America’s four great adversaries — China, Iran, North Korea and Russia — are increasingly acting in unison to undercut US interests, the intelligence community revealed Tuesday. The 30-page threat assessment issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence singled out China as the “actor most capable of threatening US interests globally, though it…
Benzinga | Detroit Free Press Wall Street remained on edge as investors adopted a cautious stance amid an increasingly uncertain economic outlook this past week. At its March meeting, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25%-4.50%, signaling “no rush” to adjust its monetary policy. Yet, the central bank’s latest economic projections painted a…
Aging baby boomers could hold the key to a $1 trillion opportunity in the stock market, Mizuho says. Americans over the age of 75 are expected to make up 10% of the population by 2030, analysts said. Spending by the cohort, meanwhile, is expected to grow by over $1 trillion in the next five years….
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} On this week’s From the Halls of City Hall our guest is Councilman Mike Danforth. With a council meeting on Monday 3/3/25, there was a lot to discuss. Your browser does not support the audio element. A mid-term review of the Home Rule Charter is in progress. The committee is assessing…
Miguelangelo Hernandez | Augusta University What is OpenAI’s new rival, DeepSeek? Chinese startup DeepSeek released a cost-efficient artificial intelligence AI model that is rivaling U.S. AI programs. The United States is currently ahead in AI development due to its infrastructure, but China is a close second. While Chinese company DeepSeek recently made a breakthrough in…
Storm ahead There is still time for Starmer to become either of them. He left the White House under dark clouds — literally — and unanswered questions. Aides later clarified that despite Trump speaking of a trade deal, they were not prioritizing a full-fat free-trade agreement, long coveted in London after Brexit. Starmer, on the…
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK. Feb 25 23 mins read Source link
1. Picking up the phone: Almost three years after Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Trump decided it was time to re-establish direct contact between the president of the United States and Putin, a leader facing U.S. and EU sanctions, as well as an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for crimes against humanity…
Bill Gates said there are four things younger generations have to worry about in an interview with Patrick Collison. He identified the climate crisis, unchecked AI, nuclear war, and the spread of disease. Despite his concerns, Gates said he still thinks people will be “so much better off” in the future. If Bill Gates were…
A Husky dog in China has become an internet celebrity by helping guests transport their luggage to a homestay hotel. The unusual service has attracted many tourists and generated revenues as high as 200,000 yuan (US$27,000) over a three-day period. Nicknamed Hakimi, the four-legged porter was raised by Xu, the owner of a homestay in…