Hurricane Isaias: follow the storm’s path online
Hurricane Isaias could reach Category 3 this morning as it nears landfall on the Gulf Coast. Although forecasts call for the storm to weaken slightly before making landfall, it is still expected to make landfall as a hurricane late Friday or early…
‘Indentured Servants’: US Green Card Decision Will Affect Thousands of IT Workers | Economic and commercial news
The US government has decided to exclude some of the world’s largest technology companies from a program that allows them to sponsor qualified foreign workers for permanent residency. Vice President JD Vance said the measure was a response to…
Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff to discuss ‘new’ peace plan with Ukrainian delegation, sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin said it wanted to seize the entire region, parts of which are still held by kyiv’s forces. Zelensky has ruled out ceding the territory, arguing that Putin could use it as a base to attack Ukraine again. Russia…
Wall Street sees ominous sign in latest bond market sell-off
(Bloomberg) — It’s one of the least understood signals in the fixed-income world, but lately everyone on Wall Street is abuzz about what it means as it reasserts itself in the market. Most read on Bloomberg This is called the term premium, or…
Immigration officer shoots man during arrest in New York
NEW YORK — A federal immigration agent shot a Dominican man in the neck while he was riding in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said. THE Department of Homeland Security said it was seeking to arrest the man as part of a…
Hunger grips West Virginia coal country amid Trump budget cuts and rising gas prices
“There’s a good chance we could run out,” said Likens, who runs the pantry in Dunlow as director of community outreach for Cabwaylingo Presbyterian Chapel, a small brick church he attended growing up. “I don’t want them to sit in that line and get…
France promises 3,000 additional teachers as first step to calm student protests – BBC
France promises 3,000 additional teachers initially to calm student protests BBC The long and fervent history of protest in France The New York Times The week in 30 photos CNN French student protesters pledge to continue their fight after winning their…
National political cartoonists of the week
Cartoon carousel Every week, political cartoonists from across the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies, and other striking happenings in the political world. The fruits of…
USS Abraham Lincoln deployment ends: Carrier returns to San Diego amid scrutiny
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN — Draped in red, white and blue striped bunting, the USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in San Diego Bay after 322 days at sea. It brought an end to one of the longest maritime deployments in American military history, a return…
Fill in the blank quiz: Plague research worker in Russia died of ____: NPR
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