France's leftist New Popular Front alliance was projected to win the most seats in yesterday's final...
France's leftist New Popular Front alliance was projected to win the most seats in yesterday's final round of legislative elections. The news came as an upset to the nationalist-populist National Rally, which ranked first in last week's preliminary round but fell to third place yesterday behind President Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition.
The New Popular Front—led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon—is a collection of leftist parties including socialist and communist groups committed to reversing Macron's pension reforms (see overview). With voter turnout estimated at 67%—France's highest rate in 40 years—the bloc was projected to win a plurality of seats but fall short of the majority needed to secure the prime minister role.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 storm
Millions of people in East Texas awoke Monday morning to pounding rain...
Millions of people in East Texas awoke Monday morning to pounding rain and intense winds as Hurricane Beryl marched farther inland hours after making landfall as a Category 1 storm. The hurricane, which undoubtedly will make for a messy morning for many Texans, has already knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in the region, and conditions are expected to worsen.
As of 6 a.m. local time, Beryl was holding steady as a Category 1 storm. However, meteorologists said it was expected to weaken as it moved farther inland through the morning and later downgrade to a tropical storm. The storm made landfall in Matagorda, Texas, between Galveston and Corpus Christi, just before 4 a.m.
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the federal government over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max plane
Boeing agreed on Sunday to plead guilty...
Boeing agreed on Sunday to plead guilty to a felony charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019, according to a late-night court filing.
In the deal with the department, outlined in part in the court filing, Boeing also agreed to pay a $487.2 million fine — the maximum allowed by law — and invest at least $455 million over the next three years to strengthen its compliance and safety programs.
Powell heads to Capitol Hill: Federal Reserve Chair...
Powell heads to Capitol Hill: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give updates on the economy to Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he’ll likely be asked about the prospect of interest rate cuts. Those plans could become clearer on Thursday, when the consumer price index inflation report drops.
Heat waves are baking the US West Coast with record-breaking temperatures and unleashing gross humidity in the Northeast. In Death Valley, CA, which could hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit early this week, it’s too hot to fly rescue helicopters.
Sherpas began cleaning up garbage on Mount Everest after the climbing season ended in a project that’s expected to take years. They already found 11 tons of trash, a skeleton, and four dead bodies, per the AP.
Nascar debuted its first electric racecar in Chicago, which hosted a street race this weekend for the second year.
Guyana receives eight bids for offshore exploration following recent oil and gas boom
Upstream Online says the Guyanese government has received eight...
Upstream Online says the Guyanese government has received eight bids from international contractors for an offshore 3D seismic campaign following massive oil and gas discoveries in the country’s prolific waters.
Georgetown aims to acquire 3D seismic data to aid in exploring and developing oil and gas resources in the Guyana-Suriname basin. This data will also be used for future bidding and licensing rounds.
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo mentioned that the government is running a pre-qualification process. Afterward, companies will be invited to submit commercial offers. Jagdeo hopes that 3D seismic studies will be available for all unallocated areas.
In the 2023 competitive bid round, eight out of 14 offshore exploration blocks received bids, with contracts awarded to companies like ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies.
