Ohio Derailment Highlights Gap in Rail Safety Regulations

Safety experts said the East Palestine derailment might not have happened had Norfolk Southern placed sensors closer together. The federal government doesn’t require or regulate their use.Read More
Awash in Asphalt, Cities Rethink Their Parking Needs

Local leaders across the nation are overhauling parking requirements for developers, scaling back the minimum number of spots for shopping centers and apartment complexes.Read More
China’s Leader, With Rare Bluntness, Blames U.S. Containment for Troubles

Xi Jinping criticized what he called a U.S.-led campaign of “encirclement and suppression.” His new foreign minister said it was impossible for China not to fight back.Read More
The Daring Ruse That Exposed China’s Campaign to Steal American Secrets
How the downfall of one intelligence agent revealed the astonishing depth of Chinese industrial espionage.Read More
Why the Federal Reserve Won’t Commit

Facing huge economic uncertainty, the Fed is keeping its options open. Jerome H. Powell, its chair, will most likely continue that approach on Tuesday.Read More
In Oklahoma, a Freshman Republican Makes the Case for Deep Spending Cuts

As Representative Josh Brecheen travels his district preparing his constituents for a debt showdown, his pitch reflects how the party has intertwined its spending fight with cultural battles.Read More
Debt Default Would Cripple U.S. Economy, New Analysis Warns

As President Biden prepares to release his latest budget proposal, a top economist will warn lawmakers that Republicans’ refusal to raise the nation’s borrowing cap could put millions out of work.Read More
GMO Secures Latest Custodian for Japanese and US Dollar Stablecoins
Komainu supports GMO Trust-issued Japanese yen and US dollar stablecoins with custodian services. Following a recent partnership, the Jersey-headquartered Komainu is to offer custodian services for the GYEN and ZUSD stablecoins issued by the New York-based limited-purpose trust company GMO-Z.com Trust; the US-regulated stablecoin subsidiary of Japanese financial services and internet conglomerate GMO Internet Group. […]
Mastercard Supports Bahrain Banking Group With a Range of Services
Bahrain-based pan-regional banking group Ahli United Bank BSC (AUB) has signed a strategic partnership with Mastercard to make the payments leader its exclusive partner of choice for all of AUB’s card programs in Bahrain. AUB’s partnership with Mastercard follows the banking group’s acquisition of Citibank‘s retail banking business in Bahrain in 2022. The partnership aims […]
She created a relationship with a chatbot. 11 messages in, it got weird

Dr. Marisa T. Cohen, a marriage and family therapist, created an AI chatbot boyfriend and reveals the details of the brief relationship.Read More