Photograph: Meg Kinnard/AP Tim Scott, a senator from South Carolina, formally announced his candidacy in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. One of an increasing number of nominees joining a fight that will include heavyweights Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, the South Carolina senator has risen quickly over the past decade to a … Read more
Republicans, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, insist on government spending cuts as a condition of letting the US government borrow more money to pay its bills. Team McCarthy will probably get those spending cuts. In the end, however, Congress is likely to undo its own spending discipline, just as it has done before. There’s … Read more
Ray Stevenson, Actor in ‘Punisher: War Zone,’ ‘RRR’ and ‘Thor’ Films, Dies at 58 Source link
(Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. peppered investors with new battery-material sourcing agreements in a show of how it’s solidifying the supply chain it will need for a massive expansion in electric-vehicle production. Most Read from Bloomberg The two biggest names among the various companies that announced deals with Ford on Monday — US-based Albemarle Corp. … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t get involved in a dispute over a California animal cruelty law that bars foie gras from being sold in the state, leaving in place a lower court ruling dismissing the case. Foie gras is made from the enlarged livers of force-fed ducks and geese, and … Read more
WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden is ramping up his rhetoric in the debt-ceiling fight, seeking to wrestle back control of negotiations that have been dominated by Republicans’ push for spending cuts. Biden, who has gotten pushback from progressive Democrats for entertaining GOP proposals like expanded work requirements and spending caps, on Sunday demanded that Republicans … Read more
Ben Roethlisberger played 18 seasons for the Steelers. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Ben Roethlisberger admitted on his podcast he rooted against rookie Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett at the beginning of the 2022 season. Pickett, who was a guest on the most recent episode of “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger,” replaced the … Read more
The “Margaritaville” singer, who was hospitalized last week in Boston, said he will focus on getting himself “back in good shape” Adrian Edwards/GC Image Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett is on the road to recovery. The “Margaritaville” singer, 76, was hospitalized for an undisclosed illness last week — and in an update on Friday, shared that … Read more
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (NYSE: ZIM) reported a Q1 2023 sales decline of 63% Y/Y to $1.37 billion, missing the consensus of $1.57 billion. Carried volume in Q1 was 769 thousand TEUs, a decrease of 10% Y/Y. The average freight rate per TEU in Q1 was $1,390 (-64% Y/Y). The company generated an EPS loss of … Read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Sudan urged the country’s warring generals to honor a seven-day cease-fire starting Monday night, warning the growing ethnic dimension to the fighting risks engulfing Sudan in a prolonged conflict . Volker Perthes told the U.N. Security Council that the conflict, which began April 15, has shown no … Read more