Storms Leave Outages Across Texas; Cleanup Continues in South

Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving more than 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 25 people during the Memorial Day …

New Jersey to receive $125M payout in dispute over cancelled offshore wind farms

Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay New Jersey $125 million to settle claims over the company’s cancellation of two offshore wind farms last year — a little over a third of what the company once was required to pay. The state’s Board of Public Utilities said Tuesday that New Jersey and Orsted have settled […]

NIH Officials Pressed on COVID-19 Transparency Flaws

House Republicans said Tuesday they have evidence that suggests officials at the National Institutes of Health were instructed to evade the Freedom of Information Act and avoid public transparency related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[#item_full_content]

Nasdaq Closes Above 17,000 for the First Time

The Nasdaq crossed 17,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday, boosted by gains in Nvidia, while the S&P 500 closed slightly higher and the Dow slightly lower as Treasury yields rose.[#item_full_content]