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UK lawmaker accuses Chinese diplomat of ‘ripping down posters’ during pro-democracy consulate protest

By Jorge Engels and Lauren Kent, CNN A British lawmaker accused Chinese consul-general Zheng Xiyuan of ripping down posters Sunday at a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest outside the Chinese consulate in the northern English city of Manchester. In remarks to the UK’s House of Commons on Tuesday, Conservative lawmaker Alicia Kearns said: “On Sunday these

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USDA begins providing relief to thousands of farmers with operations at financial risk

By Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Department of Agriculture has begun providing debt relief to thousands of farmers whose operations are financially struggling, the agency announced on Tuesday. The announcement comes nearly two months after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, which provides $3.1 billion for “distressed borrowers” whose farming operations are at

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USDA begins providing relief to thousands of farmers with operations at financial risk

CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Department of Agriculture has begun providing debt relief to thousands of farmers whose operations are financially struggling, the agency announced on Tuesday. The announcement comes nearly two months after the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, which provides $3.1 billion for “distressed borrowers” whose farming operations are

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Here’s why convenience stores aren’t rushing to replace gas pumps with EV chargers

By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Gas stations with convenience stores seem like an obvious location for electric vehicle chargers. Drivers could grab a drink or snack while waiting for their vehicle to charge. But despite available federal funding to build EV chargers, many stores aren’t biting. The reason? High electric utility fees on charging stations

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Amazon workers vote against forming union in upstate New York, dealing setback to grassroots labor group

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon workers in upstate New York have voted against forming a union, dealing another blow to a grassroots labor group attempting to organize several of the tech giant’s US warehouses. In total, 406 workers at the Amazon facility near Albany voted against unionizing and 206 voted for it, according to

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‘Massive blackouts’ as 30% of Ukraine’s power stations destroyed in just over a week, Zelensky says

By Sana Noor Haq, Gul Tuysuz and Uliana Pavlova, CNN Thirty percent of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed in just over a week, leading to “massive blackouts” across the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, as the Kremlin steps up attacks on critical energy infrastructure. “Another kind of Russian terrorist attacks: targeting energy &

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