Elena Hernández moved to the coca-growing region of Guaviare during the boom of the 1990s, lured by better pay. “There was more money back then – you could see it everywhere,” she says. “I managed to save and buy a small house.” But the coca industry also brought violence and insecurity. Armed groups fought for…
MELBOURNE — Australia has released a new strategy in its latest effort to grow its sovereign defense industrial base, kicking off reforms to how it will develop and acquire platforms in coming years. The Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) released today is the third top-level Australian defense document put out this year, following the release…
A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC The U.S. automotive industry is entering a new phase of uncertainty as the Trump administration said the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada will not be extended by Wednesday, triggering what could be a yearslong review…
William Watkins, chief executive of Radnor Hills, described the current situation in Wales as a “complete and utter mess”, warning that differences between systems on either side of the England–Wales border would create major difficulties for producers. “We have to have a system which is the same on both sides of the border,” he said….
(RNS) — In 2009, 18 people were hospitalized with kidney failure and dehydration and three died after participating in a Spiritual Warrior “sweat lodge” retreat led by self-help guru and multimillionaire entrepreneur James Arthur Ray. Participants had paid nearly $10,000 to attend. Ray had lied about his credentials. Two years later, he was found guilty…
Clive Davis, the music executive who rose from a midlevel legal position at Columbia Records to become one of the industry’s most powerful and longest-reigning dons, guiding the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow and dozens of other stars, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 94. His family confirmed…
The crowd hushed as the black Escalade pulled curbside in the afternoon Toronto sun. Robbie Graham-Kuntz, the Canadian actor who plays Kip in the ubiquitous hockey drama “Heated Rivalry,” emerged from the giant SUV. The crowd screamed and tried to get closer to him, as a security guard stretched out his arms to hold fans…
President Trump on Thursday announced $700 million in new federal funding for the country’s struggling coal industry, including money that would help build the first two new coal-burning power plants in the United States in more than a decade. It was the latest in a series of extraordinary efforts by his administration to improve the…
As part of our continuing efforts to serve the music industry and its creators, Billboard Pro now features a music industry events calendar for readers. The calendar will act as music’s most complete summary major national and international industry events, from conferences to festivals to networking mixers and more. Just as Billboard is music’s must-read…
For many months, conservative lawmakers and political operatives have been targeting the scientists and lawyers behind the Climate Judiciary Project, a program meant to educate the courts about climate science, alleging that their effort constitutes a conspiracy to influence federal judges and persuade them to rule against the oil industry. Now, just as congressional investigators…
