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Consumer spending surged 0.7% last month after an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in FebruaryPublished Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 10:59 PM[WASHINGTON] US consumer spending increased solidly in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles to avoid higher prices and shortages due to tariffs, but that did little to change economists’ views that the economy had shifted into lower gear.Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of economic activity, surged 0.7 per cent last month after an upwardly revised 0.5 per cent gain in February, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Wednesday (Apr 30). Economists polled…

US Navy aviation boatswain’s mate (aircraft handling) directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Central Command area of responsibility. Credit: US Navy. An F/A-18E Super Hornet jet, along with a tractor tow, fell off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during operations in the Red Sea, according to a US Navy statement on 28 April 2025. The Navy flagship allegedly made a hard turn to evade Houthi strikes an unnamed US official told CNN. The Navy confirmed that the aircraft was…

In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record.David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his “pie in the sky ambition” was to play Superman.At that point, the role was not on the market. And Corenswet, a Julliard graduate and Philadelphia native, was just making a name for himself in the industry, with plum breakout roles in two Ryan Murphy Netflix series: “The Politician” and “Hollywood.” Tall, dark, and you know, handsome, people had told him that he looked like Superman for a long time. He did not, he…

A 15-year alliance between Worcester and three neighboring towns that promoted public health is coming to an end.The Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance (CMPHA) — a partnership between Worcester, West Boylston, Grafton and Shrewsbury — will discontinue on June 30, according to a press release from Worcester on Wednesday.The health alliance has promoted social, economic and environmental factors that are fundamental to health, according to its website.The decision to end the 15-year union was mutual, and the four municipalities will pursue different programming that is “best suited for their local public health needs,” the press release reads.“As Worcester’s population…

The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger smacked BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK homers vs. the Orioles

Tensions from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not only a headwind for South Korea but “bad for everybody,” said Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang Yong.”I really hope this trade tension will dissipate, because it’s bad for everybody,” Bank of Korea governor Rhee Chang Yong said late Wednesday.Speaking to CNBC at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, Rhee said that trade tensions have caused headwinds for the South Korean economy, and downside risk to economic growth has increased.”We will be affected directly by the U.S. tariffs [and] also indirectly by their tariffs to other countries, for example, the semiconductor production…

[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s sovereign bond market is on course for its first monthly foreign outflows of the year as economic instability and a falling rupiah erode investor confidence. Foreign investors have net sold US$221 million worth of government debt this month, putting the market on track for its first outflow since November, according to Finance Ministry data compiled by Bloomberg as at Apr 22. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond has fallen more than nine basis points over the same period. Uncertainty is weighing on the nation’s assets. Bank Indonesia has warned investors’ risk aversion may continue amid a rapidly changing…

It’s been a while since we got a new Apple Watch SE: after the first version of Apple’s budget smartwatch came out in 2020 and the second in 2022 with few changes, the company has kept quiet about further releases. But new reports suggest we’re finally going to see the 3rd-gen SE later in 2025, and that it will come in two new sizes. On Tuesday, Ross Young, a remarkably reliable leaker and analyst who covers the screen supply chain, tweeted that two Apple Watch SE displays have entered production. (The tweet is for subscribers only.) The displays, he estimates,…

A bombshell lawsuit, and a mogul in handcuffsFists pounding on a Los Angeles apartment door broke the silence early one morning in September 2016.Bryana Bongolan, who was visiting her friend, the singer Casandra Ventura, who goes by the stage name Cassie, later said in court papers that she recognized the unhinged voice of Ms. Ventura’s boyfriend, Sean Combs.Ms. Ventura, who occupied the fashionable 17th-floor apartment, remained in her bedroom. But Ms. Bongolan said she quickly told a third friend to lock herself in the bathroom.According to the account Ms. Bongolan, an artist and designer, gave in an ongoing lawsuit she…

Event Raises Over Four Million Dollars to Support The Center’s Transformative WorkNEW YORK, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, The Center for Discovery® (TCFD, The Center) honored Nelly Bly Arougheti at the 25th Annual Evening of Discovery Gala – raising a historic $4.2 million, the most in the event’s history. Held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, the Gala marked a milestone moment in support of The Center’s groundbreaking programs and services. An internationally recognized research and innovation organization, The Center serves nearly 1,200 children and adults annually who have complex disabilities, medical frailties, and Autism…