New Jersey bill would give seniors extra time to cancel home improvement contracts
TRENTON, N.J. — Seniors in New Jersey could soon have more time to cancel home improvement contracts under a new bill introduced by state lawmakers. Sponsored by Senators Linda R. Greenstein (D-14)…
Payback time, Italy seeks to lessen COVID loan burden
By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Francesco Zecchini MILAN – Gianni Polidori served a final espresso in his freshly renovated cafe in the Italian port of Ancona at the end of March.…
“Long Time Coming” Update: Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to a role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana in Parkersburg and elsewhere. According to…
North Carolina man sentenced to additional prison time after lying during sentencing in previous case involving theft of company’s trade secrets
SAVANNAH, GA: A North Carolina man has been sentenced to additional time in prison after being convicted of lying during a prior sentencing for conspiring to steal trade secrets from aircraft manufacturing companies.…
U.S. Treasury 10-year yield hits 3% for first time in more than three years
NEW YORK – The U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yield on Monday hit 3% for the first time since December 2018, a psychological milestone that could have major implications for other financial markets.…
Tennis-From ‘Boom Boom’ to bust, Becker must now serve time
By Alan Baldwin LONDON – Boris Becker’s thunderous delivery earned him the nickname ‘Boom Boom’ as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but on Friday, aged 54 and bust, the German great…
FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: It’s Time To Fix Our China Supply Chain — Before It’s Too Late
FURCHTGOTT-ROTH: It’s Time To Fix Our China Supply Chain — Before It’s Too Late Diana Furchtgott-Roth on April 28, 2022 As if exports of COVID-19 were not enough, China is now exporting…
Spanish quarterly unemployment ticks up for first time since Q3 2020
(Reuters) – Spanish unemployment rose in January-March for the first time since the third quarter of 2020, raising concerns that an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic may be faltering. Unemployment edged…
Antisemitic Incidents Soar To All Time High: REPORT
Antisemitic Incidents Soar To All Time High: REPORT Laurel Duggan on April 27, 2022 Antisemitic incidents including assault, harassment and vandalism soared in 2021, according to an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) audit, representing…
Biden to limit his time at White House correspondents dinner to avoid COVID exposure
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will limit how much time he spends at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner on Saturday as he works to limit his potential exposure to…
State Worker Indicted for Faking Pregnancy to Get Time Off
ATLANTA, GA – They say crime doesn’t pay. Unless your crime is faking your pregnancy to get paid for time off from your cushy government job, crime did pay for one Georgia…
Canada draws 1 million travelers in one week for first time since pandemic
By Jenna Zucker TORONTO – Canada attracted more than one million travelers in a week for the first time since the pandemic, government data showed on Friday, as easing of COVID-19 border…
Industrial output in Shanghai falls for first time in 2 years
BEIJING -Industrial output in Shanghai, China’s most populous city, slumped in March, the first monthly decline in two years, after stringent lockdown measures halted production in some factories, a city official said…
China Q1 accommodation, catering sector shrinks for first time since 2020
BEIJING – China’s accommodation and catering sector contracted in January-March from a year earlier for the first time since 2020, pointing to increasingly flagging consumption weakened by COVID curbs on travel and…
Ukraine says Russia used long-range bombers on Mariupol; first time in war
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday that for, the first time since the start of its invasion, Russia used long-range bombers to attack the besieged port city…
‘Long time, if ever’ before dollar replaced as key global currency – Yellen
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it would be “a long time, if ever” before the U.S. dollar was replaced as the key reserve currency in the global economy. The…
U.S. House Democrats introduce bill requiring time off for voting
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Monday proposed legislation requiring employers give their workers paid time off to vote, following failed attempts by Congress…
For first time, a U.S. Capitol riot defendant is acquitted
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Wednesday issued the first acquittal in a criminal trial stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying prosecutors failed…
Barkin: Fed has time to reach a more neutral rate given ongoing pandemic effects
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve “has some time” to raise rates towards a more neutral level, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said Wednesday, a counter to calls for a faster pace of…
Column-Felling the ‘magic money tree’ as central banks call time :Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON – The race is on to declare a paradigm shift in the world economy toward higher inflation and interest rates and the jolt to public borrowing costs could…
South Florida Defendant Who Assaulted and Threatened to Kill Federal Prosecutor Lands Himself Additional Time in Prison
Miami, Florida – A 34-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who hurled a chair at, and threatened to kill, an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) after receiving an unfavorable jury verdict has been…
Personal Touch, Helping Policyholders in Time of Need, and Affordable Rates are Keys to 60 Years of Success for Mercury Insurance
One of the best insurance companies in America, according to Forbes, continues its mission of providing high quality protection at affordable rates LOS ANGELES, April 1, 2022 — Mercury Insurance sold its first…
ECB needs time to analyse fallout from ‘very high’ inflation: Lane
FRANKFURT – Euro zone inflation is “very high” but the European Central Bank needs time to assess the net impact of higher energy prices on workers’ wage demands and costs for households…
Dulles CBP Officers Find the Perfect Time to Stop Counterfeit Watches
STERLING, Va. – If this traveler could turn back time, if he could find a way, he might take back his newly purchased wrist watches to the Pakistan vendor. Instead, U.S. Customs…
Japan’s Feb factory output rises for first time in three months
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japanese factories posted their first rise in output in three months in February as resilience in global demand led to a rebound in car production, a welcome…
WHO says most likely scenario shows COVID severity will decrease over time
(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out three possible scenarios for how the pandemic will evolve this year. “Based on what we know now,…
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