Japan Likely Spent About $34.5 Billion on Yen Intervention
Japan likely spent around $34.5 billion Thursday in its first currency intervention to prop up the yen since July 2024, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts.
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As Israel Entrenches, Frustration With Hezbollah Turns to Support
With the cease-fire fraying and Israel demolishing villages in the south, many Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon are putting aside their annoyance with the group and turning to it for protection.
Radio star Fifi Box says she ‘started to feel paralysed’ after freak earring incident
We’ve all feared getting an earring stuck, but this is much worse. Radio star Fifi Box, 49, revealed her face “started to feel paralysed” after a freak accident involving her earring left her in excruciating pain. “I thought I was heading to the emergency ward at the hospital because I was in so much trouble,”…
Weather tracker: Tornadoes and giant hail in central US | US weather
Spring is the season for severe thunderstorms across the central US, and the start of this week was a particularly active period for the region. A favourable weather pattern fuelled intense thunderstorms on Monday through Wednesday, bringing strong winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes. Eight tornadoes were reported on Monday, including an EF2 tornado…
This Indigenous Language Survived Russian Occupation. Can It Survive YouTube?
When anthropology researcher Ashley McDermott was doing fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, she says many people voiced the same concern: Children were losing touch with their indigenous language. The Central Asian country of 7 million people was under Russian control for a century until 1991, but Kyrgyz (pronounced kur-giz) survived and remains widely…
Commercial flights from Tehran’s main airport resume amid cautious normalcy | US-Israel war on Iran News
Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 More commercial flights have been departing from Iran’s largest airport following its reopening last week. Iranian authorities announced the resumption of flights at Imam Khomeini international airport after approximately 58 days of suspension since the launch of the US-Israel war on Iran. Flight information boards also went offline…
High school baseball and softball: Thursday’s scores
BASEBALL CITY SECTION Bert Corona 15, Discovery 7 Fremont 13, Locke 0 King/Drew 12, Dorsey 6 LA Jordan 15, Dymally 4 Maywood Academy 19, Elizabeth 0 Maywood CES 4, Marquez 0 North Hollywood 2, San Fernando 0 Port of Los Angeles 13, Harbor Teacher 12 Sun Valley Magnet d. Community Charter, forfeit Sun Valley Poly…
Kyle Richards’ Daughter Sophia Umansky Breast Lift After GLP-1 Weight Loss
Sophia Umansky has gone under the knife. The 26-year-old daughter of former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills couple Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky recently underwent breast lift surgery after weight loss from using GLP-1 medication left them “hanging real low.” “I’ve been on Mounjaro for a little over a year now,” she began in an…
Met police chief denies ‘intervening in politics’ after open letter to Zack Polanski – UK politics live | Politics
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Met commissioner denies he was ‘intervening in politics’ with Polanski letter Morning, welcome to our UK politics blog. The Metropolitan police commissioner Mark Rowley has denied he was “intervening in politics” after he wrote an open letter to Zack Polanski over…
‘Not worth the investment’: Why bosses push older workers to retire—and how to fight back
Ageism is still as baked into society as ever. Companies are losing some of their best workers because of it. “When are you looking to retire?”