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To get every word of every article delivered to your inbox and to support the news and views that share your values, please consider becoming a subscriber.It turns out that a whole lot of Americans don’t have much faith in Trump to do a good job with the economy.The AP reported on their poll:As Trump takes office, though, the poll shows that many Americans don’t anticipate that he will be able to immediately bring costs down. That includes some of his own supporters. Less than half of Republicans are at least “very” confident that Trump will make progress on lowering…

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Friday.The baths, featuring hot, warm and cold rooms, could host up to 30 guests, allowing them to relax before heading into an adjacent, black-walled banquet hall, decorated with scenes from Greek mythology.ITALY’S ANCIENT POMPEII PARK CRACKS DOWN ON DAILY VISITORS TO COMBAT OVERTOURISMThe pleasure complex lies inside a grand residence that has been uncovered over the last two years during excavations that have revealed the opulent…

15 January 2025, 2:03 pm 1 minute Reuters was first to report that Meta has warned it may have to “roll back or pause” some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned WhatsApp from sharing user data for advertising purposes. A non-public court filing seen by Reuters detailed how unnerved Meta is with the antitrust ruling, and also revealed how Meta has taken a critical position on the functioning of the watchdog by saying it doesn’t “have the necessary technical expertise and knowledge” to understand its own decision.  Why it matters  Pausing Meta features in India could…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President-elect Trump met in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, three days before Trump’s return to the White House.”President Trump and I had a productive conversation about New York’s needs and what’s best for our city and how the federal government can play a more helpful role in improving the lives of New Yorkers,” Adams said in a statement shared by his spokesperson, Fabien Levy.”While we briefly touched on a number of issues, we specifically focused on the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas and how it will have a positive impact on public safety…

THE DISRUPTIVE innovator of the global gas industry is stepping out of the shadows. On January 13th Venture Global, a privately held exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) based in Virginia, unveiled details of its planned flotation in New York. About a decade ago it sprang from obscurity and shocked incumbents in America’s Texan oil patch by using scalable, modular equipment made in factories rather than costly, bespoke techniques used by its competitors. In doing so, the upstart reduced the time required to build a massive LNG terminal by about half, to less than three years. That helped it to…

A fire at one of the world’s largest battery-storage plants in northern California flared up again on Friday afternoon, sending up plumes of toxic smoke after authorities had said the blaze was mostly over.The fire in Moss Landing in Monterey county started on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of up to 1,500 people and the closure of a major highway. Fire crews were not engaging with the fire but rather waiting for it to burn out on its own, the Mercury News reported.The blaze was still burning on Friday but it had not gone beyond the facility, according to a Monterey…

new video loaded: On a Raid With Syria’s New Security ForcestranscriptBacktranscriptOn a Raid With Syria’s New Security ForcesAfter the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, The New York Times joined a group of former rebel soldiers trying to enforce law and order in a country grappling with the ghosts of its past.We’re in Latakia, riding with security forces just 10 days after the collapse of the Syrian government led by former President Bashar al-Assad. They tell us one of their missions here is trying to find and arrest members of the old regime. The greater goal, they say, is…

My family loves these chocolate toffee cookies so much! They are soft in the middle and intentionally on the thinner side, making them a little chewy and crisp around the edges. They are so good! If you love light and crispy cookies, these toffee cookies are the ones for you! We make our simple chocolate cookie batter and then fold in lots of toffee bits. The toffee melts a little inside the cookies, adding to the chewy, crispy texture. I love so many of the cookie recipes on Inspired Taste, but these toffee cookies are the ones I usually end…

Israeli Government Press OfficeIsrael’s Security Cabinet approved the deal earlier, saying it “supports the achievement of the objectives of the war”Israel’s government has approved the new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for it to take effect on Sunday.The decision came after hours of discussions that continued late into the night. Two far-right ministers voted against the deal. The security cabinet earlier recommended ratifying the agreement, saying it “supports the achievement of the objectives of the war”, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.It came hours after the prime minister’s office and Hamas both said…

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.The accelerated “subtyping” of flu A in hospitalized patients is in response to “sporadic human infections” of avian flu, the CDC wrote in a press release.ONE STATE LEADS COUNTRY IN HUMAN BIRD FLU WITH NEARLY 40 CONFIRMED CASES”CDC is recommending a shortened timeline for subtyping all influenza…