Showing posts from August, 2022
A small group of 8 elite economists hold all the power when it comes to whether or not the US is in an official recession. The NBER's Business Cycle Dating Committee holds a huge sway over economics, politics, and policy. But…
The virtual reality headset launched by Meta could be marketed as early as October 2022. In any case, this is what an intervention by Mark Zuckerberg , guest in Joe Rogan's podcast on Spotify this Thursday suggests . The boss…
On Wednesday, after months of anticipation, President Joe Biden announced his plan for widespread student debt forgiveness. Millions of federal borrowers will receive up to $20,000 in debt relief, depending on their income and lo…
Myanmar's military authorities have arrested the UK's former ambassador to Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, and her husband. She has been accused of breaking visa rules, and her husband with helping her to stay in Myanmar - charges…
While cucumber is a very healthy food that is recommended to be eaten daily, the way it is eaten and prepared varies among people, which may reduce the benefit of its great health benefits. Eating cucumber is one of the daily hab…
WASHINGTON: Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday, calling for an independent party to be appointed to review documents that FBI agents extracted from his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month, in a …
Atlanta police in the US state of Georgia said they have arrested a suspected woman after a shooting that killed two people and wounded a third in the city center on Monday. The police stated that the reason for the shooting was …
White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci, the United States' chief infectious disease expert who has led efforts to combat the epidemic, announced Monday that he will be stepping down in December. Fauci said in a statement …
The application of the social networking platform Facebook is struggling to maintain its presence in the list of the 10 most downloaded applications on smart devices in the United States through the App Store, according to an ana…
The adviser to the Iranian negotiating delegation, Mohammad Marandi, said that it is not difficult to overcome the issues awaiting solutions in the Vienna negotiations, stressing that they are closer than ever to concluding a nuc…
Federal Energy Adviser Simonetta Sommaruga confirmed on Sunday that the energy situation is "serious" in Switzerland, which is negotiating with Germany and Italy to guarantee its gas supplies next winter, to face the de…
Doctors removed author Salman Rushdie's ventilator and began speaking as he recovers after being stabbed in the United States. And the British “PA Media” agency quoted a tweet by the British-American writer Ayesh Tayseer, whi…
US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents seized "top secret" documents during their search of former US President Donald Trump's home in Florida, according to a search memo published Friday as part of an inve…
It’s a return match for the star and the agency, which will also rep his Balboa Productions. Stallone is currently filming Tulsa King, the Taylor Sheridan series creation for Paramount+. It’s a fish out of water drama in which St…
British author JK Rowling announced today, Saturday, that she received a threat after she showed her support for Salman Rushdie after he was attacked on stage in New York, yesterday, Friday. The author of the popular "Harry …
The former director of US intelligence hastened to share a controversial tweet listing the names of historical figures who were executed for leaking classified nuclear information to foreign governments. mmediately, conservative …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he had canceled a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, and added that Twitter had failed to provide information about fake accounts on its platform. Twitter shares fell 6 percent in post-close trading. Musk&#…
Colombia's new president, Gustavo Petro, called in his inauguration speech on Sunday, August 7, for an end to the failed "war on drugs" and a move to a "strong drug prevention policy" in developped countri…
The friendly match between Atlético Madrid and Juventus Turin, scheduled for Sunday in Tel Aviv (Israel) is canceled for “security reasons”, the two clubs announced on Saturday. It was moved to Turin. The friendly football match …
Israel accepted a truce proposed by Egypt in the Gaza Strip, where 31 Palestinians including six children died, indicated a source within the Egyptian security services, specifying that Cairo was now awaiting the Palestinian resp…
President Joe Biden on Saturday tested negative for COVID-19 after experiencing a “rebound” infection following his treatment with the antiviral Paxlovid. Biden’s physician, Kevin O'Connor, said that the “President continues …
Two crashes involving Teslas apparently running on Autopilot are drawing scrutiny from federal regulators and point to a potential new hazard on U.S. freeways: The partially automated vehicles may not stop for motorcycles. Two cr…
The American job market has repeatedly defied skeptics this year. Economists had expected only 250,000 new jobs this month. America’s hiring boom continued last month as employers added a surprising 528,000 jobs despite raging in…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said Air Force Brigadier General Patrick Ryder will become the next Pentagon press secretary in the next few weeks. Ryder replaces John Kirby, who earlier this summer became the …
If the Republican and Democrat were tossed head-to-head in the next presidential election, Trump would win the favor of 45% of Americans, compared to 41% for Biden, a poll reveals. Trump winning against Biden in a hypothetical co…
The leader of the American Democrats in the House of Representatives angers Beijing with this action. The Chinese threats will not have changed anything. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, arrived in Taiwan…
