Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is finally pulling the trigger. The conglomerate is spending $ 4 billion to buy Dominion Energy’s natural gas transmission and storage assets. Including debt assumption, the deal totals nearly $ 10 billion. It is Berkshire’s first major purchase since the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent market …
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Mayors blame federal and state officials for mixed messages as coronavirus cases rise
City mayors who saw massive spikes in coronavirus cases on Sunday rejected optimistic projections about the pandemic, saying that mixed messages at different levels of government led to confusion among residents, many of whom began to believe that the crisis was over and it was safe to return to pre-pandemic …
Read More »The violent weekend of July 4 sees dozens of shots fired in New York
About 40 people were shot in New York City from July 4 to early Sunday, including several deaths, police sources said. Between midnight Saturday and 6:30 am Sunday, 39 people were hit by gunfire in all counties except Staten Island, with at least three people dead, the sources said. Between …
Read More »Patient contracts rare brain-eating amoeba in Florida
A patient in Florida has contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, according to health officials. The Florida Department of Health said Friday that a case of the often deadly amoeba called Naegleria fowleri was detected in Hillsborough County. The parasite occurs naturally in fresh water and can be fatal when it …
Read More »Wolff: time penalty at Hamilton Austrian GP for Albon crash “too hard” – F1
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks Lewis Hamilton’s five-second penalty for a late collision with Alex Albon at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was “too harsh.” Hamilton was struggling to stay second with Albon after the final period of the safety car race when they faced each other on the …
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