March 29, 2024
Bitcoin Well Announces Company Record of New Users Signed Up
Bitcoin Well Inc. (‘ Bitcoin Well ‘ or the ‘ Company ‘) ( TSXV: BTCW; OTCQB: BCNWF ), the non-custodial bitcoin business on a mission to enable independence announces a company record for new users signed up in one day. On March 27, 2024 the Company signed up 146 new users. The previous record was […]
March 29, 2024
Grid Battery Exploration Team begins work on its Clayton Valley Lithium Project
(TheNewswire) Coquitlam, BC TheNewswire – March 28, 2024 – Grid Battery Metals Inc. (the ‘Company’ or ‘Grid’) (TSXV: CELL, OTCQB: EVKRF FRA: NMK2) is pleased announce that our 2024 Exploration Program has officially started on its Clayton Valley Lithium Project. The 2024 Exploration Program will begin with a Magnetotelluric (MT) geophysics survey performed by the […]
March 29, 2024
Ramp Metals Provides Exploration Update and Announces Drilling Campaign
Ramp Metals Inc. (TSXV: RAMP) (‘Ramp Metals’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to provide an update on the Company’s exploration activities, including a drilling program at its flagship Rottenstone SW property. Key Highlights Commencement of the Company’s 2024 drilling program on the Rottenstone SW property. To date, the Company has successfully drilled four (4) holes […]
March 29, 2024
BHP Overtakes Glencore as Top Mining Brand with US$6.1 Billion Valuation
BHP (ASX:BHP,LSE:BHP,NYSE:BHP) has emerged as mining’s new leader in brand value, surpassing longstanding frontrunner Glencore (LSE:GLEN,OTC Pink:GLCNF), according to a recent report from Brand Finance. The document outlines a 17 percent surge in BHP’s brand value, soaring to an impressive US$6.1 billion. This year-on-year rise was enough to propel BHP to the top spot and […]
March 29, 2024
pH7 Receives BC Government Funding for Critical Metals Extraction Technology
pH7 Technologies has secured C$850,000 to further develop its sustainable critical metals extraction technology. The cash infusion will come from BC’s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, which was established in 2007 to bolster the province’s clean energy sector while supporting government energy and environmental objectives. The funding announcement was made by Josie Osborne, the province’s […]
March 29, 2024
South Carolina latest state to use congressional map deemed illegal
In a scenario that has played out in three states in recent years, a federal court ruled Thursday that time had run out to draw a new congressional district in South Carolina and that the state would have to proceed this fall with an existing election map the court had previously deemed illegal. The ruling […]
March 29, 2024
U.S. updates how it classifies people by race, ethnicity for first time in decades
The federal government updated how it classifies people by race and ethnicity for the first time in over a quarter-century, aiming to better capture an increasingly diverse country and give policymakers a fuller view of the Americans their work impacts. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget announced Thursday it would combine questions about race […]
March 29, 2024
With 3rd Democratic senator opposed, Biden judicial nominee in jeopardy
President Biden’s pick to be the first Muslim American appeals court judge appears to be in jeopardy, with three Democratic senators refusing to support him, but the White House said Thursday it would keep working to convince lawmakers that the criticism of nominee Adeel A. Mangi is “baseless.” Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) told the Nevada […]
March 29, 2024
Republicans put forth unfounded and sometimes racist theories on bridge collapse
After Tuesday’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, some Republican officials, candidates and right-wing pundits attempted to connect the tragedy to some of their most frequent political targets: diversity initiatives, illegal immigration, coronavirus lockdowns and the Biden administration. And early reaction to the incident also provided fresh ground for unfounded theories […]
March 29, 2024
Court rejects claim challenging North Carolina map for diluting Black vote
A federal appellate court on Thursday rejected an emergency challenge to North Carolina’s Republican-drawn legislative map, all but ensuring elections will go forward this year under contested lines drawn up in late 2023 that Democrats and voting rights advocates say were created to weaken Black representation. That means 2024 elections will go forward with a […]
March 29, 2024
GOP official who claimed 2020 election was stolen voted illegally 9 times, judge rules
A Georgia Republican official who pushed false claims that the 2020 election was “stolen” was found to have voted illegally nine times, a judge ruled this week. Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, as well as investigative costs, and be publicly reprimanded. Pritchard had […]
March 29, 2024
Americans broadly support abortion access. Will it win Biden reelection?
Just this week, America got another reminder of the potential political energy of the fight over abortion access. In Alabama, Marilyn Lands won election to the state legislature after focusing her campaign on abortion and in vitro fertilization. In 2020, Donald Trump narrowly won the district, but Lands clobbered her opponent by more than 20 […]