$3.4M fine proposed over 2021 California oil pipeline leak
A federal agency is proposing a nearly $3.4 million fine for an energy company over a 2021 oil pipeline spill that fouled Southern California beaches
2023-05-10 08:26
Why we don't entirely know what would come after a US debt default
The warnings about a US debt default are earnest and urgent. And yet, the specifics of when the US will cross the so-called X-date -- when the country could default -- and what will happen in the immediate aftermath are maddeningly vague.
2023-05-10 05:53
Biden meets McCarthy, McConnell on U.S. debt ceiling
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmakers met face-to-face on Tuesday as a deadlock over raising the
2023-05-10 05:51
Minnesota prepares for near-total ban on 'forever chemicals'
Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.”
2023-05-10 05:28
US regulators OK spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico
U.S. nuclear regulators have issued a license for a multibillion-dollar complex in New Mexico to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation
2023-05-10 04:58
Airbnb posts $117 million 1Q profit as revenue grows by 20%
Airbnb has reported a $117 million profit for the first quarter, the first time that the company has made money during the seasonally slowest part of the year
2023-05-10 04:23
Discord forces members to change usernames, discord erupts
Discord is a social app favored by gamers
2023-05-10 02:48
Adidas is still figuring out what to do with $1.3 billion worth of unsold Yeezys
Nearly seven months on from Adidas parting ways with rapper Kanye West, and the sportswear brand reportedly still has $1.3 billion of unsold Yeezy stock in its warehouses. The decision from Adidas to split from West - otherwise known as Ye - came back in October last year came after the 45-year-old made antisemitic remarks both in interviews and online. But now, Adidas has to decide what to do with the remaining stock of the popular shoe as the company attempts to turn its fortune around after it abruptly ended its partnership with West and his Yeezy brand, with 400 million euros ($441 million) in lost sales at the start of the year. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Though Adidas is "getting closer and closer to making a decision" on what to do with the sneakers and the “options are narrowing,” new CEO Bjorn Gulden said, as per Associated Press. He became in charge back in January this year, three months after Adidas terminated it's partnership with Ye. However, a decision has not yet been reached due to "so many interested parties," he added. Gulden did not confirm whether the option to destroy the shoes had been ruled out but noted that this is something it is the company is "trying to avoid." Meanwhile other options have their own downsides, since selling the shoes would mean Ye would need to be paid royalties, removing brand identification would be dishonest. Giving the shoes away for free sounds like a nice idea in theory but this could cause them to be resold at a higher market price. Gulden is also remaining tight-lipped on the exact quantity of stock that is left since he believes if consumer are aware of this number it "could have an impact on demand," as per AP. The CEO admitted losing Yeezy is "of course hurting us" and if Adidas decides not to sell the remaining shoes, it could reduce earnings by 500 million euros this year. Net sales declined 1 per cent in the first quarter, to 5.27 billion euros, and would have risen per cent with the Yeezy line, the company said. As a whole, Gulden described 2023 as a "a year of transition" with "a better ’24 and a good ’25" as the German sportswear business continues without the Yeezy brand. Elsewhere, Adidas found itself being sued by investors last week who allege the company knew about Ye’s offensive remarks and harmful behaviour years before the termination and failed to take precautionary measures to limit financial losses. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-10 02:25
Trans employee says BNSF railroad wouldn't promote her
A former BNSF worker who was named one of the railroad’s employees of the year in 2021 for her work in supporting LGBTQ+ workers is now suing the railroad where she worked for 30 years
2023-05-10 02:15
Biden's approval rating at 40%, Americans concerned about immigration - Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval was at 40% in recent days, close to
2023-05-10 01:48
Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond
By Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK Ecuador sealed the world's largest 'debt-for-nature' swap on record on
2023-05-10 01:48
El Chapo's son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl
The United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was talking with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis
2023-05-10 00:54