Collapse of SVB, Signature Bank Tests FDIC’s Executive Reserve Corps

Tim Mayopoulos and Greg Carmichael were called up and sprang into action to calm panicked customers and employees.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/collapse-of-svb-signature-bank-tests-the-fdics-executive-reserve-corps-d2fc1eb6?mod=rss_markets_main

Gun violence has affected most families in the US, new survey finds

Worry and fear about gun violence are widespread in the United States, where most families have been affected by a gun-related incident, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/health/gun-violence-widespread-impact-kff/index.html

F1 star Charles Leclerc pleads with fans to stop ‘ringing my bell’ after leaked address

“For the past few months, my home address has somehow become public, leading to people gathering beneath my apartment, ringing my bell, and asking for pictures and autographs,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. 

https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/f1-star-charles-leclerc-pleads-with-fans-to-stop-ringing-my-bell-after-leaked-address/

‘That was just bananas,’ says Ryan Reynolds after watching Wrexham take dramatic step towards promotion

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds says he will “never be the same again” after watching Wrexham AFC take a huge step towards promotion in dramatic fashion on Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/football/ryan-reynolds-wrexham-promotion-spt-intl/index.html

How This Construction Technique Prevents Skyscrapers From Sinking

Super-tall skyscrapers are being built in cities around the world where they might normally sink. But a process called deep-soil mixing allows builders to give skyscrapers a stronger base. WSJ explains how the process changes the earth, and the risks it poses as cities expand.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-this-construction-technique-prevents-skyscrapers-from-sinking-d558634c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f

Followers Describe Allure of Chinese Businessman Charged With $1 Billion Fraud

Guo Wengui said he would help bring democracy to China and topple the Communist Party. “I believed that he was a chance for China to become democratic,” one investor said.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/followers-describe-allure-of-chinese-businessman-charged-with-fraud-dcef4f0e?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f

Reverse global warming by scrubbing the air? That’s what carbon capture aims to do.

New technology offers the possibility of not just reducing carbon emissions but rolling them back by vacuuming CO2 out of the air.

     

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/734600471/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Reverse-global-warming-by-scrubbing-the-air-Thats-what-carbon-capture-aims-to-do/

Proposed anti-gay law in Uganda leaves people ‘almost in a panic mode’

The agony of Uganda’s proposed anti-gay bill: “There is a lot of fear. I love my country so much, but our government keeps shocking us.”

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-04-11/proposed-anti-gay-laws-in-uganda-leave-people-almost-in-a-panic-mode

Medication abortion case could set up another explosive Supreme Court ruling — but it may not look like last year’s

The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade last June was decades in the making, culminating in a dramatic evisceration of women’s constitutional privacy rights and ability to obtain an abortion.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/politics/medication-abortion-supreme-court/index.html

Range anxiety ‘a real thing:’ 5 things you need to know before road tripping in an EV

We borrowed a LYRIQ EV from Cadillac to take it on a road trip. This story is what we learned about road tripping in an EV.

     

http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/734600666/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Range-anxiety-a-real-thing-things-you-need-to-know-before-road-tripping-in-an-EV/