Trump threatens to ‘federalize’ D.C. over youth violence and crime surge
Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump posted a fiery message on social media Wednesday, blasting the state of public safety in Washington, D.C., and threatening to exert federal power over the city…
U.S. fuel prices surge faster than crude as exports tighten market
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK – U.S. fuel prices have surged faster than crude oil prices in the last month, as the United States has shipped more refined products abroad to supply…
Donations to U.S. abortion rights groups, clinics surge after Supreme Court leak
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Donations have flooded into abortion clinics and abortion-rights advocacy groups since the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling that showed the justices apparently poised to…
Greek workers protest at energy cost surge in May Day rallies
ATHENS – Metro trains ground to a halt and ships were docked in ports as thousands of workers joined May Day rallies in the Greek capital to protest against soaring energy and…
Biden Admin Unveils Plan To Deal With Expected Massive Migrant Surge
Biden Admin Unveils Plan To Deal With Expected Massive Migrant Surge Jennie Taer on April 26, 2022 The Biden administration released its plan Tuesday for handling the influx of migrants expected to…
U.S. new home sales dive in March; prices surge
WASHINGTON – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes tumbled in March as soaring mortgage rates and prices reduced affordability, but the housing market remains supported by an acute shortage of previously owned…
U.S. refiners set for strong start to 2022 as fuel prices surge worldwide
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. oil refiners expect strong first-quarter earnings as margins to sell gasoline and diesel strengthened due to a steep dropoff in refining capacity and crude oil supplies…
Mexico’s Banorte eyes Banamex, shares surge
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY -Mexico’s Banorte said on Friday that “non-disclosure agreements” had been signed as a preliminary step toward a possible bid for Citigroup’s Citibanamex subsidiary even as the Mexican…
China exports to North Korea surge with edible oil, wheat flour in demand as trade resumes
BEIJING – China’s exports to North Korea surged in January-March with sales of edible oil, wheat flour and pharmaceutical compounds to its reclusive neighbour sky-rocketing after a COVID-induced pause, Chinese customs data…
Stranded Occupants Rescued From Jersey Shore Motels as Storm Surge Flooded Room
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ – Police responded to the Travel Inn on the Black Horse Pike on Tuesday at around 11:36 pm to rescue seven people trapped inside a flooded motel. “On…
Unvaccinated children hospitalized at twice the rate during Omicron surge -U.S. study
By Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) – Hospitalization rates for unvaccinated children ages 5 to 11 were twice as high as among those who were vaccinated during the record COVID-19 surge caused by the…
U.S. crude stocks surge on strategic reserve release
By David Gaffen (Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks surged by more than 9 million barrels, in part due to releases from the nation’s strategic reserves, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last…
U.S. March budget deficit falls sharply as revenues surge, COVID outlays drop
(Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $193 billion budget deficit in March, less than a third of the $660 billion gap a year earlier, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday, as…
Australia business conditions surge in March, inflation runs hot
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – A measure of Australian business conditions picked up sharply in March as firms saw strong sales and labour conditions, while surging costs pushed retail prices higher in…
DEA Warns Law Enforcement To Prepare For A Surge In ‘Mass-Overdose Events’ From Fentanyl
DEA Warns Law Enforcement To Prepare For A Surge In ‘Mass-Overdose Events’ From Fentanyl Jennie Taer on April 6, 2022 Amid an epidemic of overdose deaths caused largely by fentanyl, the Drug…
Union election petitions surge as U.S. workers organize
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK – U.S. workers and labor groups filed 57% more petitions to be represented by unions in the last six months as high-profile organizing campaigns at Starbucks Corp,…
China relies on traditional medicine to fight COVID surge in Shanghai
SHANGHAI – Shanghai is distributing to residents millions of boxes of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), such as herbal products and flu capsules, which it says can treat COVID-19 in the battle to…
Nuclear missiles, bombs market to surge 73% by 2030-report
(Reuters) – The global market for nuclear missiles and bombs should surpass $126 billion within ten years, up nearly 73% from 2020 levels, according to a report by Allied Market Research on…
Peru suspends some fuel taxes to fight price surge
SANTIAGO -Peru’s ministry of economy and finance announced on Sunday that it would suspend taxes on the country’s most consumed fuels to fight surging prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The measure…
U.S. manufacturing sector activity slows in March; input prices surge – ISM
WASHINGTON – U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly slowed in March as tight supply chains continued to drive input prices higher, but factories boosted hiring, allowing them to reduce the backlog of unfinished work.…
El Salvador invokes emergency powers after surge in homicides
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’s Congress approved on Sunday emergency powers that temporarily suspended some constitutional protections after the Central American country recorded a sharp rise in killings attributed…
Chalco’s net profit hits 14-year high after surge in metals prices
By Min Zhang and Twinnie Siu BEIJING/HONG KONG – Aluminum Corp of China Ltd, known as Chalco, said on Tuesday its net income surged 564.6% in 2021 to log its best performance…
RNC Registering New Voters At Gas Stations As Prices Surge
RNC Registering New Voters At Gas Stations As Prices Surge Laurel Duggan on March 21, 2022 The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a voter registration initiative at gas stations across the country,…
U.S.-listed Chinese shares surge, set for best week ever
– U.S-listed shares of major Chinese companies including Didi Global and Alibaba surged on Friday, set to wrap a week that was marked by China’s top policymaker laying out plans to support…
War-driven price surge undermines Orban’s low-cost energy policy
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST – By extending a cap on retail fuel prices days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has steered into a policy trap that might…
Trafigura seeks funding as commodity surge triggers margin calls – Bloomberg News
– Global commodities trader Trafigura Group has been holding talks with private equity groups to secure additional financing as soaring prices trigger margin calls across the commodities industry, Bloomberg News reported on…
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