Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as a powerful Class four storm

Traffic moves bumper to bumper along I-10 West as residents evacuate towards Texas before the arrival of Hurricane Ida in Vinton, Louisiana. Adrees Latif | REUTERS Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 miles per hour, one of the strongest storms to hit the region since …

US drone assaults Kabul. an ISIS-Ok car loaded with explosives

U.S. Marines provide assistance at an Evacuation Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Jan. US Marines | Reuters WASHINGTON – The United States launched a military strike on an ISIS-K target in Kabul on Sunday, a development that comes in the final days of a huge humanitarian evacuation mission. …

After wobbly liftoff, Astra Area rocket fails to succeed in orbit as soon as once more

Rocket builder Astra Space on Saturday launched its first rocket since the company went public. After a wobbly liftoff, the rocket failed to achieve its goal of reaching orbit.  At liftoff, the rocket appeared to move sideways rather than straight up. Astra founder, chairman and CEO Chris Kemp told CNBC that about a second into the flight, …

China is reportedly contemplating banning US exchanges from home tech firms with delicate knowledge

Investors will see an electric screen in a stock exchange hall on February 18, 2021 in Shanghai, China, displaying stock price data. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Beijing has envisaged new rules that would prevent domestic Internet companies from going public in the US, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Chinese …

Biden says U.S. well being officers are contemplating Covid booster vaccinations after 5 months

United States President Joe Biden will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 27, 2021. Nicholas Comb | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden said U.S. regulators are considering giving Covid-19 booster vaccinations five months after completing the primary series and …

Listed below are the highest 10 seaside locations for high-net-worth traders

Paul Steel | The Image Bank | Getty Images Cancun and Daytona may draw spring breakers and Waikiki, honeymooners, but which beaches worldwide are millionaire magnets? Hong Kong-based consulting firm Nomad Capitalist released its latest annual index of the top sandy spots that appeal to high-net-worth investors looking to not necessarily vacation but actually put …

Biden feedback on lethal terrorist assault close to Kabul airport

[The stream is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is expected to make remarks about the deadly terrorist attack near Kabul International Airport that killed 12 US soldiers and injured 15 others. The White House had …

US authorities are investigating DWS Group’s sustainable funding claims: WSJ

The DWS Group, Deutsche Bank’s asset management company, is under investigation by US authorities over allegations of its sustainable investment practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. According to the WSJ’s report, federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating DWS after the company’s former sustainability director said the company used excessive …

The US is working to contact a lot of the 1,500 Americans left

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about refugee programs for Afghans who have helped the US during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | Reuters WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may still need to be …

Africa was shortchanged on Covid vaccines: African Improvement Financial institution

A health worker vaccinates a man in Abidjan on August 17, 2021 during a roll-out of vaccinations against Ebola on August 17, 2021, after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) (Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images) ISSOUF SANOGO | AFP | Getty …