Analysts predict that the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) will rise by 8% on a year-over-year basis in October, down from the 8.2% reported in September. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, is forecast to be 0.5% against 0.6% last month. Thursday’s data will be the first of two inflation reports
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported Wednesday that six teenage students were killed when their car collided with a semi. The 2015 Chevrolet Spark carrying the 16-year-old driver and front seat passenger were not wearing seat belts when they collided with the rock hauler Tuesday afternoon in Tishomingo, a rural city of about 3,000 people located
Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe has announced his decision to step down before the end of his six-year term as the Senate Armed Services Committee’s ranking Republican. Inhofe says he is “absolutely” comfortable making the decision. His wife, Kay, and he “have decided that we need to spend more time with each other,” Inhofe said Friday
An 8-year-old girl was killed during a wedding celebration in a French Alpine town three weeks ago, and an ex-soldier is accused of killing her. After three weeks of testimony, a trial verdict is expected. Nordahl Lelandais is being prosecuted by Jacques Dallest for allegedly kidnapping and killing Maelys de Araujo in 2017. Derailed after
On Christmas Eve, two separate shootings in Brooklyn resulted in five men being wounded, police said Saturday. There were multiple hits around 11:50 p.m. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens as a gunman opened fire on four men outside a deli near Nostrand Ave. and Sterling St., police said. An adult male, 50, and a male, 41,
The third demonstration of thousands of peaceful protesters in central Brussels occurred on Sunday, this latest demonstration against their government’s reinforced COVID-19 restrictions imposed to counter a spike in infections and emerging omicron variant. Given that prior protests had sometimes descended into violence, arrests, and injuries, there was a heavy police presence on streets in
The 20-year sentence handed to opposition leader Reckya Madougou is a message from the government that it will not tolerate any form of democracy, her lawyer said. In the early hours of Saturday, a special court convicted Madougou for financing terrorism. It was the second jailing of an opposition figure within a week. The democratic
House Democrats plan on bringing a short-term government funding bill to the floor today for debate before Friday night’s deadline. Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn, of the House Appropriations Committee announced Thursday morning that House Democrats have reached an agreement on a continuing resolution that keeps the government operating until Feb. 18. Although she said it
The massive hit “Squid Game” ranked No. 1 among all Netflix Originals in its first month. Netflix has been a favorite of North Koreans for years, but it appears to have come down hard when the government found out. An unnamed source from Radio Free Asia said that people who distribute or watch Netflix’s hit
Over the next several weeks, millions of televisions will be tuned to watch the most elite athletes in the world compete. While the competition is entertaining, there are poignant lessons every entrepreneur can learn from these high performing athletes and apply to our businesses. Olympic athletes practice for decades leading up to the big win.
