Big US ports ask Congress to follow law for equal funding of dredging work
Ports say they stand to lose about $1 billion in funding for maintenance work because the US Army Corps of Engineers’ budget is not treating so-called donor ports equally.
Month: August 2025
South Africa in ‘intensive negotiations’ with the US over tariffs
In tonight’s edition, South Africa says it will be working hard to support its exporters hit by american new 30% tariff.
Also, as sea levels rise, Egypt’s historic coastal city of Alexandria faces a growing threat: climate change is about to erase …
Veterans Unemployment Rate Drops, But Trump Fires BLS Commissioner After Weak Overall Jobs Report
President Donald Trump ordered the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Friday following a weak jobs report showing that hiring was stalling nationwide, with the exception of the nation’s veterans.
Migrant crisis explodes in another European country as ‘humiliated’ locals take to streets
Tensions mounted in this EU country after a man from Venezuela stabbed a woman to death as she walked home through a park.
Jeffrey Epstein victims and family blast Trump for Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer
President Donald Trump and the Justice Department face criticism for not releasing information about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia has childhood street named for him in San Francisco
Several hundred fans turned out to name a tiny street in San Francisco after celebrated Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 8/1/2025
The stock market had its worst day since May after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of U.S. trading partners.
SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away
After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.
Mali’s ex-prime minister is arrested for supporting jailed critics of the ruling military junta
Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara has been taken into pretrial detention after expressing solidarity with jailed critics of the ruling military junta in a social media post.
Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries
A Japanese woman in China was attacked with a stone-like object in Suzhou on Thursday evening.