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PM Keir Starmer promises to protect public services and rules out austerity measures as the ruling party meets in Liverpool.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to protect public services and ruled out austerity measures as his Labour Party’s annual conference kicks off, its first in 15 years as a governing party. The four-day gathering in northwest England’s Liverpool city that started on Sunday came almost three months after Labour secured a runaway general election victory over the Conservatives. Under pressure over the government’s decision to limit winter fuel payments to the elderly and use donations for clothing and hospitality,…

Donald Trump says Oprah’s not the same woman who interviewed him years ago … saying her interview with Kamala Harris only proved how unfit his opponent was for the presidency. The 45th POTUS posted his thoughts to Truth Social late Saturday night … saying he remembers being invited to appear on one of the last episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” way back in 2011 with his family. However, the Oprah interviewing Harris this past week isn’t the same woman he claims … because the person who’s show he appeared on years ago wouldn’t stand for the country’s immigration issues.…

The Federal Reserve kicked off its long-awaited easing campaign with a bang this week, cutting the federal funds by hefty 50 basis points. Investors viewed the aggressive reduction — the first in four years — as largely positive, with the three averages all finishing in the black. The S & P 500 advanced 1.36%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.62% to a new all-time high, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite increased 1.49%. That’s not to say it’s easy sailing from here. We still have a possible government shutdown, a hotly contested presidential election, and growing tensions in the Middle…

Russia’s chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled.In a dramatic move, an International Chess Federation (Fide) general assembly meeting in Budapest voted to maintain sanctions against Russia and its ally, Belarus.Both countries were kicked out of the federation after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.Those supporting the move say chess in Russia is controlled by Vladimir Putin, with people including the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, sitting on the board which runs the game domestically.A majority of delegates in Budapest voted in favour of a motion to conduct consultations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding…

Football is fully back, and the Green Bay Packers game against the Tennessee Titans is going down today. The Titans will welcome the Packers to Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, and one of the best ways to catch the game live is with Sling TV. Watch Packers vs. Titans on SlingThe Packers’ backup QB, Malik Willis, had an incredible game last week when he filled in for Jordan Love, who suffered a knee injury in Week 1. Willis led the Packers to beat the Indianapolis Colts 16 to 10. While Love did return to practice this week, it’s unknown whether he’ll…

Have we seen the bottom in mortgage rates for 2024 after a crazy roller coaster ride so far this year? My 2024 forecast had a mortgage rate range of 7.25%-5.75%. To get to the lower end of this range, we needed to see two things: the labor market getting softer and the mortgage spreads improving. This is the double-whammy impact, and that’s what has happened. However, it’s still September, and we have three months to go! Can my lowest range forecast be wrong? Yes, here’s how and why. 10-year yield and mortgage rates My 2024 forecast included: A range for…

Delta Air Lines is being sued by a Jewish flight attendant who is claiming religious discrimination, according to a lawsuit seen by Business Insider.Flight attendant Sasi Sheva and his attorneys filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York earlier this week, alleging that Delta had “engaged in a pattern of intentionally discriminating and retaliating against ethnically Jewish, Hebrew and/or Israeli employees,” including Sheva.Sheva, a California resident, has worked for Delta for two-and-a-half years, performing his duties in “a satisfactory manner,” the complaint says.But it then alleges that on July 12, 2022, while…

Dhaka University is full again, weeks after authorities shuttered the campus following deadly antigovernment demonstrations.Students have returned to classes at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University, after a weeks-long shutdown sparked by a student-led uprising that toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tens of thousands had demonstrated on the campus and in the surrounding Shahbagh neighbourhood as protests against job quotas morphed into a nationwide struggle to end Hasina’s 15 years of iron-fisted rule. As the protests swelled in July, authorities shuttered the campus as part of a crackdown on the demonstrations that killed hundreds. Enrolled at the university were several of the…

Are Jana and Jill friends again? In August, Jana Duggar married Stephen Wissmann with zero public notice. Sister Jill Duggar did attend the wedding despite her documented estrangement from some of her family. But attending a wedding doesn’t always mean that everything’s good. Especially when the guest list is around 500. How do things stand between Jana and Jill Duggar these days? Jill Duggar looks somber in this photo as she prepares to trash her parents. (Image Credit: Amazon Prime) Where do things stand between Jana Duggar and Jill Duggar? On August 15, Jana Duggar married Stephen Wissmann. Longtime Duggar-watchers…

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. Matt Mills Mcknight | ReutersRENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A failure to get a deal done could be even more expensive.In the shadow of a factory outside Seattle where Boeing makes its best-selling planes, picketing Boeing machinists told CNBC they have saved up money and have taken or are considering taking side jobs in landscaping, furniture moving…