Divers recover two bodies of missing workers after Baltimore bridge collapse

Divers have recovered the remains of two of the six missing workers tossed into Baltimore Harbour from a highway bridge that collapsed after being rammed by a faltering cargo freighter. The bodies were pulled from the Patapsco River on Wednesday, a day after the massive container ship lost power and its ability to manoeuvre before … Read more

Democrat who ran on abortion rights wins Alabama district

Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on abortion rights in deeply conservative Alabama, won a special election to the Alabama Legislature, in a victory that Democrats say illustrates voter backlash to extreme reproductive restrictions imposed by Republicans. Lands, a Democrat, on Tuesday decisively defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open House of Representatives seat in a … Read more

Ana Julia, World’s Largest Snake, Found Dead in Amazon Rainforest Just Weeks After Discovery

The species was found during filming for the National Geographics Disney+ series A giant anaconda, discovered just recently and believed to be one of the world’s largest, has been found dead. A snake researcher who helped with the initial discovery suggests a gunshot wound may be the cause.  The huge reptile, named Ana Julia, was … Read more

Haaland v Havertz: a style subplot as City’s goal machine meets Arsenal’s false 9 | Premier League

Sir Alex Ferguson once said: “Attack wins you games, defence wins you championships.” The meeting of Manchester City and Arsenal on Sunday could well prove the former Manchester United manager right. The teams are very different in style when it comes to their centre-forwards. Manchester City have arguably the world’s best No 9 in Erling … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war live: Poland and Ukraine hold talks on farm imports dispute | Ukraine

Poland and Ukraine hold talks on farm imports dispute Poland’s prime minister on Thursday hosted his Ukrainian counterpart for long-awaited talks designed to ease friction over Ukrainian farm imports and border blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers, reports news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). Poland has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine as it fights off a … Read more

3 things I want to see in a stock before buying in this market

At the beginning of the year, I was talking about how we didn’t need rate cuts. Maybe one, maybe none, and others were talking about needing six of them. What kind of Canopy Growth product were they smoking? I want to be clear about this: The economy is too strong to cut rates, but the … Read more

Standard Chartered says Japan ‘very, very close’ to yen intervention

Japan is “very, very close” to intervening in the yen, Steven Englander, head of Global G10 FX research and North America macro strategy at Standard Chartered Bank, told CNBC as the currency languishes at multi-decade lows. “I think we’re actually very, very close to them [Japanese authorities] jumping in … they’ve already discussed the political consequences … Read more

China’s Xi tells U.S. CEOs that bilateral relations can have a ‘brighter future’

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at an event held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. Carlos Barria | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. … Read more

Don’t sweat the prospect of no Fed rate cuts, economist says

Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the bank’s William McChesney Martin building on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Markets will continue to rally even if the Federal Reserve chooses not to cut interest rates this year, according to Steven … Read more