Health insurance costs would increase in Nevada; Democrats push with government shutdown to keep subsidies in place Summary Nevada faces notable increases in individual-market health insurance costs this year — insurers’ filings translate to about $147 more per month for many enrolees and state regulators estimated an average rate hike around 17.5%. Separately, broader premium […]
Judge says Sigal Chattah is not validly serving as Nevada’s acting US attorney Summary U.S. District Judge David Campbell ruled that Sigal Chattah is not validly serving as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney and disqualified her from supervising prosecutions of four people indicted after she was named to the role. Campbell found the Department of Justice’s […]
Federal government hours away from a shutdown Summary Congress remained deadlocked Tuesday as the deadline to avert a federal government shutdown approached, with funding set to lapse at 9:01 p.m. Pacific time. House Republicans passed a stopgap spending bill to fund government operations through 21 November, but Democrats rejected it, pressing instead for an extension […]
Feds secure stake in Nevada lithium mine — and the company building it Summary The U.S. Energy Department says the federal government has taken a 5% ownership stake in both the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Humboldt County, Nevada, and in Lithium Americas, the Canadian company developing the site. The move is intended to bolster […]
AI as the New Industrial Revolution Summary The article argues that artificial intelligence is not merely another technology wave but the engine of a new industrial revolution. Using the steam engine as a historical parallel, the author highlights how the GPU (AI’s analogue of the steam engine) and rapid advances in AI have produced a […]
Australia’s lasers join NATO drone defense | US governor signs AI law | Afghan flights stopped by internet crash Summary Australia’s Canberra-made high-powered laser, nicknamed “Apollo”, is set to become part of NATO’s frontline defences against hostile drones — able to destroy many targets quickly and cheaply compared with missiles. California Governor Gavin Newsom has […]
Cortez Masto splits from Dems on spending vote as US heads to first shutdown in almost 7 years Summary Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) was one of a very small number of Democrats to vote for a Republican-backed short-term funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, saying she wanted to avoid immediate harm to […]
Trump admin releases Thacker Pass loan in exchange for equity stake Summary The Trump administration has agreed to release a previously approved $2.3 billion federal loan to Lithium Americas for the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada in exchange for an equity stake. Under the restructured deal the U.S. government will take a 5 percent […]
Federal government hours away from a shutdown Summary Congress was headed into a likely federal government shutdown as funding talks stalled, with a shutdown expected at 9:01 p.m. Pacific time unless lawmakers reach a last-minute deal. The impasse centres on competing stopgap measures: House Republicans passed a short-term funding bill to keep government open until […]
Feds secure stake in Nevada lithium mine — and the company building it Summary The U.S. Energy Department has negotiated ownership stakes of 5% in the Thacker Pass lithium mine (Humboldt County, Nevada) and 5% in Lithium Americas, the Canadian company developing the project. The move is framed as strengthening domestic supply chains for a […]
