Category Archives: US & Canada

EDlection 2024 EDlection 2024 EDlection 2024 U.S. Education Secretary to Launch Back-to-School Bus Tour That Includes Swing States Cardona says the tour ‘will remind the American people why the Biden-Harris Administration has unapologetically fought…

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This article is part of The 74’s EDlection 2024 coverage, which takes a look at candidates’ education policies and how they might impact the American education system after the 2024 election. WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said last…

Google is shaking things up: Android expands earthquake alerts to all U.S. states

Android users across the United States now have access to early earthquake warnings, as the Android Earthquake Alerts System expands to cover all 50 states and six U.S. territories. This system, which has been instrumental in providing life-saving alerts in California, Oregon, and Washington, is being rolled out nationwide, with the deployment set to be…

Alaska-Hawaiian merger gets pushback from United Airlines

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The planned merger between Hawaiian and Alaska airlines has hit a glitch in the $1.9 billion deal with some experts saying it will likely only delay the merger. United Airlines is concerned about what a merger will mean about its existing agreements with Hawaiian Airlines. According to the United website,…

Blue money for green energy in red states

Everybody. Hello from Square top peak that is Argentine peak in the background. And then further back, Torrey and grays, a pair of our famous fourteeners here in Colorado today, I want to talk about green energy and red states. There’s been a little bit of hand wringing in the environmental community that something like…

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts: “The United States in the 1700s was a place that was not divided by class”

Citation From the September 2, 2024, edition of The First TV’s I’m Right with Jesse Kelly    JESSE KELLY (HOST): Speaking of success, I mean, let’s fast forward through a couple things. Obviously, the United States of America became an incredible success after we gained our independence. As I said in the opening, though, that…

Are British pirates the reason for the United States not being on the metric system?

September again.  That’s a good thing and a bad thing. The good part, of course, is the coming of fall.  After a sweltering summer, it’s going to be nice to get the coolness of autumn in the air again. The bad part?  I have another birthday this month.  (Ever notice how those things seem to…

3 Elon Musk warnings on the United States economy

With the United States economy facing uncertainty and the possible onset of a recession, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is among the influential individuals offering a grim outlook. Indeed, Musk’s warnings have mainly centered around implementing measures to rescue the economy before severe consequences set in. In this regard, Finbold has highlighted the following…

Android earthquake alerts expand to all US states. Here’s how they work

Google The next time you get an alert on your Android phone, it might just be life-saving information. Google has announced the expansion of its earthquake alert program, which was previously only available in a handful of states. Starting today, earthquake alerts are available in all 50 US states and six territories, including American Samoa,…

Historic ocean liner SS United States could become artificial reef in Florida’s Gulf Coast

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — A historic ocean liner may soon leave its home to become Florida’s newest coral reef. The iconic “SS United States” has been docked in south Philadelphia for nearly 30 years. But it could be sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast to become an artificial reef. Watch: Florida to spend additional $57M on…

Eastern Caribbean States prepare for high-level forum on resilience

The Commonwealth of Dominica, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), hosted senior government officials from across the Eastern Caribbean at State House, Roseau on Friday, 30 August for the Preparatory Meeting of the XVI Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Ministerial Forum will be held in Barbados…