Tag: Amy Kennedy

Trump Reportedly Backs Musk, Ramaswamy In Support Of Merit Visas Amid MAGA Turmoil

President-elect Donald Trump weighed in Saturday on the immigration issue that has been roiling some of his highest-profile supporters online, telling The New York Post that he has “always been in favor” of H-1B visas. It is not exactly true:...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says U.S. could hit debt limit in weeks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a visit to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in Vienna, Va., on Jan. 8. Susan Walsh/AP WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking "extraordinary measures," or special...

Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for ‘tragic incident’ involving crashed plane

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Saturday. Sergei Ilyin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he...

Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of U.S. stores open

FILE - A shopper leaves the Big Lots store on Dec. 4, 2012 in Berlin, Vt. Toby Talbot/AP The discount chain Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores...

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU

Flavored varieties of disposable electronic cigarette devices are on display in a shop in Brussels on Dec. 12, 2024, ahead of Belgium's ban on the sale of disposable vapes as of Jan. 1, 2025. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP BRUSSELS — Belgium...