|  | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | | New U.S. solar installations will grow by 14 percent this year, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Its latest outlook says that lower equipment prices have helped to revive a slew of delayed projects. The forecast marks a rebound from 2018 when installations dipped 2 percent due to President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 30 percent tariffs on imported panels. | | | | California’s Governor is set to impose a moratorium on the state’s death penalty today. The move would grant reprieves to all 737 inmates on death row and close the state’s execution chamber, an administration source said. Gavin Newsom, who hinted at a “major policy announcement” on Tuesday night, plans to sign an executive order setting the changes in place at the state capitol, the source said. California’s death row is crowded with inmates, many of whom have been there for decades. | | | | | | | | Political grudges and racial animosity have divided students at U.S. high schools and President Donald Trump has exacerbated the problem with his rhetoric, a study has shown. Researchers surveyed 505 high school principals for the study. More than 60 percent of them reported some of their students had made derogatory remarks about immigrants. The UCLA study is called “School and Society in the Age of Trump,” but its author said the Republican president is not solely responsible for tensions at secondary schools.
| | | | | World | | | | | | Eight years ago, Michael Sharpe published the results of a clinical trial on chronic fatigue syndrome. Since then, he has received almost daily, often anonymous, intimidation, and left the field due to its ‘toxic’ environment. He’s one of a dozen doctors and researchers analyzing or testing potential treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome, a condition that is thought to affect as many as 2.5 million people in the United States. All but two said they left the field due to online harassment aimed at discrediting their work. Read our investigation here.
| | | | | | .@Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been imprisoned in Myanmar for 457 days. Follow updates on the case: https://reut.rs/2TKvYUJ 7:51 AM - 13 Mar 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | Business | | Spotify has filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators against Apple, saying the iPhone maker unfairly limits rivals to its own Apple Music streaming service. 2 min read | | | | Travel websites have begun to respond to consumer concern and the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX planes by changing policies and introducing new options that exclude flights on those planes from customer queries. Kayak.com is tweaking its search filters this week to allow customers to exclude particular types of aircraft from queries.
2 Min Read | | | | Volkswagen will cut up to 7,000 positions, aim to boost productivity and deliver 5.9 billion euros ($6.7 billion) of annual savings at its core VW brand by 2023, in its latest attempt to raise profitability at its top-selling division. 3 min read | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | | | | |
