The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 also sank, while the smaller stocks in the Russell 2000 index dropped even more, down 1.2%. Shorter-term yields also eased back, giving up a portion of their own recent surge. Stocks have been powering mostly higher over the last month as companies have widely reported much stronger […]
“Torrential rains have led to terrible flooding that has disrupted the lives and taken lives of people across B.C. Braun said in a news briefing Wednesday that conditions were dire overnight because a key pumping station was in danger of being overwhelmed. “Overnight we actually brought in additional helicopters when we realized the flooding was […]
TOKYO — Asian shares slipped Wednesday despite a rally on Wall Street. “It reiterates the strength of the U.S. Wall Street is closely monitoring the latest economic reports for more clues as to how businesses and consumers are dealing with rising inflation. crude fell 51 cents to $80.25 a barrel in electronic trading on the […]
We had one member put on a life-jacket and swim out towards a car that was overturned to bring someone back. …Read the full story
A statement from the city Health Department announced that masks will still be required in certain settings, including schools, libraries, public transportation, ride-share vehicles and group-living facilities like nursing homes, dorms and jails. The nation’s capital originally lifted its indoor mask requirement for fully vaccinated individuals in May, but reinstated it in late July as […]
So, as temperatures drop by the day, it’s the right time for action for more than a dozen keepers. …Read the full story
PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents was deported over the weekend, federal authorities said, more than two years after serving her sentence. Yujing Zhang was turned over to immigration officials in December 2019 after serving her eight-month sentence. …Read […]
“When it comes to U.S.-China relations, the gaps are so big and the trend lines are so problematic that the personal touch can only go so far,” said Matthew Goodman, who served as an Asia adviser on the National Security Council in the Barack Obama and George W. Biden bristled in June when asked by […]
Gadhafi’s son was captured by fighters in the town of Zintan late in 2011, the year when a popular uprising, backed by the NATO, toppled his father after more than 40 years in power. In a video shared by an election official, Seif al-Islam addressed the camera, saying that God will decide the right path […]
Video posted online last week showed two men and a woman loading up a van with items from a supermarket in Southington then driving away in a van with no license plates. In Oxford, thieves in two vehicles got away with about $1,600 in laundry detergent, toiletries and other items, state police told the Courant. […]
climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, about how the deal did not go far or fast enough. Ahead of the Glasgow talks, the United Nations had set three criteria for success, and none of them were achieved. The U.N.’s criteria included pledges to cut carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030, $100 billion in financial aid […]
KABUL — A bomb exploded on a mini-bus Saturday on a busy commercial street in a Kabul neighborhood mainly populated by members of Afghanistan’s minority Hazara community, emergency workers and the bus driver said. Photos from the scene showed the burning wreckage of a vehicle with a pall of smoke rising into the air. Afghanistan’s […]
When editing video, journalists have an obligation to keep statements in the context they were delivered or explain to viewers why a change was made, said Al Tompkins, faculty member at Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank. …Read the full story
In the doctored clip, Harris appears to state, “Virtually every person who is in the hospital, sick with COVID-19 right now, is vaccinated,” before repeating the sentence again and appearing to add: “Virtually everyone who has recently died from COVID-19 was vaccinated.” But the clip had been edited to make it sound like she used […]
Until now, AstraZeneca said it would provide the vaccine “at cost” — around $2 to $3 — for the duration of the pandemic following an agreement with the University of Oxford, which developed the vaccine. In its update for the three months through September, the company said revenue jumped by about 50%, to a record […]
The duchess’ lawyers have previously denied that she or Harry collaborated with the authors. …Read the full story
Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, visited refugees this week around Kerman province in eastern Iran close to the Afghanistan border. More than 120,000 Americans, Afghans and others were flown out of Afghanistan during a massive airlift operation in the days after the capital of Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. According […]
In the bond market, yield can be thought of as what an investor demands to be paid for loaning Uncle Sam money. It sounds wonky, but such action has historically been a warning signal that the bond market sees potentially tougher economic times ahead. Still, they’re sharp enough that they’re worth watching, particularly when other […]
