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On February 22, 2025, I was browsing the food stalls along Portobello Road Market in Notting Hill, west London.Mike Kemp | Photos | Getty ImagesThe UK economy grew to a 0.5% month higher than expected in February amid a surge in service output, official data showed on Friday.Analysts predicted a monthly increase in gross domestic product by 0.1% in February, according to LSEG data.Released the interim figures, the National Statistics Bureau said a 0.3% expansion in the services sector has driven a surprising jump in growth. In January, the service recorded a monthly increase of 0.1%.Production recovered significantly in February,…

The aunt, an Idaho teenager who was shot nine times by police, said that officers should have spent more time assessing the situation before they fired the weapon.Victor Perez remained in danger at the hospital Thursday and has not regained consciousness since the shooting at Pocatello on Saturday, his aunt Anna Vasquez said.Perez, 17, who has autism and cerebral palsy, was taking a knife during the family barbecue, so his sister was trying to escape from him when her neighbor called the police, Vasquez said.”He called to see officers help us,” she said.The shooting, filmed on video, sparked protests in…

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That includes being as comprehensive as possible for gender, but with little limitation.For example, during a local NAIGC meeting, there are no gender categories. Athletes compete with all other athletes at designated skill levels. This can be done from beginner/development routines to things that NCAA department I cannot meet.Gymnasts can jump on any device they want. Woman with parallel bars. Balance beam man. I’ll go almost anything. At its annual national conference, NAIGC may even offer “decathlons.” This allows athletes of all gender identity to compete against each other in all six-tenths of the fields.”(We want to make sure people…

Consumer price inflation was eased more than expected in March as President Donald Trump prepared to launch tariffs on U.S. trading partners, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.The consumer price index, a wide range of goods and services costs across the US economy, fell to a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in March, reducing the 12-month inflation rate to 2.4% from 2.8% in February.Excluding food and energy, so-called core inflation ran at 2.8% per year, up 0.1% that month. This was the lowest core inflation rate since March 2021.According to Dow Jones’ consensus, Wall Street was looking for a headline inflation…

In the illustration in this photo, the double exposure image shows President Donald Trump’s president against the EU flag.SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union will suspend the adoption of retaliatory tariffs on US goods for 90 days.On Wednesday, EU members voted in favour of a package designed to meet the 25% tariff on steel and aluminum that was released last month. The duties are expected to be finalized in the coming days, with the first tranche expected to come into effect on April 15th. The full list of target…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Johnnygreig | E+ | Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs economists warned that oil prices in conflicts caused by declining demand, fears of the world trade war and crude increase in supply could more than double the Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit.The bank’s outlook highlighted the pressure on the kingdom to change its mammoth spending plans and fiscal measures.”The fiscal deficits that are likely to be seen in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries, particularly in major powers like Saudi Arabia, will be quite important,” Goldman Sachs’ Farouk Susa, an economist in the Middle East and North Africa, told CNBC’s Access Middle East…

Gretchen Whitmer became governor after committing to “fixing the damn road” in Michigan. Whether she goes further depends on how well she can navigate through some of the early bumps to position herself, as there is a possibility of a White House bid.On Wednesday, during a trip to Washington, D.C., Whitmer, who spotlighted her outlook in 2028, hit what many of her fellow Democrats considered two pretty substantial potholes.First, in a policy speech outlined on a “consistent national strategy,” Whitmer bets on a common ground with President Donald Trump. And while Whitmer criticised Trump’s drastic, roller coaster rollout and subsequent…

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon will speak to the New York Economics Club in Manhattan, New York City, USA on April 23, 2024.Mike Seger | Reutersjpmorgan chain CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that the US economy is likely heading into a recession as President Donald Trump’s Royle Financial Market.The trade war between the US and China has once again actively sold stocks and bonds in morning trade. Stock market futures surge amid concerns over financial and economic stability brought about by exchanges at speeds between the two countries, and bonds surge.”I think (the recession) is…

According to several people familiar with the debate, one of the top advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegses recommends cutting ties with Scouting America, known for decades as a Boy Scout.Tami Radhabo, deputy aide to the Secretary of Defense and direct adviser to Hegus, has lobbyed other senior officials to suspend relations with the Pentagon decades-old group for strategic involvement. It is not clear where Hegseth and the people around him stand in this issue.The Pentagon has not yet decided whether to cut off that relationship and whether it is a complete disconnection of the bond or something like that…