麻豆传媒

'You鈥檒l die in this pit': Takeaways from secret recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine 11/26/2023 01:01am • Secretly recorded calls of Russian soldiers speaking from the front lines in Ukraine with loved ones back home offer a rare glimpse of the war through Russian eyes. As the war in Ukraine grinds into its second winter, a growing number of Russian soldiers want out, audio intercepts obtained and veri Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals 11/25/2023 12:03am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year. Consumers are under pressure as their Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed in half-day session, marks fourth straight winning week 11/24/2023 03:38pm • Stocks drifted to a mixed finish Friday after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% after wavering between small gains and losses much of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag Germany's leader vows to fix a spending crisis that's worsening gloom in the struggling economy 11/24/2023 12:02pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 鈥� German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday promised quick action to fix a budget crisis after a court decision blew a large hole in the almost-finished plan for next year and threatened to disrupt spending on efforts to fight climate change and cushion the impact of high ene Black Friday shoppers out hunting for deals in the DC area 11/24/2023 08:42am • Black Friday shopping is already underway in the D.C. area early Friday morning after shoppers filled their stomachs with Thanksgiving food. Inside the Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia, there was a long line in front of a Lululemon store with more than 100 people when the gates opened at 6 a The second installment of Sri Lanka's bailout was delayed. The country hopes it's coming in December 11/24/2023 06:26am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) 鈥� The governor of Sri Lanka鈥檚 Central Bank said Friday he's confident it will receive the second instalment of a $2.9-billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund before the end of the year, after payment was delayed due to inadequate oversight and debt re Business Highlights: Retailers prepare for Black Friday; world stocks mixed 11/23/2023 04:00pm • ___ Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowd Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel 11/23/2023 09:31am • A temporary cease-fire deal that would facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope to families and friends of those who have been held captive since their abduction from southern Israel by militants on Oct. 7. In all, roughly 240 people were taken to G Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending 11/23/2023 07:11am • NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing concerned with a spending slowdown that could temper sales on the day after Thanksgiving as well as throughout the holi Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports 11/22/2023 08:01pm • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) 鈥� Fiji's leader says that after meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation鈥檚 shipyards and ports. Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks to lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday. Rabuka is generally viewed as lean Business Highlights: Record Thanksgiving travel rush kicks off; OpenAI rehires CEO it fired days ago 11/22/2023 04:47pm • ___ OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him just days ago. The move culminates a short but chaotic power struggle that shocked the tech industry and underscored the conflicts Nearly half of Americans think the US is spending too much on Ukraine aid, an AP-NORC poll says 11/22/2023 12:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� As lawmakers in Washington weigh sending billions more in federal support to Kyiv to help fight off Russian aggression, close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine, according to polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publi Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28 11/22/2023 10:29am • NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥� Sunil Kumar watched helplessly in July as his home and 14 others were washed away by intense monsoon rains lashing the Indian Himalayas. 鈥淎ll my life鈥檚 work vanished in an instant. Starting over feels impossible, especially with my three children relying on me,鈥� said Kumar, How to spot 4 Social Security scams and protect your identity 11/22/2023 08:02am • When the Social Security Administration calls, you pick up. But between October 2022 and June 2023, more than 55,000 people who answered calls from what they thought was the government agency said they were scammed. Allegations of Social Security scams increased 61.7% in the quarters ending in June Czech president approves plan introducing budget cuts, taxes. Labor unions call for protests 11/22/2023 07:02am • PRAGUE (AP) 鈥� Czech President Petr Pavel has signed Wednesday into law an economic package of dozens of measures introducing budget cuts and increased taxes designed to keep the ballooning budget deficit under control. Pavel's signature was the last step before the government proposal 鈥� which wa