Sunsets - Photo Essay

These are photos that I've taken of sunsets at a few different lakes around the US.  Hope that you enjoy them.  If you have a sunset photo please feel free to post it here.  Since there is a problem with spacing between the photos I've posted a list of each photo and where was taken  Top...

American boat makers feel the crunch from Trump tariffs

BY MICHELLE R. SMITHAssociated Press August 04, 2018 12:10 PM Updated August 04, 2018 12:11 PM NEWPORT, R.I.  MJM Yachts has already felt the sting of tariffs. CEO Bob Johnstone was negotiating the sale of a 53-foot (16-meter), $2.2 million yacht to a buyer in Monaco when the...

Who let the goats out? Runaway herd invades Idaho neighborhood

(Reuters) - More than 100 goats burst into a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, startling residents and captivating spectators on social media as they feasted on lawns, flower bushes and tree leaves. The herd of goats had been at work clearing some land for the county when scores of the...

Chinese tariffs on LNG, oil may hit U.S. bid for energy dominance

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China's Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s targeting of U.S. liquefied natural gas...

A Message From a C.E.O.: Tariffs Are Going to Hurt American Companies

In 1976, Cummins began operations at our engine plant in Seymour, a small town of about 20,000 people in southern Indiana. The Seymour Engine Plant now produces engines for equipment like locomotives, large boats and power generators that back up critical infrastructure like data centers and...

With Sri Lankan port acquisition, China adds another 'pearl' to its 'string'

(CNN)When Sri Lanka's government first looked to develop a port on its southern coast that faced the Indian Ocean, it went not to China, but to its neighbor, India. Then-Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said he urgently needed funding to transform the harbor of his home...

Layoffs from Trump tariffs are piling up. So are calls for more bailouts.

Email the author Jane Hardy, the chief executive of a company that makes lawn-care equipment, says she had to lay off 75 employees this summer because of President Trump’s trade war. As she fights to keep her southern Indiana business going, Hardy is one of several manufacturers warning the...

Payment due: Pacific islands in the red as debts to China mount

WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Just over a decade ago, deadly riots in the capital of Tonga, Nuku’alofa, destroyed much of the small Pacific nation’s central business and government districts. Out of the rubble, the government hatched a plan to rebuild the city, including constructing a new...

Trump Jr. suggests Elizabeth Warren name her new puppy, 'Sniffing Bull', and insults Lakota Nation

Donald Trump Jr. on Monday suggested that Senator Elizabeth Warren name her new puppy “Sniffing Bull.”The recommendation was made in conjunction with a retweet of Mother Jones’ call for name proposals, which included an image of Warren with her small, furry friend. The senator announced the...

PBS Announces NATIVE AMERICA, New Four-Part Series Premiering Fall 2018

New post on Native News Online PBS Announces NATIVE AMERICA, New Four-Part Series Premiering Fall 2018 by Native News Online Staff Clockwise from top left: Alan Hunt prepares to become a Kwakwaka'wakw Hereditary Chief; Potlatch cedar carving; Onondaga tribal member...