The war in Ukraine has vividly demonstrated the shortcomings of Russia’s military. The war has shown that Russia’s armed forces likely aren’t much of a match for the US military. But Russian information operations could still affect US forces, a…
Tech CEOs say they overhired during the pandemic, which is partly behind the mass layoffs now. A popular post on workplace forum Blind calls tech workers hired during the pandemic “charity cases.” Some users agreed, but others countered, with one…
Last week, three GOP lawmakers announced a plan to overturn Biden’s student-debt relief in Congress. Sen. Chuck Schumer blasted the plan on Monday, saying he will fight it “with everything we have.” The GAO confirmed to the GOP lawmakers that…
Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees. That’s on the top of the 18,000 job cuts announced earlier this year. CEO Andy Jassy said the additional cuts weren’t announced sooner because some teams hadn’t finished their cost-cutting analysis. LoadingSomething is…
On Sunday, UBS acquired the embattled Credit Suisse for $3.25 billion. The Fed along with five other central banks announced coordinated action to reassure global banks – in a move to support the economy during stressful times. While immediate contagion…
US stock futures fell in Monday’s premarket as worries about a bank crisis continued to build. Dow futures lost as much as 400 points and were down 150 points at last check. The Swiss government has forced UBS to buy…
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kevin McCarthy say people shouldn’t protest if Trump gets indicted. “I don’t think people should protest this, no,” McCarthy said, adding that “we want calmness out there.” Their comments diverge from Trump’s earlier calls for people…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied areas of Ukraine this weekend. The trip to the besieged region renewed claims that Putin uses body doubles for public appearances. Skeptics believe his doubles have had surgery to look…
Donald Trump and his allies have claimed that an indictment will only help his election prospects. Chris Christie, a former district attorney, said Trump thrives on “chaos and turmoil.” But an indictment “never helps anybody,” Christie said on ABC’s “This…
The Higgins boat is one of the iconic vessels of World War II. The Higgins boat, known as an LCVP, took US and allied troops ashore across Europe and the Pacific. The man behind it, Andrew Higgins, was a prolific…
