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Coffee prices were already rising when the United States imposed new tariffs on coffee imports in April following last year’s poor harvest. Those tariffs have since been lifted, but prices at grocery stores and cafes remain high, leaving many shoppers wondering why a simple cup of coffee costs so much.As of September, the price of roasted coffee sold in stores was up about 41% from 12 months ago, rising from an average of $6.47 to $9.14 per pound, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.During volatile times, prices can fluctuate by about $1 within a year,…
Juan Orlando Hernandez, a member of pro-Trump candidate Nasry Asfulura’s party, is serving a sentence for drug trafficking in the United States.Published November 28, 2025November 28, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will pardon former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández, days before a closely contested presidential election in the Central American country.Friday’s announcement came two days before Honduras’ vote, in which President Trump endorsed conservative National Party candidate Nasry “Tito” Asufura.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listHernandez was the party’s last successful presidential candidate, serving as president…
Hong Kong — During the 30 minutes the fire spread and engulfed an adjacent building, Wang was watching TV at home, unaware of the danger. Even though he could hear a commotion outside and sirens wailing in the distance, he dismissed it as a typical noisy afternoon in Hong Kong. Only after hearing people screaming for help did he stand up and look out the window of his eighth-floor apartment. “As soon as I opened the window, I saw smoke,” he told CNN. By that time, it was 3:15pm on a Wednesday. It was 30 minutes after witnesses first noticed…
While the three-way battle for F1’s drivers’ championship will inevitably take center stage at the Qatar Grand Prix, the penultimate event of the season will also see special tire rules introduced this weekend.What is this regulation, why was it introduced, and how might it affect Sunday’s tense 57-lap race at Lusail International Circuit? Read on to find out… What are the new tire rules in Qatar?Pirelli has set a limit on the number of laps each tire set can complete during the Qatar race weekend. Each set of tires can accumulate up to 25 laps over the course of five…
Many people who save in a 401(k) account receive a company match from their employer. But that money may not be theirs yet.To take full control of these matching funds, workers may have to remain employed by a company for up to six years (nearly twice the tenure of a typical private sector worker), which could cause further economic damage to those laid off as the labor market cools. 401(k) matches are often referred to as “free” funds. Employees who contribute to a 401(k) plan can receive matching contributions back to their account from their employer, up to a certain…
Hong Kong — In just a few hours on Wednesday afternoon, what started as a small blaze in a ground floor apartment building escalated into a fiery inferno that consumed seven high-rise towers in a public housing complex in Hong Kong. At least 128 people have died, up to 200 are missing and thousands are now homeless in a city chronically short of space and with some of the highest real estate prices in the world. The fire shocked even Hong Kong, which has a high level of safety and is not accustomed to disasters of this scale. The cause…
Oscar Piastri held off McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the only practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen remained sixth.Just five days after being disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, McLaren started the sprint weekend in Qatar with a one-two lead ahead of Friday’s sprint qualifying, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 from 5.30pm, with just 0.058 seconds separating Piastri and Norris. Norris leads the drivers’ championship with a 24-point lead over Piastri and Verstappen with two races remaining, and will win the title on Sunday if he maintains a lead of at…
Best-selling author and wellness leader Deepak Chopra is optimistic about the potential of artificial intelligence. “The reality is that AI is here to stay,” he says. Chopra believes that while this technology can be harmful, it can also be beneficial when used specifically for self-discovery. Chopra recommends using AI chatbots to get to know yourself better, suggesting questions like “What is my purpose?” “How can I cultivate self-compassion?”Chopra recently launched an online wellness platform that offers meditations, a community discussion board, and live sessions led by Chopra herself. And he’s bullish enough about AI that he created his own Deepak…
The Thanksgiving week gains were not enough to put all three major indexes in the green for November. The S&P 500 is up nearly 4% this week, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 3%. This indicates that each is strong enough to generate a monthly rally. This extended his winning streak to seven months. And while the Nasdaq Composite Index ended the week up more than 4%, it wasn’t enough to overcome a selloff earlier in the month sparked by valuation concerns about artificial intelligence trading. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell about 2% in November, ending a…
US President Donald Trump has said he will rescind all executive orders issued under his predecessor Joe Biden and believed to have been signed using an autopen, pushing dubious claims to outlaw Democratic policies.Trump, a Republican, estimated in a social media post Friday that most of Biden’s orders were executed with an autopen, a machine that imitates specific signatures.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Every document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with his autopen (approximately 92% of it) is hereby destroyed and of no further force or effect,” Trump wrote.President Trump has long argued that Biden, who was 82…