Mexico’s National Guard said its officers were called to an airport in the city of Queretaro after an X-ray detected strange shapes in a cardboard box. The box was…
Court Told Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Wasn’t for Punching a Clock
WILMINGTON, Del—A Tesla Inc. director and a former executive took the stand on Monday and defended Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package against a shareholder’s claims that the entrepreneur dictated terms of the deal to finance his dream of traveling to Mars. Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta hopes to prove that Musk used his dominance over…
Japan Panel to Propose Stimulus Package Blueprint in Early November
October 26, 2021
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TOKYO—A panel led by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will compile a proposal in early November for a stimulus package aimed at cushioning the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the economy minister said on Tuesday. The proposal will also include a roadmap of long-term policy priorities such as building more robust supply chains, promoting…
Japan Ruling Party Executive Calls for $290 Billion Stimulus Package
TOKYO—Japan must compile an economic stimulus package worth at least 32-33 trillion yen ($282-$290 billion) to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a senior ruling party official close to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday. Such large-scale spending would be needed to fill Japan’s output gap and achieve the central bank’s 2 percent…
Nearly Half of COVID-19 Relief Package Being Diverted to Non-Pandemic Priorities: Think Tank
The Committee for Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) said in their policy analysis of the House’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, details of the legislation indicate a trend of funds being rerouted to non-pandemic priorities, which are unrelated to providing relief. “The goal of COVID relief is to end the pandemic, protect incomes, and support the…
Democrats Clear Path for Approval of Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID Package
The House of Representatives on Feb. 5 passed a budget resolution, setting up a partisan vote later this month on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package. The House approved the resolution 219-209. No Republicans voted for the resolution. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) joined the GOP in voting against it. Golden was one of two Democrats…
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