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The Palestinian movement Hamas has said on Tuesday that Israel has failed to achieve any of its objectives in its genocidal war on Gaza and that it was becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage due to the abuses it was carrying out in the besieged enclave. Senior Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum said in a televised speech that despite laying waste to much of the enclave, Israel had failed in its attempts to expel Palestinians to other countries and that Israel’s repeated attacks across the wider Middle East had exposed itself as a threat to the region. “[The ongoing genocide] has…
Many job seekers can attest that now is a challenging time to be looking for a new role.Hiring is down in many industries, and mass layoffs in some sectors mean more workers are competing for the already-limited open positions.But some roles are still hot right now. A report published Wednesday by Monster identified the top 10 job titles posted by employers on the jobs platform in the third quarter. The list indicates some of the hottest sectors right now are health care, logistics, customer service and sales. Here’s the list:Registered nursePhysical therapistTruck driverSales representativeRadiology technician/technologistSpeech language pathologistDelivery driverRespiratory therapistOccupational therapistCustomer…
UN Commissioner Navi Pillay has criticised US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan for its exclusion of Palestinians from transitional governance, and said a ceasefire proposal does not alter the UN’s finding that Israel is responsible for genocide. Last week, Trump unveiled the controversial “peace” plan alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which gives general precedence to Israel’s framing of the situation in Gaza and Israel’s stated security concerns. The plan, which has been widely criticised as “colonial thinking”, proposes that Trump will serve alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on a transitional committee that will oversee the strip. In a…
September, a key month for shipping ahead of the holiday season, is usually a boom one inside the freight business and supply chain, with products moving from warehouses to stores or consumers.Not this year.The latest Logistics Managers’ Index, which tracks inventory levels, warehouse costs, transportation capacity, and pricing, shows the lowest reading it has ever recorded for transportation utilization in the month of September.The strong growth usually seen due to shipments of holiday merchandise, “we are not seeing that,” said Dale Rogers, a professor in the supply chain management department at Arizona State University and one of the authors of the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday aimed at combating antisemitism in schools.The California Legislative Jewish Caucus said the law will help respond to alarming harassment against Jewish students. But critics, including educators and pro-Palestinian advocates, said it could inadvertently obstruct instruction on complex issues in the classroom. “California is taking action to confront hate in all its forms. At a time when antisemitism and bigotry are rising nationwide and globally, these laws make clear: our schools must be places of learning, not hate,” Newsom said in a statement.The law creates an Office of Civil…
A judge Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from requiring recipients of federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with Trump’s orders aimed at curtailing “radical indoctrination” and “gender ideology.”The ruling is a victory for three Planned Parenthood affiliates — in California, Iowa and New York — that sued to try to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of Human Services policy document issued in July that they contend contradict the requirements of the grants as established by Congress.U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, who was appointed to the bench by former President Barack Obama, blasted the administration’s policy change in…
Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba on Tuesday announced his decision to retire from soccer at the end of the 2025 MLS season.The former Spain left back revealed the news in a post to his Instagram account.”The moment has come to close a truly meaningful chapter in my life. I’ve decided to bring my professional football career to an end at the conclusion of this season,” Alba said. “I do so with complete conviction, peace and happiness. Because I feel I’ve walked this path with every ounce of passion I had and now it’s the right time to open a new…
Last Wednesday, Jude Bellingham was named England’s men’s Player of the Year for 2024-25. Less than 48 hours later, he was dropped.England manager Thomas Tuchel explained the decision by pointing to the player’s lack of game time at Real Madrid after undergoing shoulder surgery in the summer — Bellingham, 22, has started just one game in four appearances this season and has yet to complete 90 minutes — but scratch the surface of that explanation, and a more complicated picture emerges.Tuchel has repeatedly stressed the lack of time he has to work with his team before next year’s FIFA World…
It’s Tuesday, and another round of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 23 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.Previous ranking: 1Next match: Saturday vs. Gotham FC, 5 p.m. ETIt was one touch, one goal for Michelle Cooper, who entered the Current’s match in the 58th minute and scored in the 59th. That was good enough for Kansas City to earn a 1-0 victory over Angel City,…
Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio on stage at CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE in March.Courtesy of CNBCBridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said investors should allocate as much as 15% of their portfolios to gold even as the precious metal surged to an all-time high above $4,000 an ounce.”Gold is a very excellent diversifier in the portfolio,” Dalio said Tuesday at the Greenwich Economic Forum in Greenwich, Connecticut. “If you look at it just from a strategic asset allocation perspective, you would probably have something like 15% of your portfolio in gold … because it is one asset that does very well when the…