Jury selection is expected to wrap up Wednesday in the federal trial of Ryan Routh, the 59-year-old North Carolina man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last year. The court is working through its third and final panel of prospective jurors, aiming to seat 12 jurors and four alternates before opening statements begin Thursday morning. By the end ...
Jeffrey Miron From recent research: Neoliberalism and globalization are two distinct yet interrelated processes that began to spread across the world in the 1970s and 1980s. Neoliberalism aims to limit the role of the government in the economy; globalization creates an interconnected world and removes barriers between countries. Some scholars argue that these processes have contributed to the democratic recession—the ...
The imposition of 100% tariffs on all imports from China and India would create an unprecedented shock to global trade, according to Dr Jonathan Owens, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of Salford. Talking to Business Matters Dr Owens warns that such a move would severely disrupt supply chains, drive up costs, and have far-reaching ...
Video platform Vimeo has agreed to be acquired by Italian technology company Bending Spoons in a deal valued at $1.38 billion (£1.1bn). The all-cash transaction will see Vimeo shareholders receive $7.85 per share, a 91% premium on the company’s 60-day average closing price as of 9 September 2025. The transaction, unanimously approved by Vimeo’s board, is expected to close in ...
Formula 1 drivers Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson of the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) team have taken an unusual step to thank their hardworking pit crew: asking fans and creatives to design a bold, one-of-a-kind helmet through Airtasker. The brief, live now on the local services platform, challenges designers to come up with concepts that are “big, bold, ...
House Republicans are having early talks about cracking down on crime nationwide, the No. 2 GOP lawmaker suggested on Tuesday. ‘There are discussions about addressing some of these problems at a more federal level, but right now, we’re focused on D.C.,’ House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital. ‘The president’s been very effectively reducing crime in D.C., ...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris admits that former President Joe Biden got ‘tired’ while in office, but she insists there was no ‘big conspiracy’ to cover up his decline. Harris made the claims in a newly released excerpt from her upcoming book, ‘107 Days,’ which details her experience running for president with frequent throwbacks to her time as number two ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned ministers that access to the Treasury’s emergency funding pot will be sharply curtailed in the run-up to the government’s first Budget this autumn. In a letter to cabinet colleagues, Reeves said departments would only be able to draw on the Treasury Reserve once they had maximised internal savings. She added that any borrowing from the ...
Virgin Media O2 has celebrated hiring its 1,000th apprentice with the release of a new short film, 1,000 Seconds of Impact, showcasing the transformative power of apprenticeships across the business. The film features stories from current and former apprentices, highlighting their experiences, ambitions and the opportunities provided by the company’s award-winning early careers programme. The initiative is designed to help ...
Contactless card payments could soon exceed the current £100 cap – and even become unlimited – under proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulator is consulting on plans that would give banks and card providers the freedom to set their own limits, potentially making the four-digit PIN a rarity for UK shoppers. The changes would bring physical cards ...