India’s Modi has ‘insightful’ talks in Putin’s limo
Narendra Modi The tête-à-tête inside Putin’s car lasted for 45 minutes India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, says he has had an “insightful” exchange with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the…
Maduro vows to declare a ‘republic in arms’ if US forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela – The Mercury News
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP/REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN ARRAEZ) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were…
Nestle fires boss after romantic relationship with employee
Nestle has fired its chief executive after just one year in the job because he failed to disclose a “romantic relationship” with a “direct subordinate”. The Swiss food giant, which…
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows – The Mercury News
By COREY WILLIAMS It’s tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California’s Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her…
shock and despair after entire villages destroyed
Matiullah Shahab Matiullah Shahab helped dig graves in the village of Andarlachak Tangi, which was among those hit by Sunday’s earthquake Just before midnight on Sunday, Matiullah Shahab woke up…
AI euphoria to fuel 20% rally by end-2026, Evercore ISI says – The Mercury News
(Bloomberg/Julien Ponthus) — US stocks can rise another 20% by the end of 2026, driven by the excitement around artificial intelligence, according to strategists at Evercore ISI. The S&P 500…
The three messages sent by Xi, Modi and Putin’s summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were among a group of more than 20 world leaders attending a regional security summit in…
He was hiding in a bush surrounded Dublin police, who say they now know his darkest secrets
DUBLIN — Hiding from the police in a bush, a 20-year-old Dublin man began frantically texting his mother, police say. “Go to my room, find anything in sight and hid…
What we know and what we don’t
Watch: Aerial footage shows buildings destroyed to rubble after Afghanistan earthquake A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Afghanistan’s mountainous eastern region, with authorities saying hundreds of people have been killed.…
California workers get the nation’s highest premium pay – The Mercury News
California’s better-paid workers received the nation’s largest wage bump above typical compensation. In honor of the Labor Day weekend, my trusty spreadsheet delved into some curious federal statistics that track…