Author: Leslie Stewart

Three people were killed in a boat crash on Lake Alabama during a fishing tournament Wednesday morning, officials said.The collision between the two ships on Lake Lewis Smith occurred at 7:03 a.m. when Nitro’s bus boat attacked the center console boat, Alabama law enforcement said.The accident occurred on the second day of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational, Major League Fishing said in a statement.”Our thoughts, prayers and deepest concern lie with everyone affected by this tragic incident,” Major League Fishing said.The dead were identified as Joey M. Bloom, 58. John K. Clark, 44; Jeffrey C. Little, 62, Alabama Law Enforcement said.All…

Cargo ships and containers in Qingdao Port, Shandong Province, eastern China, on December 4th, 2024.Stringer | AFP | Getty ImagesThe World Trade Organization warned on Wednesday that global trade outlook “suddenly worsened” in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.”The outlook for global trade has been sharply deteriorating due to a surge in tariffs and trade policy uncertainty,” the WTO said on Wednesday in its latest “World Trade Outlook and Statistics” report.Based on the currently in place tariffs, it is expected to fall by 0.2% in 2025, including a 90-day suspension of “mutual tariffs.”The decline is expected to be…

It’s a big week in the “Law and Order” universe. It’s a big week for Peter Scannavino personally as the mothership intersects with the “SVU.””It felt like an accomplishment not only for my character, but for myself,” Scanavino tells Today.com. I was there as a guest star and to be there as this character, it felt great. ”The actor portrays Ada Dominick’s “Sonny” Carisi in “Law & Order: Special Actims Unit,” and previously took the guest role as another character in both “Law & Order” and “SVU,” before landing full-time as Kariji, who started as a police officer before moving…

Consumer spending was stronger than expected in March, as the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday.Higher estimates of retail sales were better than Dow Jones’ estimates of 1.2%, higher than the 0.2% increase in February and a 1.4% increase in monthly. It was adjusted to suit seasonality but not prices, and the year-over-year rise was 4.6%, but the largest monthly increase since January 2023.Excluding cars, the numbers were stronger than expected, with sales increasing by 0.5% compared to the 0.5% forecast. Economists were hoping that the car sales numbers would jump as buyers tried to preempt President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs.Auto…

Since its launch in 2013, Gate.io is the finest cryptocurrency exchange with 3,800 spot pairs and over 600 futures contracts. The Gate.io Crypto Ecosystem is backed by 128% proof of its reserves, and includes revenue platforms, NFT markets, API tools and more.In this article, U.Today outlines the basic features of gate.io and the opportunities to unlock for cryptocurrency enthusiasts around the world.gate.io, Gateway to secure, fast, and feature-rich cryptographic cryptographic: Highlights:Gate.io is one of the most trusted and reputable cryptocurrency ecosystems serving over 22 million users.Gate.io is a multi-product cryptocurrency ecosystem for purchasing all operations with crypto, trading, staking, revenue…

Four students, including three gunshot wounds, were injured after being shot at Wilmer Hutchins High School in Dallas on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.Dallas Fire and Rescue Service officials confirmed the injury and said the patient was between 15 and 18 years old.Students were seen evacuating the main school building after the shooting was reported to authorities around 1pm.”I turned around and all I heard was seven gunshots. I grabbed the teacher and ran to my room,” said student Patrick Campos. “We ran, everyone was running.”Paramedics work at the shooting scene at Wilmer Hutchins High School in Dallas on Tuesday.NBC 5…

A Russian court sentenced the extremist journalists to five and a half years each, each of whom were convicted of working in an anti-corruption group founded by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.Antonina Favlskaya, Kostantin Gabov, Sergei Karelin and Artyom Kriger were convicted of involvement with groups labeled as extremists. All four claimed that they were innocent and that they were being charged with working as journalists.The closure trial was part of a ruthless crackdown on dissent that reached an unprecedented scale after Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022.Authorities have urged opposition, independent journalists, rights activists and Russians critical…

Opinion: Blake Cassidy, CEO of BambooThe Crypto podcast was a go-to source for newcomers and helped bring Crypto into the mainstream. However, it is important to remember that podcasters are constantly tuned as fresh faces grow.”You might say that learning Spanish will be easier as you buy FOMO, buy DIP, ignore FUD and tune for Wagmi to just try to learn Crypto.Podcasters are more important than ever for crypto adoption ratesIt’s important to attract regular listeners, but it can certainly follow the beginners who listen to it because they’re tired of hearing their peers’ bragging about cryptography at work.You can…

TALHASSEE, Fla. — At least twice in the past year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ top government staff have helped directly raise campaign contributions that practice members of his own political parties want to end.The proposal defended by Republicans at the State Capitol would ban state employees (employees who work for the governor or others) from carrying out most traditional campaign-type activities during work hours, including soliciting campaign contributions.The law came in last week after NBC News first reported last month that two top staff members from the governor’s office called state lobbyists to call state lobbyists to raise money for…

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller will speak at the Clearinghouse Annual Meeting held in New York City on November 12th, 2024.Brendan McDermid | ReutersFederal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said Monday that he expects the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on prices will be “temporary” and will accept a term in which the central bank was in trouble during the final game of inflation.”This already sounds like this must be a mistake given what happened in 2021 and 2022. But just because it didn’t work doesn’t mean you shouldn’t think of it that way again,” Waller said in his statement…