Tag: tricky

Trump verdict reveals tricky politics for California Republicans

California Democrats were ebullient and Republicans largely kept quiet Thursday after a New York jury delivered a historic verdict, convicting former President Donald Trump in a hush-money trial. Trump has virtually no chance of winning deep-blue California’s electoral votes. But control of the House could hinge on a half-dozen competitive California districts, several of which […]

Climate change makes tracking weather tricky, experts say

Extreme weather events like record-breaking heat waves and rainfall are a few of the many symptoms of climate change. National Weather Observers Day offers a look at how experts have adapted. “Climate change has made it trickier to better forecast and capture extreme weather events,” said Bill Murphey, state climatologist for Georgia Environmental Protection Division. […]

Fed Chair Powell ‘backed himself into a corner’ by predicting rate cuts this year and is now in a ‘tricky situation,’ according to this chief investment officer

Just a few months ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was looking quite prescient. After being criticized for years by economists, Wall Street titans, and CEOs for mistakenly labeling inflation as “transitory” in 2021, Powell’s response to his inflation predicament—rapid interest rate hikes—managed to quash the bulk of consumer price increases by the end of […]

Remember Covid? The tricky strategy Biden is using against Trump

Ever since President Joe Biden declared his reelection run nearly a year ago, he has largely avoided talking about the coronavirus pandemic. That’s changing now. Biden has repeatedly invoked the darkest days of the pandemic in a series of recent speeches, recalling the panic that took hold in early 2020 as schools shuttered, stocks cratered […]

President Ruto’s vision of visa-free entry proves tricky for some

Kenya’s President William Ruto was celebrated last year when he announced his country would be going visa-free for African visitors, but many have been surprised by the new requirements, which have introduced fresh costs and paperwork for some. Adio, a Zimbabwean citizen living in Germany, was not anticipating any issues at Bremen airport when he […]

First winter storm of season makes travel tricky

FOX VALLEY, Wis. (WFRV) – Tuesday was the first major snowstorm in Northeast Wisconsin since Halloween. “I was like, here we go,” said John Prichard when asked what first crossed his mind when he saw snow outside his window when he woke up on Tuesday morning. Flakes flew throughout Tuesday morning, but gradually tapered off […]