Matthew Haynes said he’s not yet sure exactly what the future holds for the LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, but that there is one. “There's a story to be told and it's important to remember that story is not this gunman,” he said. “It’s what has happened afterwards.”
The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, will start on Friday with well over one million Muslims from around the world expected to take part.- Four other pillars - The hajj is the last pillar of Islam.
The British economy failed to grow in April, official figures showed Wednesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made the return of growth and a generally calmer economic backdrop a central pillar of the Conservative Party's election campaign. The Office for National Statistics said wet weather dampened consumer spending and construction during the month. The flat monthly reading came after a 0.6% increase during the first quarter of the year, which Sunak has made much of on the campaign trail following a period of muted growth.
Invaders in the Petit Palais: some 60 of the world's most renowned street artists have been invited into the rarefied confines of a Paris institution, even if some admit it raises questions about whether they belong. But the exhibition has also made him question himself, he told AFP: "To enter into a closed space like this is to enter into an institution -- it's a bit counter to what we try to do outside."
Regional security concerns will overshadow lucrative trade ties when China's Premier Li Qiang visits New Zealand and Australia this week, with the mood markedly different from the last Chinese premier's visit seven years ago. Li arrives in New Zealand on Thursday, before travelling to Australia at the weekend, China's foreign ministry said. Australia is the top supplier of iron ore to China, its largest trading partner, but there is competition for Australia's rare earths needed for electric vehicles and defence from Western security allies.
German energy company Uniper said Wednesday that a tribunal has awarded it more than 13 billion euros (nearly $14 billion) in damages for gas that Russia's Gazprom hasn't supplied since 2022. Uniper said the arbitration tribunal based in Stockholm also ruled on June 7 that it has the right to terminate long-term gas supply contracts with state-owned Gazprom Export, and it is now formally ending the relationship. The German government nationalized Uniper at the end of 2022 after Russia cut gas supplies to the country.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touched down in Doha on Wednesday for talks with key mediator Qatar after Hamas gave its response to a US-led proposal for a ceasefire in war-ravaged Gaza.Hamas, responding to the plan laid out on May 31 by President Joe Biden, proposed amendments late Tuesday including a ceasefire timeline and the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, according to a source familiar with the talks.
An unprecedented two weeks of legal drama that yielded historic convictions of a former president and a sitting president’s son have also produced a clear political takeaway.
Turning point votes for Southern Baptists and more news to know on Wednesday.
Markets have been broadly cautious this week, seeking clearer signs on the likely policy path, although a surge in Apple shares helped lift the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record closing highs for the second consecutive session on Tuesday. Apple's shares edged down 0.7% in premarket trading. With a market capitalization of $3.18 trillion as of Tuesday's close - just behind Microsoft - this latest spurt meant Apple firmly reclaimed its spot ahead of AI chip powerhouse Nvidia's $2.97 trillion in the race for pole position as the world's most valuable company.
One of Greece’s most famous landmarks will close during the hottest time of the day as a heat wave sweeps parts of the country
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, with new economic projections from the U.S. central bank's policymakers likely to show fewer rate cuts this year and a delayed start to monetary policy easing. Fed officials will receive a new round of inflation data that could shape their outlook just hours before they conclude their latest two-day meeting and release a fresh policy statement and updated quarterly projections. But with the Fed's efforts to lower inflation to its 2% target showing only modest improvement this year through April and strong job growth allaying concerns of a weakening economy, analysts expect the central bank to maintain its "no-rush" attitude towards rate cuts, leaving the benchmark policy rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range that was set last July.
The decision would spare U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers from time-consuming and expensive work, according to the report. For months, hospitals and other care providers have urged the HHS to shift the notification burden to UnitedHealth and its unit, as the providers lack the money and information to do so. The company, HHS and the Senate Finance Committee did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired successive barrages of rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday, after an Israeli air strike killed a senior commander in south Lebanon the previous day.The latest barrages from Lebanon came after an Israeli air strike killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday.
Austria’s government, nearing the end of its five-year term, announced Wednesday the Alpine country’s next parliamentary election will be held on Sept.29. This comes in the wake of a narrow win by the far-right Freedom Party over Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative Austrian People’s Party in last week’s European Parliament election which saw hard-right parties achieving major gains across the 27-nation bloc. The Freedom Party took 25.4% of the vote on Sunday, taking first place in a nationwide election for the first time.
Amanda Parezo found a way to persevere and thrive. Now the Philadelphia woman is advocating for accessibility and speaking out against gun violence.
The iPhone maker retained its crown as the world's most valuable brand for the third straight year in 2024, followed by Alphabet's Google at $753 billion and Microsoft at $713 billion, Kantar said. Earlier this week, Apple unveiled new AI features, which are expected to rekindle demand for iPhones and reverse a sales decline for its biggest-selling product due to choppy consumer spending and resurgent tech rivals. With a market capitalization of $3.18 trillion, Apple was just behind Microsoft at $3.22 trillion, and ahead of AI chip powerhouse Nvidia at $2.97 trillion.
It turns out these judges - all appointed by Republican former President Donald Trump - got the history wrong, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on May 16 in a 7-2 decision authored by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, saving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from an existential threat. It was one of several far-reaching decisions by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the Supreme Court has reviewed during its current term, which began in October and is expected to conclude by the end of June. The Supreme Court, which itself has a 6-3 conservative majority, has yet to issue rulings in most of this term's highest-profile cases arising from the 5th Circuit, including one on the abortion pill and two on gun rights.
Apple’s challenge is proving to consumers that its "AI for the rest of us" is the long-awaited killer use case for artificial intelligence.
The Malawi government said Wednesday that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along with eight other people. President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning on Tuesday, when the wreckage of the small military plane carrying Chilima and a former first lady was discovered in a mountainous area in the country's north. Chakwera has appointed a ministerial committee to oversee preparations for Chilima's state funeral, the government said in a statement.
The European Union moved Wednesday to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing's subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, said it would impose provisional tariffs that would result in Chinese automakers facing additional duties of as much as 38%, up from the current level of 10%.
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