Author: The Gazette
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Hungry in Summit County? Eat here.
If you’re traveling to Summit County and still eating at Downstairs at Eric’s, it’s time to put down the chicken tenders and wander about. Don’t get us wrong, Eric’s is great and all, but there’s more to Summit’s dining scene than bar food. Aurum Food & Wine Since opening in 2018, Aurum has rightfully claimed…
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EU, Spain brush off Trump tariff threats over Madrid’s defence spending
(Changes the day of the week in paragraph 1 to Wednesday (not Monday) By David Latona and Charlie Devereux MADRID (Reuters) -The European Commission and Spain’s government on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose higher tariffs on Madrid over its refusal to meet his proposed NATO target for defence spending. Trump…
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US deficit-to-GDP ratio has room to come down, Bessent says
(Reuters) -The U.S. deficit-to-gross domestic product ratio has room to come down to the 3% range, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. “The deficit-to-GDP, which is the important number, now has a five in front of it,” Bessent said at a CNBC event held on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World…
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Thune tees up Democrats’ next shutdown test with Pentagon funding vote
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has presented Democrats with a fresh unity test two weeks into the government shutdown, daring them to oppose a bill to fund the Pentagon and other full-year spending measures that enjoy bipartisan support. On Thursday, Republicans will hold a procedural vote on War Department funding, forcing Democrats to decide…
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Jack Smith criticizes Supreme Court immunity decision in first remarks since Trump’s return
Former special counsel Jack Smith sharply criticized the Supreme Court‘s landmark decision that found that then former-President Donald Trump and other presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office, warning that the ruling could make it nearly impossible to hold powerful officials accountable. In his first public remarks since Trump’s…
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Peru judge rejects bid to stop ousted president leaving country amid money laundering probe
LIMA (Reuters) -A Peruvian judge on Wednesday rejected a prosecutor’s bid to prevent former President Dina Boluarte, who Congress abruptly ousted last week on grounds of moral incapacity to govern, from leaving the country while she is investigated for money laundering. (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)
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Tiana Lowe Doescher slams ‘genocide smear’ against Israel
Washington Examiner commentary writer Tiana Lowe Doescher said it was “propaganda” to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza. “I mean, the genocide smear was not just an untruth,” she said Tuesday on Newsmax’s Chris Plante: The Right Squad. “It was an intentional method of propaganda in order to galvanize the world against Israel.” Israel was…
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Gaza needs massive boost in emergency aid after ceasefire, UN relief chief says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -The United Nations is seeking a dramatic boost in humanitarian aid for Gaza, saying the hundreds of relief trucks cleared to enter the devastated enclave under a ceasefire were nowhere near the thousands needed to ease a humanitarian disaster. Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and its…
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Leader of Madagascar’s military coup tells AP he is ‘taking the position of president’
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The leader of Madagascar’s military coup told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he is “taking the position of president” and that the armed forces would be in charge of the African island nation for up to two years before any elections are held. Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led the rebellion…
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HHS said ‘data discrepancies and processing errors’ led to RIF of nearly two times more employees than intended
The Department of Health and Human Services sent reduction-in-force notices to approximately 778 more employees than it originally intended to, a human resources official for the agency said. The department laid off about 1,760 employees on Oct. 10 when it only intended to send RIF notices to 982 employees, HHS Chief Human Capital Officer Thomas…