Neptune’s record tax hike another example of Phil Murphy’s school funding failure
NEPTUNE, NJ — Senate Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon is calling Neptune’s largest-ever property tax increase the direct result of Democratic leadership in Trenton slashing school aid and imposing funding caps. O’Scanlon…
UnitedHealth agrees to sell Brazil operations to Qualicorp founder
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group said on Friday it had agreed to sell its operations in Brazil to the founder and former CEO of health insurance firm Qualicorp José Seripieri Filho. Last week, two…
Martin County Deputies Make Record Breaking Fentanyl Bust
MARTIN COUNTY, FL – A significant drug bust occurred on Wednesday when Martin County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations detectives seized the largest fentanyl haul in the county’s history. The operation resulted in…
Remittances from Nicaraguan migrants mark new record, passing $4 billion
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Nicaraguan migrants sent relatives back home record remittances this year through November, data from the country’s central bank showed on Wednesday, fueled by massive waves of migration leaving…
Toyota’s global output surges to record in November on strong demand
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor’s global production jumped 11% in November to a record level, bouncing back from last year’s supply chain disruptions and benefiting from robust demand both in Japan and…
Number Of Illegal Migrants Caught On Terror Watchlist On Pace To Hit New Record
Number Of Illegal Migrants Caught On Terror Watchlist On Pace To Hit New Record Jennie Taer on December 22, 2023 The number of illegal migrants on the terror watchlist caught by Border…
Philippines’ Marcos signs into law record $103 billion budget for 2024
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has signed into law next year’s record 5.768 trillion pesos ($103.36 billion) budget, which he said details his government’s battle plan to combat poverty,…
Record Southwest penalty not enough to protect passenger interests -consumer groups
By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) – A $140 million U.S. penalty slapped on Southwest Airlines on Monday for a holiday meltdown last year has sent a “warning shot” to…
Homelessness on the Rise, Reaching Record Levels Across U.S.
NEW YORK, NY — If you think you’re seeing more homeless people on the streets of New York City and Philadelphia, you’re not imagining things. There is also a growing trend of…
Trump bemoans record stock market as just making ‘rich people richer’
By Tim Reid (Reuters) -Donald Trump, who predicted three years ago that if Democratic President Joe Biden won the White House in 2020 markets would crash, said on Sunday that stock markets…
Harvard President’s ‘Flimsy’ Record And Plagiarism Allegations Set Her Apart From Her Prodigious Predecessors
Harvard President’s ‘Flimsy’ Record And Plagiarism Allegations Set Her Apart From Her Prodigious Predecessors Brandon Poulter on December 16, 2023 Harvard President Claudine Gay’s academic record is much thinner than former Harvard…
Dow notches first record close in almost two years as Fed signals lower rates
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) -The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday notched its first record high close since January 2022 after the Federal Reserve signaled lower borrowing costs are coming in 2024.…
Developing countries spent record $443.5 billion to service public debts in 2022- World Bank
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Developing countries spent nearly half a trillion dollars to service their external public and publicly guaranteed debt in 2022, draining funds from critical health, education and…
Robot Dog Sets Land Speed Record
DAEJEON, SOUTH KOREA – A four-legged robot named “HOUND,” developed by the Dynamic Robot Control and Design Laboratory at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has set a new…
US budget deficit hits record high for November on interest costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal budget deficit jumped 26% in November from a year earlier to $314 billion, a record for the month and the highest since March, the Treasury Department…
Global EV sales hit new record in November – Rho Motion
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Global sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) rose 20% versus a year ago as strong growth in North America and China offset…
Australian Dec consumer sentiment bounces, set for second worst year on record
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment edged up in December, although it ended its second worst year on record amid a surge in the cost of living and sharply higher interest rates,…
Killings hit record high in 2021 as post-lockdown stress grew – UN
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – The number of murders and other intentional killings surged to a record high across the world in 2021, driven in part by the stress and economic…
New US ETF launches set annual record -Morningstar
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – There have already been 478 new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launched in the U.S. this year as of Wednesday, a new annual record, according to data from Morningstar.…
US Northwest rains winding down amid record high temperatures
(Reuters) – An atmospheric river that has drenched the U.S. Northwest forced more road closures on Wednesday, but the worst of the rain appeared to be winding down with record high temperatures…
World Bank’s Banga calls for record replenishment of fund for poorest countries
By David Lawder (Reuters) – World Bank President Ajay Banga on Wednesday called on member countries to make the next replenishment of the lender’s fund for the world’s poorest countries the largest…
US Vice President Harris breaks record for tie-breaking Senate votes
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Kamala Harris on Tuesday set the record for breaking the most ties in the Senate by a U.S. vice president as she cast a vote to confirm…
US ETF assets hit record $7.65 trillion in November -State Street Global Advisors
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had a bumper month in the United States in November, with assets climbing to a record $7.65 trillion, State Street Global Advisors said on…
Canada’s Brookfield raises record $28 billion for infrastructure fund
(Reuters) -Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management said on Friday it had raised $28 billion for its largest-ever fund, wagering on infrastructure assets the company believes would benefit from a shift to “deglobalization”, given…
Russian industrial output growth slows as unemployment drops to record low
By Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s industrial output growth slowed in October as the unemployment rate dropped to a record low 2.9%, federal statistics showed on Wednesday, with…
Toyota’s October global output hits record despite supplier accident
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor said on Wednesday its October global vehicle production hit a record for that month, helped by an easing of the semiconductor shortage and defying the impact of…
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