By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields pushed to a near four-week peak on Wednesday, lifting their Asia-Pacific counterparts and the dollar while pressuring equities, as data sowed new doubts about the timing and extent of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Crude oil rose for a fourth day to reach a four-week high amid […]
The end of the school year was momentous, as all of them are. The months of hard work and drudgery were highlighted by moments of mirth, friendships formed and the shared goal of looming summer freedom. Graduations are great, but even those students and teachers who will be back for another go-around as autumn approaches […]
A video sharing old earthquake images in Japan has circulated online with a false claim they were taken after a 6.3-magnitude jolt hit the country on April 17. At least eight people were reported injured in the latest quake. Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes every year. The vast majority are mild, and even larger quakes usually […]
As South Korea geared up for elections in April, social media posts shared a photo of a stack of ballot papers they misleadingly claimed was evidence of vote rigging in the country’s 2020 polls. The picture was taken by a lawyer who alleged votes cast for the Democratic Party in the city of Guri did […]
Feb. 3—EAST LYME — It was close to one year ago that the Water and Sewer Commission authorized the developer of a proposed 454-unit senior housing complex on Dodge Pond to send 75,000 daily gallons of sewage through the town system, but there has been no movement publicly since then. First Selectman Dan Cunningham this […]
The ongoing war in Gaza has led to calls by some nations for a boycott of Israeli services and goods. This in turn has resurfaced claims that barcodes reveal a product’s country of origin. A Facebook post shared thousands of times alleges that the prefix “729” in a barcode confirms that an item was made […]
Britain’s Prince Andrew has been reported to police in the UK by the campaign group Republic after allegations of sexual assault resurfaced in unsealed court documents. Graham Smith, chief executive of Republic, urged London’s Metropolitan Police to reopen investigations and called on Andrew’s brother, Britain’s King Charles III to make a public statement and take […]