Month: May 2023

European markets are headed for a flat open as political and economic uncertainty shakes sentiment in the region. Regional indexes closed mixed on Monday, with investors following US debt ceiling negotiations, an inconclusive Turkish election now due for a runoff and a higher forecast for EU inflation this year. The European Commission on Monday raised its inflation forecast for the euro zone to 5.8% this year and 2.8% in 2024, and said it expected the European Central Bank to continue with hikes rate, further weakening the terms of the loans. However, it also revised its gross domestic product estimates higher,…

Senator Ted Cruz may have been urged to seize a political opportunity by using buzzwords like this “Biden Administration”, “coal” and fossil fuels “which the radical green movement hates.” But for those wondering what this political opportunism would lead to, remember: The Texas Republican was looking for excuses to oppose much-needed rail safety legislation that had passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee. Inspired by the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine in February, the bill would increase inspections of trains carrying hazardous materials, require the use of technology to detect track defects and increase penalties on rail companies for…

Trump calls Jan. 6 a “beautiful day” during CNN town hall Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to get exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email A former Rudy Giuliani aide says he was told the former New York City mayor and then-President Donald Trump were offering to sell presidential pardons for $2 million each, according to court documents. The allegation was made by Noelle Dunphy, a New York-based public relations professional who is suing Mr Giuliani for “illegal abuse of power, widespread sexual assault and harassment, wage theft and…

Washington – John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel tasked with probing the origins of the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, has concluded his sweeping examination of the office. conduct, finding that the Justice Department and the FBI “failed to fulfill their important mission of strict fidelity to the law” regarding events during the 2016 campaign. The release of Durham’s approx 300 page report Monday comes four years after he began his investigation into the FBI’s actions in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Attorney General Merrick Garland received Durham’s report on Friday and it…

A Florida professor set a new world record after living underwater for 74 days. And it plans to stay down for several more weeks. Joseph Dituri, an associate professor at the University of South Florida known as “Dr. Deep Sea,” has lived in an underwater habitat of 100 square feet in Key Largo in the Keys since March 1 while studying “how the human body responds to long-term exposure to pressure,” the school said Monday. In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, diving explorer and medical researcher Dr. Joseph Dituri looks out of a large porthole Saturday,…

Monday morning at Seattle’s Alki Beach, people were getting in workouts and chores before the heat of the day arrived. With a claw and a bucket, Carla Coates was out beautifying the beach before even more residents sought relief in the waves of Puget Sound. “I’m just checking out what it’s going to be like and how it feels,” he said. From Canada to Oregon, temperatures reached 80 degrees to 90 degrees this weekend, and the heat wave it is expected to continue in the northwest. The National Meteorological Service says temperatures will be 20 to 30 degrees above average…

ASHEVILLE, NC – Kayla Unbehaun, who was abducted when she was 9 years old by her non-custodial mother Heather of South Elgin, Illinois in 2017, has been found in Asheville, ABC 7 in Chicago reported Monday. Police arrested Heather Unhebhaun in Asheville over the weekend, according to the report. The store owner apparently recognized Kayla from an episode of Netflix’s parental abduction series “Unsolved Mysteries” and called the police. LATEST NEWS ‼️ NCMEC is excited to share that Kayla Unbehaun has been FOUND SAFE in North Carolina! Kayla was just 9 years old when she was abducted by her non-custodial…

Alaska Board of Redistricting Chairman John Binkley of Fairbanks speaks during a board meeting at the Legislative Information Office in Anchorage on Monday, May 15, 2023. Members of the Board of Redistricting of Alaska Nicole Borromeo, left, and Bethany Marcum, right. (Bill Roth/DNA) The Alaska Board of Redistricting unanimously approved the state final political map Monday after he was twice found to have engaged in unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering. In a landmark decision in April, the Alaska Supreme Court explicitly ruled for the first time that partisan gerrymandering violates the state constitution. The court had twice struck down political maps that…