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Food prices in grocery stores and on restaurant menus are still rising, however relief may be on the horizon. Input costs for food producers peaked earlier this year and are declining, some financial experts say. But gas pricesstaying nearby record levelsAccording to the government’s latest inflation report, it has risen nearly 60% over the past year.
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Nearly two and a half years have passed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the most contagious and transmissible variant has yet to arrive. Latest version variant of the shape-shifting BA.5An arm of Omicron is driving global growth of jobs – showing how the virus has evolved and may avoid the immunity provided by previous Covid-19 vaccines. According to the CDC, BA.5 accounted for 65% of new infections in the US last week. The variant is also on the march in China, raising fears that major cities may soon be there restore strict quarantine measures was recently raised. As for how to manage the new wave, Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, urged Americans 50 and older to get a second booster shot. US health officials are working on a plan to issue an emergency permit second Covid-19 boosters for all adultsA senior White House official confirmed to CNN on Monday.
President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday to begin his work A four-day trip to the Middle East. This is his first visit to the region after being elected president. Biden was welcomed at the airport by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. is holding meetings with today. Ahead of the visit, US officials are seeking to deepen Israeli-Arab security coordination and broker agreements that would bring Israel and Saudi Arabia, which do not have diplomatic ties, closer to normalization. Meanwhile, there are many Palestinians He has a pessimistic attitude towards the President’s visit Because of his unwillingness to pressure Israel over the continuation of settlements in the West Bank and other key issues.
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Former President Donald Trump tried to call a witness Investigating those who spoke with the election commission of the House of Representatives January 6, 2021, the attack on the US Capitol building, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The witness, a White House support worker, was not the one who regularly contacted the former president and “refused to answer or return” his call and instead alerted his lawyer. “We will make every effort to influence the testimony of witnesses,” Deputy Chairwoman Liz Cheney said at a committee meeting Tuesday. Ministry of Justice. This is not the first time the committee has raised concerns about a sample potential witness tampering Witness the threats of Trump and other allies in his camp.
How does Donald Trump react to the January 6 hearing?
The search will continue today 40 people don’t know Flash floods have inundated a Virginia village, tearing homes off their foundations and damaging roads and bridges in the area. Buchanan County in western Virginia was drenched with more than 6 inches of water in a matter of hours Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and road closures. To help with the response, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency to aid recovery efforts. The storm was part of a series of tornadoes Tuesday night in the county, including Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia, as well as the surrounding area.
There is Sri Lanka plunged into chaos and its president fled to Singapore as anger grew in his home country as he refused to formally resign. the president Gotabaya Rajapaksa He was in the Maldives on Tuesday after fleeing Sri Lanka – the same day said he would resign. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed acting president in his absence. But to date, no official letter of resignation has been received from the speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, raising questions about the intentions of the self-imposed leader. Last weekend’s protests It was one of the most dramatic events ever seen, with people torching Wickremesinghe’s residence and bathing in Rajapaksa’s private pool. Many protesters have vowed to continue demonstrating until both men resign.
‘They got richer and the poor got poorer’: Hear why ordinary Sri Lankans want to oust the ruling family
NASA has released more images of stars, galaxies and exoplanets
After decades of waiting, the world finally gets to see it the deepest and sharpest images of our universe Taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Chris Hemsworth stopped eating meat before snapping a kiss with his vegan costar
Such a gesture helped vegan actress Natalie Portman romaine He calmed down while shooting the kiss scene for “Thor: Love and Thunder.”
Ryan Gosling brings major ‘Ken-ergy’ to upcoming ‘Barbie’ movie
Much anticipated “Barbie” movie won’t be released until next year, but fans are already obsessed with Gosling’s “Ken the Doll” character.
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114 billion dollars
That’s Bill Gates’ estimated net worth, making him the world’s fourth-richest person — but he doesn’t intend to stay that high forever. The Microsoft co-founder said on Wednesday that he wants to “get off the list of the world’s richest people” because he feels he has an “obligation to give back to society”. On the same day, Gates transferred $20 billion of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest charities. The fund plans to increase its payments from about $6 billion to $9 billion annually by 2026.
“Today (Joshua) Schulte was convicted of one of the most brazen and damaging acts of espionage in American history.”
– US Attorney Damian Williams, after former CIA operative Joshua Schulte pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the largest leak of classified information in the agency’s history. Schulte, who worked as a computer engineer for the CIA, stole cyber tools in 2016 and leaked classified information to WikiLeaks. Schulte gained access to “some of the nation’s most valuable cyber intelligence-gathering tools used to fight terrorist organizations,” Willams said, adding that those tools are now essentially useless.
West Virginia has been devastated by torrential rains
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Did someone say free fries?
National French Fry Day (apparently for real) was Wednesday, but some of America’s biggest fast-food chains is giving away free fries for the rest of the week! Here’s a video of the many different ways french fries are enjoyed around the world during the holidays. (Click here to view)
