PoliticsHuffPostWashington Post Columnists Point Out GOP's Sarah Huckabee Sanders Problem
The Trump White House press secretary's State of the Union rebuttal "vividly demonstrates a problem for the GOP," said Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent.
NewsHuffPostSen. John Fetterman Hospitalized Overnight
His staff says he has no signs of another stroke, but will have more tests.
BusinessAFP NewsMarkets fall as Fed officials flag rates to go higher for longer
Markets mostly fell Thursday on the prospect of US interest rates going higher, and for longer, as officials try to cool the economy and bring decades-high inflation under control.Governor Christopher Waller added: "It might be a long fight, with interest rates higher for longer than some are currently expecting."
NewsAFP NewsDomestic violence, child marriages soar in drought-hit Ethiopia
Forced into marriage by her family, 14-year-old Bisharo stayed only five days with her abusive new husband before fleeing his home, fending for herself in drought-stricken southern Ethiopia.In the wider region, temporary camps for people forced to flee the drought put women and girls at risk, he said.
NewsAFP NewsCuban worker exodus a 'catastrophe' for island's businesses
Like other businesses across Cuba, Nel Paradiso is grappling with a worker shortage amid unprecedented levels of people fleeing the island nation.Also a sommelier professor, Vazquez says he has trained more than 50 people who are no longer in Cuba.
BusinessAFP NewsToyota keeps profit forecasts despite supply chain headwinds
Japan's Toyota left its annual forecasts unchanged on Thursday despite ongoing disruption from the global chip shortage, as the cheaper yen offsets the impact of soaring materials prices.While operating profit fell over the nine months, it was up in the third quarter "as the positive effects of a weaker yen and volume increases exceeded the negative effect of soaring materials prices", Toyota said.
BusinessReutersAsian stocks draw massive foreign inflows on softer dollar, growth optimism
Emerging Asia ex-China stocks received massive inflows in January, with investors expecting the U.S. Federal Reserve to slow down the pace of its rate hikes and as the dollar weakened against regional currencies. Data from stock exchanges in Taiwan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea showed that foreigners purchased a net $8.8 billion worth of regional equities in January.
BusinessAFP NewsMSCI review puts India's Adani shares back in the red
Global stock index compiler MSCI said it was reviewing the status of equities in India's Adani Group on Thursday, ending a brief rally for the troubled conglomerate, as it fends off allegations of market manipulation.US-based MSCI said in a statement, published early Thursday India time, that the review was triggered by investor concerns about the "eligibility and free float determination of specific securities" associated with Adani Group.
PoliticsHuffPostTucker Carlson Goes To A Dark Place In Weird New Attack On Democrats
"You are promoting an ancient religious rite called human sacrifice," the Fox News host said during an anti-abortion rant.
NewsHuffPostNewsNation Reporter Arrested At Ohio Governor's Press Conference
Lambert, as he got placed into a squad car, said, “It’s tough to do your job in America in 2023, but we’ll keep doing it.”
BusinessHuffPostDisney Will Cut 7,000 Jobs In Effort To Save $5.5 Billion In Costs
“While this is necessary to address the challenges we’re facing today, I do not make this decision lightly,” CEO Bob Iger said.
NewsAFP NewsZelensky to attend EU summit to press for weapons, fighter jets
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to attend an EU summit in Brussels Thursday as the guest of honour where he will press allies to deliver fighter jets "as soon as possible" in the war against Russia.His attendance at the EU summit in Brussels will be "a signal of European solidarity," said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who met with Zelensky Wednesday in France.
NewsAFP NewsWhat we know about the Turkey and Syria earthquake
A strong earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria in the early hours of Monday, devastating cities and killing and injuring thousands.The quakes devastated entire sections of major cities in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria.
NewsAFP News'I shouted their names': the hole left by Nigeria's disappeared
It was only when she scrambled to the top of the mountain after fleeing the army attack on her village that Hafsatu Usman realised she had lost three of her children. "It's very hard," admitted Hafsatu Usman, tears pouring down her cheeks as little Yusuf pulled at her hijab.
NewsAFP NewsPhilippines' Marcos in Tokyo to sign defence, infrastructure deals
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos will meet Japan's prime minister Thursday seeking to deepen ties, including with defence deals, in response to growing Chinese military pressure in the region.He and Kishida are expected to sign seven agreements covering those areas on a trip that will also see Marcos meet Japan's emperor on Thursday afternoon.
NewsAFP News'Operation Exodus': Brazil miners flee Yanomami land
Wearing broken flip-flops held together by a frayed cord, Joao Batista, an illegal gold miner in the Brazilian Amazon, has been walking for days to escape the jungle, fleeing a looming security-force crackdown.- 'Real criminals' - The crackdown is stoking tension in the region, where an entire economy has developed around the illegal gold industry.
NewsAFP NewsDeadly quake puts Erdogan under pressure in May polls
The stakes could hardly be higher for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan."Twenty years later, we are in no better place," she told AFP. "Erdogan has not only weakened state institutions but he also weakened Turkish civil society."
NewsAFP NewsBiden says US not seeking conflict with China, despite balloon flap
President Joe Biden said Wednesday the United States is not looking for conflict with China despite heightened tensions over last week's downing of a Chinese balloon that US officials say was part of a spy fleet spanning five continents.But he also stressed that the United States did not want conflict with China.
NewsAFP NewsTurkish quake survivors face big freeze in cars, tents
Temperatures in the quake-stricken Turkish city of Gaziantep plunged to minus five degrees Celsius early Thursday but thousands of families spent the night in cars and makeshift tents -- too scared or banned from returning to their homes.Restaurant manager Burhan Cagdas said he had been sleeping in a car since Monday's quake because of his family's "psychological" opposition to returning home.
ScienceAFP NewsMars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA
NASA's Curiosity rover has found wave-rippled rocks -- evidence of an ancient lake -- in an area of the planet expected to be drier, the US space agency said Wednesday.Curiosity had previously found evidence that lakes once covered parts of Mars in the salty minerals left behind when they dried up.
PoliticsHuffPostTwitter Explodes Over Lauren Boebert's Clueless State Of The Union Tweet
The Colorado Republican appeared to forget who was president in 2020.
NewsReutersTwitter access restored in Turkey after talks
Access to Twitter was restricted on Wednesday, sparking protested by political opposition figures, academics and activists, two days after the quake hit the country and northern Syria, claiming thousands of lives. "Metrics confirm access to Twitter is being restored in Turkey following hours of filtering," NetBlocks said on its Twitter account.
NewsReutersSpaceX curbed Ukraine's use of Starlink internet for drones -company president
SpaceX has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia, SpaceX's president said Wednesday. SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, which has provided Ukraine's military with broadband communications in its defense against Russia's military, was "never never meant to be weaponized," Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, said during a conference in Washington, D.C.
BusinessReutersSustainalytics downgrades three Adani companies' governance scores
Sustainalytics downgraded corporate governance-related scores for three of India's Adani Group companies on ethics concerns, the sustainability ratings company said on Wednesday, citing questions a short-seller raised last month. The lowered scores, including for Adani Green Energy and Adani Transmission, come after a Jan. 24 report from short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged accounting fraud and stock manipulation at the sprawling Indian conglomerate, hammering the shares of its listed companies and the wealth of founder Gautam Adani. Representatives for Sustainalytics, a unit of Morningstar Inc, said its clients received research this month elaborating on the downgrades.
NewsAFP NewsTwo children killed in 'deliberate' bus crash into Quebec day care
A bus driver rammed his vehicle into a day care center near Montreal Wednesday, killing two four-year-old children in what police believe was a deliberate act."We think that this is deliberate, but we don't know the motive," local police chief Pierre Brochet told AFP. The 51-year-old suspect, named as Pierre Ny St-Amand, seemed agitated as he appeared via video link in court later Wednesday.
