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WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it’s moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased. But Fed officials also signaled that they expect to raise rates once more this year. Consumer inflation has dropped from a […]
Striking autoworkers in the United States are threatening to expand their strike to more plants if significant progress is not made by Friday. The United Automobile Workers (UAW) have been on strike since September 14 at a Ford assembly plant in Michigan, a General Motors plant in Missouri and a Stellantis plant in Ohio. This […]
Cindy Crawford felt objectified by Oprah Winfrey when she appeared on her chat show in 1986. During the Apple TV+ documentary series, The Super Models, a clip aired of Cindy’s first-ever appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show alongside Elite Model Management founder John Casablancas. In the snippet, Oprah introduced the young model to American viewers […]
J Balvin is “excited” about his next album because it features “a lot of greatness”. The 38-year-old Latin star has been busy working on his sixth studio record – the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Jose’ – and while it does not yet have a title or a release date reports suggest it’s due to land in […]
Shakira, Karol G and Bad Bunny are among the stars nominated for this year’s Latin Grammy Awards. Both Shakira and Karol G are up for seven awards each. The Colombian singers will go head-to-head for Record of the Year, with Karol recognised for her ballad Mientras Me Curo Del Cora and Shakira nominated for Bzrp […]
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may qualify for the study, Neuralink said, but […]
WASHINGTON — Critics warn decorum is falling apart at the seams in the U.S. Senate after the Democratic leadership changed the rules to end the requirement of wearing a jacket and tie in the tradition-bound chamber. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday told the Senate Sergeant at Arms that the chamber’s unwritten dress code need no […]
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has come up with a novel plan to protect its vast and pristine territorial waters — it will get sponsors to pay. Under the plan, which was being launched by Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi on Tuesday in New York, individuals or companies can pay […]
Jason Derulo has announced his first UK tour in five years. The ‘Ridin’ Solo’ hitmaker will bring his ‘Nu King’ arena run to Bournemouth, Cardiff, London’s The O2, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, and Glasgow, next March, and wrap the run in Dublin, Ireland, on March 14, 2024. It will mark his first tour on this side […]
LONDON — Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. International initiatives to fight the diseases have largely recovered after being badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Fund’s 2023 results report […]
