Conflicting federal policies may cost residents more on flood insurance, and leave them at risk
Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their…
Takeaways from AP’s report on federal policies shielding information about potential dam failures
Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks. As the climate changes, heavy rains from intense storms have put communities at greater jeopardy from…
Trading in global markets is mixed and muted ahead of a key Fed chair speech
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied close to their records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a…
How fast will interest rates fall? Fed Chair Powell may provide clues in high-profile speech
JACKSON, Wyoming — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair…
South Korea blames deadly battery plant fire on safety failures
Aricell also accused of manipulating test samples from previous inspections and for hiring unskilled labourers. A deadly fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory in June broke out as…
Nepal lifts TikTok ban after blocking app over ‘social harmony’ concerns
Move comes weeks after Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn into office following the collapse of the previous government. Nepal has lifted its ban on TikTok less than…
Volcano near Iceland’s Grindavik erupts for sixth time since December
Met office reports eruption does not ‘present a threat to life’, and Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport says flights unaffected. A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the sixth time since…
Harris says ‘now is the time’ for Gaza ceasefire deal
NewsFeed Vice President Kamala Harris said that “now is the time” for a Gaza ceasefire deal and backed Palestinians’ right to self-determination, as she accepted the Democrats’ nomination for the…
Deadly floods leave millions stranded in Bangladesh
A woman and her child wade through floodwaters in Feni, one of the worst-hit areas. [Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/AFP] At least 13 people have been killed and 4.5 million affected by…
Kamala Harris with Beyoncé? Yes, but the star singer was only heard through loudspeakers
Kamala Harris introduced herself to the country she hopes to lead in the climactic moment of the Democratic national convention on Thursday — and despite chatter about potential mystery guests,…
Sicknote Britain is costing more than £200bn a year as the country slides into an ‘avoidable crisis’



Savills reveals the areas where house prices are forecast to rise the most over five years
Too bright car headlights ARE dazzling drivers, government study finds
Family of girl, 10, hit and killed by cocaine-fuelled driver as she went to sweetshop with friends are in ‘total shock’ as his jail sentence is cut
Chaos grips US airports as 800 flights are delayed or canceled, as White House prepares to slash 10% of departures from 40 biggest airports
Liam Payne inquest is delayed until next year as coroner calls for eyewitness statements and full reports into his death
Fiery moment Jenrick labels David Lammy a ‘bullsh***er’ on live TV after he stonewalled MPs over prisoner release bungles… amid fears 22 offenders a MONTH are being wrongly let out
Man who stabbed stepdaughter and her husband to death then took their children to McDonald’s is jailed for at least 29 years


































































































