None of the aid that has been unloaded from the temporary pier the US constructed off the coast of Gaza has been delivered to the broader Palestinian population, as the US works with the UN and Israel to identify safe delivery routes inside the enclave, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Several desperate Gazans intercepted trucks […]
(Bloomberg) — The Slovak police said they’re investigating the possible involvement of more people than just a “lone-wolf” shooter in the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico. Most Read from Bloomberg Government officials initially said that a single perpetrator with a political motive was responsible for the May 15 attack. On Sunday, authorities said […]
FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, talks with Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu after a meeting with military leaders in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 19, 2023. The Kremlin says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia’s […]
A range of organizations including Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action could be banned in the UK as “extreme protest groups” under new proposals tabled by a senior government adviser. The approach currently applied to terrorist organizations should be used as a model, according to adviser on political violence John Woodcock, also known as Lord […]
PROVIDENCE – With tens of thousands of crimes committed in Rhode Island already purged from state records as if they never happened, the Senate on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to potentially purge thousands more. Under current law, a person with an expunged criminal record can legally say they have never been convicted of a crime, unless […]
US stocks surged on Friday, as upbeat earnings from Apple (AAPL) lifted spirits and a weaker-than-expected jobs report revived bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates sooner than thought. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures jumped 1.3%, or more than 450 points, while S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures rose 1.1%. Contracts on the tech-heavy […]
Elon Musk is on the warpath. Now that the electric vehicle industry is no longer growing exponentially, he’s pivoting toward robotics, having sacked more than a tenth of his workforce, shelved plans to build a low-cost car, and fired his head of fast charging. While adjustments in headcount are inevitable, Musk’s decision to also sack […]
Republicans have been forced to stake an uncomfortable position between their anti-abortion base and the wider American public, as fallout from an Alabama supreme court ruling that embryos are “extrauterine children” continues into a second week. Meanwhile, Democrats have seized on the issue as the forewarned conclusion of decades of Republican policies to restrict reproductive […]
(Bloomberg) — LVMH sales rose at the end of last year as wealthy shoppers treated themselves to the group’s pricey handbags and Champagne, a sign of resilience at the world’s largest luxury conglomerate. Most Read from Bloomberg Revenue grew 10% on an organic basis in the final three months of last year, the Paris-based company […]
A North Carolina grocery store chain is expanding again in the Charlotte area, this time in Waxhaw. Lowes Foods will open a store on the southwest corner of Providence Road and Prescott Glenn Parkway at The Shops at Prescot Village, according to the Winston-Salem-based grocer. Construction and opening schedules have not been determined. It’s part […]
BERLIN — U.S. President Joe Biden and his top national security aides believed last summer that the chances of conflict with Iran and its proxies were well contained. After secret talks, they had just concluded a deal that led to the release of five imprisoned Americans in return for $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washington’s bumbling political class, once going so far as to label himself a “very stable genius.” But when it comes to one of history’s darkest […]