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White House announces South American trade deals to try to lower some food prices
They could bring down prices on products like coffee, bananas and beef. The White House on Thursday during a background call with reporters announced framework deals with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ecuador that it hopes will bring down the costs of certain groceries. These deals come after President Donald Trump and some of his top…
UN-backed Kenyan force arrives in Haiti
The mission is intended to combat the country’s rampant gang violence What happened Some 400 Kenyan police officers arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday to launch a long-awaited peacekeeping mission. The deployment is the first wave of an expected 2,500-person law enforcement effort sanctioned by the United Nations to combat gang violence roiling…
Breaking News | News | RussiaOver 400 Arrested for Attending Navalny Memorial Demonstrations in Russia
(AP) — Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported. The sudden death of Navalny, 47, was a crushing blow to many Russians, who had pinned their hopes for the future on President Vladimir Putin’s…
US Treasury buyback strategy falls short as debt worries persist
SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury’s surprise bond buyback failed to quell lingering concerns about inflation and expanding government debt, as bond yields rose on Thursday, dragging the dollar higher as well. The Treasury responded on Wednesday to U.S. long-bond yields hitting the highest level since 2007 by doubling long-end buybacks to…
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 10, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, Demonstrations going on around the United States are making the news. Who are these people, and what are they doing here, you might ask. At least I would. Shutting down bridges? Clogging Grand Central Station? What on earth? Don’t show us the pictures, but show them. Let’s see if they can stand…
Breaking News | News | UkraineSeismic stations detected explosion at Ukrainian dam around the time it collapsed
Seismic stations in Ukraine and Romania detected what appears to be an explosion at the Kakhovka Dam on the morning that it failed, Norwegian seismologists tell NPR. The analysis was done by NORSAR, a Norwegian group that monitors seismic networks throughout Europe. According to their data, the explosion took place on June 6 at 2:54 AM…


