A Federal Reserve survey of family finances shows that inequality was high last year. It’s likely to worsen because of the pandemic. By Jeanna Smialek Families were making gains in income and net worth in the three years leading up to the pandemic, according to Federal Reserve data released on Monday, but wealth inequality remained stubbornly high. Median household net […]
Read moreBrit astronaut Tim Peake believes aliens exist 'across the universe'. The ex-International Space Station crew member said he thinks 'life is prevalent' across the cosmos but 'intelligent civilisations' such as Earth are much rarer. Tim, 48, who spent 185 days orbiting the planet, said our only barrier to contacting other worlds is the sheer 'vastness' of space. Speaking to TV […]
Read moreFred Perry has pulled one of its famous polo shirts after it became associated with a neo-fascist organisation. The British clothes maker said it was “incredibly frustrating” that the Proud Boys had adopted its black and yellow shirt – and announced it would no longer be selling the item in North America and Canada. “To be absolutely clear, if you […]
Read moreWe will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Despite multiple rounds of high-level military talks aimed at brokering a deal to de-escalate the situation, both countries remain locked in a bitter dispute. In the latest escalation of the ongoing conflict, Indian soldiers near the Pangong […]
Read moreNASHVILLE — On Oct. 4, 1970, the Public Broadcasting Service entered the airwaves with an episode of “The French Chef.” I was not quite 9, too young for Julia Child and too old for “Sesame Street.” PBS became the television constant of my life anyway. I was still a child when I watched “The Six Wives of Henry VIII” on […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times. Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid $750 in taxes to the federal government the year he was elected, 2016, […]
Read moreThe discovery of bombs in a family's garden forced a barber to finish a haircut in the street. Three suspected explosives, which had been believed to date from the World War 2, were found in Exeter, Devon, as David Scrivens was clearing some rubble from under a shed. At the time of the discovery, David and Maria's son Charlie – […]
Read moreThe chips are down for the casino business at the world-renowned Las Vegas Strip. Gambling revenue has dropped about 40 per cent so far this year and a turnaround is nowhere in sight. Some hotels are even offering rock-bottom rates – US$10 (S$14) a night and yet there are few takers. So how bad is the business now? At a […]
Read moreMILAN — Milan Fashion Week — with its mix of physical shows and presentations and digital events — went off smoothly, sending out a positive message of industry “restart” despite the restrictions and difficulties that continue as a result of the global pandemic. “Milan Fashion Week has been a very well-organized event during this unprecedented time,” said Tiffany Hsu, Mytheresa […]
Read moreFILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective suit and a face mask exits the Malakasa migrant camp after authorities found a coronavirus case and placed the camp under quarantine, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Malakasa, Greece, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File PhotoATHENS (Reuters) – A male migrant died of COVID-19 on Sunday, the first reported death of […]
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