Biden hosts fundraiser with his two-term Democratic presidential predecessors, striving to join their ranks
cnn.com/2024/03/28/politics/biden-obama-clinton-nyc-fundraiser/
Quick Glance: Fundraising Gala: Obama and Clinton Boost Biden's Campaign
- Obama, Clinton, and Biden raise 25 million dollars at fundraising gala in New York.
- Discussion on politics, democracy, and climate change with show performances.
- Biden needs momentum in campaign due to age and reservations.
- Trump contrasts with memorial service and fundraising efforts for campaign.
Gas and district heating more expensive from April 1st - that's how much prices are rising
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The newly appointed Minister of State for trade, industry and cooperatives (trade), Gen Wilson Mbadi has handed over the office of the Chief of Defence Forces ... Show more
Lauterbach now has to explain €45 million problem due to vaccination campaign: An expensive vaccination campaign by the Ministry of Health under Karl Lauterbach ...
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There are still issues with access, but this is a huge step for Australians’ reproductive rights: www.marieclaire.com.au/news/australia-decriminalises-abortion/
Opinion | The Oil Weapon Against Moscow: In 1986 the U.S. and Saudi Arabia raised production. That move contributed to the Soviet collapse.
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Yen hits 34-yr low ahead of key US inflation data: The yen dropped to its lowest level since 1990 on Wednesday before rebounding slightly after Japan's top ...
reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-steadies-yen-teeters-ahead-key-us-inflation-data-2024-03-27/
Alina Habba mocks New York AG after appeals court reduces Trump bond: Habba criticized James and Judge Arthur Engoron, who originally ordered Trump to pay $355 ...
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Judge dismisses Musk's lawsuit against nonprofit researchers tracking hate speech on X
politico.com/news/2024/03/25/judge-dismisses-musk-x-lawsuit-hate-speech-00148874
Quick Glance: Court dismisses Musk's lawsuit against hate speech watchdog
- A U.S. judge rejected Musk's lawsuit against an organization holding him accountable for hate speech on his X social media platform.
- The judge stated that X Corp sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate to punish criticism and deter advertisers.
- X plans to appeal the ruling, as Musk faces criticism for handling abusive content since acquiring Twitter.
- The ruling supports accountability for social media companies and demonstrates Musk's inability to manipulate the law.
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However, heavily concreted areas such as Willy-Brandt-Platz in particular cause the heat to build up in ... Show more
Minimum wage earners will be almost a dollar an hour better off as the Federal Government makes a submission to raise the rate in line with inflation ... Show more
IMF approves $880 million loan to Ukraine: The International Monetary Fund has approved a third review of Ukraine's loan program, releasing an $880 million loan.
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/iwf-hilfe-kredit-ukraine-krieg-russland-100.html
Gold hits fifth record high in March on Fed rate-cut view: Gold prices on Thursday hit record highs for the fifth time this month after the U.S ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/gold-sprints-record-high-fed-sticks-2024-rate-cut-view-2024-03-21/
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reintroduce Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
democracynow.org/2024/3/22/headlines/bernie_sanders_and_alexandria_ocasio_cortez_reintroduce_green_new_deal_for_public_housing_act
Turkish central bank jumps interest rates to 50 pc amid surging inflation: Turkish central bank jumps interest rates to 50 pc amid surging inflation
wionews.com/business-economy/turkish-central-bank-jumps-interest-rates-to-50-pc-amid-surging-inflation-702929
Targeted immigration: Lindner proposes a tax discount for foreign skilled workers
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/vorschlag-von-lindner-ein-steuerrabatt-fuer-auslaendische-fachkraefte-19600455.html
Dollar weakens after Fed meeting, yen strengthens: The dollar weakened and the yen rebounded from near multi-decade lows on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve ...
reuters.com/markets/currencies/yen-flounders-near-four-month-low-fed-spotlight-2024-03-20/
Putin lures with money: Munz: Russia pays 50,000 euros per dead soldier: Russian President Putin announces further expansion of the military ...
n-tv.de/mediathek/videos/politik/Munz-Russland-zahlt-50-000-Euro-pro-totem-Soldaten-article24816905.html
"..You're providing billions and billions of dollars to facilitate and enable the genocide..." American philosopher Cornel West says the US ... Show more
Fraud trial in New York: Trump cannot pay 450 million: In February, former US President Trump was fined 450 million dollars in New York for fraud ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/trump-strafzahlung-100.html
Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks Bond in $454 Million Judgment: Donald J. Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that he faces “insurmountable ...
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Quick Glance: Trump Struggles with Bail and Frustration Grows
- Donald Trump and some members of his inner circle are frustrated by the prospect of him failing to post the $464 million civil fraud penalty by Monday's deadline.
- Trump is urgently seeking campaign funds and potential guarantors for his bail to prevent New York Attorney General Letitia James from seizing his assets.
- Trump's defense team is considering options to challenge the judgment without posting bail and speculating on the impact of asset seizure on his campaign.
- Despite concerns from his team regarding bail, Trump's campaign is leveraging the situation to mobilize supporters and reinforce the perception of unfair treatment by the justice system.
Income tax: Five tax tips for saving: The hassle of tax returns is annoying - but it can pay off. Which tax tips can save you a lot of money and which deadlines ...
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When social benefits make work unattractive: In the discussion about the citizen's income, the question of whether work is worthwhile is raised again and again ...
tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/mehrarbeit-buergergeld-100.html
Behind Trump's campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation
cnbc.com/2024/03/18/trump-campaign-cash-crunch-small-dollar-donor-fatigue-major-donor-nerves.html
China drone maker EHang starts selling flying taxis on Taobao: Chinese drone maker EHang Holidings has started selling its EH216-S model flying taxi on Taobao ...
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/china-drone-maker-ehang-starts-selling-flying-taxis-taobao-2024-03-18/
Sahra Wagenknecht: "Abuse of citizens' income should be curbed": The BSW party founder and former leader of the Left Party explains her economic and social ...
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Industrial sales in Thuringia have fallen significantly: The companies' sales totaled around 2.9 billion euros in January. (symbolic image)
thueringer-allgemeine.de/wirtschaft/article241913912/Industrieumsatz-in-Thueringen-deutlich-gesunken.html
Tester campaign plans seven-figure push to bring out Montana tribal voters: There could be as many as 60,000 votes at stake, and Democrats intend to get them to ...
politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/18/congress/montana-push-for-tribal-votes-tester-senate-00147312
It's Equal Pay Day. Women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make — or even less: Women working full-time, year-round jobs earn 84 cents for every dollar men ...
npr.org/2024/03/12/1237505064/equal-pay-day-women-gender-pay-gap
Australian billionaire revives dream to set sail on Titanic II: For more than a decade, Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has been the driving force behind ...
cnn.com/2024/03/13/travel/australia-clive-palmer-relaunches-titanic-two-intl-hnk/
Quick Glance: Australian Billionaire's Titanic Replica Plans Resurrected
- Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has revived his plans to build Titanic II, where guests can dress in 1900s style and third-class passengers can dine on stew at long tables.
- Despite Palmer's decision to relaunch his dream, he admitted he currently does not have a ship and is seeking tenders to find a ship builder.
- The replica of the ship closely follows previous versions and complies with current regulations. The ship will be 269 meters long, 32.2 meters wide, and accommodate 2,345 passengers.
- The billionaire claimed his replica could bring 'world peace' and that Titanic II would be where dreams come true.
Inflation on the retreat according to the Federal Statistical Office: According to preliminary data, energy became cheaper in February. This is helping to slow ...
handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/teuerung-inflation-laut-statistischem-bundesamt-auf-rueckzug/100023088.html
Quick Glance: Inflation Decline and Consumer Impact
- Inflation in Germany continues to decline, primarily due to cheaper energy prices. Experts predict a further decrease in the year ahead, but with potential challenges. Higher inflation rates diminish consumer purchasing power.
- In February, energy and fuels decreased in price, while food prices increased. Services also became more expensive. Consumer prices rose by 0.4 percent compared to the previous month.
- The German government forecasts rising consumer prices and wage increases above the inflation rate. The expectation is that employees will spend the money and boost private consumption. However, the Bundesbank President warns against premature interest rate cuts.
- Despite the decline in inflation, the Bundesbank cautions against premature interest rate cuts. The European Central Bank aims for price stability in the medium term. Higher interest rates can curb demand but also burden the economy.
Record drug discovery in Tyrol: truck loaded with marijuana worth one million euros | Tyrolean daily newspaper online
tt.com/artikel/30878086/rekord-drogenfund-in-tirol-lkw-mit-marihuana-im-wert-von-einer-million-euro-beladen
Wanted by the USA with a bounty: Al-Qaeda reports death of its leader in Yemen: Chalid al-Batarfi was at the head of Al-Qaeda in Yemen for four years ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/al-kaida-meldet-tod-seines-anfuehrers-auf-der-arabischen-halbinsel-19578534.html
After losing defamation case: Trump lashes out at E. Jean Carroll - and may risk further legal action
spiegel.de/ausland/donald-trump-nach-verlorenem-verleumdungsprozess-teilt-er-gegen-e-jean-carroll-aus-a-14c77eff-0756-41a0-9f1a-6e76379d3b22
Sweden Ski Resorts With Snow Win Over Travelers From Alps: Climate change has made it impossible to guarantee snow in many ski resorts—but not those in the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-10/sweden-ski-resorts-with-snow-win-over-travelers-from-alps
New Online Speech Law Could Chill Political Humor in Sri Lanka: A sweeping new law on online speech threatens the political humor that has helped the island ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/09/world/asia/sri-lanka-online-safety-act.html
Social contributions are increasing! Shopping in the supermarket will soon be really expensive
focus.de/finanzen/news/rente-pflege-krankenkasse-sozialbeitraege-steigen-einkaufen-im-supermarkt-wird-bald-richtig-teuer_id_259743368.html
Biden's State of the Union delivered $10 million in donations: report: In the 24 hours following his State of the Union address, Joe Biden's reelection campaign ...
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Quick Glance: Biden's Team Raises $10 Million After State of the Union
- President Joe Biden's re-election machine brought in $10 million in the 24 hours following his State of the Union address on Thursday.
- The sum, which was shared first with NBC News, is a record for Biden’s re-election effort.
- Biden’s campaign and affiliated committees powering the Democratic National Committee and other party groups raised $42 million in the entire month of January.
- The Biden camp is leaning into its early cash edge, launching a $30 million, six-week effort to blanket swing states with the campaign’s message.
Leipzig: First bakery raises prices on Sunday: A bakery chain in Leipzig is now charging its customers higher prices for bread, rolls and cakes during Sunday ...
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What should change with the BAföG reform?: Good news for first-year students, otherwise little news: The Federal Cabinet has initiated the BAföG reform ...
tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/bafoeg-reform-108.html
Snack bar owners increase prices: Will a kebab soon cost ten euros?: The Germans' favorite fast food dish has become quite expensive. The average price for a ...
n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Kostet-ein-Doener-bald-zehn-Euro-article24775527.html
Fight against inflation: ECB leaves key interest rate untouched: The euro currency watchdogs remain on course. Although inflation is slowly falling ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/inflation-ezb-laesst-leitzins-unangetastet-a-8c7e069f-e0c2-45a3-919f-f25874b2a2ec
Quick Glance: ECB Keeps Rates Stable: Inflation at 2% by 2025
- The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its benchmark interest rates steady in March, anticipating a further decline in inflation. Price pressures are expected to reach the target of 2% by 2025.
- The latest ECB staff projections suggest that inflation is projected to average 2.3% in 2024, followed by 2.0% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026. Despite easing measures of core inflation, persistent domestic price pressures remain, partly due to strong wage growth.
- The ECB reiterated its data-dependent approach, intending to evaluate economic data to determine the appropriate path of its policies. Market reactions to the new ECB staff projections saw a weakening of the euro against the dollar and a decrease in sovereign bond yields across the eurozone.
- European equity indices surged, driven by heightened expectations of rate cuts following the updated ECB staff projections. Investors are eagerly anticipating statements from ECB President Lagarde, scheduled to commence at 14:45 CET.
Pension: The reform contains two big changes: What this means for you: Holding lines and generational capital are two important terms in the pension package ...
stern.de/wirtschaft/rente--die-reform-enthaelt-zwei-grosse-aenderungen--was-das-fuer-sie-heisst-34518462.html
Markus Lanz: Green politician wants to double the citizen's income - "to 1,100 euros"
derwesten.de/panorama/promi-tv/markus-lanz-heute-mediathek-zdf-gaeste-katharina-stolla-buergergeld-gruenen-id300871058.html
Trump requests a new trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case: Donald Trump’s attorneys on Tuesday filed a motion for a new trial in writer E ...
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-requests-new-trial-e-jean-carroll-defamation-case-rcna141935
Morning Bid: Cracks show in dollar's reign: A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee
reuters.com/markets/europe/global-markets-view-europe-2024-03-08/
Help for Ukraine: How the West can still defeat Putin: It is often said that the sanctions against Russia are not working. That's not true ...
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East Africa’s ‘onion war’ a boon for Kenyan growers: Unexpected turn of events creates unique window of opportunity for onion growers in Kenya.
nation.africa/kenya/counties/east-africa-s-onion-war-a-boon-for-kenyan-growers-4549052
221 euros a month: How Austrians buy food: VIENNA. What food do Austrians buy in retail stores and how much do they spend on it?
nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/221-euro-im-monat-wie-oesterreicher-essen-einkaufen;art15,3928345
Easter bunny season: Lindt & Sprüngli is considering higher prices for chocolate: The cost of cocoa has risen sharply, which is why a large chocolate ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lindt-spruengli-erwaegt-hoehere-preise-fuer-schokolade-a-fef81ac4-30c6-48e7-99d0-c0daa4faba1d
Niclas Matthei is causing a stir in the town of Gräfenhainichen. He has made a hobby of prosecuting parking offenders and claims to have earned the town 144 ... Show more
Deutsche Post: Letters are becoming slower and probably more expensive: Deutsche Post wants to take more time with deliveries from January - A reform of the ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/post-dhl-briefe-postgesetz-bilanz-meyer-1.6427583
Fox News Anchor Tells CNN, MSNBC to ‘Take News Out of Your Name’ for Ditching Trump Speech
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Memmelsdorf: Brewery inn 'Drei Kronen' explains new prices - Schäuferla for 23.24 euros
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Taxes are due even on low pensions: Anyone who has to pay rent, electricity and food with 1,300 euros net per month is not exactly living lavishly ...
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.was-von-der-rente-uebrig-bleibt-selbst-auf-niedrige-renten-werden-steuern-faellig.5db8f41b-97a9-45b0-af2e-86e137e90415.html
'Everything is rising at a scary rate': Why car and home insurance costs are surging
npr.org/2024/03/03/1233963377/auto-home-insurance-premiums-costs-natural-disasters-inflation
Expensive shock over? This means low inflation for your money: Inflation in Germany continues to weaken. The inflation rate fell in February to its lowest level ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/jetzt-2-5-prozent-teuer-schock-vorbei-das-bedeutet-die-niedrige-inflation-fuer-ihr-geld_id_259717087.html
Quick Glance: Inflation Drops: Impact on Your Money
- Germany's inflation hits lowest level since June 2021, affecting consumers.
- Rising prices have burdened private consumption and the German economy.
- Experts predict further inflation decrease, yet caution prevails.
- CO2 price hikes and VAT rate changes impact inflation factors, as food prices rise.
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Norway gives Arctic foxes a helping hand amid climate change and habitat loss — in pictures aje.io/xfbyot
Inflation continues to weaken: Inflation continues to weaken - Inflation rate - DIE RHEINPFALZ
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Nikki Haley raises $12 million in February as she marches toward Super Tuesday: In a conversation with a few reporters Friday, Haley highlighted her background ...
npr.org/2024/03/01/1235215068/nikki-haley-12-million-super-tuesday
Sanctions against Russia: The renminbi conquers the Moscow foreign exchange market
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Economic situation: real wages are rising again - by 0.1 percent compared to the previous year
handelsblatt.com/politik/konjunktur/konjunktur-realloehne-steigen-wieder-um-01-prozent-zum-vorjahr/100019408.html
Mr Kayode Kolade, the Comptroller Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, Port Harcourt, recieved over 79% of the total sum of N12 billion. However ... Show more
Tax brackets to be abolished - who will benefit soon: The Ampel party is planning a complete reform of income tax. The different tax brackets for married couples ...
focus.de/finanzen/news/reform-der-ampel-steuerklassen-fallen-weg-wer-davon-bald-profitiert_id_259708913.html
Organ donation, pensions, immigration: the most important changes from March 2024
focus.de/finanzen/organspende-rente-einwanderung-die-wichtigsten-aenderungen-ab-maerz-2024_id_259704739.html
First US M1 Abrams tank shot down by low-cost drone: The M1 Abrams is supposed to be as secure as a fortress. Now the US device has been destroyed ...
stern.de/digital/technik/erster-us-panzer-vom-typ-m1-abrams-von-billigdrohne-abgeschossen--34496518.html
Kremlin leaks: Putin's script for the election: Vladimir Putin wants to be re-elected as Russian president in March. Secret documents show that the Kremlin chief ...
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Texas governor responds to LGBTQ human rights criticisms: ‘The UN can go pound sand’
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4489686-texas-governor-responds-to-lgbtq-human-rights-criticisms-the-un-can-go-pound-sand/
Quick Glance: Texas Governor Addresses Criticism of LGBTQ Rights
- Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) downplayed recent criticism of new state laws targeting LGBTQ individuals.
- In response to a letter sent last month to the United Nations accusing Abbott and other state officials of infringing on the rights of LGBTQ Texans through administrative and legislative actions, Abbott expressed that the international nonprofit should refrain from involvement.
- In a joint letter in January to more than a dozen independent experts, working groups, and special rapporteurs at the UN, four LGBTQ rights groups claimed that Texas leaders had intentionally targeted the LGBTQ community during the state’s last legislative session.
- The focus of the groups’ appeal to the UN is on seven laws signed by Abbott in 2023, including measures that prohibit gender-affirming health care for minors and heavily restrict transgender athletes’ participation in school sports.
Five thousand Australian companies have been forced for the first time to reveal the pay gap between men and women across their workforce ... Show more
Quick Glance: Revealed: Women’s Retailers in Pay Disparity
- The gender pay gaps of Australian businesses with 100 or more employees have been publicly disclosed.
- Some of the companies with the largest gaps are women’s retailers.
- City Chic, Forever New, Pandora, and Valleygirl are among the businesses with significant gender pay disparities.
- The disclosure of gender pay gaps is a result of amendments to the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.
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