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Active 21mins ago @ISIDEWITH submitted… 21mins 21m Ship That Hit Baltimore Bridge Suffered Power Outages The Dali containership lost power several times in the hours before it crashed into and caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.The ship lost electricity before and after leaving the Port of Baltimore, the NTSB concluded in a preliminary report into the causes of the March collision released Tuesday. The first blackout in port occurred after a crew member mistakenly closed an engine exhaust damper, the report said, and a second outage was related to insufficient fuel pressure for a generator.After leaving port, the ship again lost power after two breakers opened unexpectedly, the report said. The NTSB said it was still investigating the electrical configuration after the first in-port blackout and its possible connection to the problems that led the ship to lose propulsion as it headed toward the bridge. Active 2mins ago @ISIDEWITH submitted… 23mins 23m Tariffs Will Move Chinese Production To Mexico The Biden administration’s new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other strategic sectors aim to protect the future of U.S. manufacturing, but they will likely accelerate a shift of Chinese production to Mexico, Vietnam and elsewhere to avoid them.U.S. officials and trade experts say that without strong efforts to cut off transshipped or lightly processed Chinese goods from Mexico and other countries, China’s underpriced excess production will still find its way into U.S. markets."The new tariffs might keep out imports from China but it is likely that much of those imports could be rerouted through countries not subject to the tariffs," said Eswar Prasad, trade policy professor at Cornell University and a former China director at the International Monetary Fund.Mexico and Vietnam, in particular, have benefited from escalating U.S.-China trade tensions due to their lower costs and proximity, Prasad said, adding that they both need to avoid Washington’s "ire" while reaping new manufacturing investments. ▲ 15 14 replies Active 26mins ago @ISIDEWITH submitted… 26mins 26m University of Wyoming Shuts Down DEI Office Amid Legislative Pressure The University of Wyoming has made headlines by announcing the closure of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office, a move that has sparked a wide range of reactions across the academic and political spectrum. This decision comes after the university received clear directives from state legislators,… ▲ 6 8 replies Active 34mins ago @ISIDEWITH submitted… 34mins 34m Fed Chair says inflation has been higher than expected Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated Tuesday that inflation is falling more slowly than expected, likely keeping interest rates elevated for an extended period.We did not expect this to be a smooth road. But these [inflation readings] were higher than I think anybody expected,” Powell said in Amsterdam. What that has told us is that we’ll need to be patient and let restrictive policy do its work.”Tuesday brought a fresh round of discouraging inflation data, when the producer price index rose a higher-than-expected 0.5% in April.Speaking to the annual general meeting of the Foreign Bankers’ Association in Amsterdam, the central bank leader noted that the rapid disinflation that happened in 2023 has slowed considerably this year and caused a rethink of where policy is headed.We did not expect this to be a smooth road. But these [inflation readings] were higher than I think anybody expected,” Powell said. What that has told us is that we’ll need to be patient and let restrictive policy do its work.”While he expects inflation to come down through the year, he noted that hasn’t happened so far.I do think it’s really a question of keeping policy at the current rate for longer than had been thought,” he said. 5 replies Active 39mins ago @ISIDEWITH submitted… 41mins 41m New York Mayor Proposes Immigrants Work As Pool Lifeguards Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday suggested migrants should be hired to fill the city’s lifeguard shortage — because they’re excellent swimmers.”Hizzoner dropped the comment after being asked during a City Hall briefing about lifeguard staffing at the city’s beaches and pools, which have increasingly had issues in recent years, ahead of Memorial Day.Going off on a tangent, Adams indicated that Gotham’s lifeguard shortages could easily be fixed if migrant work visas were being expedited for those jobs that needed to be filled quickly.How do we have a large body of people that are in our city, our country, that are excellent swimmers and at the same time we need lifeguards — and the only obstacle is that we won’t give them the right to work to become a lifeguard,” the mayor said.Scores of migrants wade across the Rio Grande along the US-Mexico border every day in a bid to enter America, an out-of-control situation that has flooded the Big Apple with immigrants needing shelter, food, medical care and other necessities.Adams also rattled off a slew of other jobs that could be filled if the red tape were cut and work permits were sped up for skilled migrants. ▲ 5 8 replies Currently trending tags News Opposition polling Israel Gaza Russia Donald Trump Ukraine White House Joe Biden China War economy government education Military Domestic Policy Biden Israeli Palestinian Conflict the Economy Social Issues United Nations Biden Administration Moscow 2024 Presidential National security Nuclear weapons Iran Foreign policy Criminal Issues Vladimir Putin Join A Discussion Here are the most active political discussions happening right now. @ISIDEWITH asked… 6mos 6MO Do you think it’s important for a country to prioritize its own citizens’ wellbeing over global cooperation, and why? ▲ 11.1k 3.8k repliesYes because without citizens there wouldn’t be a country. ” @ISIDEWITH asked… 3mos 3MO Why do you think some people struggle to understand the concept of ’white privilege’ and how would you explain it? ▲ 3.6k 1.6k replies Active 3wks ago @ISIDEWITH asked… 5mos 5MO How much influence do you believe citizens should have over laws that govern them compared to elected officials? ▲ 1.1k 345 replies @ISIDEWITH asked… 6mos 6MO Does preserving traditional values justify possible mental health impacts on transgender individuals? ▲ 50 77 repliesI don’t agree with being trans, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a right to. 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