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☆ Obama shared his vision of America at his first inauguration. Some still believe
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

It went across all visual types.”Elizabeth Alexander recites a poem during President Obama's swearing-in ceremonies at the US Capitol on January 20, 2009. She had grown up in DC, and that inauguration day was a homecoming for her. “I’m sure that some people expected too much,” says Wear, the former Obama campaign worker, of Obama’s vision. The fact of the matter is, that (inauguration) day happened, and millions of people were there. We will have a better idea on another inauguration day — in January of 2025.

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☆ Union Pacific Profit Falls on Weaker Freight Demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Dean Seal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pricing and volume in Union Pacific’s intermodal segment fell last quarter from the previous quarter. Photo: tannen maury/EPA/ShutterstockUnion Pacific ’s profit fell 19% in the third quarter to $1.5 billion, beating expectations, while the company reported declining freight rail volumes and revenue across key industrial commodities. Earnings slid to $2.51 a share from $3.05 a share in the year-ago quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had been expecting $2.41 a share.

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☆ Big Oil made $200 billion in profit last year. Shareholders won big, clean energy missed out
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But the flood of cash has not delivered a commensurate boom in renewable energy investments, despite clear evidence that the world needs to move much faster with efforts to address the climate crisis. The record-setting results mark a dramatic turnaround for a sector that suffered brutal losses and slashed shareholder payouts in 2020, when pandemic lockdowns sharply reduced demand for energy and oil prices collapsed. An aerial view of the BP oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana on August 29, 2019. Tannen Maury/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockJust three years ago, BP unveiled a plan to slash oil and gas production by 40% from 2019 levels by 2030. It is also now aiming to cut carbon emissions from its oil and gas production by 20%-30% by 2030, down from the previous goal of 35%-40%.

☆ Renault Reduces Stake in Nissan, as Auto Makers Reorganize Alliance
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tyre Nichols Death: Protests in U.S. Cities After Body-Cam Video Release Small-scale protests took place in U.S. cities condemning police brutality after videos showing the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols were released. He died in a Memphis hospital days after officers pulled over his car, according to local police and a lawyer for Nichols’ family. Photo: Tannen Maury/Shutterstock

☆ Hong Kong Ban of CBD Products Goes Into Effect
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Alec Baldwin's Involuntary Manslaughter Charges: A Legal Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Jerusalem Synagogue Shooting Attack Leaves Seven Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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