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Poland reverts to historic name for Russia's Kaliningrad
Poland reverts to historic name for Russia's Kaliningrad
Poland is reverting to using its historical name for Kaliningrad, the Russian city and administrative region that sits on its border
1970-01-01 08:00
David Bakhtiari throws hilarious shade at Aaron Rodgers over new Packers offense
David Bakhtiari throws hilarious shade at Aaron Rodgers over new Packers offense
Aaron Rodgers' former Packers teammate, David Bakhtiari, threw some good old-fashioned shade at the veteran quarterback this offseason.What's new at Packers training camp? Another question might be: What isn't?The relationship between Aaron Rodgers and left tackle David Bakhti...
2023-08-14 07:25
343 Studios Shows Off New Halo Shroud Screen Equipment
343 Studios Shows Off New Halo Shroud Screen Equipment
Several updates included in the incoming third season of Halo Infinite were announced during its Holiday Community Livestream on Wednesday.
1970-01-01 08:00
Canadian youths' mental health woes a 'ticking time bomb'
Canadian youths' mental health woes a 'ticking time bomb'
Canada is grappling with a ticking time bomb of violence, addiction and suicide linked to failing mental health services...
2023-05-31 09:20
US Rep. Palmer drops out of House speaker race - statement
US Rep. Palmer drops out of House speaker race - statement
WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Gary Palmer has dropped out of the race to become House speaker, the Republican lawmaker
2023-10-24 21:43
Chelsea's best and worst players in Liverpool draw
Chelsea's best and worst players in Liverpool draw
Chelsea's best and worst players in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
2023-08-14 03:05
'Dumb Money' goes all in on the GameStop stock frenzy — and may come out a winner
'Dumb Money' goes all in on the GameStop stock frenzy — and may come out a winner
Think of movies about the financial system and your mind is almost sure to go to Gordon Gekko and “Wall Street” or Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
2023-09-12 04:41
Does MLB The Show 23 Have the Pitch Clock?
Does MLB The Show 23 Have the Pitch Clock?
MLB The Show 23 will have a pitch clock included within the game, but it will only be active during online games.
1970-01-01 08:00
IShowSpeed receives reply from 'cute' Danish footballer after YouTuber slides into her DMs
IShowSpeed receives reply from 'cute' Danish footballer after YouTuber slides into her DMs
Danish football player, Sofie Svava recently replied to IShowSpeed's message on Instagram
2023-09-22 14:26
Twitter is in negative cash flow due to 50% drop in advertising revenue, says Elon Musk
Twitter is in negative cash flow due to 50% drop in advertising revenue, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half. In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Mr Musk tweeted Saturday: “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) 50 per cent drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load.” “Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” he concluded. Ever since he took over Twitter in a $44bn deal last fall, Mr Musk has tried to reassure advertisers who were concerned about the ouster of top executives, widespread layoffs and a different approach to content moderation. Some high-profile users who had been banned were allowed back on the site. In April, Mr Musk said most of the advertisers who left had returned and that the company might become cash-flow positive in the second quarter. In May, he hired a new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, an NBCUniversal executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. But since then, Twitter has upset some users by imposing new limits on how many tweets they can view in a day, and some users complained that they were locked out of the site. Mr Musk said the restrictions were needed to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data. Twitter got a new competitor this month when Facebook owner Meta launched a text-focused app, Threads, and gained tens of millions of sign-ups in a few days. Twitter responded by threatening legal action. Read More Elon Musk doppelganger fights fake Mark Zuckerberg in preview of cage match Twitter starts making payments to its controversial users, including $20k to Andrew Tate Threads: Elon Musk posts series of explicit tweets about Mark Zuckerberg
2023-07-16 10:38
Ahead of House debt ceiling vote, Biden shores up Democrats and McCarthy scrambles for GOP support
Ahead of House debt ceiling vote, Biden shores up Democrats and McCarthy scrambles for GOP support
Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback from conservatives and some progressive dissent. Biden is sending top White House officials to meet early Wednesday at the Capitol to shore up support ahead of voting. McCarthy is working furiously to sell skeptical fellow Republicans, even fending off challenges to his leadership, in the rush to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Despite deep disappointment from right-flank Republicans that the compromise falls short of the spending cuts they demanded, McCarthy insisted he would have the votes needed to ensure approval. “We’re going to pass the bill,” McCarthy said as he exited a lengthy late Tuesday night meeting at the Capitol. Quick approval by the House and later in the week the Senate would ensure government checks will continue to go out to Social Security recipients, veterans and others, and prevent financial upheaval at home and abroad. Next Monday is when Treasury has said the U.S. would run short of money to pay its debts, risking an economically dangerous default. The package leaves few lawmakers fully satisfied, but Biden and McCarthy are counting on pulling majority support from the political center, a rarity in divided Washington, testing the leadership of the president and the Republican speaker. Overall, the 99-page bill restricts spending for the next two years, suspends the debt ceiling into January 2025 and changes policies, including new work requirements for older Americans receiving food aid and greenlighting a controversial Appalachian natural gas line that many Democrats oppose. For more than two hours late Tuesday as aides wheeled in pizza at the Capitol, McCarthy walked Republicans through the details, fielded questions and encouraged them not to lose sight of the bill’s budget savings. The speaker faced a sometimes tough crowd. Leaders of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus spent the day lambasting the compromise as falling well short of the spending cuts they demand, and they vowed to try to halt passage by Congress. “This deal fails, fails completely," Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., the chairman of the Freedom Caucus, said earlier in the day, flanked by others outside the Capitol. “We will do everything in our power to stop it.” A much larger conservative faction, the Republican Study Committee, declined to take a position. Even rank-and-file centrist conservatives were not sure, leaving McCarthy desperately hunting for votes. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said after the “healthy debate” late into the night she was still a no. Ominously, the conservatives warned of potentially trying to oust McCarthy over the compromise. “There’s going to be a reckoning,” said Rep. Chip Roy of Texas. Biden was speaking directly to lawmakers, making more than 100 one-on-one calls, the White House said. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the spending restrictions in the package would reduce deficits by $1.5 trillion over the decade, a top goal for the Republicans trying to curb the debt load. McCarthy told lawmakers that number was higher if the two-year spending caps were extended, which is no guarantee. But in a surprise that could further erode Republican support, the GOP's drive to impose work requirements on older Americans receiving food stamps ends up boosting spending by $2.1 billion over the time period. That's because the final deal exempted veterans and homeless people, expanding the food stamp rolls by some 78,000 people monthly, the CBO said. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said it was up to McCarthy to turn out votes from some two-thirds of the Republican majority, a high bar the speaker may not be able to reach. Some 218 votes are needed for passage in the 435-member House. Still, Jeffries said the Democrats would do their part to avoid failure. “It is my expectation that House Republicans would keep their promise and deliver at least 150 votes as it relates to an agreement that they themselves negotiated,” Jeffries said. “Democrats will make sure that the country does not default.” Liberal Democrats decried the new work requirements for older Americans, those 50-54, in the food aid program. And some Democratic lawmakers were leading an effort to remove the surprise provision for the Mountain Valley Pipeline natural gas project. The energy development is important to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., but many others oppose it as unhelpful in fighting climate change. The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, said including the pipeline provision was “disturbing and profoundly disappointing.” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, had this warning for McCarthy: “He got us here, and it’s on him to deliver the votes." Wall Street was taking a wait-and-see approach. Stock prices were mixed in Tuesday's trading. U.S. markets had been closed when the deal was struck over the weekend. The House aims to vote Wednesday and send the bill to the Senate, where Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Republican leader McConnell are working for passage by week's end. Schumer called the bill a “sensible compromise.” McConnell said McCarthy “deserves our thanks.” Senators, who have remained largely on the sidelines during much of the negotiations between the president and the House speaker, began inserting themselves more forcefully into the debate. Some senators are insisting on amendments to reshape the package from both the left and right flanks. But making any changes to the package at this stage seemed unlikely with so little time to spare before Monday's deadline. ___ Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick and Seung Min Kim contributed to this report. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned GOP chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt over Biden doc Debt limit agreement clears first hurdle. Here’s what happens next
2023-05-31 12:32
JetBlue Sees Revenue at Low End of Outlook, Higher Fuel Costs
JetBlue Sees Revenue at Low End of Outlook, Higher Fuel Costs
JetBlue Airways Corp. issued its second warning in as many months, saying revenue this quarter will come in
2023-09-28 20:00