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Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Sunnova Energy to lay off roughly 55% of workforce
According to a regulatory filing, on June 1, 2025, Sunnova TEP Developer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sunnova Energy (NOVA) International, filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The TEPD Filing is not expected to have a material effect on our servicing operations for existing customers. On May 29, 2025, the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a reduction in force, effective May 30, 2025, of approximately 718 employees, or approximately 55% of the company's workforce, in order to reduce the company's operating expenses and in an effort to preserve value for stakeholders. The company expects that, in connection with the Reduction in Force, the impacted employees will be provided earned wages and salary, earned but unused paid time off, and a severance payment calculated in accordance with the applicable employee's severance plan. At this time, the company is not able, in good faith, to make a determination of the estimated amount or range of amounts of all such costs and charges to be incurred as a result of the Reduction in Force. The company will file an amendment to this report upon the determination of such amounts. The expected completion date for the Reduction in Force is not currently known.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
FBI arrest suspect linked to California fertility clinic bombing
STORY: :: June 4, 2025 :: Los Angeles :: A man who allegedly provided chemicals for the California fertility clinic bombing has been arrested :: Bill Essayli, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California "My office and the FBI are announcing the arrest of Daniel Park, a Washington state resident charged in a federal criminal complaint with Title 18, the United States Code Section 2339A, providing and attempting to provide material support to a terrorist, the man who committed a suicide car bombing of the American Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, California." :: Palm Springs, California :: May 18, 2025 "The sole fatality of last month's act of terror was the bomber himself, 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus of Twentynine Palms, California. The bomb injured numerous victims, destroyed the clinic's building, and damaged surrounding buildings and areas, causing a debris field of approximately 250 yards in size. During the investigation, law enforcement learned of Bartkus' pro-mortalist, anti-natalist, and anti-pro-life extremist ideology. We also learned that the bomber had help. Mr. Park, who shares Bartkus' extremist beliefs, is accused of shipping approximately 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an explosive precursor commonly used to construct homemade bombs, to Bartkus." :: Akil Davis, Assistant Director, FBI's Los Angeles Field Office "Park was in possession of an explosive recipe that was similar to the Oklahoma City bomb." "I think our biggest fear is that, is fear of the unknown in that these two subjects weren't really being tracked by any law enforcement agency and the fact that they could, on their own, put together such a destructive device." The suspect, Daniel Park, a 32-year-old man from Washington state, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, the officials said. He will make an initial appearance in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday afternoon and eventually face charges in California. Park had been detained in Poland and deported by Polish authorities. U.S. officials were not clear why he had traveled to Poland and said he was not in southern California on the day of the bombing. Officials alleged that Park secured 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate for Guy Bartkus, the primary suspect in the bombing. Ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer, is also a material commonly used to construct homemade bombs, they said. The officials charged Park with providing and attempting to provide material support to a terrorist. Bartkus, 25, died in the blast. A bomb detonated shortly before 11 a.m. local time on May 17 in or near a car parked outside the fertility clinic, operated by American Reproductive Center. In addition to the death of the primary suspect, several other people were injured, according to authorities.
Canada Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Canada Standard
Trump doubles steel, aluminum tariffs to 50 pct amid legal challenges
"With the 50 percent tariff, not only is American steel going to be less internationally competitive but so are the multitude of American industries that depend on steel as a necessary input," said Gary Clyde Hufbauer, a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. NEW YORK, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States started to raise tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25 percent to 50 percent starting from Wednesday, according to an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump announced the decision last Friday during a visit to a U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Trump justified the action by claiming that higher tariffs on imported steel and aluminum would address national security threats and improve the competitiveness of domestic industries. The new tariffs will remain in effect unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated, according to the order. Trump invoked section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code; as well as section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 in the order. For now, steel and aluminum imports from the United Kingdom will continue to be subject to a 25 percent tariff, given the economic deal reached between the United States and the United Kingdom on May 8. However, on or after July 9, the U.S. secretary of commerce may adjust the applicable rates of duty and construct import quotas for steel and aluminum consistent with the U.S.-UK deal, or the secretary may increase the applicable rates of duty to 50 percent if the United Kingdom is found not to be complying with the deal, according to the order. "With the 50 percent tariff, not only is American steel going to be less internationally competitive but so are the multitude of American industries that depend on steel as a necessary input," said Gary Clyde Hufbauer, a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The new rate on imported steel will almost certainly enlarge the profits of domestic steel companies while U.S. manufacturers and American households will pay dearly for the bonanza to steel barons, wrote Hufbauer in an opinion piece on Monday. The tariffs make it more expensive for domestic auto manufacturers to produce here, and "it's an economically inconsistent, illiterate policy that seems to be hiding under the national security justifications," said Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. "They've never given any justification why 25 percent is the right number, let alone why 50 percent is," Winegarden was quoted by a report on No business leader should make massive upfront investments in heavy industry if they don't believe that the same policy will last for a few years, according to Felix Tintelnot, professor of economics at Duke University. The European Commission criticized the new U.S. tariff measures, warning that the move could prompt swift European retaliation. "The EU is prepared to impose countermeasures, including in response to the latest U.S. tariff increase," the commission's spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The U.S. action undermines the EU's ongoing efforts to reach a negotiated agreement with the United States, according to the statement. "This isn't trade policy, it's a direct attack on Canadian industries and workers," said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers National Director for Canada, in a recent statement. Thousands of Canadian jobs are on the line, and Canada needs to respond immediately and decisively to defend workers, added Warren.
Canada Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Canada Standard
Roundup: Trump doubles steel, aluminum tariffs to 50 pct amid legal challenges
NEW YORK, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States started to raise tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25 percent to 50 percent starting from Wednesday, according to an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump announced the decision last Friday during a visit to a U.S. Steel plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Trump justified the action by claiming that higher tariffs on imported steel and aluminum would address national security threats and improve the competitiveness of domestic industries. The new tariffs will remain in effect unless such actions are expressly reduced, modified, or terminated, according to the order. Trump invoked section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code; as well as section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 in the order. For now, steel and aluminum imports from the United Kingdom will continue to be subject to a 25 percent tariff, given the economic deal reached between the United States and the United Kingdom on May 8. However, on or after July 9, the U.S. secretary of commerce may adjust the applicable rates of duty and construct import quotas for steel and aluminum consistent with the U.S.-UK deal, or the secretary may increase the applicable rates of duty to 50 percent if the United Kingdom is found not to be complying with the deal, according to the order. "With the 50 percent tariff, not only is American steel going to be less internationally competitive but so are the multitude of American industries that depend on steel as a necessary input," said Gary Clyde Hufbauer, a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The new rate on imported steel will almost certainly enlarge the profits of domestic steel companies while U.S. manufacturers and American households will pay dearly for the bonanza to steel barons, wrote Hufbauer in an opinion piece on Monday. The tariffs make it more expensive for domestic auto manufacturers to produce here, and "it's an economically inconsistent, illiterate policy that seems to be hiding under the national security justifications," said Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. "They've never given any justification why 25 percent is the right number, let alone why 50 percent is," Winegarden was quoted by a report on No business leader should make massive upfront investments in heavy industry if they don't believe that the same policy will last for a few years, according to Felix Tintelnot, professor of economics at Duke University. The European Commission criticized the new U.S. tariff measures, warning that the move could prompt swift European retaliation. "The EU is prepared to impose countermeasures, including in response to the latest U.S. tariff increase," the commission's spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The U.S. action undermines the EU's ongoing efforts to reach a negotiated agreement with the United States, according to the statement. "This isn't trade policy, it's a direct attack on Canadian industries and workers," said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers National Director for Canada, in a recent statement. Thousands of Canadian jobs are on the line, and Canada needs to respond immediately and decisively to defend workers, added Warren.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver spark backlash after incident with ICE agents
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an ICE detention facility earlier this month, a move the congresswoman claims was "purely political." Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced she was charging the congresswoman with assaulting and impeding a law enforcement officer. On May 9, McIver, along with a few other members of Congress and Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, were protesting outside of Delaney Hall, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. MORE: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility while joining Democrats to conduct 'oversight' Tensions at the protest escalated and pushing and shoving allegedly occurred, according to the U.S. attorney. "Representative LaMonica McIver assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1)," Habba said in a statement. "That conduct cannot be overlooked by the chief federal law enforcement official in the State of New Jersey, and it is my Constitutional obligation to ensure that our federal law enforcement is protected." "No one is above the law -- politicians or otherwise. It is the job of this office to uphold Justice, regardless of who you are. Now we will let the justice system work," Habba added. President Donald Trump also claimed McIver was "out of control" while commenting on the charges at the Capitol on Tuesday. "I have no idea who she is," Trump told reporters. "That woman was out of control. She was shoving federal agents. She was out of control. The days of that crap are over in this country. We're going to have law and order." MORE: What we know about the foreign college students targeted for deportation Following the charges, McIver alleged in a statement that the decision was politically motivated. "The charges against me are purely political -- they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight," McIver said. "This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court," she added. The complaint alleges McIver tried to "thwart the arrest" of Baraka after he had been told to leave the secured area of the facility because, unlike the congresspeople, he did not have lawful authority to be there. She is accused of making "forcible contact" with authorities, including allegedly slamming her forearm into a Homeland Security Investigations agent and pushing and using "each of her forearms to forcibly strike" an ICE officer, according to the complaint. The complaint includes multiple stills from officer body camera footage showing what prosecutors allege were McIver's "multiple attempts to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with the agents attempting to take the Mayor into custody." The charges against Baraka were dropped by the U.S. attorney. Baraka said in a statement on X that he was glad the trespassing charge against him was dismissed, but that he stands with McIver and believes she will be "vindicated." "I want to be clear: I stand with LaMonica, and I fully expect her to be vindicated," the mayor wrote. Top House Democrats also released a joint statement defending McIver on Monday, vowing to "vigorously" respond to what they say is an illegitimate abuse of power. "An attack on one of us is an attack on the American people. House Democrats will respond vigorously in the days to come at a time, place and manner of our choosing," the leaders said. Additionally, the party leaders noted that McIver toured the facility after the alleged altercation. "There is no credible evidence that Rep. McIver engaged in any criminal activity, and she would not have been permitted to tour the facility had she done anything wrong," the lawmakers claimed. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the charges were brought following a "thorough review of the video footage." "If any person, regardless of political party, influence or status, assaults a law enforcement officer as we witnessed Congresswoman McIver do, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Noem wrote on X. "We thank our brave ICE law enforcement officers for their service to this great nation." Charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver spark backlash after incident with ICE agents originally appeared on
