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Dive Brief: The federal government will attach "strings" to new research and infrastructure funds to ensure new clean energy jobs will benefit communities suffering from the loss of conventional coal, oil or gas jobs, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said Thursday. Granholm touted Michigans economic pivot to producing electric vehicles and batteries during her tenure as governor, suggesting investment in clean energy infrastructure could do the same for other U.S. communities. The Bid...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. INNOVATIVE INSECT REPELLENT BY RANGER READY REPELLENTS TO LAUNCH ON HSN Ranger Ready RepellentApril 7, 2021 GMT Ranger Ready Repellents, a premium brand of mosquito, tick, and insect repellent based in Norwalk, Connecticut, will have their national on-air debut in April as part of the Home Shopping Network’s “The Big Find.” The category-innovating company will be offering the HSN audience a Smar...

Democrats Win Crucial Tool to Enact Biden’s Plans, Including Infrastructure Emily Cochrane © Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA, via Shutterstock The ruling appears to give Democrats a chance to muscle through an infrastructure bill even if Republicans all oppose it. WASHINGTON — A top Senate official ruled on Monday that Democrats could use the fast-track budget reconciliation process for a second time this fiscal year, potentially handing them broader power to push through President Bid...

BlogsCommunityMusicArtsScreenEat & DrinkLegals Restaurant openings, closings and more Central Ohio food and drink news Erin Edwards Openings & Announcements  Lola’s Kitchen + Bar recently opened Downtown at 201 S. High St. The menu features salads, pizzas and a variety of mains such as baked rigatoni, beef tenderloin, roasted salmon and more. The new spot also serves weekend brunch.   Freedom a la Cart’s new Downtown café and bakery opened today at 123 E. Spring St. The socia...

The Cybersecurity 202: A massive Facebook breach underscores limits to current data breach notification laws Tonya Riley with Aaron Schaffer Lawmakers and privacy experts are slamming Facebook for its handling of a leak of more than 500 million users personal information that was posted online for free. The stolen data, first spotted by cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock, stems from a 2019 vulnerability the company fixed at the time, a Facebook spokesperson said. No d...

Republicans Keep Worshipping at This Zealot’s No-Tax Altar Eleanor Clift © Provided by The Daily Beast Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Grover Norquist, the high priest of Republican tax-cutting, may not be as prominent as he was in the 1990s, but he is the reason that Joe Biden can’t afford to lose a single senator or more than a handful of House members without losing his entire economic agenda. Norquist, who once said his goal is to starve the government down to the siz...

The Week That Will Be Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host an online event on the future of the U.S.-China relationship. CSIS expert Jude Blanchette will join Ryan Hass, senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, to discuss his new book, “Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence.” You can submit questions ...

With Joe Biden’s own audacious New Deal, the democratic left rediscovers its soul Will Hutton © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP ‘It’s bold, yes, and we can get it done.” So declared President Joe Biden launching his $2tn plan last week to overhaul US infrastructure – ranging from fixing 20,000 miles of roads to remaking bridges, ports, water systems and “the care economy”, care now defined as part of the country’s infrastructure. Also includ...

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Google, Others Exhort Biden Administration to Adopt ‘Higher Impact’ Procurement Strategies (Credit: Pixabay) Google, Adobe, Trane Technologies, and Hewlett-Packard joined with a number of environmental groups to send a letter to President Joe Biden, urging his administration to adopt “higher-impact carbon-free federal electricity procurement,” as opposed to traditional clean energy procurement. The letter points out that such a move aligns with the president’s goal — stated in the E...