Biden Faces Difficult Task Of Freeing Power Sector From Fossil Fuels \Biden's massive infrastructure proposal aims to shift the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But much more will be needed to meet his goal of making the entire power sector carbon neutral by 2035. Jeff Brady
OPEC+ To Gradually Boost Oil Production Ahead Of Expected Summer Rebound In Demand Citing vaccination rollouts and various stimulus packages globally, the powerful oil cartel and its allies made a surprise announcement that it would gradually boost oil production over three months. Camila Domonoske
Baseball Is Back, So Grab Your Hot Dog And A Beer. Just Keep A Safe Distance It's Opening Day in baseball, and that means you'll still be able to eat unhealthy food while watching the game. But ordering that hot dog or beer will be different this year. H.J. Mai
Cargo Overboard, Intense Rolling: The Risks Of Fully Loaded Mega-Container Ships More than 100 ships of similar size to the Ever Given ply the world's waterways, creating logistical challenges and concerns about mishaps — including "spectacular losses of cargo," one analyst says. Jackie Northam
Mega Ships, Brimming With Containers, Challenge Narrow Waterways Giant ships are loaded down with cargo, mostly consumer goods during the pandemic, which is causing concern about more mishaps like the one in the Suez Canal, and containers going overboard. Jackie Northam
Where Will The Money Come From To Pay For Biden Infrastructure Plan? President Biden proposed a $2 trillion investment in the nation's neglected infrastructure. Most of the bill would fall on corporations, but it is already facing pushback from the business community. Scott Horsley
NYC Restaurants Balance Safety And Financial Pressure To Reopen Restaurants in New York City are allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. Locanda Vini e Olii in Brooklyn won't do any indoor dining until every staff member has been fully vaccinated. Camille Petersen
Union Vote A First For Amazon. Now What Happens? The counting of votes to determine whether employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. can form a union begins on Tuesday. Alina Selyukh
Lumber Prices Are Staying Sky High — Even If The Pandemic Ends Soon Some types of lumber are selling at all time highs, adding tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home and home projects. The pandemic has caused supply disruptions and heightened demand. Frank Morris
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Heads To Australia As Fox News Faces Headwinds Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO and executive chairman of Fox Corp., has left Los Angeles for Sydney at a time when Fox News is reckoning with major lawsuits and questions over its direction. David Folkenflik