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Gross domestic product is expected to decline by 0.2% this year, according to the ministry for economic affairs Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2024, according to a revised government forecast on Wednesday. This is a sharp downgrade from the previously projected 0.3% expansion.The latest revision will mark the second straight year of recession in the EU’s economic powerhouse after last year’s contraction of 0.3%.The country’s ministry for economic affairs said on Wednesday that early indicators such as industrial production and business climate suggest the economic downturn continued into the second half of 2024.The…
The Colorado Supreme Court has dismissed a case against Jack Phillips who refused to make a gender transition cake The Colorado Supreme Court has dismissed a case against a Christian baker who had been sued for refusing to make a cake for a transgender woman.Jack Phillips was sued by attorney Autumn Scardina in 2017 after his Lakewood-based Masterpiece Cakeshop refused to make a pink cake with blue frosting to celebrate the would-be customer’s gender transition.On Tuesday, Colorado justices said in a 6-3 ruling that Scardina had not exhausted options to seek redress through another court before filing a lawsuit with…
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden delivered a stark warning Wednesday about the dangerous hurricane barreling toward Florida, he shot down misinformation about the storm, including one particular conspiracy theory propagated by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.”The claims are getting even more bizarre. Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congressman with Georgia, is now saying the federal government is literally controlling the weather — we’re controlling the weather. It’s beyond ridiculous. It’s got to stop,” Biden said during a virtual briefing at the White House as he received updates about Hurricane Milton. The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida…
For the second time in four years, Kansas City officials are proposing to ban flavored tobacco products in an ordinance intended to curb tobacco use in teenagers and communities of color.In 2020, the legislation was led by councilwomen Ryana Parks-Shaw and Melissa Robinson, who are both Black, but it didn’t make it to council. They were the only two votes in favor of the bill in the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee.This time, Mayor Pro Tem Parks-Shaw is leading the push without Robinson, but has four co-sponsors, including 4th district councilman Eric Bunch.“These products are designed and marketed to…
The severed head of a newly elected mayor in southern Mexico was found on top of his vehicle just six days into his tenure. Footage of the gruesome scene was shared on X, highlighting Mexico as a lawless narco-state run by ultra-violent cartels. On Sept. 30, Alejandro Arcos was sworn in as the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital and second-largest city of the Mexican state of Guerrero. The newly elected mayor didn’t even last a week because, on Sunday, he was assassinated, with his head severed and placed on the top of the vehicle as a reminder to local government officials that cartels run the…
New regulations alter the rules for after-tax Roth contributions, inherited IRAs, RMDs, and 529s … [+]getty 6 New Retirement Rules Everyone Should Know In 2024 And 2025 In the last few years, we’ve seen a flurry of new retirement rules and changes to tax law affecting retirement account contributions and withdrawals. The sweeping new rules impact nearly every taxpayer, including those inheriting a retirement account. Here are six key new retirement rules and tax law changes everyone should know in 2024 and 2025. The End Nears For High Earners To Make Pre-Tax Catch-Up Contributions Thanks to the Secure Act 2.0,…
Topline Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are nearly tied in Pennsylvania, according to two new polls this week in the battleground state, where a win for either candidate could pave the way to the White House. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris reacts as Former President and … [+] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The Washington Post via Getty Images Key Facts Harris leads by 0.8 points in…
Three months in, the Labour UK government continues to unravel at a frightening speed. To the point where a Cabinet Minister was forced to admit more mistakes are likely to come, resorting to a pale excuse that this is a ‘young government’ after 14 years of opposition. Labour’s poll lead over Conservatives has slipped from 18 points to JUST ONE point – and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s numbers are completely under the water. Downing Street is betting that ‘new structures’ at No 10 would help get the Government out of the ropes after a chaotic period that has led to the…
By Neenah Payne The 2024 Global Elections Super Cycle shows that national elections are being held in 52 countries this year. The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024 reports, 2024 is not just an election year. It’s perhaps the election year. Globally, more voters than ever in history will head to the polls as at least 64 countries (plus the European Union)—representing a combined population of about 49% of the people in the world—are meant to hold national elections, the results of which, for many, will prove consequential for years to come. How this year…
By Michael Snyder A 15-foot tall wall of water is about to slam directly into a major American city. More than 3 million people live in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area, and hundreds of thousands of them are very tightly concentrated along the coast. Most of them are attempting to evacuate, but there are apparently large numbers of local residents that are choosing not to do so. This is very foolish, because their homes are about to be underwater. Sadly, many of those that are trying to evacuate are stuck in extremely long traffic jams. Those who run low on…