[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a much-anticipated interest rate hike that takes benchmark borrowing costs to their highest level in more than 22 years. In a move that financial markets had completely priced in, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its funds rate by a quarter percentage point to … Read more
[ad_1] A top-ranking United States official said Friday that Washington was “encouraged” after the crises-hit Pakistani government announced holding elections soon. The coalition government’s tenure comes to an end on August 12, but officials have said that they might cut their term short and dissolve the assemblies before the stipulated time — around August 8. … Read more
[ad_1] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 7, 2023. Scott Morgan | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that it had settled fraud charges with Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company that is seeking to take former President … Read more
[ad_1] Former US President and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures about weight lifting as he speaks at a Republican volunteer recruitment event at Fervent, a Calvary Chapel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 8, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence for running a … Read more
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Washington’s supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as a crime. “The US administration itself gave an assessment to these munitions through the mouths of its employees some time ago, when the use of cluster munitions was called a crime by the US administration itself. I … Read more
[ad_1] QUINCY: Authorities in central Washington told some people to leave their homes immediately as a new, growing wildfire sparked west of Quincy on Monday afternoon. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office issued the evacuation notices for areas near the unincorporated community of Trinidad and the resort area of Crescent Bar. Washington’s Fire Marshal’s Office said … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A united US Federal Reserve agreed to hold interest rates steady at the June meeting as a way to buy time and assess whether further rate hikes would be needed, even as the vast bulk expected they would eventually need to tighten policy further, according to meeting minutes released on Wednesday.While “some participants” … Read more
[ad_1] Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the United States have called on President Joe Biden to address human rights issues during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington. In a letter sent to the White House and signed by 75 members of Congress, including 18 senators and 57 representatives, the lawmakers emphasised the importance … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: According to a recent study from the Boston Medical Centre, there is a connection between biomarkers found in the vitreous humour of the eye and pathologically confirmed cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in post-mortem brain and eye tissue.The findings of the study were published in IOS Press, this … Read more
[ad_1] The Pacific Container Terminal at the Port of Long Beach in California. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Longshore union and employers of 22,000 dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports on Wednesday said they have reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. The deal was reached with assistance from Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su, the Pacific Maritime Association said in a tweet, adding … Read more