Trump unable to secure $464m bond in New York fraud case, will it impact his presidential bid?
Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump talks to reporters while visiting the polling site at Londonderry High School on January 23, 2024, in Londonderry, New Hampshire. — AFP Former US President Donald Trump encounters obstacles in finding a private company to cover the $464m (£365m) he is mandated to pay following a civil…
UnitedHealth Group has paid more than $2 billion to providers following cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group Inc. headquarters stands in Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. Mike Bradley | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected by the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare. “We continue to make significant progress in restoring the services impacted by…
UAW says VW workers at Tennessee plant file for union election
A Volkswagen EV ID.4 crossover at the Volkswagen of America plant in Chattanooga, Tenneessee, on June 8, 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Volkswagen workers at a plant in Tennessee have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a vote to join the United Auto Workers, the union announced Monday. The…
Homebuilder sentiment turns positive for the first time since July
U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident about their businesses than they have since last summer, as they see better demand despite stubbornly high mortgage rates. Homebuilder sentiment rose 3 points in March to 51 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The reading gained for the fourth straight month, hitting its…
Middle East conflict live updates: Israeli military raids al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
Israel’s military said it was carrying out a “precise operation” at Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital early Monday, citing Israeli intelligence that the complex was being used by senior Hamas militant. The Gaza Health Ministry said communications were cut and reported people killed or injured. The Washington Post could not immediately verify either side’s claims. Source link
Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight
The third try turned out to be closer to the charm for Elon Musk and SpaceX, as his company’s mammoth Starship rocket launched on Thursday and traveled about halfway around the Earth before it was lost as it re-entered the atmosphere. The test flight achieved several key milestones in the development of the vehicle, which…
Greenpeace could be thrown out of UN deep-sea mining body
“Deep-sea mining is not a climate solution,” says the organisation’s lead oceans campaigner, Louisa Casson. “I think it is clear that to protect the climate, we need to be restoring our oceans, protecting them, not destroying them further by adding new pressures.” Source link
SBP keeps policy rate unchanged for fifth consecutive time | The Express Tribune
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) left its key policy rate unchanged on Monday at a record high of 22% for the fifth consecutive time in the past nine months, taking a cautious approach against a likely uptick in inflation readings amid the ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its latest…
Russian critics of Putin fight for freedom, democracy — even after going into exile
Russian critics of Putin fight for freedom, democracy — even after going into exile – CBS News Watch CBS News Vladimir Putin has cracked down on dissent, but it hasn’t stopped critics from speaking out. Many of them now live in Vilnius, Lithuania, a place some might view as the capital of free Russia. Be…
A second man is charged in connection with the 2005 theft of ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in
2nd man is charged in connection with theft of ruby slippers worn in “The Wizard of Oz” 2nd man is charged in connection with theft of ruby slippers worn in “The Wizard of Oz” 01:14 A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy…