Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington

Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington

I got a journalism tip over drinks from a veteran Canadian correspondent when I first landed in Washington more than a decade ago — a formula for stories guaranteed to thrill audiences back home. In summary? The more ridiculous Americans look, the better. Guns, rednecks, cultural stereotypes, I was told, if you’ve got that, you’ve … Read more

Financial institution of England boss sees rates of interest trending ‘downwards’

Financial institution of England boss sees rates of interest trending ‘downwards’

Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, at the central bank’s headquarters in the City of London, U.K., on Nov. 29, 2024.  Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told CNBC Tuesday that “the path of interest rates will continue to be gradually downwards,” as the central bank … Read more

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ set to open, with Trump in attendance

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ set to open, with Trump in attendance

President Donald Trump will be in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday for the opening of a controversial immigrant detention center spearheaded by state Republican leaders, which has faced vocal pushback from Democrats, Native American leaders and activist groups over humanitarian and environmental concerns. The facility, informally dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by state Republicans, was the brainchild … Read more

Lady left with everlasting sunburned crimson nostril after falling asleep on vacation

Lady left with everlasting sunburned crimson nostril after falling asleep on vacation

Jessica McGirr first noticed the change five years ago when she was on a boat trip on the Spanish Island of Tenerife and ended up having a snooze in the blazing sun 08:26, 01 Jul 2025Updated 08:39, 01 Jul 2025 Jessica said the condition is destroying her self-confidence (Image: Jam Press/Jessica McGirr) A woman with … Read more

Ottawa averted a commerce setback. However Trump may come for provide administration subsequent

Ottawa averted a commerce setback. However Trump may come for provide administration subsequent

Dreams do come true. U.S. President Donald Trump wished for Canada’s tax on U.S. tech companies to disappear on Friday, and by Sunday, it had. Mostly, there was a sense of surprise that the federal government would play such a valuable card this soon. The digital services tax (DST), which Ottawa was supposed to start collecting on … Read more

Huawei open-sources extra AI fashions, grows into Chinese language AI juggernaut

Huawei open-sources extra AI fashions, grows into Chinese language AI juggernaut

In recent years, the company has transformed from a competent private sector telecommunications firm into a “muscular technology juggernaut straddling the entire AI hardware and software stack,” said Paul Triolo, partner and senior vice president for China at advisory firm DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. Ramon Costa | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Huawei has … Read more

Philadelphia metropolis employees strike after contract talks fail

Philadelphia metropolis employees strike after contract talks fail

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs went on strike Tuesday after contract negotiations broke down. District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees announced the strike on its Facebook page early Tuesday, saying “HOLD THE … Read more

Mellrichstadt: Knifeman's brutal assault at firm leaves one lifeless and two injured

Mellrichstadt: Knifeman's brutal assault at firm leaves one lifeless and two injured

A 21-year-old man has brutally knifed a colleague to death and seriously injured two others with police and other emergency services at the scene in the Bavarian city of Mellrichstadt in Germany Source link

European Central Financial institution chief economist says tightening cycle ‘achieved’

European Central Financial institution chief economist says tightening cycle ‘achieved’

The European Central Bank’s latest period of monetary policy interventions is “done,” the institution’s chief economist Philip Lane told CNBC on Tuesday. “We do think the last cycle is done, bringing inflation down from the peak of 10[%], back to 2%, that element is over, but on a forward-looking basis we do need to stand … Read more

Husband of Suzanne Morphew to look in court docket to face homicide cost a second time

Husband of Suzanne Morphew to look in court docket to face homicide cost a second time

DENVER — The husband of a woman who disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020 is set to appear in court in Colorado on Tuesday for the first time since being charged again with murder in her death. Barry Morphew was arrested June 20 in Arizona after being newly indicted in the death of Suzanne Morphew, three … Read more