WASHINGTON — Friday began with House conservatives holding a press conference to trash the $1.2 trillion spending bill their leaders negotiated with Democrats, sparking some fears about its prospects. It squeaked through — requiring 67% of the House, it ended up winning 68% — but a majority of Republicans voted against it. It was just the first headache of the day for House Republicans as they adjourned for a two-week recess, offering a distillation of the infighting and disenchantment that...
Sadie McGrath - who lives in Birmingham with her 15-year-old daughter, 12-year-old son, and younger daughters, Sofia, four, and Iona, two, pictured - started digitally tweaking her images two years ago.
A recent report from Jan Nieuwenhuijs, an expert in the Chinese gold market, has found that the actual gold reserves held by the People’s Bank of China might comprise over 5,300 tonnes, dwarfing official numbers. Nieuwenhuijs explains China might be a driving force behind increasing gold prices, as the country moves to hoarding gold to […]
Master Builders Australia says there are not enough new apprentices to meet building and construction targets. Follow latest updatesLocal MP says government ‘had to do something’ about ‘weeks of unrest’ in Alice SpringsMP for Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour, says the government “had to do something” when asked if a youth curfew, imposed for Alice Springs from last night, was necessary.That’s culminated in some of the riotous behaviours that we’ve seen played out in the streets of Alice Springs, which...
WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Mar. 22, 2024) with a live show emanating from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring the latest build to WrestleMania XL next month in Philadelphia. Advertised for tonight: Cody Rhodes and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns are both in the building and will have a face-to-face meeting in the ring. Also on the card: IYO SKY vs. Naomi, Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar, the tournament that determines which SmackDown...
Voters in Senegal are casting ballots to elect their next president among a
The local co-designed action plan has successfully secured £8,047,327 which will fund 58 council area projects. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Patricia Logue welcomed the news today, commenting: “Reaching this point has been the culmination of a long process working with, listening to, and empowering local communities across the entire geography of our city and district. "It has involved designing, costing and detailing 58 projects under three themes – Community...
Reports from local Salvadoran press are raising questions about President Bukele’s announcement last week, when he transferred 5,690 BTC to a cold wallet, stating that all of these belonged to the country. Moises Alvarado, a Salvadoran journalist, found that 80% of the funds in this wallet came from Bitfinex, an international exchange, while 20% came […]
The globe’s most substantial asset manager by assets under management, Blackrock, has submitted a form to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the initiation of a tokenized investment fund. Additionally, the community has unearthed the development of a token named the “Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund” or BUIDL on the Ethereum blockchain. […]
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) major shareholder & Johnson Johnson sold 3,725 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.81, for a total value of $96,142.25. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 4,099,575 […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will deliver a daily press briefing Monday afternoon, joined by national security adviser Jake Sullivan. The briefing comes as the Biden administration’s legal battle over social media content moderation reached the Supreme Court on Monday, where the justices heard arguments over whether federal officials violated the First Amendment by urging platforms to remove
Australia must stop “killing” long-term gas exploration because time is running out to fix a supply shortfall, the industry says. While the east coast gas market has a couple of years to right the balance, Western Australia faces an immediate risk, according to official forecasts. “We do see a supply-demand imbalance,” Chevron Australia managing director […]