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2 days ago
- Business
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Radical Clean Solutions Ltd. Terminates Asset Purchase Agreement with AgriForce Growing Systems Ltd. and Files Lawsuit for Breach of Contract
NEW YORK, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radical Clean Solutions Ltd. ('Radical' or the 'Company'), a Nevada corporation headquartered on Long Island, New York, today announced that it has formally notified AgriForce Growing Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: AGRI) ('AgriForce') of the termination of the previously executed asset purchase agreement dated August 16, 2024. The termination was based on what Radical alleges to be multiple material breaches of the agreement by AgriForce. These alleged breaches include: Failure to fund Radical's monthly operations budget as contractually required; Failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to advance Radical's business; Failure to support key certification efforts essential to the business. In connection with the termination, Radical and its founder, Roger Slotkin, have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against AgriForce Growing Systems Ltd. The suit alleges material breaches of various agreements, and Radical and Mr. Slotkin are seeking damages and other appropriate relief. Despite these developments, Radical Clean Solutions remains committed to its mission and is actively taking steps to re-establish operations. The Company will continue advancing its technical product development, certification processes, and expanding its relationships with existing and prospective distributors and sales agents. About Radical Clean Solutions Ltd. Radical Clean Solutions is a technology-driven company focused on delivering innovative, clean solutions for disinfection and sanitation across various industries. Contact: Roger Slotkin, CEO Radical Clean Solutions rsmgtny@
New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Michigan Dem Elissa Slotkin says she was ‘going to punch someone' over party's ‘annoying' economic gaslighting
Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin called out her own party on Wednesday for spending years claiming the economy wasn't bad under the Biden administration. Though she defended voting in favor of many of former President Joe Biden's economic policies as a congresswoman, Slotkin told the New York Times' 'The Opinions' podcast that Democrats largely fumbled by ignoring people's struggles. Advertisement 'So we did pass a bunch of things, but we also spent a good year plus after the pandemic explaining to people that the economy was not as bad as they thought,' Slotkin said. 'Saying things like: This Harvard economist says that G.D.P. is the highest, bah, bah, bah.' She remarked, 'I was going to punch someone if they quoted me one more Harvard economist when I could tell you with certainty that in my part of the world, people's wages were not keeping pace with inflation. Period.' Slotkin went on to say that the Democratic Party made voters feel 'stupid' by ignoring their issues because the economy looked good 'on a piece of paper in a spreadsheet in Boston.' Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, in Wyandotte, Mich. AP Advertisement 'That was annoying and was our fault,' she said. Slotkin, who was elected to the Senate last year, rose to national prominence after giving the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's congressional address in March. Since then, she has been equally critical of her own party for its focus on identity politics. In April, Politico previewed a speech she gave in Lansing where she called on the Democratic Party to 'f—ing retake the flag' and stop being 'weak and woke.' President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks to reporters in Nantucket, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, about hostages freed by Hamas in a third set of releases under a four-day cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. AP Advertisement Though that report got attention, Slotkin clarified to the New York Times that the words 'weak' and 'woke' were not from her but from focus groups describing the Democratic Party. 'Just to correct the record, the 'weak' and 'woke' were the two words when there were focus groups done in Michigan in February. The two most common words to describe the Democratic Party in Michigan were 'weak' and 'woke.' So just to be accurate, that wasn't me who said those two words. It was me repeating what the perception is of the party,' Slotkin said.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
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Rising Michigan Democrat says she was 'going to punch someone' over party's 'annoying' economic gaslighting
Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin called out her own party on Wednesday for spending years claiming the economy wasn't bad under the Biden administration. Though she defended voting in favor of many of former President Joe Biden's economic policies as a congresswoman, Slotkin told the New York Times' "The Opinions" podcast that Democrats largely fumbled by ignoring people's struggles. "So we did pass a bunch of things, but we also spent a good year plus after the pandemic explaining to people that the economy was not as bad as they thought," Slotkin said. "Saying things like: This Harvard economist says that G.D.P. is the highest, bah, bah, bah." Dem Senator Says It's No 'Secret To Anyone' That Trump Has Party On Its Heels She remarked, "I was going to punch someone if they quoted me one more Harvard economist when I could tell you with certainty that in my part of the world, people's wages were not keeping pace with inflation. Period." Slotkin went on to say that the Democratic Party made voters feel "stupid" by ignoring their issues because the economy looked good "on a piece of paper in a spreadsheet in Boston." Read On The Fox News App "That was annoying and was our fault," she said. Slotkin, who was elected to the Senate last year, rose to national prominence after giving the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's congressional address in March. Since then, she has been equally critical of her own party for its focus on identity politics. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture In April, Politico previewed a speech she gave in Lansing where she called on the Democratic Party to "f---ing retake the flag" and stop being "weak and woke." Though that report got attention, Slotkin clarified to the New York Times that the words "weak" and "woke" were not from her but from focus groups describing the Democratic Party. "Just to correct the record, the 'weak' and 'woke' were the two words when there were focus groups done in Michigan in February. The two most common words to describe the Democratic Party in Michigan were 'weak' and 'woke.' So just to be accurate, that wasn't me who said those two words. It was me repeating what the perception is of the party," Slotkin article source: Rising Michigan Democrat says she was 'going to punch someone' over party's 'annoying' economic gaslighting
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
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Women leaders warn against anti-DEI push, urge unity and inclusion at Mackinac Policy Panel
Skillman Foundation President and CEO Angelique Power and U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) at the Mackinac Policy Conference's Women in Leadership panel on May 28, 2025. | Kyle Davidson During the annual women in leadership panel at the Mackinac Policy conference, leaders from the public and private sectors spoke out against growing federal efforts opposing diversity, equity and inclusion or practices, emphasizing that diversity remains a value within the state. The panel, led by Laura Granneman, the executive director of Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation, hosted U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly); Tina Kozak, CEO of the PR firm Franco; and Angelique Power, president and CEO of the Skillman Foundation, which advocates for Detroiters' perspectives in education policy. Looking across the nation at the push against diversity, Slotkin said there's a narrative circulating that diversity is a bad thing rather than a good thing. 'It's sending shock waves of fear through the system and the conversations I'm having with Michigan organizations is like, 'Please don't over index', right? Don't bend over backwards to, like, go the opposite direction. We're in Michigan. You know diversity is a value,' Slotkin said, warning that organizations are going too far in responding to anti-DEI sentiments and actions. While the federal government has taken action to end DEI policies in the federal government, the sentiment goes beyond that, Slotkin said, pointing to President Donald Trump blaming diversity initiatives for January's deadly aircraft collision at Washington Reagan National Airport. 'This isn't about DEI, right? This is about saying that in order for me to champion one group of people, I have to put down a whole bunch of other groups of people,' Slotkin said. 'The challenge for us in Michigan, is to say, how do we communicate and call balls and strikes on what we know is right for our state and for our institutions. And you just have to look around at this conference and say, like, there is value in having a different group of voices around a table,' Slotkin said. Power noted that it had been five years since the murder of George Floyd, and that a tremendous amount of work on diversity, equity and inclusion work followed. 'I don't want us to lose that. That the work that was done was different than the DEI work — or the DI the diversity and inclusion work — that was done before,' Power said. 'These last five years, there was such a introspective lens that institutions took, that individuals took to say, like, 'What can I do differently?' There was a realization that it isn't about solely representation, it was about ownership and agency and voice. It was about creating new tables. And that worked so well that there is this tremendous backlash against it now,' Power said. The issue now is not about defending an acronym, but rather defending American values, Power said. 'In two years we're going to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country. 'We the People'. That's our chance to say, when we first said, 'We the People,' it really meant, like, you know, white men. Now we get a chance to say who we really mean by 'We the People',' Power said. While Kozak said she didn't have much to add, she noted it was frustrating to see a resistance to forward motion. However, she remained hopeful, arguing that the state and businesses understand the importance of diversity. 'Investing in women is good business. And I believe that, and I believe that corporations know that. I think they're calling it different things to your point, to sort of over-correct and protect, but I'm hopeful,' Kozak. Later in the panel Power detailed the importance of coalition building in the philanthropic realm, with foundation presidents working in coalitions all across the nation. However, President Trump's executive order opposing DEI has targeted universities and foundations with more than $500 million in assets, accusing these groups of illegal discrimination in order to strip their nonprofit status and fine them into submission, Power said. This includes Black Lives Matter-oriented organizations and groups working to support climate justice in low income areas and communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by climate change, she said. 'Truthfully, I think all of us watched the university presidents and we saw what happens when you go it alone, when an attack comes at you and you try to handle it with talking points that were handed to you,' Power said. 'Whether it's nationally, or whether it's locally, whether it's within this current context, or whether it has to do with the education system, we have to solve this together,' Power said. 'And that's actually one of the best things about Michigan. We're a proudly purple state. We are not going to make progress unless we have bipartisan ideas that we move through and that we can sustain.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Automotive
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Slotkin joins Senate Republicans in rejecting California ban of gas-powered cars
Congress has approved a resolution rejecting a waiver granted to California by former President Joe Biden's administration that would have allowed that state and possibly others to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars, trucks and sport-utility vehicles by 2035. But the fight over whether Congress' decision to do so − or President Donald Trump's efforts to stop California in its effort to block the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines as a means of reducing greenhouse gases − is legal, is probably just beginning. On May 22, the U.S. Senate voted 51-44 in favor of a resolution already passed in the House to turn back the Biden administration waiver granted to California by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about a month before Biden left office this January that allows the state to require an increasing share of new cars, trucks and SUVs sold to be zero emission or otherwise penalize automakers. Both chambers did so after Trump's new EPA head, Lee Zeldin, asked for a legislative review under a law that allows the House and Senate to reject some agency rules within 60 business days of their being notified. The Senate vote was largely along party lines with Republicans in favor of rejecting the waiver and Democrats against doing so. The one exception was Democratic U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, who voted in favor of the resolution and against the waiver, saying she was doing so because she has "a special responsibility to stand up for the more than 1 million Michiganders whose livelihoods depend on the U.S. auto industry." Noting that several other states are also allowed to follow California's greenhouse gas waivers under amendments to the Clean Air Act, Slotkin, who was elected last year, said she has to acknowledge market forces and the reality facing the auto industry. "As of today, not a single one of these states is anywhere near complying with California's requirements (for sales of zero-emission vehicles) and some are even reversing course. That means car manufacturers, including the Detroit Three, will be forced to eventually stop the sale of gas-powered cars in these states or pay competitors, particularly Tesla, for credits to remain compliant." Automakers, through the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a Washington trade group, had argued that the California waiver and a ban on gasoline-powered new cars was not realistic in the given time frame and have long advocated for a single national standard over a patchwork of rules. Slotkin's Senate colleague from Michigan, Democrat Gary Peters, who is stepping down at the end of the current term, voted against the resolution and for the waiver. About 23% of California's market was electric vehicles last year. The state's program calls for that to be 35% for model year 2026 vehicles and 68% by the end of the decade, despite a slowdown in sales of EVs nationally, though the resolution by Congress leaves in doubt what happens next to those targets. With Republicans in the majority in both legislative chambers and only a simple majority required to pass a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (rather than a 60-vote supermajority needed for most votes in the Senate), there was little doubt the resolution would pass. But there remained questions as to whether California's waiver, granted under provisions in the Clean Air Act, is subject to that review law, otherwise known as the CRA. More: Dodge plans gas-powered Charger but will cut cheaper electric variant The Government Accounting Office (GAO) had previously found that the waivers granted to California and the other states under the Clean Air Act provisions weren't reviewable under the CRA. Neither the Senate nor the House ended up accepting that interpretation from the GAO, however, leaving in question whether the resolution, which is certain to be signed by Trump, will meet scrutiny in the courts once California, most likely through its Air Resources Board, files suit, which it likely will do. This spring, after the House passed the resolution, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said, "Our vehicles program helps clean the air for all Californians, and we'll continue defending it." Trump and his Republican allies have been aggressively attempting to eliminate efforts to promote the sale of electric vehicles or restrict the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines, despite transportation sources being one of the leading contributors of greenhouse gases, which cause climate change. Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign at the Center for Biological Diversity, a national environmental group, said the Senate vote was one to "increase asthma, lung cancer and cardiac deaths" as well as a "reward (to) Big Oil and Big Auto corporations at the expense of everyday people's health and their wallets.' More: Former state House Speaker Joe Tate, of Detroit, jumps into US Senate race John Bozzella, president and CEO for the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, disagreed, saying, "The fact is these EV sales mandates were never achievable. Automakers warned federal and state policymakers that reaching these EV sales targets would take a miracle, especially in the coming years when the mandates get exponentially tougher." 'By the way, the problem really isn't California," Bozzella added. "It's the 11 states that adopted California's rules without the same level of readiness for EV sales requirements of this magnitude." Contact Todd Spangler: tspangler@ Follow him on X @tsspangler. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Slotkin joins Senate GOP in rejecting Calif. ban of gas-powered cars
