U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Federal Reserve projected lowering interest rates by another half point before the end of 2024, and the central bank
An Amazon warehouse. Getty Images Amazon announced Wednesday it is raising wages for its hourly warehouse workers and adding a new employee perk that will give them a Prime subscription at no extra cost. Beginning this month, Amazon’s average starting pay for front-line employees in the U.S. will be bumped to an average of more
Cosmology stands at a potential turning point, with the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) poised to address longstanding issues in the field. For years, the standard cosmological model has been the gold standard, explaining the universe’s composition as 68 percent dark energy, 27 percent dark matter, and 5 percent ordinary matter. This model has
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Plagiarism Complaint Against WHITE FRAGILITY Author Dismissed I can’t keep the allegations of plagiarism in academia straight, there
The Darkness have announced their eighth studio album, Dreams on Toast, arriving in March 2025 via Cooking Vinyl. The lead single “The Longest Kiss” is out now. The three-minute nugget is a love letter to ’70s pop rock a la Queen, Electric Light Orchestra, and Wings. Frontman Justin Hawkins puts the full range of his
In recent weeks, Morrissey has made numerous statements about his old band with Johnny Marr, the Smiths. In one instance, he claimed Marr “ignored” an offer for a 2025 tour. He later claimed that Marr “blocked” a Smiths greatest-hits album. And, most recently, he asserted that Marr obtained the trademark rights to the Smiths’ name
None of us have enough holiday allowance yet there are 104 weekend days each year. Meaning, technically, you can take a lot more time away if you’re smart with your weekends. The mundane niceties of weekends at home are fine – brunches, online shopping, maybe a quick workout to make you feel better about Monday
FTSE 100 Live (Evening Standard) Reckitt shares higher in cautious FTSE 100, PZ Cussons down 15% 08:34 , Graeme Evans Investors are trading cautiously ahead of tonight’s Federal Reserve decision, leaving the FTSE 100 index 19.80 points lower at 8290.06. The defensive positioning benefited consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser, which rose 94p to 4704p as
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has thanked people for their “concern” after he was detained at Poland’s Krakow airport. The Ukrainian boxer was filmed in handcuffs by the news channel TVP Info. His wife posted a blurred video on Instagram showing him surrounded by uniformed officers, saying she was thankful he was free and clarifying
Kamala Harris delivered a moving and powerful answer when she was asked about Trump and Vance’s racist lies about Springfield, OH. Video of Vice President Harris: Kamala Harris calls what Trump and Vance have done to Springfield, Ohio with their lies “a crying shame.” Here is her full and powerful answer while speaking to the
There’s been no change in the rate of price rises, official inflation figures showed. The rate of inflation stood at 2.2% in August, the Office for National Statistics said, the same as a month earlier. The announcement comes the day before interest rate setters at the Bank of England decide on the cost of borrowing,
Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images All seven independent directors of 23andMe resigned from the company’s board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her “surprised
A recent study has highlighted the potential of metformin, a commonly used diabetes medication, in slowing the ageing process in monkeys. Published in Cell on 12 September, the research shows that daily doses of metformin can preserve cognitive function and delay the ageing effects on various tissues, particularly the brain. This study brings forward the
The publishing industry tends to shine a spotlight on memoirs by transgender people who are already famous: actors, models, Jeopardy! champions. Their transition stories hit similar beats as those of other trans people, but the circumstances of their lives do not. This makes Frighten the Horses by Oliver Radclyffe stand out—the author was a typical
Broadway added a couple shows and a 7% bump in receipts last week, with a roster of recent arrivals like McNeal, Yellow Face and The Roommate drawing considerable interest. Most shows saw an uptick in box office and solid business for the week ending September 15. McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut,
Josh Gad has played several memorable characters in his career but it seems more than likely that he will forever mostly be known as the voice of the lovable snowman Olaf in Disney’s Frozen movies. Taking the job in one of the best animated Disney movies was clearly one of the great moves of the