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☆ Billions of dollars of Ukraine aid will be spent in the US. Here are the cities that could get a boost.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Senate passed a $95 billion spending package that included aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. AdvertisementOn April 23, the Senate passed a $95 billion spending package that included foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. In fact, an analysis of financial aid to Ukraine published in October by the website Breaking Defense found that a majority of the billions of dollars in Ukraine aid Congress had approved to date was ultimately spent in the US. The Ukraine aid is expected to be used to provide ammunition, artillery rounds, armored vehicles, and other weapons, the Associated Press reported. The factory, which is expected to employ 150 people when it opens, is expected to benefit from foreign aid to Ukraine.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Service, Ukraine, Defense, Ukraine —, Associated Press, Washington, BAE Systems, New York Times, Dynamics Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Pennsylvania , Alabama , Illinois, Florida, Washington, California , Arizona , Alabama, Texas, Russia, Gaza, China, York , Pennsylvania, Troy , Alabama, Peoria , Illinois, Aiken , South Carolina, Elgin , Oklahoma, Niceville , Florida, Endicott , New York, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Iowa, Dallas, Mesquite

☆ I scored a spot as a Super Bowl volunteer for the first time. I'd do it again even though I didn't get to watch the game.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Melody Pittman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLast June, a segment on FOX 5 Vegas calling for Super Bowl LVIII volunteers caught my attention. I'd always wanted to go to the Super Bowl, but at over $5,000 a ticket, that dream is way beyond the financial reality of the average Joe. AdvertisementSince the Super Bowl is one of the highest-ranked security events in the nation, the session had a government-agency safety briefing, too. Melody PittmanWe also picked up our free swag with the Super Bowl LVIII logo. Melody PittmanOur tasks ranged from capturing guests' smiles in front of Super Bowl LVIII displays to distributing collectible swag items.

Persons: —, I'd, Volunteers aren't, Melody Pittman, Harry Reid, weren't Organizations: Service, FOX, Super Bowl LVIII, Super, Business, Volunteers, Team, Vegas, The, Harry Reid International Airport, Fremont, Allegiant Locations: Vegas, Mesquite , Nevada, Canada, Kansas, Alaska , Florida , California , Massachusetts, New Mexico, Mesquite

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl the next day, she'd better already have a place to park her plane. “Oh, they’re full,” said Rick Breitenfeldt, FAA spokesman for his sixth Super Bowl. Commercial airlines have added flights and the Las Vegas airport reported Wednesday it handled a record 57.6 million passengers in 2023. Due to time zone differences, if she flies out at midnight, it will be 7 a.m. Saturday in Las Vegas. Hayes said aircraft parking fees during Super Bowl weekend at Harry Reid International were unchanged from the standard rate.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, she'd, Heidi Hayes, ”, Rick Breitenfeldt, Hayes, Harry Reid, Swift, Breitenfeldt, Brian McCarthy, McCarthy, John Wayne Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super Bowl, Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Clark County Department of Aviation, FAA, Super, Las, Las Vegas, Harry Reid International, Henderson, Boulder City Municipal Airport, SWIFT, Dassault Falcon, Vegas, WM Phoenix, National Business Aviation Association, LIV Golf, Las Vegas Country Club, Sunday, That's, Mesquite Municipal, Laughlin, Bullhead, Jean Sport Aviation Center, Ontario International, San Bernardino International, Palm Springs, Palmdale Regional, Los Angeles International, John, John Wayne International, Long, International, Hollywood, Harry, MGM Resorts International Locations: Tokyo, Vegas, Las Vegas, Clark, U.S, North Las Vegas, Boulder, Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Saudi, Airports, Mesquite, Nevada, Arizona, California, Santa Ana, Burbank, Las Vegas . Phoenix, Mandalay Bay, Luxor

☆ Black Nazarene procession in Philippines draws millions of Catholic devotees to Philippine capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Black Nazarene statue is paraded through downtown Manila. It is also called the Traslacion, or “transfer,” referring to the relocation of the Black Nazarene to Quiapo Church. In 1620, the first confraternity dedicated to the Black Nazarene was established. People watch the procession from their homes as the Black Nazarene statue passes by in Manila. About 3 million devotees took part in the last pre-pandemic Traslacion procession in 2020, which lasted some 16 hours, according to police.

Persons: Jesus Christ, Aaron Favila, “, Rizza, Jesus, Ezra Acayan, Sta Rosa, Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, ” Quilatan Organizations: CNN, Black Nazarene, Quirino, Quiapo, Catholic, CNN Philippines, Nazarene, Getty, Cross Locations: Philippine, Manila, Philippines, Quiapo, Mexico, AFP, Mesquite

☆ Canadian Solar to invest $800 million to build cell manufacturing plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Miniatures of solar panel and electric pole are seen in front of Canadian Solar logo in this illustration taken January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Canadian Solar Inc FollowOct 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Solar (CSIQ.O) said on Monday it would invest $800 million to build a solar photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The company said the plant would produce cells with an annual output of 5 gigawatts (GW), equivalent to about 20,000 high-power modules per day. The Guelph, Ontario-based company said cells produced at Jeffersonville facility would be used at its 5 GW module assembly plant in Mesquite, Texas, the company's first manufacturing facility in the U.S., announced in June. Shares in the company, which is exiected to start production at the Jeffersonville facility by the end of 2025, were up 1.56% at $19.51 in premarket trading.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Tanay, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Canadian, REUTERS, Rights, Commerce, Thomson Locations: Jeffersonville , Indiana, Guelph, Ontario, Jeffersonville, Mesquite , Texas, U.S, Bengaluru

(AP) — Ontario-based Canadian Solar Inc. will build an $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern Indiana that will employ about 1,200 workers once production is fully ramped up, the company said Monday. Canadian Solar said it will build the new photovoltaic cell factory at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, an Ohio River city located just north of Louisville, Kentucky. The finished solar cells will be shipped to Canadian Solar's module assembly facility in Mesquite, Texas. “Establishing this factory is a key milestone that will enable us to better serve our U.S. customers with the most advanced technology in the industry,” said Dr. Shawn Qu, founder and CEO of Canadian Solar. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesCanadian Solar said it plans to begin hiring for new positions in mid-2024 and will ramp up hiring in early 2025 to fully staff the Jeffersonville plant.

Persons: ”, Shawn Qu, Eric Holcomb Organizations: —, Solar Inc, Commerce, Canadian, Gov, Hoosier, Indiana Economic Development Corporation Locations: JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, — Ontario, Indiana, Jeffersonville, Ohio, Louisville , Kentucky, Guelph , Ontario, Canadian, Mesquite , Texas

☆ Death Valley is an oasis of lakes and wildflowers after Hurricane Hilary
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —California’s Death Valley is the hottest place in the world and the driest place in North America. But two months after Hurricane Hilary’s epic rainfall, parts of the national park look more oasis than desert. “It is definitely a rare and special event,” Death Valley park spokesperson Abby Wines told CNN, only happening roughly once a decade. Road crews traverse along hwy 190 in Death Valley, California, on August 31, 2023, where most of the road was washed out. But average high temperatures in Death Valley drop quickly during the fall and get nowhere near the record-shattering heat of summer.

Persons: Abby Wines, Hilary, Robert Gauthier, Wines, “, Death, Mike Reynolds, Mario Tama, Badwater, ” Wines, ” Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Times, Wines, National Park Service, NPS Locations: North America, Death, Death Valley , California, Badwater

☆ The 'Rodeo Capital of Texas' is stuck in a debate over more support for Ukraine and the future of the town's economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mesquite, Texas, is set to open a plant to help fill the shortage of Ukraine's most important ammo. However, Mesquite's congressional representative, Lance Gooden, is among GOP reps who want to end US support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Insider reported Ukraine may be firing more than 5,500 artillery shells daily, creating a global shortage. "What we need most is artillery shells, which are in short supply," Biden told the media. "The first thing on the list was, everywhere, the ammunition," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told the media after a meeting with EU leaders and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Persons: Lance Gooden, Kevin McCarthy, Gooden, Alexander Helgar, Joe Biden, Biden, Kaja Kallas, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: GOP, US, Service, The New York Times, Dynamics, Times, Ukraine, Russia, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce, EU Locations: Mesquite , Texas, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Dallas, Russia, Mesquite, of Texas, Estonian

☆ As Ukraine Aid Benefits Their Districts, Some House Republicans Oppose It
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Karoun Demirjian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

By early next year, this city best known for being the rodeo capital of Texas is on track to become a centerpiece of the American effort to increase artillery production vital to the war in Ukraine. For a city in the midst of engineering an economic renaissance, the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems factory is a major boon. None of that appears to have persuaded Representative Lance Gooden, the Republican whose district will house the new plant, to support continuing U.S. aid to Kyiv. Over the summer, he joined dozens of his G.O.P. House colleagues in calling for an end to American support for Ukraine’s fight, voting for measures to strip $300 million in security assistance for the war-torn country from next year’s defense budget and prohibit Congress from approving any more funds for the conflict.

Persons: Lance Gooden, Ukraine’s Organizations: General Dynamics Ordnance, Tactical Systems, Republican Locations: Texas, Ukraine, Mesquite, Kyiv

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☆ Texas Barbecue Is the Best It Has Ever Been. Here’s Why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Brett Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Damien Brockway, who opened the Austin barbecue truck Distant Relatives in 2020, said he was inspired by the creative ferment of Austin’s barbecue scene. After a career spent in fine dining, he began to study cuisines of the African diaspora and his own heritage. Mr. Brockway’s team uses techniques enslaved Africans brought to plantations in the Caribbean and American South to cook dishes like roasted peanuts and pulled pork with tamarind molasses barbecue sauce. “It was more like the process educated me.”***Regional distinctions in Texas barbecue today go beyond what kind of wood fuels the smokers — post oak? — and often reflect the demographics of the areas where the barbecue is made.

Persons: Damien Brockway, ” Locations: Caribbean, American, Texas, Houston

☆ Hannah Jadagu Turns Small Moments Into Big Pop Songs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Those melodies turn out to be equally effective whether they’re leaping across distorted guitar chords, suave keyboards or abstract soundscapes. “She’s got an encyclopedic knowledge of all the different ways that music can go,” Kline said in an interview. Jadagu turned away from the church when she was in high school. “Everyone is looking for an explanation/Put your faith and hope in something,” Jadagu sings as the album begins. Then she starts to wonder: “How do you know?”In high school, Jadagu studied classical percussion and joined the school’s drum line.

☆ Viral TikTok shows bison charge woman in Texas park
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Texas hiker is warning other outdoor enthusiasts to beware of bison through a viral TikTok video that shows one charging her on a trail, sending her to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Clark, the Texas Park and Wildlife Department, and United Regional Wichita Falls, the hospital where Clark said she received treatment, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Once nearly extinct, bison now number half a million, with most part of private herds, according to the Texas Park and Wildlife Department. Caprock Canyons State Park is the home of the Texas State Bison Herd, which is monitored by park officials, according to the department. "As a rule, bison require at least 50 yards (half a football field) between them and people," the Texas Park and Wildlife Department said.

DALLAS — Well before jumping into the Texas attorney general's race, Democrat Rochelle Garza beat back a Trump administration attempt to stop a detained immigrant teenager from getting an abortion. Bob Daemmrich / Zuma via Alamy fileGarza has already made history by being the first Latina nominee for Texas attorney general. I’m a mother and I’m here to beat criminally indicted Ken Paxton,” Garza told supporters gathered at a Chocolate Secrets in Dallas. Polls have shown Garza within 2 to 7 percentage points of Paxton with all Texas voters. Tony Gutierrez / AP filePaxton was recently in the headlines again for fleeing his home to avoid being served a subpoena to testify in a lawsuit challenging Texas’ abortion ban.

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