The most-liked Persian-language tweet of all time comes from an unlikely source. The winner is not Ayatollah Khamenei, the Islamic Republic’s octogenarian Supreme Leader who has become a regular poster on X of virulently anti-Israel, antisemitic and anti-Western content. The unlikely winner, in fact, is closer to home. On January 11, 2020, former President Donald…
The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates this week was a surprise to … well, nobody. The US central bank, like many of its peers, had telegraphed the decision for weeks as it made inroads containing inflation and now seeks to prevent a wider slowdown in the economy. Even for an institution marked by…
Gov. Kathy Hochul joined members of the New York state United Teachers to tackle the issue of cell phones in schools, an evolving problem according to educators. A recent poll found that 80% of NYSUT membership agreed phones and social media were having a negative effect on students. “We come in ready to teach, and…
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half of a percentage point was “a political move.” “It…
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the US’s largest and best-known labor unions, has declined to endorse a candidate for president, citing major political divides among its membership, as well as dissatisfaction with each major candidate’s stances on key union priorities. In a tight presidential race where the vast majority of labor unions have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates was “an important signal” that inflation has eased as he poked at Donald Trump’s economic policies as a failure in the past and sure to “fail again” if revived. “Lowering interest rates isn’t a declaration of victory,” Biden told…
Lebanon’s leadership warned that the risk of further violence and escalation is extremely high following two days of attacks involving exploding communications devices across the country. The next 48 hours, ministers told CNBC Thursday, will be particularly dangerous. On Tuesday and Wednesday, thousands of communications devices — including pagers and two-way radios — used by…