The United States economy contracted at the fastest rate recorded in the second quarter of 2020, according to data released Thursday morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly GDP statistics are typically calculated in terms of a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, and when it does, this is what it …
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Despite the historical collapse in German GDP, the unemployment rate in the world’s fourth largest economy reached a few more levels, thanks to short-term work. program that has roots that date back a century. It has been used frequently to protect jobs in Germany since the oil crisis in the …
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In what is probably the largest two-week stretch so far in 2020, the PGA Tour will go to Memphis for the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational before the PGA Championship will be in the spotlight next week in Harding Park. . This week’s uncut event will be a good (and hot!) …
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General Motors is calling its next GMC Hummer EV “The World’s First Supertruck” and on paper, it looks like it could be. The battery-powered SUV, which the company has sparked with dark images, will be offered as a pickup truck or SUV and will be assisted by GM’s hands-free Super …
Read More »Rafiki: Rare silverback gorilla killer imprisoned for 11 years
The gorilla, known as Rafiki, which means “friend” in Swahili, was part of the famous group of Nkuringo gorillas that lives in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and is very popular with tourists. Rafiki was reported missing on June 1 and his mutilated body was found the next day inside …
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