Somerset man jailed after shining laser at passenger plane A man has been jailed after shining a laser at a plane that was carrying almost 200 passengers. Andrew Wilson, 53, from Martock, Somerset, directed a laser at an Airbus A320, which was flying over ... 04/17/2024 - 6:08 am | View Link
March CPI report: Inflation rises more than expected The CPI print just crossing the wires on a year-over-year basis coming in the headline number just a bit hotter than expected at 3.5%. Also on a month-over-month basis coming in just a bit hotter ... 04/10/2024 - 1:45 am | View Link
Stocks end the day higher even as blowout jobs report pushes some Fed officials to consider another rate hike Still, all three major indexes are on track to end the week lower, after tumbling on worries that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later than expected. "It’s hard to find anything ... 04/5/2024 - 10:01 am | View Link
U.S. Job Growth Much Stronger Than Expected Data analysts note that better-than-expected gains in business productivity and work force participation have added fuel, too. Businesses large and small have had to navigate an obstacle course ... 04/5/2024 - 3:53 am | View Link
Jobs Report Today: Hiring Blows Past Projections Economists surveyed by FactSet expected the data to show a payroll gain of 205,000 last month. The BLS reported a revised 270,000 jobs added in February. The bulk of March’s job gains occurred ... 04/4/2024 - 10:39 pm | View Link
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud services.
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The protests, which were led by the No Tech for Apartheid organization, took place Tuesday across Google offices in New York City, Seattle, and Sunnyvale, California.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area.
The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation said.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa ordered businesses and government offices to shut down Thursday and Friday amid a crippling lack of electrical power ahead of a key national referendum scheduled for Sunday.
Noboa blamed the unprecedented measure on drought, but also sabotage, without offering evidence. The energy crisis comes on the heels of a security crisis and a fiscal crisis that’s sent it seeking help from the International Monetary Fund.
President Joe Biden called China “xenophobic” while highlighting the Asian nation’s economic woes, as he sought to make the case for U. S. economic strength during a campaign stop in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
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“They’ve got a population that is more people in retirement than working. They’re not importing anything.
The Rockies were on the cusp of the most incredible comeback since Rocky Balboa decked Clubber Lang.
An exaggeration? Of course. But the underdog Rockies only needed to land one more punch in Rocky’s City of Brotherly Love.
But, “Yo, Adrian,” it never came, and the Phillies escaped with a 7-6 win Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park to complete a three-game sweep.
Balkan spirits and Detroit-style slices were served to the various factions of the Denver Nuggets as they learned which opponent they would be facing in the playoffs.
Jambalaya is officially off the table.
It’s Nuggets vs. Lakers for the third time in five years after Los Angeles knocked off the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.