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Boeing is preparing for a potential labor strike from its defense division as early as Aug. 4, after union members who build military aircraft in St. Louis, Missouri, "overwhelmingly" rejected the company’s latest contract offer on Sunday. The International Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), representing 3,200 employees across three St. Louis-area facilities, turned down a proposal that included a 20% general wage increase over four years, a $5,000 ratification bonus and expanded vacation […]

President Donald Trump on Monday championed his latest trade deal with the European Union as a "very big trade deal," but his enthusiasm for the agreement does not appear to be shared by European leaders, with some describing the agreement as a "submission."Trade between the U.S. and Europe accounts for nearly a third of all trade globally, but uncertainty remains over how the agreement announced on Sunday – which will […]

As the EU–U.S. trade deal advances, the wine and spirits industry on both sides of the Atlantic remains iced out.The new agreement, secured by President Donald Trump over the weekend, imposes a 15% tariff on European goods but does not contain a decision regarding the wine and spirits industry. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that an agreement for the alcohol trade market would be put […]

Paris Hilton had a surprising reaction to her mom's decision to shop discount.Kathy Hilton admitted she'd started to shop on Shein, a fast-fashion e-commerce platform, during a recent episode of "Call Her Daddy." "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star boasted about a $22 purchase she made while telling host Alexandra Cooper about her find."I just bought an eyelet blazer," she said. "I'm waiting to see. Have you heard of […]

An urban explorer recently documented a largely abandoned, yet remarkably well-preserved, Japanese resort town.Kinugawa Onsen, located in Nikkō, a city in central Japan's Tochigi Prefecture, was once a thriving tourist destination known for its hot springs and towering cliffside hotels. "I was scouting other nearby locations when I came across this entire district of abandoned hotels," 28-year-old Luke Bradburn told news agency SWNS.  "It was like walking into a ghost town."The […]

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed with President Donald Trump’s "50-50" odds of striking a trade deal with the European Commission ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, saying that the main question is whether the 27-country bloc will offer the president "the right deal."Lutnick appeared on "Fox News Sunday" and was asked about Trump's comments on the chances of a deal ahead of the president’s meeting with European Commission chief Ursula von […]

China and India have once again been found to be aiding Russia’s war effort by disregarding or even evading Western sanctions, including by using front companies, Reuters found this week. Both nations have long come under international scrutiny for their refusal to condemn the illegal war and their high purchase rates of Russian oil, which is Moscow’s number-one export and, in extension, aids Russia’s war coffers. But both nations were also found […]

President Trump is visiting Scotland this weekend, spending time at two of his golf clubs, and attending a ribbon-cutting of a new course at one of them. He is also scheduled to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Aberdeen.Aberdeen, known as The Granite City from the locally quarried stone used in many of its finest buildings, has built its economy on […]

A new report by AARP found Americans' confidence in Social Security is declining, with younger adults more skeptical of the safety net program than older adults.AARP released its survey in advance of Social Security's upcoming 90th anniversary, which found that Americans' overall confidence in Social Security dropped from 43% in 2020 to 36% in 2025, the lowest level since it fell to 35% in 2010.Younger Americans are even less confident in the […]