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The Container Store, buffeted by rough housing market and competition, seeks bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection as the storage and organizational goods retailer with roots dating back to the 1970s grapples with mounting losses and cash flow shortages. The Container Store Group Inc. failed to maintain an average market capitalization of at least $15 million in accordance with NYSE rules. Last month, The Container Store …

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6 days, 20 hours ago

This tiny country is a laboratory for Russia’s dirty tricks

Live Mint

Since the Soviet Union collapsed, a good quarter of Moldovans—no one knows the figure for sure—have chosen to build new lives abroad. Especially since Russia’s assault on Ukraine in 2022, the entire country of 2.5m or so people, with a few peculiar territorial exceptions, has been pivoting towards the EU. A presidential election and simultaneous referendum on October 20th are …

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Oil Stabilizes Ahead of OPEC Supply Meeting as Volatility Drops

Live Mint

-- Oil was little changed as traders watched for clues on OPEC ’s supply plans ahead of a key meeting this Thursday. “Despite the ongoing cross-currents we’ve hit a fair value that looks sticky for the short-term” with Brent at current levels, said Chris Weston, head of research for Pepperstone Group. “For now, the oil market is happy to massage …

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Oil Little Changed in Thin Trading After OPEC Delays Meeting

Live Mint

-- Oil was steady as traders watched for any further clues to OPEC ’s production plans after it delayed a key virtual meeting by four days. Prices have been buffeted by fluctuating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, waning demand in top importer China and concerns whether President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming policies could affect supply from Russia and Iran. “The …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Encircled by geopolitical risks, Armenia builds a lively tech startup scene

Al Jazeera

The ex-Soviet state is betting on a growing tech eco-system to drive its economy in a region rife with geopolitical tensions. But these days, there are “many, many companies doing it and every year this number is growing because they are looking at each other,” said Vardanyan, whose startup in 2021 became Armenia’s first unicorn with a valuation exceeding $1bn. …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

This proud liberal city is throwing out its entire government

Politico

Pandemic closures, protests, elevated crime rates and rising homelessness buffeted many liberal cities in recent years, including San Francisco and Minneapolis. The exodus between 2020 and 2021 alone took nearly $1.1 billion in taxable income out of the city, according to data analyzed by the Economic Innovation Group. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a retiring Democrat congressman who has represented parts of …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Business Council chief says employers looking to invest overseas due to industrial relations changes

ABC

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will face a barrage of criticism from the nation's biggest employers over recent workplace changes that chief executives report are making them cautious about hiring and driving them abroad. Last Monday, Mr Albanese received a frosty reception at the Minerals Council of Australia annual parliamentary dinner, with chief executive Tania Constable warning that conflict was already …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vance tries out new defense in scramble to 'deflect unfavorable attention'

Raw Story

Buffeted by past comments and low approval numbers in key states needed to win back the White House for Republicans in November, Sen. J.D. According to a report from Politico's Jared Mitovich, the embattled GOP vice presidential candidate has been attempting to push back on attacks against him centered on his previous demeaning comments about so-called "childless cat ladies" and …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Israel's conventional operations are successful but it is unable to repeat that in hybrid war

Firstpost

Israel has responded only with violence against violence, hunting down leaders of terror groups raiding across borders and never really attempting to isolate the terrorists within their own society through good cultivated relationships with non-partisan elements This was while I was researching speaking at a recent webinar that I realised the paradox. That was the last of Israel and IDF’s …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Shares of Trump Media swing wildly after first US presidential debate, fall 10%

Associated Press

Trump Media fell more than 10% Friday after the first U.S. presidential debate, demonstrating another of the wild swings that have made its stock one of the more volatile on Wall Street. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed Thursday evening on topics including abortion, immigration and the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Citi analysts …

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6 months, 1 week ago

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

Associated Press

BEIJING — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the south and a heat wave prompting fears of a drought for farmers in the north. One landslide trapped a truck in Songxi county, and videos posted online by the Quanzhou government showed vehicles inundated …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers hurt by turbulence

Al Jazeera

Airline offers $10,000 to passengers with minor injuries, invites seriously hurt to discuss compensation offer. Singapore Airlines has offered monetary compensation to passengers who were injured during a bout of extreme turbulence that killed one passenger and left dozens of others hospitalised. Passengers who suffered minor injuries have been offered $10,000, while those who were more seriously hurt have been …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

G-force changes likely cause of Singapore flight injuries, probe finds

Al Jazeera

Dozens of passengers suffered injuries on a Singapore Airlines flight due to “rapid changes” in gravitational force and a 54-metre altitude drop, a preliminary investigation has found. A 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack and dozens of passengers were injured last week when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was buffeted by severe turbulence, forcing the plane to make …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

REVEALED! What causes Singapore Airlines flight sharp altitude drop while cruising at its top speed I DETAILS

India TV News

Preliminary findings released on Wednesday of an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed that a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54-metre altitude drop caused injuries. Singapore Airlines flight investigation report The May 21 flight on a Boeing plane carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing …

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7 months ago

How the climate crisis is making turbulence worse and flying more dangerous

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The death of a 73-year-old British man on a Singapore Airlines flight has again raised …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

He's the pop star who overcame sex and drug addiction to find God. But after he wed model Hailey, they both said marriage was tough. So... What DID spark Justin Bieber's tears which sent his 292 milli

Daily Mail

The tear coursing down his cheek in a solitary streak causes no unsightly blotches or bloodshot eyes, but Justin Bieber would have known the furore it would fuel. Or was he hinting at problems in his five-year marriage to Hailey Baldwin Bieber, 27, a socialite, top model and devout Christian who has been credited not just with helping Justin recover …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenya searches for missing people amid deadly floods

Al Jazeera

Rescuers are searching for many people missing amid devastating flooding across Kenya. At least 46 people were reported killed on Monday morning after the bursting of the dam led to mudslides and flash floods in Mai Mahiu, the ministry said in a situation report. My daughters, who were in the next room, were swept out of the house.” Fifty-three people …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border

Al Jazeera

Polish farmers end blockade at the Ukraine border, after months of protests over cheap imports. Polish farmers have called off their protest at the last border crossing with Ukraine, lifting a blockade that has dragged on for months, soured bilateral relations and buffeted Ukraine’s trade. Truckers in Poland began blocking the border late last autumn, angered by what they said …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

India will be $7 trillion economy by 2030

Firstpost

India can aspire to become a $7 trillion economy by 2030, according to “The Indian Economy: A Review” written by V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser to the government, and his team of economists. Meanwhile, as per National Statistical Office, the Indian economy is estimated to grow 7.3 per cent in 2023-24, while Reserve Bank of India projected a 7 …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian economy to grow close to 7% in FY25, hit $7 trillion by 2030: FinMin

Live Mint

Even as the finance ministry expects FY24 economic growth to exceed the central bank’s projection of 7%, it also expects growth in the following year, FY25, to be close to 7%, even though geopolitical risks could lead to supply chain disruptions and a rise in inflation. The ministry’s latest monthly economic review also said that under reasonable assumptions, India can …

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1 year ago

'The NRA today is in a dismal state' as cash dries up and they plunge 'deep into the red'

Raw Story

According to its most recent tax returns, the National Rifle Association is in severe decline as revenue is collapsing, membership drives are coming up dry and the organization "tightens its belt" by cutting back on staffing. As the Beast's Roger Sollenberger wrote, "The NRA’s most recent tax return, filed in November of this year for 2022, reveals dramatic declines along …

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1 year ago

Why is it so hard for California drivers to get insurance?

LA Times

As if high gas prices weren’t making life miserable enough, California drivers are being buffeted by higher auto insurance premiums — if they can find coverage at all. Big name insurers have been saying for months that they “can’t get the rates they need from the state Department of Insurance,” said Mike D’Arelli, executive director of American Agents Alliance, a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Incoming Philadelphia mayor taps the city’s chief of school safety as next police commissioner

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, who won her post by promising gun-violence-weary residents to get tough on crime, on Wednesday selected longtime police official Kevin J. Bethel to become the next police commissioner of the nation’s sixth most populous city. In an interview with ABC Philadelphia announcing the decision, Parker said Bethel is “a leader who is not afraid …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of homes without power, trees down as damaging winds hit Sydney amid extreme fire danger

ABC

Thousands of homes have lost power and trees have been brought down in Sydney by strong winds that buffeted the city overnight. Key points: Endeavour Energy says thousands of homes and businesses were left without power Wind brought down powerlines across Sydney's west and south-west Firefighters continue to battle grassfires as the city is put on a total fire ban …

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The Container Store, buffeted by rough housing market and competition, seeks bankruptcy protection

This tiny country is a laboratory for Russia’s dirty tricks

Oil Stabilizes Ahead of OPEC Supply Meeting as Volatility Drops

Oil Little Changed in Thin Trading After OPEC Delays Meeting

Encircled by geopolitical risks, Armenia builds a lively tech startup scene

This proud liberal city is throwing out its entire government

Business Council chief says employers looking to invest overseas due to industrial relations changes

Vance tries out new defense in scramble to 'deflect unfavorable attention'

Why Israel's conventional operations are successful but it is unable to repeat that in hybrid war

Shares of Trump Media swing wildly after first US presidential debate, fall 10%

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers hurt by turbulence

G-force changes likely cause of Singapore flight injuries, probe finds

REVEALED! What causes Singapore Airlines flight sharp altitude drop while cruising at its top speed I DETAILS

How the climate crisis is making turbulence worse and flying more dangerous

He's the pop star who overcame sex and drug addiction to find God. But after he wed model Hailey, they both said marriage was tough. So... What DID spark Justin Bieber's tears which sent his 292 milli

Kenya searches for missing people amid deadly floods

Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border

India will be $7 trillion economy by 2030

Indian economy to grow close to 7% in FY25, hit $7 trillion by 2030: FinMin

'The NRA today is in a dismal state' as cash dries up and they plunge 'deep into the red'

Why is it so hard for California drivers to get insurance?

Incoming Philadelphia mayor taps the city’s chief of school safety as next police commissioner

Thousands of homes without power, trees down as damaging winds hit Sydney amid extreme fire danger