Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK economy grew 0.2 per cent in August following two months of stagnation, helped by broad-based expansions in services, manufacturing and construction. Friday’s figure, in line with economists’ forecasts, came after zero growth in June and July but marked a slowdown from the start of the year. Services output grew 0.1 per cent in August, production was up 0.5 per cent and construction expanded 0.4 per cent, the Office for National Statistics said.Ashley Webb, economist at consultancy Capital Economics, said the…
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Various polls have been all over the place for weeks. It’s difficult to keep up with the changes. And yet, according to one pollster, Trump has maintained a slight edge over Kamala Harris for five straight weeks. Rasmussen Reports is a respected polling outfit and they’re following this race as close as any other. The Washington Examiner reports: Trump maintains 2-point lead for fifth straight week In a sign that all of Vice President Kamala Harris’s efforts to bust open the 2024 election have failed, Rasmussen Reports said on Thursday that former President Donald Trump has maintained a 2-point lead…
Sabrina Carpenter’s latest concert moment has taken the internet by storm after a hilarious interaction with a fan went viral.Since launching her “Short n’ Sweet” Tour on September 23, 2024, the former Disney Channel star has dazzled audiences with bold, flirty outfits that push the envelope. The pop star’s stylist, Jared Ellner, appears to have purposefully curated these eye-catching looks to reflect and celebrate Carpenter’s playful, feminine persona throughout the tour.During a recent performance of her “Short n’ Sweet” tour, Sabrina Carpenter yelled for a fan to “get down,” only to quickly realize the fan had bad knees, prompting laughter…
CEASEFIRE “INDESPENSIBLE” Israeli forces since late September have escalated operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon, as the war against Hezbollah’s ally, Palestinian militants Hamas, continues in the Gaza Strip. “Only a few miles away from Cyprus, we have a war. We have a difficult situation,” Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said as he opened the summit. Known as MED9, the grouping also brought together leaders from Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia, along with the king of Jordan, Abdullah II, for the one-day meeting in the city of Paphos. Christodoulides said MED9 called for an end to hostilities in…
In a largely symbolic move, the Ortega government condemned Israel’s leaders as ‘fascist’ and ‘genocidal’ over Gaza war.The government of Nicaragua has announced that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel, adding to the country’s growing isolation on the global stage amid its war in Gaza. Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo announced the move to state media on Friday after the country’s Congress passed a resolution calling for action after the one-year anniversary of the Gaza war on October 7. Murillo, who is President Daniel Ortega’s wife, said her husband instructed the government to “sever diplomatic relations with the fascist…
NFL teams can usually identify their strengths and weaknesses after five weeks of the season. No team is perfect, but some have much bigger issues than others.Here is one potentially fatal flaw for every AFC South team:Houston Texans: Offensive inconsistencyThe Texans rank sixth in the NFL in yards but only 19th in points scored, resulting primarily from early down struggles. Houston has recorded only 5.54 yards on first down, below the league average (5.70), and only the New York Giants (72) have faced more third downs (71).QB C.J. Stroud and company have converted at a high rate on third-down (42.25…
The average Social Security payment is increasing by $48 per month next year.The Social Security Administration announced the 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 on Thursday, marking the smallest increase since 2021. The average COLA was 2.6% across the past decade, with the 2024 change at 3.2%, according to the administration.The close to 68 million Social Security beneficiaries and almost 7.5 million people receiving Supplemental Security Income payments will see their checks increase by 2.5% on January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The increase is based on inflation across July, August, and September. The consumer price index for…
The British Indian Ocean Territory or Chagos IslandsCPA Media Pte Ltd / Alamy The UK’s decision to return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will spark a raft of political, military and social changes. But one overlooked aspect is the impending deletion of millions of website addresses ending in “.io”. Most websites have a domain name – such as newscientist.com – and the last part is called the top-level domain (TLD). Along with .com, you are probably familiar with .org and .net, but there are over 1500 possible TLDs, of which around 300 are two-letter location-specific TLDs that… Source…
AURORA, Colo. — Former President Donald Trump painted a dark picture of Colorado’s third-largest city at a rally here Friday as he once again claimed it had been overtaken by a Venezuelan prison gang. But the city’s police chief told NBC News that Aurora is still “very safe.”“It’s not overrun. Without question, Aurora is still a very safe city. It is still a wonderful community that is incredibly diverse,” Todd Chamberlain said. While there is some gang activity, he added, “what we hope to do is make sure that that gang doesn’t grow.”On the trail, Trump has highlighted a specific…
This article is part of our exclusive career advice series in partnership with the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society.Poor communication causes problems, delays, and failures in teams and organizations. As engineers who want to communicate what we are working on and why it matters, we need to work on getting better at it.That might seem obvious, but how we communicate often depends on whom we communicate with. The method of communication, as well as the content, differ if you’re talking with an executive, a peer, or someone you lead.As a career expert, I can help you better communicate at…