Speaking to the press while departing the White House on Friday, President Biden blasted voting restrictions that were signed into law Thursday in Georgia.
Austria's government is adjusting its forecast for 2021 tax revenue and public spending, leading to a bigger budget deficit as lockdowns crimp economic growth and force the government to expand assistance to hard-hit sectors of the economy. Planned payments stand at 97.4 billion euros, an increase of 5.5 billion euros ($6.59 billion) compared to previous estimate, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. Meanwhile, tax revenue is likely to come in 2.6 billion euros less than had been expected at 72.5 billion euros, boosting the forecast budget deficit by 8.1 billion euros to 30.7 billion euros.
NASA hopes to score a 21st-century Wright Brothers moment on Monday as it attempts to send a miniature helicopter buzzing over the surface of Mars in what would be the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. A modest debut is likewise in store for NASA's twin-rotor, solar-powered helicopter Ingenuity. While the mere metrics may seem less than ambitious, the "air field" for the interplanetary test flight is 173 million miles from Earth, on the floor of a vast Martian basin called Jezero Crater.
'The Bill' was the longest-running police drama on British TV when it was cancelled in 2010.
The stock market is now in a Power Trend, but note key warning signs too. Square and other growth plays have new handles. Will Tesla join them?
For the past 12 years, growth stocks have run absolute circles around value stocks. Borrowing rates have continued to push lower and, for much of the past 12 years, the Federal Reserve has maintained a dovish stance with regard to monetary policy. In short, growth stocks have had cheap access to capital with which to innovate, hire, and even acquire other businesses.
Atlantia investor and hedge fund TCI has urged Italy's government not to put any pressure on the Italian infrastructure group to strike a deal to sell its motorway business Autostrade, a letter seen by Reuters shows. TCI's letter, dated April 12, asks the government to allow Atlantia to evaluate "independently and free from any political interference" an offer for Autostrade from Spanish infrastructure group ACS. Autostrade, which manages half of Italy's motorway network, has been in the political crosshairs since the 2018 deadly collapse of a Genoa motorway bridge run by the company.
It's been 13 months since Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced that it was partnering with BioNTech to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Since then, Pfizer's shares are up more than 26%. Should you buy Pfizer in April?
A majority of Americans want to end lifetime appointments for U.S. Supreme Court justices, according to an Ipsos poll for Reuters, though less than half are in favor of other efforts to reform the judiciary. The national opinion poll, conducted on Thursday and Friday, found that 63% of adults supported term or age limits for Supreme Court justices. The poll also found that only 38% would support expanding the size of the court by adding four more justices.
The Peaky Blinders star's husband Damian Lewis says she armed her family with "courage to go on".
World powers should draw "clear red lines" with Russia and consider possible sanctions against Moscow when they're crossed, French President Emmanuel Macron told U.S. news network CBS in an interview. "We have to define clear red lines with Russia," Macron said, according to a video excerpt of the interview to be aired later on Sunday. Macron's remarks departed from France's previous stance on Russia and shifted the country closer to its U.S. ally.
A 10-year deal to race at the Hard Rock Stadium was confirmed ahead of Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna GP.
Charles Geschke set up Adobe in 1982, giving the world the ubiquitous PDF technology.
Fewer than 40 hitters in the past 29 seasons have had as hot a start as the Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo, ranging from Albert Pujols to Bo Hart. Who?
Apr. 18—There is a lot of talk about how to handle student loan debt. There are the loans the students take out. There are the loans the parents take out to help. The Federal Reserve estimates Americans have about $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. Student loans are an overwhelming burden that makes people a third less likely to get a mortgage or car financing. It can affect the apartment ...
‘Greensill is the tip of the iceberg’ party warns
Apr. 18—MLB over the past two seasons has instituted a variety moves intended to shorten games. Perhaps the Pittsburgh Pirates should propose eliminating the first inning. The first inning continued to haunt the Pirates on Saturday in Milwaukee. The Brewers scored five runs in the bottom of the first and cruised to a 7-1 win. Veteran Trevor Cahill wasn't necessarily hit hard, but his season ...
Formula One racing is finally, officially coming to South Florida.
A shooting at a tavern in Wisconsin killed three people and seriously injured two others, police said. The shooting happened early Sunday at Somers House Tavern in the Village of Somers, Kenosha County Sgt. David Wright said. Wright said the shooting appeared to be a “targeted and isolated incident,” and authorities don't believe the general public is in danger.
It's a club no one wants to join. These Black families have lost loved ones to police brutality. The Chauvin trial could bring justice.
Shame probably kept people from showing up to a White Lives Matter rally, but there are other ways people are making racist statements in public.
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