Balkan leaders vow to meet EU economic regulations on road to membership
Leaders of the Western Balkan countries agreed on Thursday to accelerate regional cooperation to benefit more from the European Union’s new financial aid plan, which provides a faster path to membership. Brussels’ plan calls for sending around $6.5 billion to the Balkans over the next three years to double their economies over the next decade […]
Target considering paid membership program to compete with Amazon, Walmart: report
Target is considering a new paid membership program for customers similar to Amazon and Walmart. Bloomberg News reported This was disclosed on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The new program, internally dubbed “Project Trident,” could launch as early as this year, the report said, but no details on pricing for the membership […]
U.S. to Sell F-16 Jets to Turkey After Sweden NATO Membership Approval
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after the Turkish government ratified Sweden's NATO membership this week. The move is an important development in the expansion of the alliance, which has become even more important since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The State Department notified Congress late […]
Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden’s NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey’s lead?
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Turkey has completed ratifying Sweden's proposal to join NATO, making Hungary the last member of the military alliance not to give its approval. After more than a year of delays and consistent pressure from Western partners to move forward with Sweden's application, the central European country and its conservative populist Prime […]
Turkey approves Sweden’s NATO bid, lifting a key hurdle to membership
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish lawmakers on Tuesday backed Sweden's membership in NATO, removing a major hurdle to the previously non-aligned country's membership in the military alliance. Deputies ratified Sweden's accession protocol by a vote of 287 to 55, with four abstentions. Ratification will take effect after publication in the Official Gazette and is expected […]
Union membership plateaued in 2023 despite high-profile strikes
Despite high-profile strikes that dominated several news cycles, the proportion of wage workers who were union members in 2023 was little different from the previous year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported union membership rate It decreased from 10.1% in 2022 to 10% in 2023. Union membership has remained roughly flat at 14.4 million, with […]
Costco said to be testing out membership card scanners at entrances
Retail giant Costco Wholesale is reportedly testing ways to help customers maintain elite status. Costco Insider, a website that claims to be inspired by readers, posted on social media on January 8th a photo of what appeared to be a tablet mounted on a stand with a sign that read, “You will be asked to […]
DHS Advisory Council Removes Noah Bookbinder From Membership List
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory committee appears to have removed from its membership list the president and CEO of the left-wing legal organization behind the removal of former President Donald Trump from Colorado's ballots. is. noah binding machinethe president and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the left-wing group […]