Hong Kong’s housing minister has defended an estimated HK$4.39 billion price tag for managing 30,000 temporary flats which are planned for the city, saying this would cover maintenance, cleaning, and other amenities. The units will be part of the Light Public Housing (LPH) scheme, which aims to boost the city’s short-term housing supply by providing […]
A third of older adults with credit card debt carry a balance of more than $10,000 and 12% have a balance of $20,000 or more.
It follows a motion by UUP Alderman Derek Hussey, at the April Full Council meeting, which proposed writing to the Executive Office and calling on the Northern Ireland Executive to “prioritise cross-departmental financing of a viable early years childcare strategy”. A poll, by Employers for Childcare, found that 73 percent of childcare providers had either increased fees at the start of this year or intend to by June. Alderman Hussey said that as the Cost of Living continues to rise, childcare...
Industry bosses said taxpayers would be liable for ballooning subsidies or face services being slashed to pay for the programme, which could cost up to £10billion.
President Joe Biden’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, unveiled last week, could cost the government upward of $750 billion, according to analysis by a government watchdog group. Biden’s new plan comes less than a year after the Supreme Court struck down his last effort. It would eliminate debt for over 30 million people. The Biden […]
Former President Donald Trump's publicly traded media company hit new stock market lows Monday as finance experts warned a recently reported financial could signal the beginning of the end. Forbes Senior Editor Dan Alexander appeared on CNN's "Out Front" hours after news broke Trump Media would put more than 20 million shares up for sale because, as host Erin Burnett put it, "the company's bleeding money.""It is a sad story," Alexander told Burnett. "And the trouble here is that if you look at...
The Dreaming of Change report says society has 'normalised sleep issues', deterring 69 per cent of those affected from ever seeking support despite suffering for an average of six years.
Michigan public schools used nearly half their pandemic relief spending on employee compensation, according to a new report from a Michigan policy watchdog. Many of the state’s students, meanwhile, continue to perform below pre-pandemic testing benchmarks.
Elevance Health reported a first quarter profit of $2.2 billion as commercial health insurance and healthcare services offset a big decrease in Medicaid enrollment.
Shafaqna English-The UN Human Rights office on Wednesday called on governments to enhance “safe and regular” pathways for asylum seekers, according to Anadolu Agency. “We are deeply concerned that various other countries are considering ways of externalising their asylum and other human rights obligations and we have repeatedly stated that
The firm’s cumulative ETF assets are down 81% from 2021 highs.
The bill includes some $4 billion to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, which intercept '99%' of Iran 's drone attacks over the weekend. The two parties remain at an impasse as the White House has made clear President Joe Biden does not support a package with aid for only Israel. House PASSES bill to give $14 billion in aid to Israel by cutting IRS funding