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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s change in rhetoric on the yen’s impact on inflation may weigh on USD/JPY going forward.

Ariana DeBose helped pay tribute to the late Chita Rivera during the 2024 Tony Awards on SUnday night (June 16) in New York City. During the tribute, the 33-year-old actress, who also hosted the ceremony, recreated part of the “America” dance from West Side Story, a role for which she won her 2022 Oscar for. [...]

A rural Florida county is hoping a new $300 million airport will transform its economy and create more than 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs.

A Stockholm-based watchdog says the world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on nuclear deterrence in 2023.

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A rural Florida county is hoping a new $300 million airport will transform its economy and create more than 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs. But to make good on its promise, Hendry County's educators will have to overcome some harsh realities. A third of Hendry County’s working-age adults lack a high school diploma, while almost half speak a language other than English at home, among the highest in Florida. As the airport project pursues approval, community groups and schools are working to fill teacher... Читать дальше...

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Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a key message on the campaign trail: The economy is turning a corner.

A media organization is due in court after publishing details from leaked documents about the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville elementary school.

Since calling a general election for July 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been at pains to repeat a key message on the campaign trail: The economy is turning a corner. Inflation is down. Things are looking up. But that’s not the reality for millions across the U.K. still feeling the squeeze from high food, energy and housing prices. The persistent cost-of-living crisis is a top concern for voters in the parliamentary election. While Sunak’s Conservatives are widely expected to lose after 14 years in power... Читать дальше...

Text, photos, videos and audio created using artificial intelligence are increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local office. AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates often can do more damage in those races because campaigns have fewer staffers and less money to combat them, and because they typically draw less scrutiny. Yet some local candidates see AI as a force for good and an equalizer against more powerful or well-financed candidates. They can use it for the more mundane aspects of running a campaign... Читать дальше...

As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, John Oliver is confronting viewers with the realities of what a second Donald Trump term could look like. On Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, the comedian explained how Trump’s second time around “could be much, much worse” as he took a look at the organized efforts of […]

One is a wildly popular, seemingly happy-go-lucky YouTuber with no political experience from Cyprus.

The awarding by Tesla shareholders on Thursday of a massive pay package worth more than $45 billion to CEO Elon Musk is part of accelerating social inequality and the deepening economic, social, military and political crisis of world capitalism.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from R&B-pop artist Kehlani, Kevin Hart’s interview show “Hart to Hart” returns for a fourth season on Peacock and Jack Black lends his voice to “Kung Fu Panda 4.”

The incident is the latest in a series of safety and quality failures on Boeing planes in the past six months, after a door blew out of a 737 MAX 9 mid-flight in January.

A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said

Three inmates charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger are set to learn their fates in court.

Text, photos, videos and audio created using artificial intelligence are increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local office.

Murderous in its own right, the anti-vaccine crusade of the Pentagon is part of a vast online apparatus of lies and propaganda run by the US government.

Three inmates charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger are set to learn their fates in court. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon are due in federal court Monday in West Virginia. Plea deals for the three were announced last month. It comes nearly six years after the 89-year-old Bulger was beaten to death in his cell at a troubled West Virginia prison. Geas, a onetime Mafia hitman, and DeCologero, a Massachusetts gangster, are accused... Читать дальше...

Ariana DeBose, remembering the late West Side Story star, presented a Chita Rivera tribute at the Tony Awards. At the end of the homage, the awards show host would take the stage and recreate the iconic “America” musical number. “In January, we lost one of theaters’ brightest lights, the irreplaceable Chita Rivera,” DeBose said as […]

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album from R&B-pop artist Kehlani, Kevin Hart’s interview show “Hart to Hart” returns for a fourth season on Peacock and Jack Black lends his voice to “Kung Fu Panda 4.”.

Supreme Court strikes down bump stock ban.

The Hunter Biden laptop and its cover-up are the most glaring case of election interference in modern history.