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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on November 26, 2024, in New York City. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures were little changed on Wednesday morning as traders await the release of the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 30 points, or 0.07%. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures flickered near the flatline, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.11%.In other corporate news, several companies released their quarterly results. Dell Technologies tumbled 11% in extended trading as the company issued a disappointing forecast…

Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has millions of likes on TikTok and hundreds of thousands of followers. He ran a successful social media campaign to emerge victorious in the first round of the country’s presidential elections. ADVERTISEMENTRomania is reeling from the unexpected rise of far-right extremist Calin Georgescu who won Sunday’s first round of the presidential elections as an independent. His rise went unnoticed by the political system – with his victory representing the first time a fringe candidate won a national election solely through a sophisticated media campaign. Georgescu rode a wave of public discontentment with the political establishment…

Mark Twain wrote that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” A lie has gone around Spain several times, pushed by complicit media. This anomaly has triggered, with the invaluable collaboration of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid and the Supreme Court, the accusation of the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, investigated for an alleged crime of revealing secrets consisting of unmasking a rude hoax with data of an ongoing judicial procedure. The supposedly criminal action consisted of destroying a lie with exact information that had previously been…

Fethullah Gülen, a prominent Turkish cleric and advocate for interfaith dialogue and education, passed away on October 21, 2024, in a Pennsylvania hospital at the age of 86. Known for his emphasis on peace, tolerance, and service to humanity, Gülen dedicated his life to fostering dialogue among religions and promoting moderate interpretations of Islam. His death brings to a close a remarkable chapter in both Turkish history and global Islamic thought. Gülen’s legacy is shaped by his efforts to encourage altruism, education, and interfaith understanding. He founded the Gülen movement, or “Hizmet” (meaning “service” in Turkish), which built a global…

Secretary-General of the Elysée Palace Alexis Kohler in Strasbourg, France, November 23, 2024. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS French President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff Alexis Kohler can be prosecuted over an alleged conflict of interest in a previous job, a Paris court ruled on Tuesday, November 26. Kohler can be prosecuted on suspicion of illegally favoring a company to which he had family ties while working as a senior civil servant from 2009 to 2016, the Paris appeals court said, according to several people familiar with the case. He and two fellow accused still have the option of appealing the…

‘Tax the freeloading day-trippers’ say locals who back new tourist levy The new charges will apply to anyone staying in Wales overnight whether in an Airbnb, Vrbo, holiday cottage, B&B or hotel, hostel or campsite. The charges will vary based on the type of accommodation. For those staying in hostels and camping, the fee will be 75p per person per night. For all other types of accommodation, the charge will be £1.25 per person per night and even residents of Wales travelling within the country for leisure or business will be subject to the levy. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/tax-freeloading-day-trippers-say-30456223

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City remains winless in six consecutive games after blowing a three-goal lead to Feyenoord on Tuesday, while Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, and Atlanta piled on the goals, and Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski became the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League. Champions League: Manchester City’s woes continue as Lewandowski makes history

Thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan have descended on the Pakistani capital Islamabad this week, staging violent protests and calling for Khan’s release from prison. Several security forces members have already been killed in the unrest, according to the government. The interior ministry said additional personnel has been deployed to protect diplomatic missions within the heavily secured Red Zone, which houses multiple government buildings and embassies in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the violence as “extremism” directed at fulfilling “evil political objectives.” With violence escalating however, many wonder if Sharif will remain in charge or be…

  French prosecutors on Tuesday, November 26, demanded sentences of up to 15 years for the remaining co-defendants in the trial of a man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious. On Monday, prosecutors requested a maximum 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot, 71, who has been on trial in the southern city of Avignon since September with 49 other men for organizing the repeated rape and sexual abuse of Gisèle Pelicot, now his former wife. One man is being tried in absentia. As in all previous hearings, Gisèle Pelicot was…

The high school teacher and 24 economics students accused of copying, through the teacher, degree papers or exam sessions will get away with being put to the test and with an “appropriate” compensation offer to the University. One instead decided to go to ordinary trial (Marco Cesari), while another (Francesco Ceriana) agreed to a plea deal for three months converted into 180 hours of volunteer work. The Economics ‘scripts’ avoid the trial with useful work and compensation to the university https://genova.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/11/27/news/studenti__copioni__whatsapp_economia_evitano_il_processo_con_lavori_utili_e_risarcimenti_a_unige-423739063/?rss