Thierry BretonThierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFrench European Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday said he would step down as a member of the EU executive body over a rift with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, alleging that she had asked Paris to withdraw his candidacy.Von der Leyen is finalizing her list of commissioners for her second term leading the governing body, due to be presented to the public this week.Breton, a former business executive, was the EU’s industry and internal market commissioner during her first term, overseeing many of the bloc’s most important policies, ranging from…
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the Federal Reserves’ William McChesney Martin Building in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2024.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesA flurry of major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week, with investors bracing for interest rate moves in either direction.The Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated two-day meeting, which gets underway on Tuesday, is poised to take center stage.The U.S. central bank is widely expected to join others around the world in starting its own rate-cutting cycle. The only remaining question appears to be by how…
The second Sunday of the season brought a little more drama than last week, with the Chiefs barely escaping the Bengals, the Raiders coming back to beat the Ravens in Baltimore, the Bucs holding off the Lions in Detroit, the Seahawks going to overtime to knock off the Patriots and go to 2-0, and the Jets getting their first win behind Aaron Rodgers, hanging on in Nashville. One game that wasn’t close? The Saints, one week after blowing out the lowly Carolina Panthers, did the same in Dallas to the high-flying Cowboys. There goes Alvin Kamara for 57 yards! 📺:…
Over on our discussion page, optimism regarding the play of Caleb Williams on the part of Bears fans was tempered by criticism of several elements, most notably the struggles of the offensive line. Craig C.: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… “The Bears’ new quarterback shows flashes of greatness, along with a lot of not-so-great-play. But it’s impossible to know how good he can be because the Bears’ offensive line is terrible and he rarely gets a chance to throw without being under duress.”Jonathan L.: Pointless challenges are a treasured Chicago tradition.Ben B.: Why is Kmet a ghost…
Pedestrians walk past a downed tree as they struggle with their umbrellas in strong winds and rain from the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on Sept. 16, 2024. The strongest storm to hit Shanghai in over 70 years made landfall on September 16, state media reported, with flights cancelled and highways closed as Typhoon Bebinca lashed the city with strong winds and torrential rains.Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty ImagesTyphoon Bebinca made landfall in Shanghai on Monday morning as a Category 1 storm, the most powerful tropical cyclone to directly hit the Chinese financial hub in more than seven decades.Packing top wind speeds of 151 kph…
Oct. 7, 2001, isn’t a date most NFL fans will remember, and if you’re a fan of the New England Patriots, it’s a day you’d want to forget. The Miami Dolphins routed the Patriots 30-10 that afternoon to drop New England to 1-3 on the season. The starting quarterback for New England in Miami? A 24-year-old named Tom Brady, who was making his second career start in the NFL.Here is how The Boston Globe reviewed Brady’s day:“It made for an especially difficult afternoon for novice quarterback Tom Brady. After being asked to do very little and doing that very well…
Local governments in China are still building highways, bridges and railways, as pictured here in Jiangxi province on Sept. 6, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s persistent consumption slowdown traces back to the country’s real estate slump, and its deep ties to local government finances — and debt.The bulk of Chinese household wealth went into real estate in the last two decades, before Beijing began cracking down on developers’ high reliance on debt in 2020.Now, the values of those properties are falling, and developers have reduced land purchases. That’s cutting significantly into local government revenue, especially at…
By Mark Puleo, Jeff Zrebiec and Tashan ReedA sideline official collapsed, received CPR and was later taken off the field on a stretcher on the Baltimore Ravens sideline in the second quarter of Sunday’s game with the Las Vegas Raiders. The official, who was working the first-down chain marker, was seen waving his hand and moving his mouth as he was stretchered off. A member of the chain gang crew collapsed. He was immediately attended to by medical personnel. Upon leaving the field, he was alert and responsive. He’s being taken to a local hospital. — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) September…
China Coast Guard ships (background L and R) are seen past the Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (C), as photographed from the BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Aug. 26, 2024.Jam Sta Rosajam Sta Rosa | AFP | Getty ImagesThe Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday after a Philippine ship returned to port after a five-month deployment there.”We will sustain presence over these waters,” Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson Jay Tarriela told a press conference.The PCG’s vessel, Teresa Magbanua, was deployed to Sabina Shoal in April to monitor what Manila suspects to be China’s…
College football has a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll, as Texas jumped past Georgia for the top spot on Sunday. The move comes after the Longhorns demolished UTSA 56-7 and the Bulldogs barely escaped Kentucky 13-12.Texas made an early-season statement last week with its blowout win at Michigan, and now it’s No. 1 for the first time since 2008. The Longhorns picked up an easy win against the Roadrunners, a game in which quarterback Quinn Ewers was injured with a strained oblique and replaced by Arch Manning. Texas received 35 first-place votes to No. 2…
