U.S. Dollar’s Weakness Creates an Opportunity for the Euro. Can It Last?
[ad_1] President Trump’s shake-up of the global trade system has sent tremors through the long-held view that the United States is the source of the world’s safest financial assets. That’s created an opportunity for Europe. The market tumult in which investors simultaneously sold off the U.S. dollar, American stocks and U.S. Treasury bonds eased last…
Pritzker Thunders Against ‘Do Nothing’ Democrats as He Stokes 2028 Talk
[ad_1] Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois strode into a ballroom filled with top New Hampshire Democrats on Sunday and by the end of his nearly 30-minute speech had them ready to storm the political barricades against President Trump. “It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once,” he told the group of Democratic activists, officials…
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
[ad_1] In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the…
At Least 11 People Killed After Car Plows Into Vancouver Filipino Festival
[ad_1] At first, no one found it suspicious that the black Audi SUV had gone around a portable barrier into a street packed with festivalgoers lining up at food trucks and checking out artisans’ wares. It was about 8 p.m. Saturday, and Apl.de.ap, a Filipino American rapper and a founding member of the Black Eyed…
New Details Emerge on Trump Officials’ Sprint to Gut Consumer Bureau Staff
[ad_1] Two weeks ago, a three-judge panel from the federal appeals court in Washington lifted a freeze on firing employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with some conditions. The judges, ruling on a Friday night, said that workers could be fired if agency leaders determined, after a careful assessment, that they were not needed…
Authorities Make Arrest Linked to Noem’s Stolen Purse
[ad_1] Investigators have arrested a person accused of being involved in the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag at an upscale Washington hamburger restaurant last weekend, the Secret Service said Sunday. Matt McCool, a special agent at the Secret Service, said in a statement that the suspect did not seem to have targeted…
Titanic Survivor’s Letter, Written Aboard the Ship, Sells for Nearly $400,000
[ad_1] Days before the Titanic struck an iceberg, a first-class passenger, Col. Archibald Gracie, described the vessel in a letter written while on board: “It is a fine ship but I shall await my journey’s end before I pass judgment on her.” Colonel Gracie’s journey on the Titanic had a catastrophic end, but he fared…
Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky Offers Ukrainians a Glimmer of Hope
[ad_1] President Trump’s standing among Ukrainians is practically on life support. But many cheered one statement he made on Saturday after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, questioning why President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would continue to pummel Ukraine as the United States is trying to broker peace talks. “It makes me think that maybe…
Inside The Mad Dash to Turn Division I Athletes Into Influencers
[ad_1] On a February afternoon at the University of North Carolina, a group of seven students on the diving team sat barefoot on the floor of the college’s muggy natatorium. They were staring expectantly at a petite blond woman in a black sweater perched on a concrete block. Vickie Segar was there, with the blessing…
Tesla and Volkswagen May Have a Leg Up As Tariffs Raise EV Prices
[ad_1] President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars and auto parts could stall the growth of electric vehicles, setting back a technology critical to addressing climate change. But the tariffs could also work in favor of some electric models made in the United States, like the Tesla Model Y or Volkswagen ID.4, that are among the…
