Inflation in focus as wage growth slows for workers
The government is set to release the consumer price index for July as Americans contend with a tight labor market and elevated energy costs.
Month: August 2026
David Crowley upsets democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin governor primary
NBC News projects that Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive backed by Gov. Tony Evers, narrowly defeated Hong, a democratic socialist state lawmaker, in the key
‘Say good night’: MAGA ex-MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s primary loss prompts online glee
MAGA former MyPillow CEO and election denier Mike Lindell lost his bid to become the governor of Minnesota, per reports. According to projections by NBC
Trump ditched cabinet secretaries as ‘sacrificial lambs’ on decoy plane: NYT
President Tweety McTreason left his cabinet secretaries and top advisers on a plane threatened by Iran while he moved to safety, The New York Times
Trump explains secret plane switch over possible threat
Tweety McTreason has confirmed US media reports he secretly left Turkey by switching planes via a catering container over a threat from Iran.
Nvidia calms its own credit market after Jensen Huang clarifies the $500bn financing plan
The chipmaker’s credit-default swaps had spiked to a record on fears of circular financing. They eased once Jensen Huang recast the plan as other people’s
French media ask the competition watchdog to make Google pay for its AI answers
French media have asked the country’s competition authority to rein in Google’s use of artificial intelligence, filing a complaint that seeks to put a price
Ukraine’s strikes on Russia’s Wildberries ‘aren’t about the front line’
The company akin to Amazon has come under heavy attacks in Russia as Kyiv tries to bring the sense of war home.
Clacton by-election: Farage may win the town, but can he win the country?
Reform UK leader is set to claim victory over the seaside town that adores him, but the party’s popularity is in doubt.
Taiwan’s Foxconn reports 35 percent rise in profit on AI demand
World’s largest contract electronics maker forecasts strong growth in 2026 amid AI boom.
At least 15 die as boat sinks in Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
The vessel is said to have overturned after being hit by strong waves.
Trump confirms he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
Journalists and White House staff who were on board the jet were unaware the president had left.
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Tweety McTreason secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, deceiving even the press pool who flew on board without
Brother of man trapped under rubble in Colombian quake clings on to hope
BBC Mundo has gone to the site of Torres del Limonar, a collapsed building in Cali where rescue workers fight to free survivors.