Nineteen states have enacted laws this year in response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s phase-out of the penny, giving merchants guidance on rounding cash transaction totals to the nearest nickel. Bills in two other states are awaiting governor signatures, and lawmakers in six states are ...
NEW YORK — The potential unraveling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States renewed anxiety Wednesday over whether fuel prices would go back up if sustained fighting kept oil tankers from traveling through the Persian Gulf. Oil prices rose to their highest point in weeks ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar sounded missile alert sirens early Thursday morning warning of an Iranian attack after the United States launched a new round of airstrikes targeting Iran. There was no immediate word of damage in the three Gulf Arab countries. Kuwait’s military said it was actively intercepting incoming drones and missiles. On Wednesday, Iran launched attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait over an earlier round of U.S. airstrikes against Iran. The latest U.S. strikes began Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian ...
The House and Senate are going different ways to free up more state money for municipal bridge projects. The two chambers passed separate bills tapping different money pots for that purpose. The House acted most recently approving House Bill 2437 by a unanimous vote on June 9. The bill sponsored by Rep. Nathan Davidson, D-Dauphin, allows a portion of Marcell Shale drilling impact fee revenue to fund county and municipal bridge repairs. The bill, if enacted, would let counties make repairs to local bridges before they reach critical risk. HB2437 gives counties more flexibility to ...
Although the quarterfinals are slated to kick off for the FIFA World Cup on Thursday, the remainder of the matches will take place outside of the Keystone State. Philadelphia, which served as one of the 16 host cities for the World Cup across North America, was home to six matches. Five of ...
EDMONTON, Alberta — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States. The facility will be built in Sturgeon County, Alberta, and powered by a natural gas-fired plant being developed by a consortium that includes Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Ltd. Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish called the project “a big deal for Alberta,” saying the province had created a regulatory framework to attract data center ...
