SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

Unemployed workers having trouble finding a job, latest claims data suggest

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits was flat last week, but continued claims rose to a three-year high. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending Dec. 21 fell by 1,000 to 219,000. This is lower than the 223,000 expected by analysts. Applications continue to be filed, and the […]

Pat Riley and the Heat fired back at the latest Jimmy Butler trade rumors

in NBA Christmas Traditions In a departure from previous years, ESPN's Shams Charania opened the league's annual holiday show on Wednesday by reporting that Jimmy Butler wants out of Miami, but importantly, Butler has not been traded. I didn't even say that I was “demanding” it. Heat star fined by Adam Silver. However, it's not […]

Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident | Finland

An undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia failed on Wednesday, Finland's prime minister said, calling it the latest in a series of accidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Arto Parkin, head of operations at the Finnish power grid, told public broadcaster Ale that sabotage could not be ruled out. Finnish […]

COVID 2.0: Why Newsom’s latest ‘state of emergency’ is all too familiar

California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is currently considered a low risk to Americans, but Liz Wheeler of “The Liz Wheeler Show” I can't help but feel that this is eerily similar. Back to what happened 4 years ago. “Hey everyone, we're in COVID […]

Indiana Fever guard latest WNBA player to commit to Unrivaled

Unrivaled has announced player number 35, and it's Indiana Fever guard Katie Lou Samuelson. Samuelson, 5 years WNBA The veteran has averaged 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game since being drafted fourth overall by the Chicago Sky in 2019. She was a standout player at the University of Connecticut, averaging 16.7 points over four […]

Top Senate Dems pour cold water on latest GOP spending bill plans: ‘Ready to stay’ through Christmas

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced that the Senate's top Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., have signed off on an initial stopgap that Republicans rescinded under pressure from billionaire Elon Musk. He made it clear that he would […]