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Can’t stick to a budget? Your attachment style could be the reason, financial therapist says Can’t stick to a budget? Your attachment style could be the reason, financial therapist says If you’ve ever blamed yourself for being ‘bad with money’, some financial therapists might disagree with you. The problem, they say, isn’t your self-control — it’s your emotions. Source link #stick #budget #attachment #style #reason #financial #therapist Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

What we know about Spitfire that made emergency ****** landing days before VE Day celebrations What we know about Spitfire that made emergency ****** landing days before VE Day celebrations A Spitfire was forced to make an emergency ******-landing in a field just days before VE Day. The historic aircraft – which had two people onboard – veered out of the sky before crashing down among crops in West Hythe, Kent on Saturday evening (3 May). The ******-landing occurred in the lead-up to celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Monday but it is not clear if the plane’s flight was connected to the event. Witnesses said the plane “misfired above a caravan park” and “narrowly” missed trees before it crashed, while video footage shows the plane heading towards the ground. What we know The plane is owned by Fly A Spitfire, confirmed the ****** in a statement on its website, saying: “We are aware of an incident involving one of our Spitfire aircraft. “We can confirm that a precautionary landing was made at a non-airfield site. The pilot and passenger are uninjured and at this stage we have no further information.” A spokesman for the fire service said two fire engines had attended after being called to an aircraft that had made an emergency landing. Crews helped to make the scene safe and one person was passed into the care of paramedics, the spokesman said. A video of the aftermath of the ****** shows the Second World War plane – which belongs to Spitfire experience company Fly a Spitfire – sitting in a mustard field after making its landing on Saturday evening. (SWNS) Eyewitness Sharon Gooda, 59, who was at the Daleacres Caravan and Motorhome Club when the drama unfolded, said: “We heard the roar of a Spitfire, so I stood outside the caravan and watched the two-seater as it flew across and turned back around again. “He took a fly over the caravan park but then I went back inside and could still hear them. But all of a sudden, there was a really low, loud misfiring sound above our heads.” She added: “It sounded like the engine had cut out totally. He was lucky he missed the big conifer trees as he wasn’t far off touching them. It could have been a lot worse. “He could have landed in the caravan park – he was really close to the caravans when he started misfiring and landed about 100m away.” The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it had been notified about the incident, and while it has not sent a team to the accident site,will undertake an investigation with the operator to understand the cause of the loss of power. What we don’t know It is not know exactly what happened to lead to the emergency landing. While eyewitnesses have reported the sound of a plane misfiring, the company that owns it has only issued a statement confirming the “precautionary landing” and that the pilot and passenger are uninjured. It is also not know whether the flight being carried out by the Spitfire was connected to forthcoming VE Day celebrations or unrelated. Among efforts to mark VE Day, more than 20 planes will take part in a flypast over Buckingham Palace, including World War Two Lancaster bombers, the Red Arrows. Some reports have suggested the Spitfire involved in the landing was practising for a flypast, but this has not been confirmed. It is also not know who was flying the aircraft, and who the passenger was. Nobody was injured in the ******. (SWNS) Read more Source link #Spitfire #emergency #****** #landing #days #Day #celebrations Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

NPR and PBS CEOs say they'll challenge Trump administration over federal funding cuts – CNBC NPR and PBS CEOs say they'll challenge Trump administration over federal funding cuts – CNBC NPR and PBS CEOs say they’ll challenge Trump administration over federal funding cuts CNBCNPR and PBS push back against Trump’s order to cut funding: ‘This could be devastating’ The GuardianTranscript: H.R. McMaster on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 4, 2025 CBS NewsThe Cost of Arrogance: NPR’s undoing is a cautionary tale for the media The HillENDING TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZATION OF BIASED MEDIA The White House (.gov) Source link #NPR #PBS #CEOs #they039ll #challenge #Trump #administration #federal #funding #cuts #CNBC Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Pope Francis’s popemobile set to be Gaza health clinic Pope Francis’s popemobile set to be Gaza health clinic One of Pope Francis’s popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of his final wishes, the ******** says. The vehicle, used by the late pontiff during his 2014 visit to the Holy Land, is being outfitted with diagnostic and emergency medical equipment to help young patients in the ************ enclave, where health services have been devastated by the Israeli invasion. UN children’s agency UNICEF says more than 9000 children have been admitted for treatment of acute malnutrition since the beginning of the year. Pope Francis, who died last month, entrusted the mobile clinic venture to the Catholic aid organisation Caritas Jerusalem in the months before his death, ******** News said. “This is a concrete, life-saving intervention at a time when the health system in Gaza has almost completely collapsed,” said Peter Brune, Secretary General of Caritas Sweden, which is supporting the project. The mobile unit will be equipped with rapid infection tests, vaccines, diagnostic tools, and suture kits, and staffed by medical personnel. Caritas plans to deploy the clinic to communities without access to functioning healthcare facilities once humanitarian access to Gaza is feasible. “It’s not just a vehicle,” Brune added. “It’s a message that the world has not forgotten about the children in Gaza.” Gaza has a tiny Christian community and the ******** has said Francis used to call the Holy Family Church in Gaza on an almost daily basis for much of the war, which started in October 2023 when ****** militants attacked southern Israel. Francis had a number of popemobiles, with the one used in the 2014 visit to Israel and the ************ Territories staying in the region following his return to the ********. A conclave to elect a new Pope starts on May 7. Source link #Pope #Franciss #popemobile #set #Gaza #health #clinic Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Incoming ******* interior minister sceptical about ban on far-right AfD Incoming ******* interior minister sceptical about ban on far-right AfD BERLIN (Reuters) – Incoming ******* interior minister Alexander Dobrindt suggested on Sunday it was unlikely the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party would be banned after the spy agency classified it as “extremist” last week. ******* lawmakers have been discussing outlawing the party and taking other measures including dismissing civil servants who are members of the AfD and limiting or halting public funding. But Dobrindt told broadcaster ARD he was doubtful whether the AfD activities identified in the spy agency’s report met the requirements set out for an outright ban. Guidelines set by the constitutional court say a party must be shown to be working “combatively and aggressively” to implement its goals to be banned. “I’m sceptical, because the aggressive, combative nature of the party against our democracy must be a defining characteristic. The Constitutional Court was right to set high hurdles for banning a party,” Dobrindt said. He added that he was “convinced that the AfD does not need to be banned, it needs to be governed away, and we need to talk about the issues that have made the AfD so big”. Dobrindt, a high-profile member of the CSU, the Bavarian sister party of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU, said his ministry would examine the designation in depth and he would discuss its findings with the spy agency’s top brass in person. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that the future government would work to shrink the AfD. “What I don’t believe is that a potential ban procedure, which could take years, is the sole instrument to bring the AfD down,” Klingbeil, Germany’s next vice chancellor, said. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel accused outgoing Interior Minister Nancy Faeser of using the spy agency as a “secret justice system” to discriminate against the party. “We are a future governing party; even the machinations of the secret justice system will not be able to prevent that in the long run,” Weidel told the Welt newspaper on Sunday. (Reporting by Holger Hansen and Andreas Rinke, Writing by Miranda Murray; Editing by Andrew Heavens) Source link #Incoming #******* #interior #minister #sceptical #ban #farright #AfD Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls – Financial Times Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls – Financial Times Hard-right candidate wins Romania’s election rerun — exit polls Financial TimesUltranationalist wins first round of Romania’s rerun presidential election The GuardianRomania reruns controversial election after earlier vote annulled BBCRomanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism CNNRomanian presidential vote favourite says he will bring back banned far-right contender Reuters Source link #Hardright #candidate #wins #Romanias #election #rerun #exit #polls #Financial #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Draper loses to Ruud in Madrid final Draper loses to Ruud in Madrid final British number one Jack Draper misses out on a first ATP Tour clay-court title as Casper Ruud edges an absorbing Madrid Open final. Source link #Draper #loses #Ruud #Madrid #final Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Signs of confusion on Federal election day in Kalgoorlie-Boulder Signs of confusion on Federal election day in Kalgoorlie-Boulder There were signs of confusion on Federal election day in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Source link #Signs #confusion #Federal #election #day #KalgoorlieBoulder Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump Just Issued an Executive Order Aimed at Decimating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Trump Just Issued an Executive Order Aimed at Decimating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When large bipartisan majorities of Congress enacted and subsequently amended the nation’s major civil rights laws during both Democratic and Republican presidencies, policymakers were aware of two core truths about the salience of race and racism in the United States. They knew that that our society must eradicate rampant intentional racial discrimination in housing, employment, voting, and other areas. But they also knew that certain arbitrary, artificial, and unnecessary yet purportedly race-neutral policies would perpetuate the effects of that purposeful discrimination if left unchecked. Congress, through explicit statutory text, and the Supreme Court, in construing less explicit language, have turned to the “disparate impact” framework to address that second truth. When broken down in the simplest terms, how the disparate impact standard works and why it matters are easy to see. If a policy harms members of one group much more than others and if there is no good reason for the policy, it violates the law. In Griggs v. Duke Power Co., a unanimous Supreme Court, in part at the urging of President Richard Nixon’s Justice Department, first recognized the disparate impact framework in an opinion authored by the conservative Chief Justice Warren Burger. Duke Power, a utility company, had maintained a Jim Crow–style segregated workforce where ****** employees were only allowed to work at the lowest rung doing manual labor and were never hired to work in the four higher levels of the company hierarchy, which were all occupied by white employees. On the day Title VII of the Civil Rights Act became effective, banning racial and other forms of discrimination in employment, the company instituted new criteria for hiring and promotion, including a high school diploma, that were not tied to job performance. White employees who did not meet these criteria were exempted from the policy. Prohibiting practices like that is the sort of fundamentally fair, commonsense approach to rooting out systemic racism at which the Trump administration has taken aim through its Orwellian “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” executive order, published last month. The executive order calls for the repeal of agencies’ disparate impact regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and demands vague “appropriate action” (presumably dismissal) with respect to pending enforcement proceedings under other laws like the Fair Housing Act. The order proceeds from the baseless assumption that compliance with civil rights laws that allow for disparate impact claims is achieved by taking something away from members of another group. However, as Griggs illustrates, that is not how we remedy disparate impact violations of our civil rights laws. Instead, as Justice Anthony Kennedy put it his 2015 opinion in Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Community Project that confirmed that disparate impact claims are available under the Fair Housing Act, orders “concentrate on the elimination of the offending practice.” The reform of zoning laws that prevent the development of affordable housing that is disproportionately needed by ****** families is an example of what it looks like in practice to eliminate the “offending practice,” and doing so does not take housing away from people who are not ******. There truly is no authority for the administration’s interpretation of the law. No majority opinion of the Supreme Court has cast doubt on the compatibility of the equal protection clause and statutes that allow for disparate impact claims. Justice Antonin Scalia speculated that there might be a conflict in his 2009 concurrence in Ricci v. DeStefano, an employment discrimination case, but he wrote only for himself and did not go so far as to conclude that there was a conflict. Later, in Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, dissenting opinions raised the specter of a conflict, but their views did not carry the day. This move to upend decades-old and previously noncontroversial civil rights protections on the strength of dissenting opinions is of a piece with the Trump administration’s broader attack on the rule of law and the functioning of government. For example, the administration has ousted independent agency officials who, by statute, can only be removed for cause while relying on a 1988 dissenting opinion from Scalia in a case that was decided 8–1. These officials include ones who play a key role in civil rights enforcement, such as members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In our system of laws, the courts are here to present a check on this pattern of lawlessness. Applying precedent and recognizing the tremendous extent to which communities nationwide have relied upon our patchwork of civil rights protections, it should not be hard for courts to reach the conclusion that both the executive order and the acts that we can expect the Trump administration to take to implement it are unlawful. It is the purview of Congress, not the White House, to determine the substantive scope of our civil rights laws, and we, as a society, are better off for having the check that the disparate impact standard provides against the discriminatory policies that are embedded in many of our institutions. Source link #Trump #Issued #Executive #Order #Aimed #Decimating #Civil #Rights #Act Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The Louvre’s Nintendo 3DS audio guide service is ending after 13 years The Louvre’s Nintendo 3DS audio guide service is ending after 13 years The Louvre Museum in Paris is ending its long-running 3DS audio guide service. Originally launched back in Spring 2012, the service allows visitors to pay €6 to hire a Nintendo 3DS handheld during their visit. While exploring the museum, the bespoke app on the 3DS shows visitors a map and uses geolocation tracking to help them navigate the museum’s numerous halls. It also provides information on each piece in the gallery in the form of more than 30 hours of audio commentaries, images and 3D models. Later this year the app, which was developed by Nintendo and spearheaded by Shigeru Miyamoto, will no longer be made available to visitors. “The New Nintendo 3DS console audio guides will go out of operation in September 2025, to be replaced by a new system,” a statement on the official Musée du Louvre website says (via Nintendo Everything). It’s not clear whether this new system will be another collaboration with Nintendo – perhaps using Switch Lite handhelds instead – or something different entirely. Neither the Louvre nor Nintendo has announced anything. In November 2013, Nintendo released a standalone version of the software on the 3DS eShop. The software, named Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre, allowed players to explore the gallery and its works from home if they weren’t able to visit the real thing in Paris. Nintendo was so proud of its association with the Louvre that it released a Nintendo Direct presentation focused solely on the software, with Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata exploring the museum itself. The company also posted a lengthy Iwata Asks discussion with Miyamoto, in which it was revealed that Miyamoto wanted to add extra animations – to give the Venus de Milo arms, for example, or have a soldier statue pull out a sword – but the Louvre wasn’t keen on the idea. Source link #Louvres #Nintendo #3DS #audio #guide #service #years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists, plans to expand Gaza offensive amid stalled hostage talks – CNN Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists, plans to expand Gaza offensive amid stalled hostage talks – CNN Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists, plans to expand Gaza offensive amid stalled hostage talks CNNIsraeli army starts calling up reservists for planned expansion to Gaza offensive BBCReport: IDF chief warned Israel ‘could lose’ Gaza hostages if it launches major operation The Times of IsraelNetanyahu convenes ministers on new phase of Gaza war and aid ReutersPoised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers The New York Times Source link #Israel #calls #tens #thousands #reservists #plans #expand #Gaza #offensive #stalled #hostage #talks #CNN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Layton Carr fire death children released on bail in Gateshead Layton Carr fire death children released on bail in Gateshead Fourteen children arrested over the death of a teenage boy following a fire at an industrial unit have been released on bail. The blaze broke out at Fairfield industrial park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead on Friday evening. It was extinguished but a body believed to be that of Layton Carr, 14, who had been reported missing, was located inside the building, Northumbria Police said. Eleven boys and three girls, aged between 11 and 14, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and have since been released on bail pending further inquiries. Source link #Layton #Carr #fire #death #children #released #bail #Gateshead Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Why ‘everything’ about Kiraz has Bulldog in NSW frame Why ‘everything’ about Kiraz has Bulldog in NSW frame Canterbury winger Jacob Kiraz is in top form in the top-of-the-table team and good judges are backing him to make a NSW debut in State of Origin. The 23-year-old missed the opening four rounds of the season with injury but his hat-trick display in the 38-18 win over Gold Coast at Magic Round on Sunday was top-shelf. Kiraz has the qualities Origin coaches and selectors look for, although his selection for game one of the series on May 28 will likely depend on the availability of injured duo Brian To’o and Zac Lomax, who both shone in last year’s series win for the Blues. Kiraz made 228m from 22 runs against the Titans and had two line breaks, two line break assists and a try. The Canterbury flyer is tough and willing out of the back-field with the ball. In defence, his kick-chase is elite, and he’s also dynamically dominant in the air, as he was against the Titans. He’s big, strong and mentally tough, just like his captain Stephen Crichton who is one of the first picked for the Blues. Crichton was asked why Kiraz would look good in a Blues jersey. “It’s everything he does,” he said. “He has good high-ball awareness and the way he carries the footy. He is really focusing on playing his best footy for the Dogs.” Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo said Kiraz had the key qualiity of being able to change momentum and not be dictated by it,. That’s a great trait to have for any Origin prospect. Ciraldo had no doubt Kiraz was in the sights of Blues’ selectors. “If he keeps playing like that he is going to be ******** the door down for Origin,” Ciraldo said. “We missed him at the start of the season and he was working away hard in the background to get himself right to come back in and play. He’s come back and played at an exceptional level. “Some of our attack at the start of the game was a little bit clunky but he was coming up with plays at the back end of the set to get the scoreboard ticking over. Kiraz has done a great job to get himself ready to play and he can keep improving.” Source link #Kiraz #Bulldog #NSW #frame Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Positive China news sends markets soaring Positive China news sends markets soaring The crypto market cap soared from $3.11 trillion to $3.14 trillion within an hour of President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser, Stephen Miran, hinting about the U.S.-China trade war deescalating within weeks. Bitcoin also rose to $97,821.99 — its highest point since Feb. 21 — within an hour of the news. Miran thinks the U.S. could lower its hiked tariffs on China “within a few weeks.” He said he would be surprised if tariff rates are where they are within a few weeks from now. “The president has been very clear that he thinks that there will be a deal with China… And I think the president is right,” Miran said in an interview with Bloomberg on May 2. The chief economic adviser clarified that he isn’t a part of the trade negotiation team but said a de-escalation in tariff rates is in the mutual interest of both the U.S. and China. Referring to the 2019 “phase one” deal between the two countries, Miran emphasized Trump’s trade negotiation skills. A spokesperson from China’s Commerce Ministry earlier said, “China has noticed that the senior leadership of the United States has repeatedly stated that it is willing to negotiate with China on tariff issues… In this regard, China is evaluating it.” Related: Tariff Live Updates: China lifts sanctions on EU lawmakers amid Trump’s tariff war Trump drastically raised tariffs on all countries on Apr. 2 but paused them for 90 days on all countries except China on Apr. 9. As of now, the U.S. levies 145% tariffs on imports from China. Meanwhile, China levies 125% tariffs on imports from the U.S. As per Kraken’s price feed, Bitcoin was trading at $97,035.01 at press time. Source link #Positive #China #news #sends #markets #soaring Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Lady Gaga Draws 2.1 Million Fans to Record-Breaking Free Concert at Rio’s Copacabana Beach – Billboard Lady Gaga Draws 2.1 Million Fans to Record-Breaking Free Concert at Rio’s Copacabana Beach – Billboard Lady Gaga Draws 2.1 Million Fans to Record-Breaking Free Concert at Rio’s Copacabana Beach BillboardBrazilian police arrest 2 people over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio CNN’GAGACABANA’: Internet raves as Lady Gaga makes history at Copacabana Beach with her free concert Hindustan TimesBrazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert BBCLady Gaga says she was unaware of thwarted bomb threat until learning about it from media NBC News Source link #Lady #Gaga #Draws #Million #Fans #RecordBreaking #Free #Concert #Rios #Copacabana #Beach #Billboard Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Esperance midwife thanks pilot program ahead of International Day of the Midwife Esperance midwife thanks pilot program ahead of International Day of the Midwife A pilot program enabling nurses to train as midwives while remaining in their workplaces has proven successful for nurses across WA. Source link #Esperance #midwife #pilot #program #ahead #International #Day #Midwife Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SpaceX’s Texas HQ, Starbase, is officially on its way to becoming a city SpaceX’s Texas HQ, Starbase, is officially on its way to becoming a city The votes are in and residents of a small swath of southern Texas are in favor of Starbase becoming a real city. The newly-designated city is home to SpaceX and many of its employees, and it’s where Elon Musk’s company builds rocket engines, launches spacecraft and manufactures other space-related tech. According to the final vote tally, 212 residents voted in favor of incorporating as Starbase, while six voted against the measure — but, it’s worth noting that most of the eligible voters in the locale are SpaceX employees and only 143 votes were needed to make Starbase a city. on X, while the city also made its first post, stating that “becoming a city will help us continue building the best community possible for the men and women building the future of humanity’s place in space.” The idea for Starbase dates back to March 2021, when Musk the idea on what was then Twitter. Now that the vote has taken place, Starbase will be separated from Cameron County as its own roughly 1.5-square mile city. This designation is particularly important considering SpaceX may be able to circumvent governmental red tape when it comes to scheduling rocket launches. Previously, Musk’s company had to get permission from county authorities to close a nearby highway or restrict public access to Boca Chica Beach and Boca Chica State Park for rocket launches. While the vote to designate Starbase as an official Texas city passed, county commissioners and judges still need to declare the election results official, according to Remi Garza, the elections administrator for Cameron County. Even though SpaceX may get a helping hand with Starbase handling its own building and permitting processes, Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino told that any changes to the existing procedures that SpaceX has to go through would be unnecessary. Source link #SpaceXs #Texas #Starbase #officially #city Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war It felt much longer, but the U.S. stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day.” That’s when he shocked Wall Street by announcing much steeper tariffs than expected on nearly all U.S. trading partners. Those tariffs unveiled on April 2 were so severe that they raised fears Trump did not worry about causing a recession in his attempt to reshape the global economy. Within just four days, the S&P 500 fell about 12%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 4,600 points, or about 11%. This past Friday, though, the S&P 500 rallied 1.5% for a ninth straight gain and pulled back to where it was on April 2. Of course, the index at the heart of many 401(k) accounts is still more than 7% below its all-time high set earlier this year. And stocks could easily fall again as uncertainty remains high about what Trump’s tariffs will ultimately do to the economy. But the run for U.S. stocks back upward has been just as wild and unexpected as its fall. Here’s a look at what happened: The pause On April 9, Trump announced on social media a “90-day PAUSE” for most of the tariffs he’d announced a week earlier, except those against China. The S&P 500 soared 9.5% for one of its best days ever. Even that good news came with a bit of controversy, however: hours before he announced the pause, Trump proclaimed on Truth Social that “this is a great time to buy.” De-escalation The weeks after the pause were a roller coaster. Trump talked about negotiating tariffs with the trading partners while also using tariffs to force companies to move manufacturing to the U.S., two goals seemingly at odds with one another. The market did find relief in what the Treasury secretary referred to as de-escalation between the U.S. and China. Investors also welcomed Trump’s moves to ease tariffs on autos as well as smartphones and other electronics. Bonds and the buck The severity of the U.S. stock market’s fall after Liberation Day surprised some market watchers. They had assumed Trump would backtrack on policies that hurt the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This is a president, after all, who crowed repeatedly during his first term about how the Dow was doing. But it was fear in other financial markets that may have forced Trump’s hand. Tumbling prices for U.S. government bonds raised worries that the U.S. Treasury market was losing its status as the world’s safest place to keep cash. The value of the U.S. dollar also sank in another signal of diminishing faith in the United States as a safe haven for investors. Story Continues Trump himself said he had noticed how bond investors were “getting a little queasy” before he paused his tariffs. The economy Economists and investors had to reconcile contradictory signals about the economy. Surveys of consumers showed declining confidence, largely due to the uncertainty created by the Trump trade policy. But what investors call “hard data,” such as employment numbers, indicated the economy was still doing OK. As of Friday, when the government said employers had added 177,000 jobs in April, the hard numbers appeared to have a advantage over the weak sentiment. The Fed The Federal Reserve cut rates three times at the end of 2024, but then implemented a pause of its own by keeping rates steady, in part to assess the impact of the Trump trade policy. The strong jobs report seemed to give the Fed clearance to keep rates where they are for now — despite Trump repeating his call for cuts — but the market is still looking for 3 cuts before the end of the year. Plenty of profits Through all the market’s tumult, U.S. companies have continued to deliver profit reports for the start of the year that have topped analysts’ expectations. Stock prices tend to follow profits over the long term, and that’s given the market a notable boost. Three out of every four companies in the S&P 500 have beaten analysts’ expectations for profits in recent weeks, including such market heavyweights as Microsoft and Meta Platforms. They’re on track to deliver growth of nearly 13% from a year earlier, according to FactSet. To be sure Even as companies have delivered fatter profits than expected, many have also warned they’re unsure whether it can last. CEOs have been either lowering or withdrawing their financial forecasts for the year given all the uncertainty around how Trump’s tariffs will end up. United Airlines even made the unusual move of offering two separate forecasts for the year: one if there’s a recession, and one if not. Trump’s off-again-on-again approach to tariffs had made this the most volatile ******* for the market since the onset of the pandemic. The pause is in its fourth week and the administration has yet to announce an agreement with any of U.S. trading partners. Based on his recent comments, Trump is still all-in on tariffs, so the pause could prove to be just that. “We’ve already seen how financial markets will react if the administration moves forward with their initial tariff plan, so unless they take a different tack in July when the 90-day pause expires, we will see market action similar to the first week of April,” said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer for Northlight Asset Management. Source link #stock #market #losses #Trump #escalated #trade #war Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

F1 Miami GP at risk of suspension due to lightning threat under FIA safety protocols – Motorsport.com F1 Miami GP at risk of suspension due to lightning threat under FIA safety protocols – Motorsport.com F1 Miami GP at risk of suspension due to lightning threat under FIA safety protocols Motorsport.comSTRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tactical options for the Miami Grand Prix? Formula 1McLaren’s Norris wins chaotic Miami sprint race as Hamilton grabs third The Guardian2025 Miami Grand Prix odds, picks, grid, start time: Formula 1 predictions, best bets from advanced model CBS SportsThe Miami Grand Prix: Overpriced? Over-hyped? What F1 fans at the track really think The New York Times Source link #Miami #risk #suspension #due #lightning #threat #FIA #safety #protocols #Motorsport.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Shire of Wiluna to proceed with upgrade of ageing airstrip Shire of Wiluna to proceed with upgrade of ageing airstrip The Shire of Wiluna is one step closer to a redevelopment of its ageing airstrip, with engineering and airport management experts advising it is now in a “critical condition”. Source link #Shire #Wiluna #proceed #upgrade #ageing #airstrip Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Catholic Bishops Issue Direct Response to Trump’s Polarizing Pope Photo Catholic Bishops Issue Direct Response to Trump’s Polarizing Pope Photo Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Representatives for the Catholic church have issued a direct response to the president’s polarizing photograph which depicts him as the next pope. If you somehow managed to miss it, Donald Trump—and the official White House account—shared an AI-generated image on social media that imagined him wearing the Pontiff’s religious robes, proving, as you might expect, to be a highly controversial move in between the death of Pope Francis and the declaration of his successor. “There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President,” the NYS Catholic Conference account, representing the Catholic Bishops of New York State, tweeted on Saturday, May 3. “We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us.” The image has generated massive amounts of backlash, with other social media users calling it “sacrilegious and offensive” and in “very poor taste.” “He’s making a mockery of himself,” someone else suggested. “I’m not a Catholic. And I find this offensive and depraved. It’s a mockery of the religion. It’s not funny. It also brings a huge negative impact to the country,” another reply suggested. Little House on the Prairie alum Melissa Gilbert also contributed her voice to the backlash against the president’s latest antics. “I’m Jewish and even I find this offensive,” she wrote in a recent post, calling it “tasteless, blasphemous, cruel mockery…created by an administration full of Shameful, despicable, monsters.” Source link #Catholic #Bishops #Issue #Direct #Response #Trumps #Polarizing #Pope #Photo Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

6 noteworthy moments from Trump's "Meet the Press" interview – Axios 6 noteworthy moments from Trump's "Meet the Press" interview – Axios 6 noteworthy moments from Trump’s “Meet the Press” interview AxiosTrump asks NBC host if it ‘sounds good’ to report the border crossings are at record lows during interview Fox NewsSunday shows preview: Trump surpasses 100 days; GOP budget, Ukraine deal draw mixed reactions The HillDonald Trump Dismisses Price Increases—’That’s Peanuts’ Newsweek‘No Fan Of Mine’: Trump Fires Back At NBC Host, Reminds Her UAW Praised His Auto Tariffs AOL.com Source link #noteworthy #moments #Trump039s #quotMeet #Pressquot #interview #Axios Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Chelsea earn big EPL win over hungover Liverpool Chelsea earn big EPL win over hungover Liverpool The race for Champions League qualification has become even tighter in the Premier League after Chelsea beat newly-crowned champions Liverpool and Newcastle dropped crucial points at Brighton. Yet with a record-extending 16th defeat of the campaign at Brentford, Manchester United could hardly be further away from all that drama. Liverpool’s players were afforded a guard of honour by Chelsea as they came onto the field at Stamford Bridge for their first match as champions. They didn’t really play like champions, though, with Chelsea running out 3-1 winners thanks to a third-minute goal by Enzo Fernandez, an own-goal by Jarell Quansah in the 56th and a stoppage-time penalty by Cole Palmer. Virgil van Dijk’s header had made it 2-1 but Liverpool were off the pace for much of the game. The win lifts fifth-placed Chelsea into a tie for 63 points with fourth-placed Newcastle, who needed an 89th-minute penalty by Alexander Isak to salvage a 1-1 draw at Brighton. With Manchester City a point higher in third place and both Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa three points back in sixth and seventh, respectively, the fight to finish in the top five and qualify for next season’s Champions League looks like going to the wire. Forest have a game in hand, at Crystal Palace, on Monday. The Premier League appears to hold little importance to Man United any more this season, with the 4-3 loss at Brentford leaving them 15th on 39 points and already certain of recording their worst-ever total in the Premier League as well as their lowest finish. United’s focus is only on winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League by that route. That’s Tottenham’s dream too, so Ange Postecoglou left out a slew of key players for the 1-1 draw with West Ham in a London derby between two struggling teams. Tottenham beat *****/Glimt 3-1 in the first leg on Thursday and face a tough trip to northern Norway for the return game next week. Postecoglou made eight changes against West Ham, yet still saw Wilson Odobert open the scoring in the 15th with his first league goal for Spurs. Jarrod Bowen equalised in the 27th. “I’m proud of the players’ efforts,” Postecoglou said. “It’s not easy making so many changes and it’s going to affect the fluency and even the rhythm of the team.” James Maddison didn’t play for Tottenham, with Postecoglou saying the playmaker’s knee injury — sustained against *****/Glimt — “doesn’t look great.” Man United boss Ruben Amorim fielded the club’s youngest ever Premier League line-up. Injury-prone Mason Mount scored his first goal of the season and winger Amad Diallo, just back after three months out, netted the third goal in stoppage time as the visitors came from 4-1 down but couldn’t find an equaliser. Kevin Schade scored two of Brentford’s goals. A first-half goal by Brighton winger Yankuba Minteh — a former Newcastle player — looked like seeing off his old club, only for Isak to convert a penalty after Yasin Ayari’s outstretched arm in a defensive wall block against Fabian Schar’s free kick. Newcastle had previously been awarded two penalties, only for both of them to be overturned after video reviews. Isak moved onto 23 league goals for the season, putting him second behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (28). It’s the most by any Newcastle player in a Premier League season since Alan Shearer in 2001-02. Source link #Chelsea #earn #big #EPL #win #hungover #Liverpool Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Peanuts compared to the value’ ‘Peanuts compared to the value’ President Donald Trump told NBC News he plans to hold several events to celebrate U.S. military victories this year, including a “big, beautiful” military parade in Washington, D.C., to commemorate Flag Day, which also happens to fall on his birthday. “My birthday happens to be on Flag Day,” Trump told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in a wide-ranging interview at Mar-a-Lago that aired on Sunday. “I view it for Flag Day, not necessarily my birthday. Somebody put it together. But no, I think we’re going to do something on June 14 maybe or somewhere around there. But I think June 14. It’s a very important day.” The parade won’t be cheap. Defense officials told NBC News that the estimated cost could be as high as $45 million, with individual Army units ultimately bearing the cost of the parade — which could potentially impact funds used for training. Trump said it would be worth it. More from the Trump interview “Peanuts compared to the value of doing it,” Trump said of the cost. “We have the greatest missiles in the world. We have the greatest submarines in the world. We have the greatest army tanks in the world. We have the greatest weapons in the world. And we’re going to celebrate it.” The event, which will also mark the Army’s 250th birthday, is expected to include 6,600 soldiers, an Army spokesman said. Defense officials familiar with the planning said it is also expected to feature more than 50 aircraft and 150 military vehicles, which could include wheeled vehicles such as Humvees and trucks, and so-called tracked vehicles, like tanks. The military parade is just one of several events Trump said he intends to host this year to mark America’s wartime achievements. Trump said he was inspired after speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron about Victory Day celebrations in Europe commemorating the end of World War II. He said he was considering celebrations on separate days to commemorate the end of the two world wars. Recounting a past conversation with France President Emmanuel Macron, Trump recalled saying, “‘We had more to do with winning World War II than any other nation. Why don’t we have a Victory Day?’ So we’re going to have a Victory Day for World War I and for World War II.” “You know, if you look at Russia, they celebrate Victory Day,” he had previously noted. “I think you can have two days,” Trump said. “This doesn’t mean we’re going to go and not work and have a national holiday and all of that, because we don’t have many of those days left. You know, eventually our country will become all national holidays.” When Welker pressed for more details on these celebrations, Trump pivoted back to talking about Flag Day and didn’t get into specifics. The U.S. officially claims Nov. 11, 1918, the day an armistice agreement was signed with Germany, as the end of World War I. Sept. 2, 1945, when the U.S. accepted Japan’s surrender, is the date recorded as the end of World War II. Trump also revealed his plans to remodel the White House, starting by replacing grass in the Rose Garden with a “beautiful stone surface.” “We had the prime minister of India here, and they had a lot of press, and the women were walking out with their shoes full of mud. So we can’t have that,” Trump said. The renovations will also include an effort to build a ballroom in the East Wing of the White House using existing meeting rooms. It would be used in part to host world leaders. “You know, when they have a party for, like, when the head of China comes in, or the head of anybody, you know, head of anything,” Trump said, “they have a party where they have a tent 200 yards away, where people have to walk in the rain to get to a tent. And that’s not for us. That’s not for the United States of America.” Trump noted that he built a ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago property and said his background as a real estate developer makes him uniquely equipped to carry out the White House renovation. He told Welker he plans to fund the effort himself. “Yeah, I’m not going to ask the government for money. I’ll fund it, and I’m sure we’ll have some donations to it. But it’s not an inexpensive thing. It’ll cost a lot of money,” Trump said, adding that “it will be something really beautiful, top of the line.” This article was originally published on NBCNews.com Source link #Peanuts #compared Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

****** executes looters in Gaza, accuses them of working with Israel – The Jerusalem Post ****** executes looters in Gaza, accuses them of working with Israel – The Jerusalem Post ****** executes looters in Gaza, accuses them of working with Israel The Jerusalem PostHamas executes Palestinians for looting as desperation grows under Israeli blockade CNNHamas executes several looters who reportedly attacked food warehouses The Times of IsraelHamas executes looters in Gaza as food crisis worsens under Israeli blockade MSNHamas executes Gazans accused of looting aid Israel National News Source link #****** #executes #looters #Gaza #accuses #working #Israel #Jerusalem #Post Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]