Day: April 6, 2022

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA Stocks fell and bond yields rose on Wall Street Wednesday after details from last month’s Federal Reserve meeting showed the central bank intends to be aggressive in its efforts to fight inflation. Minutes from the meeting show that policymakers agreed to begin cutting the Fed’s stockpile of Treasurys…

By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese marched in the capital of Khartoum and other cities Wednesday in new protests against an October military coup that plunged the African country into political turmoil and aggravated its economic woes. Security forces shot dead at least one person when they violently dispersed protesters, a medical…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take an aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses and heighten risks to the economy. In minutes from their March policy meeting, released Wednesday, Fed…

By ADAM SCHRECK and ANDREA ROSA ANDRIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000 Wednesday, as Ukraine collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv and braced for what could become a climactic battle for control…

By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to use vaccines to stay ahead of the coronavirus. A panel of U.S. vaccine experts was meeting Wednesday to discuss key questions for…

There’s a new treatment for a rare disease. It’s custom-made for you, based on your own genetic profile. It offers you hope, but you can’t access it, even though your doctor says it could save your life. The reason? Federal regulations are ancient by today’s standards, and they’re not designed to allow these new, genetic…

Either you have recently met failure in your personal or professional life or you want to prepare yourself for upcoming challenges, personal development books can be really helpful. Written by life coaches and personal development experts, these books help boost your morale and provide you the guidance you need in life. If you’re looking to…

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will stage a full season of concerts by visiting musicians and orchestras during its 2022-23 season. Among the season’s highlights announced Tuesday, April 5, are the return of iconic cellist Yo-Yo Ma at the Segerstrom Center and violinist Midori, marking the 40th anniversary of her debut performing with the…

Even after being in the internet marketing scenario since decades, email marketing is still one of the most effective techniques to promote your business online. Why? Simply because it offers features no other marketing technique does. Features like data-driven marketing, personalized messages, action-oriented campaigns, and cost-effectiveness. However, email marketing is more than just writing a…

Should the state budget be finalized today or tonight or tomorrow or whenever — and regardless of how many extra billions it spends, including corporate welfare for NFL billionaires, and whether or not the final document includes necessary reforms to bail and other criminal justice statutes — Gov. Hochul and the Democratic supermajorities in the…

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will stage a full season of concerts by visiting musicians and orchestras during its 2022-23 season. Among the season’s highlights announced Tuesday, April 5, are the return of iconic cellist Yo-Yo Ma at the Segerstrom Center and violinist Midori, marking the 40th anniversary of her debut performing with the…

Even after being in the internet marketing scenario since decades, email marketing is still one of the most effective techniques to promote your business online. Why? Simply because it offers features no other marketing technique does. Features like data-driven marketing, personalized messages, action-oriented campaigns, and cost-effectiveness. However, email marketing is more than just writing a…

Either you have recently met failure in your personal or professional life or you want to prepare yourself for upcoming challenges, personal development books can be really helpful. Written by life coaches and personal development experts, these books help boost your morale and provide you the guidance you need in life. If you’re looking to…

Should the state budget be finalized today or tonight or tomorrow or whenever — and regardless of how many extra billions it spends, including corporate welfare for NFL billionaires, and whether or not the final document includes necessary reforms to bail and other criminal justice statutes — Gov. Hochul and the Democratic supermajorities in the…

There’s a new treatment for a rare disease. It’s custom-made for you, based on your own genetic profile. It offers you hope, but you can’t access it, even though your doctor says it could save your life. The reason? Federal regulations are ancient by today’s standards, and they’re not designed to allow these new, genetic…

I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a wedding, but they seem to generate as much drama as a telenovela, even when you think things will be fine. In general, my life is amazingly drama-free these days. Everyone in my house gets along — except for Lil Wayne the dog and our new cat…

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president planned to address the U.N.’s most powerful body on Tuesday after even more grisly evidence emerged of civilian massacres in areas that Russian forces recently withdrew from. Western nations expelled dozens more of Moscow’s diplomats and proposed further sanctions as part of efforts to punish Russia…

Doug Hurley says it was no big deal when he and fellow astronaut Bob Behnken were told that a documentary film crew would be shadowing their 2020 flight to the International Space Station. After all, Hurley had piloted the final flight of the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011 with nonstop coverage of the end of…

  About three years ago, as the technology was advancing and law enforcement (figuratively) salivating over it, we took a stand against using facial-recognition programs on police body cameras in California. The bill in the Legislature we were supporting, Assembly Bill 1215 co-sponsored by Phil Ting, D-San Francisco,  prohibited police agencies “from installing, activating, or…

By ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL BALSAMO SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A second suspect arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento had posted a live Facebook video of himself brandishing a handgun hours before gunfire erupted, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Smiley Martin, 27, who is…