Texas border: appeals court to hear more arguments as experts warn of chaos if arrest law eventually allowed – live | US immigration

Texas border: appeals court to hear more arguments as experts warn of chaos if arrest law eventually allowed – live | US immigration

Experts warn of chaos if Texas immigration law is eventually allowed to take effect It was only for a few hours that Texas law SB4, which allows state police to arrest people suspected of crossing the border illegally, was in effect, and the Associated Press reports that it does not appear anyone was detained under … Read more

Middle East crisis live: vital to get pause in fighting but Israel has to ‘get Hamas leaders out of Gaza’, says UK minister | Israel-Gaza war

Middle East crisis live: vital to get pause in fighting but Israel has to ‘get Hamas leaders out of Gaza’, says UK minister | Israel-Gaza war

Cameron: vital to get pause in fighting but Israel has to ‘get Hamas leaders out of Gaza’ The UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, has spoken again about Israel and Gaza while on a trip to Thailand. He said it was vital for a pause in fighting to allow for the release of hostages, but that … Read more

Salary single person needs to live comfortably in major U.S. cities

Salary single person needs to live comfortably in major U.S. cities

To live “comfortably” as a single person in 99 of the largest U.S. metro areas, you’ll need a median income of $93,933, according to a recent SmartAsset analysis. “Comfortable” is defined as the income needed to cover a 50/30/20 budget, which assumes 50% of your monthly income can pay for necessities like housing and utility … Read more

‘Mr Yen’ says Japan may intervene if yen drops to 155

‘Mr Yen’ says Japan may intervene if yen drops to 155

Japanese authorities may intervene if the yen sinks to 155 to 160 against the dollar, according to a former top foreign exchange official Eisuke Sakakibara. The Bank of Japan’s decision on Tuesday to exit the world’s last remaining negative rates regime sparked a sell-off in the Japanese currency as Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated monetary conditions … Read more

14% of companies say workers have quit after seeing jobs with higher pay

14% of companies say workers have quit after seeing jobs with higher pay

Pay transparency policies, where businesses actively share the salary range on an open job, are becoming the norm. A majority, 60%, of companies now share pay ranges in job ads as of Payscale’s latest report on compensation best practices, which surveyed more than 5,700 business leaders and HR pros in late 2023. That share is … Read more

Ukraine’s success ‘matter of U.S. credibility’: Polish foreign minister

Ukraine’s success ‘matter of U.S. credibility’: Polish foreign minister

Ukraine sympathizers carry placards and fly a Ukrainian flag outside the U.S. Capitol building as the Senate works through the weekend on a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel on February 11, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images Ukraine succeeding against Russia in the war has become … Read more

Reddit power users balk at chance to participate in IPO as debut nears

Reddit power users balk at chance to participate in IPO as debut nears

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sarah Gilbert spends a lot of time on Reddit. For the past three years, she’s helped moderate the r/AskHistorians subreddit, which has 2 million members and was the subject of her Ph.D. dissertation. She’s been a lurker on the forum since 2012. But when the subject turns to … Read more

Bank of England set to hold rates, but falling inflation brings cuts into view

Bank of England set to hold rates, but falling inflation brings cuts into view

The Bank of England in the City of London, after figures showed Britain’s economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023. Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25% on Thursday, but economists are divided on when … Read more

safety issues with China-made syringes more widespread than initially known

safety issues with China-made syringes more widespread than initially known

Signage is seen outside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that Chinese-made plastic syringes that are distributed in the U.S. have “more widespread” quality control issues than were previously known. In a safety communication Tuesday, … Read more