Leading the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services presents a “monumental opportunity” to make the country healthier, Dr Mehmet Oz told senators on Friday at his confirmation hearing. Donald Trump’s pick for CMS administrator told the Senate finance committee that America is struggling with soaring healthcare costs and higher obesity rates than other countries. “We…
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent, BBC News EPA Refusing to wear the hijab in public can lead to imprisonment in Iran Iran is using drones and intrusive digital technology to crush dissent, especially among women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic’s strict dress code, the United Nations has said. Investigators say Iranian security officials are…
The price of gold set a record high on Friday, breaking above $3,000 per troy ounce for the first time as investors reckon with President Trump’s seesawing tariff policy, fears of an economic slowdown and a sinking stock market. Gold is often sought out by investors as a safe haven during times of turmoil, and…
US President Donald Trump has praised talks held with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the US-proposed ceasefire deal in Ukraine as “good and productive”. This comes after Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff met in Moscow on Thursday evening, during which they exchanged information and shared the US’s “cautious optimism” over a peace process, the…
It’s conference tournament time. The Big East Tournament began on Wednesday with three games: Butler beat Providence, DePaul knocked off Georgetown and Seton Hall fell to Villanova. On Thursday, St. John’s blew out Butler, Marquette edged Xavier, Creighton beat DePaul and UConn defeated Villanova. Which squads are favored to win it and book an automatic…
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors digested new consumer sentiment data that points to greater inflation expectations. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was 3 basis points higher at 4.306%. The 2-year Treasury yield was up 6 basis points at 4.013%. One basis point is equal to 0.01% and yields move inversely to prices. A survey from the University…
One potential future Democratic presidential candidate hit out at another on Thursday, as Andy Beshear, the governor of Kentucky, criticized Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, for welcoming far-right provocateur Steve Bannon on to his podcast. “I think that Governor Newsom bringing on different voices is great; we shouldn’t be afraid to talk and to…
Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, just days after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Party. In his previous roles as governor of the Bank of Canada, the country’s central bank, and of the Bank of England, Carney previously helped both countries…
Elon Musk’s electric carmaker Tesla has warned it and other US exporters could be harmed by countries retaliating to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Mr Musk is a close ally of the US president and is leading efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. But in an unsigned letter addressed to the US trade…
Mahmoud Khalil felt as though he was being kidnapped when he was handcuffed and shackled and rushed from New York to immigration detention in Louisiana last weekend, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit demanding that the Columbia University graduate student be released from custody immediately. The activist has told his lawyers that agents who…
