A huge threat to the U.S. budget has receded. And no one is sure why.
Instead of growing and growing, as it always had, spending per Medicare beneficiary has nearly leveled off after more than a decade.
Day: September 5, 2023
TV anchor Ruschell Boone, who spotlighted NYC’s diverse communities, dies of pancreatic cancer at 48
Ruschell Boone, an award-winning reporter and anchor for New York City TV station NY1, has died after battling pancreatic cancer over the past year.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Burning Man disaster was an ‘act of God’ and trapped revellers are ‘brainwashed’
Rampant – and debunked – conspiracy theories have spread online about the chaotic festival in the Nevada desert
Bimco expects tankers to rise as container ships drown in capacity and China sinks bulkers
China is expected to account for more than half of global increase in oil demand to end of 2024, according to shipowners group
Stories Worth Telling
Like other underrepresented populations, military spouse history is largely an oral history, in which stories, if not hyperbole, are passed from one spouse to another.
Israel PM Pitches Fiber Optic Cable To Link Asia, Middle East With Europe
Israel’s prime minister on Sunday floated the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable linking countries in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula with Europe through Israel and Cyprus. From a report: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya…
Aid group official warns the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine risks becoming “normalized”
A major aid group is concerned that there is not enough international attention given to Ukraine and is bracing for fewer donations used to finance operations in the battle-scarred country, its president warned on Tuesday.
A Georgia redistricting trial begins with a clash over what federal law requires for Black voters
Challengers to Georgia’s voting district maps are telling a federal judge that the state is legally required to provide more political opportunities to Black voters.