When it comes to convenience, it’s hard to beat Amazon. And that rationale isn’t limited to consumers: Many local districts shopping for supplies with public funds apply the same logic. But the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) published a study earlier this month (via The American Prospect) that illustrates the cost of that bargain. It…
Washington — President Trump participated in a solemn dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday honoring two members of the Iowa National Guard and an interpreter who were killed in Syria over the weekend. The two guardsmen killed in the Syrian desert Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has threatened to withdraw his country from a planned free trade deal with the European Union if leaders fail to endorse it this week. Talks on the Mercosur trade deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have been ongoing since 1999 and Brussels is hopeful that EU leaders…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has aired out its current disagreement with the Indonesian government after Israeli gymnasts were prevented from entering the country for the World Championships in October. The IOC confirmed to Fox News Digital that Indonesia hasn’t agreed to any of the committee’s requested…
Now that the U.S. has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker and President Donald Trump has declared an oil blockade, the results could “devastate” Venezuela’s struggling economy and put further pressure on President Nicolás Maduro and possible regime change, according to geopolitical and energy analysts. The big question is how far the U.S. will take the…
The parents of a 16-year-old who took his own life after he fell victim to a sextortion gang on Instagram are suing Meta for the alleged wrongful death of their son, in the first UK case of its kind. Murray Dowey died in December 2023 at his family home in Dunblane, after being tricked into…
Ministers and senior MPs have warned that the UK’s agreements with Donald Trump are “built on sand” after the Guardian established that the deal to avoid drug tariffs has no underlying text beyond limited headline terms. The “milestone” US-UK deal announced this month on pharmaceuticals, which will mean the NHS pays more for medicines in…
Baliram Sahni of Darbhanga’s Jale block showing the notice sent by the government asking him to return the money. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Days after the Bihar government sent notices to a few male residents of Darbhanga’s Jale block seeking the return of ₹10,000 wrongly credited to their accounts under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, some of them have…
Last year, Meta announced that it was opening up its VR operating system to other headset makers, starting with ASUS and Lenovo. Now, it seems that Meta is pumping the brakes on the effort and those third-party Horizon OS headsets might never actually launch. The company has “paused” the program, Road to VR reported. Meta…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s goals in Ukraine are unchanged and will be accomplished either through negotiations or by further military advances if diplomatic efforts fail. Putin, speaking at an annual board meeting of the country’s Defense Ministry, touted Russia’s military progress on the…