As Washington’s partisan standoff deepens, the Labor Department is preparing for a potential halt in economic data if there is a partial government shutdown. The timing is especially sensitive. This week, the department is scheduled to release several closely watched reports that will offer important clues about the economy and inform Federal Reserve policymakers before its October meeting. WHITE HOUSE SLAMS 911K JOBS REVISION, THE LARGEST ON RECORD, DEMANDS FED RATE CUT In a 73-page contingency plan, the department said that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will “suspend all operations.” “Economic data that are scheduled to be released during…
Author: Emily Carter
Meta is expanding its use of facial recognition in Europe, the UK and South Korea to crack down on accounts that impersonate public figures. The new facial recognition-powered safety features are now live on Facebook in the regions and will expand to Instagram in the coming months. The technology was initially put to use last year starting in the US, helping to identify ads that fraudulently use a celebrity’s likeness as well as to help people regain access to hacked accounts. Public figures opt in to this program in Europe, which is also being rolled out in South Korea alongside…
Apple isn’t the only big tech company that’s launching hardware this month. Amazon is having its fall hardware event on Tuesday, September 30 at 10AM ET in New York City, and — as it does most years — the company is expected to debut new devices across its myriad product categories. While the event will not be livestreamed, Engadget staff will be in attendance and liveblogging it in real-time. Our pre-show coverage will begin around 8AM ET. So what will Amazon be sharing? Using the images in the invitation that went out to members of the press as a jumping-off…
by Jesse Coburn ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Some 4 million people could lose federal housing assistance under new plans from the Trump administration, according to experts who reviewed drafts of two unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica. The rules would pave the way for a host of restrictions long sought by conservatives, including time limits on living in public housing, work requirements for many people receiving federal housing assistance and the stripping of aid from entire families if one member of the household…
While some people consider #adulting to be keeping a consistent bedtime (bliss), never repeating an outfit (overrated), or maintaining an organized desk (so satisfying), I define the elusive concept that I’ve spent my twenties chasing by the following: my ability to whip out and whip up all the fall soup recipes of my choosing come September. 20 Fall Soup Recipes to Satisfy Your Cozy Craving Despite the recent muggy, hot, and sticky weather, I’ve had my sights set on cozy season since last year. And while Lorelai Gilmore and I share an appreciation for the mystical magic of snow, there’s…
Croke Park hosts the first regular season NFL game in Ireland this afternoon as the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Viking meet at the Jones’ Road venue. The game, which begins at 2.30pm, is the first of the European NFL games this season, with clashes to follow in London, Berlin and Madrid in the coming weeks. Both sides come to Dublin with two wins and a loss in their three games so far this season. Steelers The Pittsburgh Steels opened their season with a narrow 34-32 victory against the Jets. They lost their game against the Seattle Seahawks on a…
The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-21 at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon in the first regular season NFL game played in Ireland. Two touchdowns from the Steelers’ running back Kenneth Gainwell, and another from wide receiver DK Metcalf, helped their side to a victory to move their current season record to 3-1. Despite late touchdowns for the Vikings’ Scott and Nailor, the Pittsburgh side held on for a win. The Pittsburgh Steelers, the designated ‘home’ team for the opening game in Week 4 of the 2025 regular season, came into the game on the back of two wins…
More than one million kitchen appliances have been recalled due to posing a burn hazard. Seven different model numbers of Oster French Door Countertop Ovens sold at major retailers in the U.S. and Canada are impacted, according to the recall notice on Oster’s website. “Out of more than 1.2 million units in use, fewer than 100 injury reports have been received, and these injuries involved burns consistent with everyday kitchen use and comparable to what can happen with common cooking appliances,” the notice says. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said of the 95 injuries reported, two involved second-degree…
Seventy-nine billion dollars. That’s the official estimate of the destruction left behind by Hurricane Helene as the first anniversary of the storm is marked this weekend in communities across the southeast. North Carolina bore the brunt of the storm. The death toll of 108 was the highest of any state, and the damage of $59 billion was three-quarters of the storm’s total. Official totals, though, can’t begin to describe all the impacts of the storm, which are still being felt in the many communities where the hurricane raged. My family is from Western North Carolina, and there the hurricane’s power…
Video game maker Electronic Arts – known for The Sims, Maddel NFL, Plants vs. Zombies and more – could be going private soon with a valuation of roughly $50 billion. The possible deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would mark the largest ever leveraged buyout in history. A group of investors including private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners could unveil a deal for the publisher as soon as this week, sources told Reuters on Friday. Shares of Electronic Arts, better known as EA, closed around 15% higher on Friday.…