US strikes Kharg Island as Trump's deadline looms

{Beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment Big Story US strikes military targets on key Iranian oil island The United States struck military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island overnight, a White House official said Tuesday. © Greg Nash Kharg Island is the lifeline of Iran’s oil economy, as about 90 percent of… Source link

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Apple shares sink on report of foldable iPhone delays

Shares of Apple fell Tuesday after reports that the company is facing engineering challenges with its highly anticipated foldable iPhones. “Apple and the supply chain are working under a pressured timeline and the current solutions are not enough to completely solve the engineering challenges. … More time is needed,” a person familiar with the situation…

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Allegations Rep. Tony Gonzales sent explicit texts to second staffer spark calls for action

New allegations that Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) sent sexually explicit text messages to a campaign staffer mark the second time a Texas Republican has been accused of sexual harassment toward a staffer and are renewing calls from many Republicans for further action against the embattled congressman. The San Antonio Express-News reported Monday that Gonzales… Source…

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Working 24/7 on Middle East services after drone strikes

The Iran war poses ongoing challenges for cloud provider Amazon Web Services, its chief, Matt Garman, said Tuesday. The Amazon division said in early March that drone strikes had damaged its data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. “It’s a really difficult situation, and we’re working incredibly hard,” Garman told CNBC’s Kate Rooney…

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Spanberger drop in approval rating 'stunning': Sabato

Political scientist Larry Sabato said the decline in voter approval of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) months into her first term at the helm of the Old Dominion State is “astonishing.” His approval rating at the Washington Post-George Mason Schar School stood at 47 percent, with 46 percent of voters disapproving and 7 percent expressing…

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