What happens when there's slow economic growth and high inflation? Economists call that "stagflation," and given the slowing growth in the first quarter of 2024 and the higher inflation in February and March, we may be reliving that ghastly economic phenomenon.
The DOJ lawyer argued Obama could not be charged for his use of more than 560 drone strikes because his own DOJ cleared him to do so.
According to Oxford Economics, global food prices are expected to decline in 2024, offering some relief for shoppers.
The White House this month sought advice from Arab-American activist Osama Siblani regarding President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, ignoring Jewish groups’ concerns about Siblani’s history of anti-Israel rhetoric and his praise for terrorist groups.
The Chancellor has warned that Angela Rayner's planned reform of workers' rights could jeopardise rising living standards.
The Biden administration's program to expand access to broadband internet may run afoul of the law that created it, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Department of Commerce, is responsible for allocating $42.5 billion in funds intended to bolster the United States' broadband internet infrastructure through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) program. The agency, in a move to...
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By Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting, authorities said Thursday. The arrest on Wednesday came after authorities discovered a 129-page document
By Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting, authorities said Thursday. The arrest on Wednesday came after authorities discovered a 129-page document
By Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting, authorities said Thursday. The arrest on Wednesday came after authorities discovered a 129-page document
GDP will grow just 0.5 per cent in 2024, International Monetary Fund predicts. Analysts also found GDP of UK has largely been boosted by migrant workers. UK slipped into recession at end of last year but is now on its way to recovery
"Energy markets remain the key transmission mechanism from regional tension/conflict to the rest of the world economy."