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VLADIMIR Putin unleashed another wave of strikes on Ukraine despite promises to Donald Trump to halt his massacre during the dead of winter. Air raid sirens blasted across the country, in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kupiansk and other devastated cities overnight, forcing people to flee to shelters in sub-zero temperatures. It comes as Zelensky said: “I am …
Consumer sentiment among young people (18–34) is near an all-time low—worse than during the pandemic, the Great Recession, and even stagflation. This morning's US retail sales data — an overall growth of 0.2% (below the 0.4% consensus forecast) and a "control group" contraction of 0.1% — are consistent with two actionable hypotheses:Greater consumer stress is …
In France’s new parliament, the youngest member , far-right MP Flavien Termet, was assigned to welcome the deputies but most didn’t shake his hand pic.twitter.com/mseuSQ1zH2 — non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) October 14, 2024 Respect to the 22-year-old, he still went to shake everyone's hand despite knowing people would reject him. You can disagree with people, …
via theguardian: A teenager from California’s Central Valley has become the youngest person to ever pass the state’s bar exam and is now working as a practicing attorney. The Tulare county district attorney’s office announced this week that Peter Park learned last month at 17 that he had passed the “rigorous exam” on his first …
4/7 "The overall participation rate is expected to drop to 60.4% in 2032, according to the #Labor Department, mainly because of baby boomer retirements." pic.twitter.com/OBkde7cVKs — Kailash Concepts (@KailashConcepts) October 18, 2023