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Hurricane Idalia continued to strengthen as it approached landfall in Florida, and the United State is attempting to stop a company’s expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic. These stories highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane Hurricane Idalia escalated to a Category 4 storm…
Idalia has strengthened to a hurricane on its way toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, and Toyota has stopped all production at its plants in Japan. These stories highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia expected to hit Florida as Category 3 hurricane Less than 24 hours away from projected landfall in Florida, Idalia has strengthened…
The first GOP presidential debate is in the books, with former President Donald Trump as a notable absence. This story highlights the Morning Rundown for Thursday, Aug. 24, 2024. The eight candidates who took center stage on Wednesday night, Aug. 23, took hard stances on issues like abortion, the war in Ukraine and former President…
At one point, China was so worried about its rapidly growing population that the Chinese Communist Party implemented notorious family-planning policies. But now its population has peaked, its workforce is aging and the party can’t convince its people to have more kids. In 2023, India will take the long-held title of the world’s largest population…
As the 2024 election cycle begins to unfold, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining prominence, but concerns are growing about its potential impact on democratic processes. The United Nations (UN) has expressed apprehension, particularly due to the proliferation of deepfake technology that some within the organization have labeled “the greatest threat to democracy.”…
The field is set for the first 2024 Republican primary debate, and rescuers rushed to help a group of children dangling from a cable car. These stories and more highlight the Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. First 2024 Republican primary debate set for Wednesday night Eight Republican candidates vying to become the next…
Two months after Yevgeny Prigozhin led his mercenaries in an armed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership, the head of the Wagner Group appeared to be in Africa. The on-again, off-again Putin ally was back to his old ways of using social media to further the Russian cause. In the video, translated by Reuters, Prigozhin said,…
The latest swell of dedollarization really gained steam after the U.S. levied harsh financial sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. Russia, its allies and economic partners have gone as far as discussing creating a brand new currency to combat dollar dominance. As the current world reserve currency, the U.S. dollar is at the center of…
The U.S. dollar has been the world’s dominant reserve currency for as long as most people alive can remember. Dedollarization talk in the past has never amounted to much, but with renewed calls to dedollarize, is king dollar about to lose its reign? I should say never is a very long time. I shouldn’t say…
The U.S. dollar’s global dominance has been a sure thing for about a century. Now emerging economies are looking to dethrone it. Foreign ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, nations known collectively as BRICS, have recently discussed using alternative currencies to challenge U.S. global influence. Representatives from the bloc gathered in Cape…
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