San Diego County Farmers See Big Drop In Flower Sales
Hannah Gbeh, executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, said sales for cut flowers have dropped dramatically — by as much as 90% for one grower — because weddings and special events were called off.
San Diego County Farmers See Big Drop In Flower Sales
Hannah Gbeh, executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, said sales for cut flowers have dropped dramatically — by as much as 90% for one grower — because weddings and special events were called off.
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UNESCO program seeks to improve journalists’ safety through police training
Even though killings of journalists decreased in 2019, journalists still face threats to their safety that a UNESCO’s can help address by building trust between security forces and journalists in countries transitioning to democracy.
UNESCO program seeks to improve journalists’ safety through police training
Even though killings of journalists decreased in 2019, journalists still face threats to their safety that a UNESCO’s can help address by building trust between security forces and journalists in countries transitioning to democracy.
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Confusion over coronavirus threatens small businesses with layoffs, xenophobia, poor sales
Small businesses are suffering declines in sales due to misinformation and confusion surrounding the spread of COVID-19, or Coronavirus, business leaders said Wednesday in a congressional hearing.
Confusion over coronavirus threatens small businesses with layoffs, xenophobia, poor sales
Small businesses are suffering declines in sales due to misinformation and confusion surrounding the spread of COVID-19, or Coronavirus, business leaders said Wednesday in a congressional hearing.
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DOT cannot satisfy consumers by clarifying definition of “unfair” and “deceptive practices”
Experts say consumers would have a harder time getting compensation from the airlines for violations than before under this proposal.
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US-China photovoltaic war hurts US solar projects and manufacturers
Washington -- Although solar industry officials have praised the Jan. 15 trade deal between the United States and China, the trade war between the two nations’ solar industries continues and U.S. companies have been hurt the worst. Since President Donald Trump placed...
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Shared electric scooters explode in U.S., mixing convenience with potential problems
Shared electric scooter operators have launched more plans for low-income users to improve equity.
read moreTikTok tries to expand in U.S. market even if struggling
TikTok, one of the hottest video social networking app owned by Chinese-based conglomerate ByteDance, takes active actions responding to scrutiny launched by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States.
Nuclear power plants require significant subsidies to keep operating, experts say
WASHINGTON – Nuclear energy companies, most of whose costs exceed revenues, are often filing for bankruptcy to obtain federal subsidies. “According to the data we gathered nuclear power plants are losing money right now, some of them to the extent where they can’t...
Tech giants Google, Amazon and Facebook accused of posing threat to small business
Tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook are facing increasing scrutiny from Congress over their online dominance and potential to threaten thousands of small businesses that compete with them.
China’s surveillance technology grows beyond the mainland, experts say
Experts cautioned that China has deployed surveillance beyond Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and expanded its export of surveillance technology and apparatus globally.
Fed’s real-time payment system gets mixed reviews from financial experts
Financial experts disagree with FedNow as a planned real-time payment system raised by the Federal Reserve.
Experts divided on Fed’s real-time payment system
Top financial experts believe the Federal Reserve’s real-time payment system could be a transfer platform for individuals and businesses
Boeing CEO admits company made mistakes over 737 Max
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg testified Tuesday at a congressional hearing on the anniversary of the crash of Lion Air flight 610 in Indonesia that killed 189 people. In March, after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max went down killing 157 people, the plane was grounded worldwide.
Hearing highlights necessity of private data protection legislation
Experts and Senators recognized that Congress should pass legislation to protect private data. However, experts testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee said data ownership would not be a good solution to protect data privacy.
Zuckerberg grilled by Congress over proposed cryptocurrency
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency in a hearing on Wednesday.
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