California city plots risky socialist bank modeled after controversial experiment

San Francisco voters will decide whether the city should have a public bank after city supervisors this week approved such a proposal to appear on the November ballot. The city would be the first in the nation to have a municipal government-owned bank. Only the state of North Dakota runs a major public bank in the nation. But the city’s proposal gives no answer as to where the estimated $325 million in start-up costs will come from as the city faces a $643 million budget deficit. “In a moment like this, asking voters to commit San Francisco to potentially running…

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Why Energy And Industrial Startups Head To The Munich-Dresden Corridor

As Europe searches for its next wave of energy transition and industry 4.0 solutions, technology startups driving the continent’s fourth industrial revolution or “4IR” are increasingly heading to a particular part of Germany in their droves – the Munich-Dresden corridor. An aggregation of Deutscher Startup-Verband and registry origination data from…

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Champions League Restarts With Cape Verde World Cup Star Pico Lopes Missing

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far from the World Cup spotlight, the Champions League has restarted with Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes unable to play because of his memorable tournament run with Cape Verde.In 10 games played Tuesday in the Champions League first qualifying round, the…

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Buc-ee’s sidewalk sign advertises job that pays up to 5,000 — with ‘no experience necessary’

You may want to throw out that college degree because the famous bronze beaver is shelling out big bucks to work at the gas station. In a post on X that recently went viral, a sign was set outside of a Buc-ee’s location showing the range of salaries and positions available, with one job paying upwards of $275,000. It was then reposted and clipped by another user, @wallstreetapes, who broke down how much the average college graduate makes – up to $92,000. For those with an advanced degree, $103,000.  “So all that money in school and you got either a…

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Have your say and nominate the 7 Contemporary Wonders of the World

Published on 09/07/2026 – 13:02 GMT+2 First came the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, then the New7Wonders of the World. Now, the search is on to decide a new ranking: the 7 Contemporary Wonders of the World. This week, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched a campaign…