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Month: September 2024

CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger says shoppers would see lower prices after merger

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief executive officers of Kroger and Albertsons insisted Wednesday — under questioning from the federal government — that merging would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart, Costco and Amazon. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek

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Biden administration announces major actions to tackle Russian efforts to influence 2024 election

CNN By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence the 2024 US presidential election on Wednesday, including unveiling criminal charges against two Russian nationals, sanctions on ten individuals and entities, and the

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Hawaii lawmakers say Congress should replenish disaster relief fund to help Maui

Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s congressional representatives say the nation’s disaster relief fund needs to be replenished so the U.S. government can continue to help survivors of Maui’s deadly wildfires and other disasters around the country. Hawaii Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Case called on Congress to appropriate $20.9 billion to the fund. Case told

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Mexico’s Congress advances a contentious bill to make all judges run for election

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s Congress has approved contentious legislation that would launch the most sweeping judicial overhaul of the century by requiring all judges to stand for election.  In a marathon session in which legislators were forced to meet in a gymnasium because protesters blocked the Congress building,

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