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☆ When Is It Too Hot to Keep Working? In Most States, Companies Decide.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Adolfo Flores | Dan Frosch | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Texas Women Denied Abortions Testify About Impact of State Bans
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Laura Kusisto | Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Stellantis to build new Jeep Compass as fifth model in Melfi
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MILAN, July 13 (Reuters) - Stellantis will build the new Jeep Compass, one of the carmaker's bestsellers in Europe, as the fifth model for its Melfi plant in southern Italy, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The new model will be a development from the Compass SUV the Franco-Italian group currently produces in Melfi, one of its main assembly sites in the country. The new Jeep Compass will join four other new models the carmaker had promised for Melfi but which it has not yet officially announced. The production of models in Melfi underpinned by the new Stellantis platform for medium-sized cars is expected to start during 2024. Stellantis currently also builds Jeep's Renegade and Fiat's 500X models in Melfi.

Persons: Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, Adolfo Urso, Melfi, Germany's, Italy's Lancia, Giulio Piovaccari, Gilles Guillaume, Keith Weir Organizations: MILAN, Jeep, Reuters, Compass, Jeep Compass, Germany's Opel, Thomson Locations: Europe, Melfi, Italy, Italian, Paris

☆ Who Keeps Painting ‘Be Someone’ on a Prominent Houston Bridge?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ El Paso Walmart Mass Shooter Gets 90 Life Sentences
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Two Killed, Dozens Injured in Baltimore Block-Party Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Southern California Hotel Workers Strike Ahead of Fourth of July
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Such an explosion of migrants, which is estimated to cost $4.3 billion by July 2024, would test any American city. In New York, the arrivals were met by a system that had already been under pressure because of factors of the city’s own making. More homeless people compete for homes, until the shelter becomes the home. It was met by aid workers with blankets and the handshakes and cheers of a city that prided itself on stepping up. Shelters opened faster than pop-up restaurants, more than 170 since last spring, sometimes overnight.

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☆ Public Garden vs. Affordable Housing: A Court Rules for Housing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Mihir Zaveri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan is a popular space where people can do yoga, attend poetry readings or amble outdoors among roses and daffodils and sculptures of lions. It is also a rare, publicly-owned site that the city thinks is a perfect spot to put dozens of affordable apartments in one of the wealthiest parts of the city. A fight over whether to keep the garden or build the housing has dragged on for more than 10 years. But on Tuesday, the housing plan — at least for now — prevailed. Adolfo Carrión Jr., the city’s housing commissioner, called the ruling a “huge win.”“The fight over this land highlights how difficult it can be to build affordable housing, especially in neighborhoods that offer strong economic opportunities,” he said.

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☆ Judge Blocks Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Southern Baptist Convention Meeting to Review Expulsion of Churches
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Airlines body urges jetmakers to fix aircraft delivery delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Airlines "are not concerned about the macroeconomic environment, they're concerned about the access to spare parts for their existing aircraft and the delivery of new aircraft. "It's frustrating because airlines can see strong demand, but they're not able to match supply with demand in many markets. Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) have blamed supply chains for delivery delays, while bottlenecks in a network of engine repair shops have also forced airlines to ground dozens of jets. The gathering comes two weeks before the Paris Airshow, where supply pressures are likely to overshadow new orders. Reporting by Tim Hepher, Joanna Plucinska and Aditi Shah; Editing by David HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Adolfo Suarez, Isabel Infantes, Willie Walsh, it's, they're, Tim Hepher, Joanna Plucinska, Aditi Shah, David Holmes Organizations: Ryanair Boeing, Airbus, Adolfo Suarez Madrid, Barajas Airport, REUTERS, International Air Transport Association, Reuters, Boeing, Thomson Locations: Madrid, Spain, Isabel Infantes ISTANBUL, Istanbul, Airlines, Paris

☆ The Housing Supply is Tight. How About a Texas Ghost Town for $100,000?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ I'm an NYU student and just returned from my semester abroad in Madrid. Here's what I wish I knew before I moved overseas.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Isabel Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm a New York University student, and I just returned from my semester abroad in Madrid. Now that I'm back home in my NYC apartment, I realize I learned a lot from my semester abroad. I learned that language barriers were not a reason to stop talking, dim your personality, or expect others to accommodate you. Many students felt pressure to travel, and I did, too. Besides that, I was in Madrid — a global city with so much to see and learn.

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The upcoming national strategic fund for "Made in Italy" products will have an initial endowment of 1 billion euros ($1.10 billion) in state cash, the statement said, adding it would also aim to boost procurement of "critical raw materials." A draft seen by Reuters showed that the new vehicle was also entitled to invest in domestic, listed firms not operating in the financial sector. The scheme will aim to raise at least an additional 500 million euros from private investors, according to the document. Run by the state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Patrimonio Rilancio fund was originally intended to provide some 40 billion euros of financing, but has so far invested just around 1 billion. Once the bill is approved by parliament, the government will issue a decree defining how the fund will work.

Persons: Rome, Giorgia Meloni, Adolfo Urso's, Italy's, Alison Williams, Deepa Babington Organizations: Reuters, United Arab, Industry, Patrimonio, InfraVia Capital Partners, Paris, Equity, Thomson Locations: ROME, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Norway, France

☆ Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Reports to Texas Prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Meghan Bobrowsky | Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Italy is planning a sovereign fund amid a new era of national interest
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Italy is moving ahead with a sovereign fund to support critical parts of its economy, amid a wider push by several European nations to bring global supply chains closer to home. Italy's Minister of Enterprises Adolfo Urso announced Wednesday a public-private fund that looks at consolidating "national strategic supply chains" in the areas of raw materials and energy. The announcement comes after Ireland, another EU nation, said earlier this month that it intends to start a sovereign wealth fund next year. Italy established a wealth fund back in 2011 which has investments in energy, communications and aerospace sectors. When Covid-19 hit in early 2020, many European nations struggled to get their hands on masks and other protective equipment, which were manufactured in Asia.

Rome/London CNN —Italy’s government convened crisis talks Thursday to investigate the reasons behind a surge in prices for pasta, one of the country’s most beloved and culturally important foods. Pasta inflation moderated a bit in April but prices were still up 16.5% over 12 months. Pasta prices have soared despite the price of wheat — the main ingredient — falling in recent months. The price of durum wheat — a type of wheat popular among Italian pasta-makers — has fallen 30% since May 2022. Making pasta only requires mixing water with the wheat, the group said, giving “little justification” for the huge increase in retail prices.

☆ Allen, Texas, Mall Shooter Had Eight Weapons, All Legally Obtained, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dashcam footage circulating online appears to show the moment an alleged gunman exits his car and opens fire on a crowd of people outside a Texas mall. Image: StoryfulAuthorities said Tuesday that the gunman they said was responsible for killing eight people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, legally obtained the weapons he used and had neo-Nazi ideation, but said they don’t believe he targeted a specific group of people. Hank Sibley , North Texas regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said it appeared to him that Mauricio Garcia targeted the Allen Premium Outlets as a location and not anyone specifically. Among the dead were women, men and children, some of them of Asian descent. Seven people were wounded in the shooting.

Dashcam footage circulating online appears to show the moment an alleged gunman exits his car and opens fire on a crowd of people outside a Texas mall. Screengrab: StoryfulThe gunman authorities said was responsible for the deaths of eight in Allen, Texas, was terminated by the Army for mental-health reasons three months after he enlisted in 2008, and recent social-media postings officials are examining show links to white-supremacist views. Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old, was shot dead by a police officer after opening fire at Allen Premium Outlets, authorities said. He used an AR-15-style rifle in the attack and multiple other firearms were found at the scene, according to the officials.

☆ Driver Is Charged in Deadly Texas Crash Outside Shelter Housing Migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Adolfo Flores | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A vehicle struck a group of people in Brownsville, Texas, killing at least eight and injuring others. Photo: Michael Gonzalez/Associated PressA 34-year-old man was charged with manslaughter and aggravated assault after the vehicle he was allegedly driving plowed into a group of people Sunday in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight and injuring at least 10 near a homeless shelter housing migrants, authorities said. George Alvarez faces eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda said Monday. His bail was set at $3.6 million.

☆ Italy is convening a crisis meeting this week to address soaring pasta prices, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Italy's industry minister has called a crisis meeting to address the soaring price of pasta, Reuters reported. Pasta prices jumped 16.3% in April, while broader Italian inflation came in at 8.8%. The comparable increase in Italy's harmonized index of consumer prices, a weighted average of Italian goods and services, measured a provisional 8.8% in April. But Coldiretti, an Italian agriculture group, said soaring pasta prices represented an "anomaly that needs clarification," given the price of a key ingredient, durum wheat, fell 30% in the year, per local publication Ansa. The National Consumer Union said until speculation on wheat prices was defined as an "unfair practice," the price of pasta may stay elevated, per Ansa.

A man killed eight people with an AR-15 style rifle in a mass shooting Saturday at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Texas, officials said. Photo: WFAA/Associated PressAuthorities are investigating a Texas shooter’s possible links to white supremacist ideology, according to law-enforcement officials with knowledge of the probe, following a killing spree at a suburban Dallas mall on Saturday. The gunman was identified as Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old, the officials said. He is accused of killing eight people and injuring seven others after opening fire at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, before being shot dead by a police officer. He used an AR-15-style rifle in the attack and multiple other firearms were found at the scene, according to the officials.

☆ Italy calls crisis meeting over surging pasta prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, May 4 (Reuters) - Italy's Industry Minister Adolfo Urso called on Thursday for a crisis meeting over prices for pasta, the country's favourite staple, after they jumped by more than double the national inflation rate. Urso's ministry said the cost of spaghetti and other pasta products rose year-on-year by 17.5% in March despite a drop in wheat prices. In that month, Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose overall by 8.1%. Italian inflation rose by even more in April to 8.8% year-on-year, driven by a fresh spike in energy prices, national statistics agency ISTAT said on Tuesday. 'Core' inflation, net of fresh food and energy, was stable at 6.8% year-on-year.

☆ Italy's government calls crisis meeting over surging pasta prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

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