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US President Donald Trump announced plans to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year starting on January 20, the day of his inauguration.Trump, who first proposed such a cap on his campaign, floated the idea in a post on Truth Social last week, saying Americans were being “ripped off” with interest rates as high as 30%.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listPresident Trump returned to the idea Sunday, saying credit card companies are “really abusing the public.””We have a one-year cap of 10%. That’s it. They know it,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.While there…
Michael Carrick has reached a verbal agreement with Man United to become interim head coach until the end of the season.According to Sky Sports News, negotiations took place late on Monday night and all outstanding issues have been resolved. Gareth Southgate’s former England assistant coach Steve Holland will become Carrick’s number two, while former Boro assistant and Leeds player Jonathan Woodgate, current Under-21 coach Travis Binion and Jonny Evans, who returned to the club during Darren Fletcher’s interim period, will also be part of the backroom team. Meanwhile, Fletcher is expected to return as United’s Under-18 manager.Details of the deal…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a press conference after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGlobal central bankers on Tuesday issued a statement defending Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following the opening of a criminal investigation into the central bank chief. “We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome H. Powell,” central bank leaders, including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, said in a joint statement. “Central bank independence is fundamental to price, financial…
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, a television station broadcast remarks by Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve, speaking after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in the chamber of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, USA. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Opposition to the Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is growing. On Sunday evening, Mr. Powell said federal prosecutors were investigating him over his testimony before Congress related to the central bank’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project.Powell suggested the survey reflected President Donald Trump’s frustration…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) held a press conference on the occasion of his visit to Bosch. This is the last stop on his India trip.Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that Iran’s embattled regime appeared to be at an end as mass protests continued across the country. Speaking to reporters during his visit to India, Mertz reiterated his call on Iranian authorities to stop violence against protesters, adding that he hoped for a peaceful end to the escalating crisis. “If a regime can only maintain power by force, it is effectively…
Published January 13, 2026January 13, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareMinnesota is in a state of tension as demonstrations against U.S. immigration authorities continue daily.Federal authorities have used tear gas to disperse whistleblower activists, and state and local leaders filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the police crackdown that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman last week.Clashes between federal agents and protesters continued throughout Monday and spanned multiple cities. In Minneapolis, authorities fired tear gas as a crowd gathered around an immigration officer interrogating a man, while in the northwestern city of St. Cloud, hundreds of…
There are elite passports that are more influential than others when it comes to traveling from country to country without restrictions and shortening queues at border controls. According to the latest report from the Henley Passport Index, the top three countries for passports are Asian countries, with Singapore in first place, followed by Japan and South Korea. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free access to 192 of the 227 countries and territories tracked by the index, created by London-based global citizenship and residency advisory firm Henley & Partners and using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association. Japan and South Korea offer…
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near the tower section at the Revolution Wind Project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, USA, on Friday, October 24, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares in Danish renewable energy giant Orsted rose 5% on Tuesday morning, shortly after a US judge allowed the company to resume work on its nearly completed Revolution Wind project.In a statement, Orsted welcomed the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s ruling, saying the lawsuit “allows the company to immediately resume affected operations.”The ruling is a legal setback for the pro-fossil fuel…
Dozens of worshipers at a Tokyo shrine on Sunday took a deep breath and bravely jumped into icy water, continuing a New Year’s tradition of purifying the soul and praying for good health. The cold-weather event, known as “Kanchu Misogi,” drew about 100 participants, mostly men in white loincloths and a few women in white coats, to Teppu Inari Shrine. Percussion and flute music set the mood in the shrine’s courtyard, where a knee-deep pool filled with ice blocks awaited. Worshipers clasped their hands in front of their chests and chanted “Haraedo Okami,” praying for cleansing of their sins. Afterwards,…
Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith says newly crowned world champion Dalton Smith envisions a higher level than Adam Azim and will “crush him” in the ring.The 28-year-old from Sheffield continued his undefeated career with a fifth-round knockout of Sabriel Mathias in Brooklyn and won the WBC super lightweight title. The statement win on foreign soil has fueled speculation about an all-British blockbuster showdown with Azim, but Smith’s promotional team believes such talk is premature and bordering on disrespectful. Matchroom Boxing’s Frank Smith told Sky Sports, referring to Azim’s decision to vacate the European super-lightweight title in April 2024, voiding his…