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LEI for the U.S. Declined Again in November
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI)for theU.S. decreased by 1.0 percent in November 2022 to 113.5 (2016=100), following a decline of 0.9 percent in October. The LEI is now down 3.7 percent over the six-month period between May and November 2022—a much steeper rate of decline than its 0.8 percent contraction over the previous…
French, German leaders say Ukraine allowed to strike inside Russia
PARIS/BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) – France and Germany’s leaders said on Tuesday Ukraine should be allowed to hit military sites inside Russia from which missiles were being fired at Ukrainian territory, but not other targets. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West earlier in the day that NATO members in Europe were playing with fire by proposing…
Yemen’s Houthis attack Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel. The Houthis have threatened to shut down another key trade route, with the world economy already reeling from Iran’s closure of the Strait…
Trump signs ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ executive order
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said before the order was signed that ‘gender ideology insanity is over’ President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order, fulfilling one of his major campaign promises of keeping biological men out of girls and women’s sports. Trump signed the executive order on…
Breaking News | News | RussiaRussia considers removing Taliban from list of terror groups ahead of upcoming cultural forum
Putin aide says Moscow is engaging Taliban in conversation as they are Afghanistan’s ‘de factor authority Russia is considering removing the Taliban from its list of designated terrorist organisations, officials in Moscow said on Tuesday as Vladimir Putin eyes support from the hardline Islamist group in central Asia. The Russian president’s close aide and Kremlin…


