Goldman Sachs has upgraded its economic growth forecasts for the UK after the Labour Party swept to victory in the General Election. The investment bank lifted its forecast for the UK’s gross domestic product by 0.1 percentage points to 1.6% in 2025 and another 1.5% in 2026. Economists said they expect Labour’s policy plans to […]
Sir Keir Starmer has become UK prime minister after a Labour landslide which saw former prime minister Liz Truss and a dozen Tory cabinet members lose their seats. The Conservative rout saw Rishi Sunak forced out of office and the ex-prime minister announced his intention to quit as Tory leader after the party suffered its […]
Insights from The Irish Times, Politico, and Euronews The News French President Emmanuel Macron called for a “broad” democratic alliance against the far-right after Marine Le Pen’s National Rally clinched a historic victory in the first round of parliamentary elections. Macron’s centrists are now in a precarious position after they came third, behind a left-wing […]
Columbus, Ga. (WRBL)- A cool front is slowly working across the region but with all the humidity being trapped across the region, the humidity has made it very oppressive for the rest of this evening. The good news is that drier air will work in behind this system Monday, so humidity levels will be knocked […]
MANKATO, Minn. – A Minnesota river that flowed over its banks after recent heavy rain pulled a building into the rushing water Monday and sent it over a dam. Randy Hanson joined other shocked spectators at the Rapidan Dam to witness a sight he had never seen before. The Blue Earth River rushed around and […]
Oil and gas companies in the US have been on a consolidation tear, and industry watchers predict it isn’t over. Last year, crude oil and natural gas exploration and production companies increased spending on mergers and acquisitions to $234 billion, the biggest amount adjusted for inflation since 2012, according to data from the Energy Information […]
May 28—Two Walker County men fought for the Republican seat for State Representative District 12 — Ben Bius and Trey Wharton. Wharton took the race with 10,127 votes to Bius’ 3,860 votes. The position covers six counties and unofficial final results have been tallied. As of 9:51 p.m., all unofficial results were reported to the […]
May 28—There are two Walker County men fighting for the Republican seat for State Representative District 12 — Ben Bius and Trey Wharton. The position covers six counties and unofficial results have begun to trickle in from early voting. As of 8:46 p.m., Wharton leads Bius 9,579 to 3,580 with Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Robertson, Walker […]
At least five people are dead after powerful storms tore through a rural area of Texas, obliterating homes and leaving thousands without power. Sheriff Ray Sappington said the victims include three family members who were found in one home near Valley View, a rural community near the border with Oklahoma. The destructive storms began on […]
At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said. Sheriff Ray Sappington confirmed the deaths in rural Cooke County in Texas near the Oklahoma border on Saturday night. “It took some time to get back in there because of all the damage […]
POTTSVILLE — Four adults and a dog escaped injury when a 30- to 40-foot tree limb crashed through the roof of their home along Timber Road in the Forest Hills section of the city during a strong thunderstorm Thursday morning. Authorities are investigating if the storm spawned a tornado. The limb blocked access to the […]
A large dust storm swept through Great Bend, Kansas, on Sunday, May 19, shocking a resident with its size and speed. Video recorded by Tiffany Serna shows wind gusts picking up as a wall of dust approaches. Speaking to Storyful, Serna said the “haboob came so fast.” “I’ve never experienced anything like it, and have […]