UGA Campus Murder: Athens Mayor Dismisses ‘Notion Of Sanctuary City’, Protesters Demand Resignation
This undated image provided by Augusta University shows nursing student Laken Hope Riley, who was found dead after failing to return from a run on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday, February 22, 2024 in Athens, Georgia. . (Augusta University, Associated Press, File), (R) Clark County Sheriff’s Office OAN’s Taylor Tinsley5:00 PM – Wednesday, […]
Mortgage rates over 7% are throttling homebuyer demand
Real estate agent Mauricio Umanski says high mortgage rates, high prices and a lack of supply are creating difficulties for homebuyers in the Claman Countdown. Important measures home purchase The number of applications fell for the fifth consecutive week as mortgage interest rates continued to hover above 7%, suppressing demand from prospective buyers. Mortgage Bankers […]
GOP lawmakers demand detailed info from Biden admin on how Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s alleged killer entered the US
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to provide Congress with detailed information about how the Venezuelan suspected of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley entered the United States illegally. Impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas provides lawmakers with Jose Antonio Ibarra’s immigration records, including the 26-year-old murder suspect’s “alien file” and his […]
US lawmakers demand import ban on goods bought on Chinese app Temu over alleged forced labor: report
U.S. lawmakers have ordered all products sold on the Chinese-owned shopping app Temu to be banned, citing concerns that the fast-growing company is not doing enough to crack down on forced labor. is calling for a ban on imports. Rep. Blaine Lutkemeyer (R-Missouri) is one of several China hawks in Congress agitating for the Biden […]
Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – More than two-thirds of U.N. Security Council members on Monday condemned the Taliban for its repression of women and girls, including a ban on girls’ education beyond the sixth grade and women’s right to work and movement. and called for the revocation of all discriminatory policies and laws. freely. The statement […]
Expedia slashing 1,500 jobs after bleak travel demand forecast and CEO exit
Online travel platform Expedia said Monday it will cut about 1,500 jobs, or about 9% of its workforce, worldwide as part of an “organizational and technological transformation.” The reorganization comes after Expedia earlier this month warned that falling ticket prices would slow its revenue in 2024 and announced that CEO Peter Kahn would step down. […]
Wendy’s planning ‘surge prices’ based on fluctuating demand
Wendy’s is preparing to test an “Uber-style” surge pricing model in which prices fluctuate throughout the day based on demand. That means Dave’s burgers cost more during the lunch rush. Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner, who took over as chief executive earlier this month, announced the new system on a conference call with investors and said […]
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Demand Answers On Biden Admin’s Expensive, Stalled-Out EV Charger Program
Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are demanding answers from two federal agencies over the Biden administration’s delayed electric vehicle (EV) charger subsidy program. Republican Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington), Jeff Duncan (South Carolina), and H. Morgan Griffith (Virginia) wrote a letter Thursday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Energy Secretary Jennifer […]
How a TikTok clip led demand for 177-year-old sourdough starter to rise | Sourdough
Mary Buckingham says, “There’s an old pioneer tradition, dating back to the early days of colonization of the American West, of giving bread starter to anyone who asked.” That was all going well until TikTok came along. For decades, Mr. Buckingham, a retired meteorologist in Greeley, Colorado, and his small community of bread enthusiasts have […]
G20 Nations Parrot ‘Two-State Solution’ Demand both Israel and Hamas Reject
Participants in a continuing meeting of top diplomats from G20 countries have achieved “virtual unanimity” in calling for the establishment of a “Palestinian” state carved out of Israel, host Brazil declared on Thursday. This clearly ignored the fact that both Israel and the two countries had an agreement. The Gaza government and the terrorist group […]