As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to play out, the USAID Office of the Inspector General (USAID OIG) pursues its investigation into allegations of U.S. taxpayer dollars being diverted to foreign terrorist organizations. A U.S. diplomatic official briefed on USAID OIG’s ongoing investigations told Fox News Digital that the OIG’s office ‘received and continues to receive reports directly ...
Jeffrey A. Singer In a recent New York Post opinion column, I criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mission creep, as it expanded from what Congress initially established as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946 to the large organization it is today—one that now involves itself in personal health and lifestyle issues, from smoking and diet and ...
The Department of Justice on Monday urged a federal court to reject former FBI Director James Comey’s bid to dismiss his case, arguing that his claims of selective prosecution are unfounded. The DOJ, in its 48-page filing, also denied that President Donald Trump’s September Truth Social post calling on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute prominent political adversaries, including ...
What if Sen. Bernie Sanders is right and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is wrong? What if the AI revolution causes mass layoffs of American workers, as the Vermont senator warned in a recent Fox News op-ed? And what if Powell is wrong that the softening labor market is due primarily to supply issues — lower immigration and a lower ...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a rare Downing Street address to lay the groundwork for her upcoming Budget, signalling that tough tax decisions lie ahead — but sought to pre-empt backlash by insisting the pressure on public finances “wasn’t our fault”. In the speech, she said the UK economy was struggling not because of Labour’s policies but because of “longer-term factors” ...
British households have reined in spending on gyms, streaming subscriptions and gaming over the past year, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to reshape consumer habits. New data from MoneySuperMarket’s Household Money Index, which tracks the income and spending patterns of 8,000 consumers across 31 categories, shows steep declines in discretionary spending, suggesting that households are choosing long-term financial security over ...
Nearly half of Britain’s shop workers are abused or attacked every week, according to new research exposing the human toll of the UK’s worsening retail crime crisis. The Retail Trust, which supports wellbeing across the retail sector, found that 43 per cent of shop floor employees had faced verbal or physical abuse on a weekly basis, while one in four ...
Britain has taken the global food crown in Deliveroo’s much-anticipated 2025 “Deliveroo 100 Report”, which charts the most popular and fastest-rising delivery trends across nine countries. London’s Papo’s Bagels topped the global list with its “Classic” smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel — the world’s number one order on Deliveroo this year — leading a record 16 UK dishes that ...
OpenAI has signed a landmark $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to secure the immense computing power required to train and deploy its next generation of artificial intelligence systems — marking one of the biggest technology infrastructure deals ever struck. The partnership, announced this week, will give the maker of ChatGPT access to vast fleets of graphics processors ...
HSBC has become the first major UK lender since the financial crisis to offer homebuyers loans worth up to 6.5 times their salary, in a move signalling the loosening of mortgage lending rules across the banking sector. The new deal, launched this week for HSBC Premier account holders, raises the maximum income multiple available on residential loans beyond that of ...