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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during an interview with Reuters reporters in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday he was confident the Treasury Department would release guidance by the end of the year that would make it easier for sustainable aviation fuel made from corn-based ethanol to qualify for subsidies. The Biden administration has been divided over this issue for months, as it faces a strong lobbying push from stakeholders in the U.S. Farm Belt that see sustainable aviation…
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Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.“David,” Henry Kissinger said to me one day in the summer of 2017, after a lengthy interview for the obituary that appeared Wednesday evening in The New York Times. “Are you writing one of those articles that will appear when I can no longer argue with its premise?”He said it with a mischievous sparkle in his eye. In a series of running conversations stretched over roughly seven years, I had told Mr. Kissinger, when he asked, that I was “writing about…
Nearly two months ago, Matt Gaetz kicked off the process to oust McCarthy as speaker of the House.McCarthy said he now thinks Matt Gaetz “belongs in jail.”Gaetz is under an ethics investigation tied to reports he showed colleagues pictures of nude women. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app It’s been nearly two months since former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his leadership role after fellow Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz forced a House vote on the matter, and there’s…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Vail Resorts has agreed to buy the Crans-Montana ski resort in the Swiss Alps, in a SFr118.5mn ($136mn) deal that will give the Colorado-based group ownership of an iconic European holiday destination. Crans-Montana is known for its gourmet food, glitzy shops and golf courses as well as winter sports. Sitting in the Swiss canton of Valais, roughly 2.5 hours from Geneva, it regularly hosts downhill ski races, the Omega European Masters golf tournament, and in 2025 it will host the Mountain Bike…
5/5 © Reuters. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listens to a question during an interview with Reuters reporters in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 2/5 By Andrea Shalal and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday said China took advantage of lower prices for corn in Brazil, leading to a nearly 20% drop in U.S. exports to China, but he expected the numbers to rise again over time. At the same time, he told Reuters in an interview, the U.S. government was working hard to reduce American exporters’ over-reliance on China and other big…
© Reuters. XPeng’s (XPEV) G9 wins People’s Favorite car of the year award in Norway Xpeng Motors (NYSE:) announced Thursday that their XPENG G9 electric vehicle has become the first Chinese branded vehicle to win “People’s Favorite 2024” in Norway’s renowned “Car of The Year” awards. “People’s Favorite” is part of the esteemed “Car of the Year 2024” award, an event orchestrated for the nineteenth consecutive year by Dagbladet in partnership with media outlets Dinside and Elbil24. Over the course of a month, readers from Dagbladet, Dinside, and Elbil24 in Norway cast their votes for their preferred car, with the…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Senator Alexandre Silveira speaks during a meeting of the committee of the Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) at the Federal Senate in Brasilia, Brazil December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo By Lisandra Paraguassu and Roberto Samora BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil hopes to join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries in January after a technical analysis of the charter for cooperation, the country’s energy minister said on Thursday, although the nature of Brazil’s participation remained unclear. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s office confirmed receiving the invite during his trip to Saudi Arabia, but said…
Express down as 2023 sales outlook does not include consensus
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose consulted with three anti-abortion groups while drafting ballot language for an abortion-rights measure.The ballot summary faced criticism from Issue 1 supporters, who deemed it “misleading and defective.”The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that only the part suggesting limiting citizens was misleading and required rewriting in a divided decision.Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose consulted with three prominent anti-abortion groups while drafting the contested ballot language used to describe Issue 1, an abortion-rights measure overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month, cleveland.com reported Wednesday.The Republican elections chief and 2024 U.S. Senate candidate revealed having help…