Senate Republicans Trash Short-Term Debt Limit Increase Proposal Amid Looming Default
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 6:28pm EDTUS Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Monday the US could face default as early as June 1, urging lawmakers to act promptly on extending the debt ceiling in order to avoid a full-out economic crisis.
Putin: Art Should Not Be Politicized While Congratulating Gergiev on Anniversary
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 5:43pm EDTST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Art should be kept out of politics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during a meeting with renowned Russian conductor and director of the Mariinsky Theater Valery Gergiev.
Putin: Art Should Not Be Politicized While Congratulating Gergiev on Anniversary
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 5:43pm EDTST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Art should be kept out of politics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during a meeting with renowned Russian conductor and director of the Mariinsky Theater Valery Gergiev.
Putin: Art Should Not Be Politicized While Congratulating Gergiev on Anniversary
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 5:43pm EDTST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Art should be kept out of politics, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during a meeting with renowned Russian conductor and director of the Mariinsky Theater Valery Gergiev.
Israeli Forces Launch Retaliatory Strikes Across Gaza Strip
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 4:16pm EDTThe Israel Defense Force confirmed late Tuesday that Israeli military was conducting airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in response to earlier launches from the region.
Israeli Forces Launch Retaliatory Strikes Across Gaza Strip
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 4:16pm EDTThe latest barrage of strikes in the region began after Israeli officials revealed that a Palestinian prisoner in their custody who had been on a hunger strike for nearly 90 days had died.
Israeli Forces Launch Retaliatory Strikes Across Gaza Strip
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 4:16pm EDTThe latest barrage of strikes in the region began after Israeli officials revealed that a Palestinian prisoner in their custody who had been on a hunger strike for nearly 90 days had died.
UK Man Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Shotgun Cartridges Toward Buckingham Palace
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 3:59pm EDTA UK man was arrested late Tuesday after allegedly throwing suspected shotgun cartridges onto the grounds of the Buckingham Palace, which was momentarily placed on lockdown.
UK Man Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Shotgun Cartridges Toward Buckingham Palace
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 3:59pm EDTReports have indicated that no members of the royal family had been on the grounds during the incident. Additionally, no motive has been outlined by officials.
UK Man Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Shotgun Cartridges Toward Buckingham Palace
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 3:59pm EDTReports have indicated that no members of the royal family had been on the grounds during the incident. Additionally, no motive has been outlined by officials.
Erdogan Announces Discovery of New Oil Fields With Daily Capacity of 100,000 Barrels
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 2:20pm EDTISTANBUL (Sputnik) – Turkiye has discovered new oil fields in its southeastern part, with estimated daily production reaching 100,000 barrels, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Erdogan Announces Discovery of New Oil Fields With Daily Capacity of 100,000 Barrels
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 2:20pm EDTISTANBUL (Sputnik) – Turkiye has discovered new oil fields in its southeastern part, with estimated daily production reaching 100,000 barrels, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
‘Largest Satanic Gathering Ever’ Held in Boston
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 2:00pm EDTThe Satanic Temple event was held in Boston around the same time a Christian event called “Revive Boston!” was hosted in the city.
US Economic Crisis Worsens Despite Moves to Bolster Finance Sector and Tame Inflation
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 1:37pm EDTWhile the US Federal Reserve uses interest rates as a bludgeon against inflation, Congress wrangles over the government debt limit. Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, warned the cure to the economic crisis could be worse than the sickness.
A US Default Would Cause Systemic Financial Crisis, Destabilize Global Economy
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 1:28pm EDTA US default could destabilize the global economy with a series of domino effects, in particular across financial markets, Sergio Rossi, professor of macroeconomics and monetary economics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, told Sputnik, while commenting on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s gloomy economic projection.
Can AI Compete With Humans and What Are Chatbot Threats? An Interview With ChatGPT
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 12:32pm EDTGeoffrey Hinton – the US computer scientist often called the “AI Godfather” – left his position in tech giant Google to warn society about the threat AI poses to humanity. Sputnik decided to interview ChatGPT neural network about the potential dangers of AI. This is how it answered.
First Republic Bank Bailout Part of Trend Towards Finance ‘Oligopoly’
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 12:10pm EDT‘Big Four’ bank JPMorgan Chase has been named as the buyer for failing First Republic Bank. Economist, professor and consultant Mark Frost and Robert Hockett, a professor of law and public policy at Cornell University, warned that soon there would be only a handful of finance houses left in the US.
House Speaker McCarthy Tells Russian Journo US Will Continue Supporting Ukraine
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 12:09pm EDTMcCarthy has also suggested that Russia should “pull out” from Ukraine and that he does not support what Moscow has allegedly done during the Ukrainian conflict, although he did not delve into details.
‘The Road to Yalta’ International WWII Song Festival Final
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 11:42am EDT“The Road to Yalta” song contest preserves and promotes the legacy of Soviet war songs with participants from the whole globe performing them in their native languages.
Biden’s ‘Vandals’ Will ‘Destroy US’ if GOP Loses Debt Ceiling Fight
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 11:24am EDTIt’s time for Washington to clean things up at home as the US has no more room on the national balance sheet to absorb more deficits, financial and geopolitical commentator Tom Luongo told Sputnik, while speaking on the unfolding fight between the GOP and the Democrats over the debt ceiling increase.
More Brits Over 70 Continue to Work Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 10:55am EDTInflation in Britain remained in double-digits in March as UK households continue to grapple with growing food and energy bills.
Biden Grudgingly Agrees to Discuss Debt Ceiling With GOP
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 10:49am EDTUS President Joe Biden has reportedly invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders to discuss the debt ceiling next week after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US may default without a resolution before June 1.
Biden Admin. Weighs Sending 1,500 Troops to Border With Mexico as Title 42 Ends – Reports
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 10:30am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is considering sending 1,500 active duty soldiers to the US border with Mexico on May 11 as the COVID-era expulsion policy ends, media reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the deliberations.
Mastermind Behind AI Quits Google, Warns Thinking Machines Pose Danger to Humanity
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 10:07am EDTGeoffrey Hinton spent most of his life advocating and developing neural networks, but now he has come to fear them.
May 2: The Day the Third Reich’s Capital Fell to the Soviet Red Army
Sputnik - May 2nd 2023 9:42am EDTOn May 2, 1945 forces of the Soviet Red Army crushed the resistance of the Nazi German forces defending Berlin, striking a blow at the very heart of the Third Reich and putting an end to Adolf Hitler’s dreams of conquest and genocide.