A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the nearly 50 migrants who were transported from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in 2022 in flights arranged by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can move forward with a lawsuit against the company that dropped them off. The destination of the flights was a surprise to both the migrants … Read more
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in November. 2023. Victor Lochon | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Wednesday announced that he will step down as soon as his Fine Gael party names a new leader. “When I became party leader and Taoiseach (prime minister) back in June 2017, I knew that … Read more
Ruth Gottesman in 2016.Brent N. Clarke/Getty Images Ruth Gottesman is donating her late husband’s $1 billion in Berkshire stock to a Bronx medical school. The donation is set to cover students’ tuition in perpetuity. A video posted Monday shows students cheering and crying when they hear the news. When the 96-year-old Ruth Gottesman’s husband died … Read more
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s space agency said on Monday its SLIM moon lander has unexpectedly survived a freezing lunar night and re-established communication with the earth, more than a month after the spacecraft made a historic “pinpoint” touchdown on the moon. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down on the … Read more
The Big Picture The star-studded cast of Oppenheimer includes actors who have worked together in Nolan’s previous films and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as others. The Adjustment Bureau dives into the unsettling concept of free will being an illusion, challenging viewers to reflect on their choices. Sci-fi stories like The Adjustment Bureau serve … Read more
An editorial picture of the Japan flag set against an economic trend graph and images associated with the stock market, finance and digital technology. Manassanant Pamai | Istock | Getty Images Japan’s economy unexpectedly contracted again in the October-December period, provisional government data showed Thursday, as high inflation crimped domestic demand and private consumption in what’s … Read more
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II surprised her country on New Year’s Eve by announcing live on television that she was abdicating the throne. The 83-year-old queen, who made the shock announcement during her traditional evening New Year’s Eve speech, will be succeeded by her eldest son. She will step down on Jan. 14. “I will leave … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in November while underlying inflation pushed higher, offering more evidence that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to pivot to interest rate cuts early next year. The consumer price index edged up 0.1% last month after being unchanged in October, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said … Read more
Shanghai cityscape at night. Wangwukong China’s factory activity shrank for a second straight month in November, while non-manufacturing activity hit yet another new low for the year, signaling that the world’s second-largest economy is not yet out of the woods and may require more muscular policy support. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index unexpectedly fell … Read more
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter has followed the conservative group’s national playbook, challenging diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in school districts as part of its “parental rights” mission. But the chapter’s aims and use of a quote from Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter unexpectedly spilled over this fall into … Read more