When the U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates on September 18, 2024, its first in four years, the move will resonate well beyond the United States; global investors and interest rate-setters are looking for a steer from the Federal Reserve and are pinning hopes on an economic soft landing.
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Robert Cole Parmalee arrested by UConn police on Friday40-year-old had sent messages to Bueckers on social media
A 40-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly stalking and harassing UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers.
Robert Cole Parmalee of Grants Pass, Oregon, was arrested by UConn police on Friday. He appeared in court on Monday and is being held on $100,000 bond.
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Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection on its platforms.
"After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity," Meta said.
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CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday opined on the fickle nature of this market, telling investors the best course of action is to hold off on making any moves until the Federal Reserve announces interest rate cuts.
"I know it's boring. I want you to sit on your hands," he said. "There's so much hot money coming out of tech and into non-tech, I don't want you to get in the way of that, because without a half-point cut, I'd say that the non-tech part of the stock market will have suddenly become overvalued."
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Donald Trump claimed Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt...
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Medics say 16 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, an Israeli minister says a military operation on the Lebanese border is necessary.
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I confess, I fell for Chief Justice John Roberts' whole shtick for longer than I should have. That whole "institutionalist" jive got by me far too easily. The presence on the Supreme Court of obvious hacks like Mr. Justice Thomas and Mr. Justice Alito obscured the fact that Roberts is one of them. This weekend, The New York Times turned on all the lights.
Former President Donald J. Trump, seeking to retake the White House, had made a bold, last-ditch appeal to the justices. He wanted them to block his fast-approaching criminal trial on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that he was protected by presidential immunity. Whatever move the court made could have lasting consequences for the next election, the scope of presidential power and the court’s own battered reputation.The chief justice’s Feb. 22 memo, jump-starting the justices’ formal discussion on whether to hear the case, offered a scathing critique of a lower-court decision and a startling preview of how the high court would later rule, according to several people from the court who saw the document. The chief justice tore into the appellate court opinion greenlighting Mr. Trump’s trial, calling it inadequate and poorly reasoned. On one key point, he complained, the lower court judges “failed to grapple with...
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M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing announced sweeping cost cuts on Monday, including a hiring freeze, a pause on nonessential staff travel and a reduction on supplier spending to preserve cash as it deals with a strike of more than 30,000 factory workers.
Boeing factory workers, mostly in the Seattle area, started walking off the job early Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal, halting most of Boeing's aircraft production.
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The death toll from the worst flooding central Europe has seen in at least two decades rose on Monday, as authorities in some areas counted the cost of the trail of destruction left by the deluge while others prepared for the crisis to reach them.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for her efforts to go after gangs that profit from illegal immigration, which he said have contributed to a 60-percent drop in the number of illegal migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Starmer said the UK and Italy would work more closely together on the issue and share data and intelligence. Starmer also expressed interest in Italy’s plans to process some asylum claims offshore in two centres due to open in Albania.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) says that it will continue to deploy vessels at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, after a ship ended a five-month deployment to the disputed reef.
Speaking at a press conference this morning, a day after the BRP Teresa Magbanua returned to port on Palawan island, PCG spokesperson Jay Tarriela vowed that the PCG “will continue to deploy vessels in Escoda Shoal.” (This is Manila’s official name for the feature, one of nine that it controls in the Spratly Islands.)
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The normally bustling financial hub of Shanghai was brought to a standstill Monday as residents sheltered at home to wait out the worst of Typhoon Bebinca.
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Alison Rose appointed as diversity and inclusion adviser at leading firm Mishcon de Reya.
Alison Rose, the former chief executive of NatWest, has taken a job as an adviser to one of the UK’s top law firms as she tries to return to the City after a career-damaging row with Nigel Farage last year.
Rose is joining Mishcon de Reya as a diversity and inclusion adviser, a role that will involve mentoring some of the firm’s partners. She will also work closely with the equity, diversity and inclusion committee at the firm, which is known for having represented Diana, Princess of Wales during her divorce.
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France's powerful European Union commissioner Thierry Breton abruptly resigned on Monday with a parting shot at the bloc's chief as she prepared to present her new team.
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Apple on Monday released iOS 18, the latest version of its software for iPhones.
This is Apple's biggest iPhone update of the year, but this rollout doesn't include the company's forthcoming AI system, Apple Intelligence, which is the focus of Apple's new ads. Apple Intelligence will be released to the public in a beta version later this fall, and it will come as part of a separate software, Apple said.
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Bodycam footage released by Martin County Sheriff's Office shows the moment the suspected Trump gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, is arrested.
Routh, 58, is charged with federal gun crimes - possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obstructed serial number.
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The fate of women in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a sore spot for its public, as shown by the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini triggered two years ago. She died on September 16, 2022, after morality police detained her for allegedly violating the rules on wearing the hijab.
And yet,killing women for "honor" or other reasons by their husbands, fathers and brothers rarely draws the attention of Iranian or international media. According to Stop Femicide Iran, an NGO based in New York, over 150 women were victims of femicide in Iran last year.
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According to the report, the All Primary Teachers Association (ATPA) announced plans to take to the streets and lock schools on October 7; more than 25,000 primary schools in the province will be closed, with thousands of primary school teachers “converging on Peshawar for a historic sit-in”
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Former BBC presenter sent money to convicted paedophile who shared pornographic images with him, court told.
Huw Edwards has appeared in court after admitting accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven.
The former BBC presenter sent hundreds of pounds to a convicted paedophile “apparently off the back of [him] sending pornographic images to Mr Edwards”, a court has heard.
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The Jackson 5 included brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. The family group, which was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, produced several No. 1 hits in the 1970s, including "ABC," "I Want You Back" and "I'll Be There."
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Supreme Court of New South Wales On a cold winter’s day in June 2002, an intellectually disabled teenage girl disappeared from the New South Wales Riverina without a trace.
Since then, the mystery of what happened to Amber Haigh has captivated the vast Australian farming region, due to a stunning allegation: that the 19-year-old was killed by the father of her five-month-old baby and his wife, so that they could take her child.
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Statement from Benjamin Netanyahu comes after defence minister says the possibility for an agreement with Hezbollah was ‘running out’See all our Middle East coverage
Israel will expand its war goals to include the return of northern residents who were evacuated due to attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The decision was approved during an overnight meeting of the security cabinet, Netanyahu’s office said. Israeli forces have exchanged near-daily strikes with Hezbollah since Hamas’s 7 October attack sparked the war in the Gaza.
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Reuters Embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been arrested in New York City on unspecified federal charges, law enforcement sources tell the BBC's US partner CBS.
The arrest in Manhattan follows raids on two of his properties in Los Angeles and Miami as part of an "ongoing investigation" by authorities.
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Ko Wen-je, founder and presidential candidate of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), was jailed last week after the overturning of his release without bail on September 2. Taipei prosecutors successfully appealed against an initial court ruling granting Ko’s release on the basis of insufficient evidence against him. Ko was arrested again on September 5.
The former Taipei mayor faces charges primarily regarding allegations of corruption regarding the increase in the floor area ratio (FAR) of the Core Pacific City Mall. The expanded FAR would have allowed the Core Pacific Group, which owned the mall, to make an additional 40 billion Taiwanese dollars a year. The mall in question was closed in 2019.
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS
srael on Tuesday (September 17, 2024) expanded its stated goals of the war in Gaza to include enabling residents to return to communities in northern Israel that have been evacuated due to attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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World Liberty Financial is expected to operate as a crypto banking platform, with 70% of the equity to be held by a small group of Trump family and insiders.
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das raised the issue of slowing bank deposits underperforming an expansion in loans in an interview with CNBC.
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A televised debate among election rivals for mayor of São Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, descended into chaos when one candidate hit another with a chair and was expelled.
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A televised debate among election rivals for mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, descended into chaos when one struggling candidate whacked another with a chair and...
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An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response to days of...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen, in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China's.
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A source in Bangladesh said genocide cases have been lodged against Sheikh Hasina for her role in the killing of protesters during July to August 2024 and the two senior media professionals have been arrested for remarks that they might have made regarding the protest
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It is one of the lastest testimonies in the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to block the merger of Coach's owner Tapestry and Michael Kors' owner Capri.
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The charges are the latest action by the union against Stellantis, which has drawn the ire of UAW leaders for production cuts, layoffs and other actions.
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The Israeli military has reportedly been recruiting African asylum-seekers to support its war efforts in Gaza, offering promises of permanent residency in return. But refugee advocacy groups say they have reason to doubt that asylum seekers are receiving what was promised.
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Monday said the Palestinian militant group was ready for “a long battle of attrition” against Israel. The comment comes after allied Huthi rebels in Yemen claimed a missile attack on central Israel over the weekend.
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Charter Communications is rolling out new pricing and commitments of reliability as it contends with industry shifts in broadband, TV and mobile businesses.
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Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Mounting research over the last few years has found microplastics in nearly every organ in the body, as well as in the bloodstream and in plaque that clogs arteries. Whether these ubiquitous pollutants can reach the human brain has been a primary concern for scientists.
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Our history is not all crises weathered and problems solved. It also is brass bands, and torchlight parades, and barrels of hard cider at rural polling stations.
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India is organizing first regional elections in Jammu and Kashmir in a decade. For its residents, the chance to choose their own government seems to have brought a new air of optimism amid the never-ending violence.
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Sapana Kulkarni’s world was turned upside down when her husband Sachin was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. They open up to TODAY’s Craig Melvin about the challenges of caregiving for loved ones undergoing cancer treatment. Then, Colorectal Cancer Alliance CEO Michael Sapienza joins TODAY to discuss the importance of charity events like the Bottoms Up Invitational in the effort to find a cure.
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The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN said Monday. It's a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world's most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress.
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The NFL season is underway so fitness coach and former collegiate football player Dane Robinson joins TODAY to share exercises to help you train like your favorite football player including sumo squats, short lateral agility and more.
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The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has described as a "quiet revolution" while men's behavior and awareness have also seen a shift in the years since.
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TODAY’s Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer are joined by Lindsay Czarniak to talk about the third annual “Bottoms Up Invitational” in support of the Colon Cancer Alliance. Craig shares the importance of the event as a tribute to his brother who died of colon cancer.
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With the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year autocratic regime, Bangladesh’s political landscape is shifting into a new dimension. As the once-dominant Awami League (AL), led by Hasina herself, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) struggle to maintain their grip, a political vacuum has set the stage for a realignment. Amid the weakening of traditional parties, the weakness of leftist factions and people’s frustration with the AL-BNP power cycle, Islamist groups are seizing the moment to step into the spotlight.
For example, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), which had operated at a minimal level during the Hasina regime, especially in public university campuses through their student wing Bangladesh, Islami Chhatrashibir, and by promoting Islamic preachers around the country, is now reasserting its presence. Now JI is expanding its influence from urban centers to rural areas and among conservative sections of the population.
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Just before Pope Francis’ recent visit to Papua New Guinea, roadside stalls selling betel nut, a mild local intoxicant, were shut down. While this isn’t good for the many small stall holders who rely on this micro-scale business to get by, on the surface, it probably isn’t worth much news copy. But it stands for something far bigger: the desperate state of PNG and Australia’s role in its decline.
The Pope has gone, but the closure of betel nut stalls – and the sudden end to their owner’s subsistence income – to make the streets look nice for the visiting Pontiff, remains a reality. It is symbolic of the gaps that are growing in Papua New Guinea. An out-of-touch elite consisting of high-level politicians and moneymen is growing increasingly distant from a population suffering spiraling cost of living, crime rates among the highest in the world, and rampant corruption.
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For those of you who, quite sensibly, have taken to tripping balls on South American psychedelics every weekend just to get away from it all, here's what you missed over the last couple of days.
First up: Down in Florida, some other nutball got within 500 yards of the former president* while carrying an AK-47—nutballs with AK-47s are just what the Founders intended—but you needn't worry. By 4:06 Sunday afternoon, the former president* was up and grifting by email.
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Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and other drug companies have invested some $10 billion on promising cancer technology behind Novartis' Pluvicto.
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Her toothless chewing is already an internet hit and now Moo Deng, the pygmy hippopotamus, is starring in cosmetic ads and quickly becoming a brand ambassador for Thailand.
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