BBC Asylum seekers such as these can find work in Spain six months after they have arrived A group of Sub-Saharan African men are playing bingo in a conference room of a hotel near the northern Spanish city of León. They laugh and celebrate when their numbers are called out, but many of these asylum … Read more
WASHINGTON — Investigators said Wednesday that air traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet to take off from Nashville last month after telling pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet to cross the same runway. Pilots of the Alaska plane aborted their Sept. 12 takeoff at Nashville International Airport, applying the brakes so hard that the … Read more
In the last year, celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have become such fixtures at Eugene Remm’s restaurants that the places require bouncers to keep away the crowds. And his newest Manhattan venture, The Corner Store — which opened last month in Soho and has already hosted the likes of Gigi Hadid … Read more
PRAGUE — The prime ministers of Czech Republic and Poland said Wednesday that the European Union has to do more to tackle unauthorized migration and condemned the practice of renewing border checks among the bloc’s 27 member states. “We have agreed that it’s necessary to do more,” Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said after meeting … Read more
WASHINGTON — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Florida, says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she’ll receive in January “won’t make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses. “Inflation has eaten up my savings,” she said. “I don’t have anything to fall back on — the cushion is gone.” So even … Read more
A “substantial majority” of Federal Reserve officials at the central bank’s September meeting supported beginning an era of easier monetary policy with an outsized half-point rate cut. But there appeared even broader agreement that the initial move would not commit the Fed to any particular pace of rate reductions in the future, according to just-released minutes of the two-day … Read more
Form Energy, a company that is beginning to produce a longer-lasting alternative to lithium batteries, hit a milestone Wednesday with an announcement of $405 million in funding. The money will allow Form to speed up manufacturing at its first factory in Weirton, West Virginia and continue research and development. Manufacturing long-duration energy storage at a … Read more
Hurricane Milton monster path through heavily-populated areas of Florida could cause as much as $245 billion in damages – which would make it the costliest storm in US history, analysts said on Wednesday. The Category 4 hurricane – the strongest storm in the Gulf of Mexico since 2005 – is expected to make landfall along … Read more
Brown University trustees voted down a controversial proposal to cut financial ties with companies that do business with Israel — rejecting the demand made by pro-Palestinian student protesters. “Brown University will not divest from 10 companies described in a student-led divestment proposal as facilitating ‘the Israeli occupation of Palestinian Territory,’” the Ivy League school said … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The two teams suing NASCAR asked a judge for a preliminary injunction Wednesday so they can compete next season under the charter system they are challenging as their antitrust case moves through federal court. 23XI Racing, which is owned by Michael Jordan, veteran driver Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk, and Front Row … Read more