Category: business

As Bay Area homeless encampment sweeps intensify, so do questions and pushback  KGO-TVCalifornia’s cracking down hard on unhoused people – and they’re running out of options  USA TODAYLA County officials respond to Newsom’s warning about not clearing homeless encampments  KABC-TVNewsom Clears Homeless Camps in L.A. County, Where He Wants More ‘Urgency’  The New York Times

Brutal Selloff Skims Froth From Japan’s $6 Trillion Stock Market  BloombergWhy Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride  The EconomistJapan stocks rebound after worst crash since 1987  CNNJapan stock meltdown: why it rattled the crypto market  The ConversationThree Days That Rocked Japan’s Markets  The New York Times

Ferguson police address violent clash at protest on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.’s death  ABC NewsMan charged with assaulting Ferguson officer who is ‘fighting for his life’ in hospital  St. Louis Post-DispatchPolice officer ‘fighting for his life,’ several demonstrators arrested in Ferguson following protest  KSDK.comFerguson officer ‘fighting for his life,’ several arrested after protests marking 10 years since Michael Brown’s killing  CNN

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it’s a plot against populist president  The Associated PressSerbia: Thousands join Belgrade protest against lithium mining  BBC.comThousands of Serbians protest in Belgrade against lithium mine  The GuardianThousands protest in Serbia’s Belgrade against lithium mining project  Al Jazeera EnglishThousands demand halt to Rio Tinto’s lithium project in Serbia  Reuters

Former California lawmaker Nate Holden says he was on the scary helicopter ride with Trump  Yahoo! VoicesYes, Trump Was in a Scary Helicopter Ride. But Not With That Politician.  The New York Times‘Angry’ Donald Trump Fumes At New York Times Over Reporting On His Helicopter Story  HuffPost

A Major New Gun Is Being Added In The Next ‘Escape From Tarkov’ Wipe  ForbesThis Is The Longest ‘Escape From Tarkov’ Wipe Ever, But It Ends Soon  ForbesEscape From Tarkov dev says it will compensate players after major “malfunction” wipes player data  PCGamesNTarkov Technical Malfunction Wipes Player Profiles  Insider GamingTarkov Players Are Compensated For ‘Profile Wipe’ Error, But It’s Still No Good  Insider Gaming

Landslide at landfill in Uganda’s capital kills 17 people as rescuers hunt for survivors  CNNKiteezi landfill: Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills 12  BBC.comAt least 18 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda’s capital  ABC NewsDeath toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 21  Reuters

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies at 56 of lung cancer  ReutersSusan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56  CNNSusan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, Google exec dies  The Dallas Morning NewsAn incredible life and career  The Keyword | Google Product and Technology NewsFormer YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley trailblazer Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56  CNBC

Russia launches counter-terror operation over Ukraine incursion  BBC.com‘Doing the least obvious thing’: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia  CNN‘It has to be stopped’: Russians flee for Moscow amid Ukraine border attack  South China Morning PostPutin Scrambles as Ukrainian Forces Near Russian Nuclear Plant  The Daily BeastRussia tightens security in region of Ukraine incursion, fighting persists  The Associated Press

Trump reiterates claim about helicopter trip but doesn’t provide records  The Washington PostFormer California lawmaker Nate Holden says he was on the scary helicopter ride with Trump  Yahoo! Voices