The House passed a short-term federal funding bill backed by President Donald Trump on Friday morning, paving the way for averting a government shutdown if the Senate follows suit. The legislation is aimed at keeping the government funded at current levels through Nov. 21 with a measure known as a continuing resolution (CR), designed to give House and Senate appropriators ...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris noted that she was unaware that she had ‘pulled the pin on a hand grenade’ with her response to a question while appearing on ‘The View’ ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to an Associated Press report about the unsuccessful candidate’s forthcoming book about her whirlwind 2024 White House campaign. Asked whether she would ...
Colleen Hroncich “That’s insane. I can’t start a school,” Rachel Good, founder of Discovery Learners’ Academy in Chattanooga, TN, initially told her husband. A longtime public school special education teacher, Rachel had grown increasingly frustrated by the system. Her career had spanned K‑8th grade, including self-contained special education classrooms, students with emotional and behavioral disorders, and inclusion, which means supporting ...
Sending money across borders has long been a test of patience. Traditional banks rely on legacy systems that were never designed for the speed and scale of global business today. This is why Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) are currently changing the market. An EMI is a licensed financial entity that can issue electronic money, provide IBAN accounts, process payments, and ...
UK businesses are losing an estimated £103bn a year to workplace sickness, a rise of 41% in just five years, according to new research. The analysis highlights that £25bn of the cost comes from presenteeism – employees turning up to work despite being unwell, leading to reduced productivity. Data shows a clear link between employee health and output: 93% of ...
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, is in advanced talks to pump $500 million (£400m) into Wayve, a UK-based self-driving car start-up. The fresh investment follows the company’s participation in Wayve’s record $1.1bn funding round last year alongside Microsoft, which was the largest ever for a European AI business. The new funding commitment was unveiled during an event in London ...
A Blackburn tour operator has been jailed for more than two years after fraudulently securing two £50,000 Covid Bounce Back Loans, despite companies only being entitled to one. Raja Imtiaz, 52, of London Road, Blackburn, dishonestly obtained the loans in June and July 2020 on behalf of his company, Al Fayroz Travel & Tourism Limited. Investigations by the Insolvency Service ...
President Donald Trump has suggested that US television networks critical of his administration should have their broadcast licences revoked. The comments came as he praised ABC for suspending late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose monologue about the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk sparked backlash. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his return from a state visit to the ...
In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, meeting new people has never been easier. LinkedIn messages arrive in your inbox, networking events seem to appear every week, Zoom calls can introduce you to someone on the other side of the country—or even the world—social media groups create communities based on shared interests, and casual introductions from friends or colleagues happen more often ...
Bristol-based band Massive Attack has requested that their music be removed from Spotify, protesting investments made by its founder, Daniel Ek, in a defence company producing military drones and AI technology. The band have also asked that Universal Music Group withdraw their work from all streaming services in Israel, as part of the broader “No Music for Genocide” campaign. According ...