SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
A map shows the probable path of Hurricane Nigel. National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Nigel is expected to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane on Tuesday, forecasters said, but it poses no immediate threat to land as it storms over the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said early on Monday that Nigel was about 935 miles east-southeast...
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Dollar dumped? India buys UAE oil with rupees. - Indian Prime Minister's Office/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
For decades, no global currency has stood a chance of dethroning the U.S. dollar. But a growing coalition of countries is apparently seeking to do just that — and they're already making moves.
The Indian government announced on Aug. 14 that the...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Anxiety, discomfort and change are all part of life, but they are not enemies. The No. 1 silent saboteur of success is how we react to them.
As a Harvard psychologist, I've observed this struggle firsthand. I coined a concept about it, "psychological avoidance," based on my 20 years of research and clinical work.
Psychological avoidance is any response...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 42% of employees globally have reported a decline in mental health. - Craig F. Walker - The Boston Globe - Getty Images
More than any other decade, the 2020s began with a focus on addressing the global crisis of declining mental health and its impact not only on our personal lives...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
People pleasing, catastrophizing and seeking external reassurance are all contributing to your feelings of anxiety.
Anxiety is a very normal but a very unwelcome feeling. Most of us would choose not to experience it if we could.
In some ways, it’s like a smoke alarm, said Natasha Reynolds, a psychotherapist at Bloom Psychology & Wellness in Toronto. That smoke detector alerts...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, in Fulton County Jail booking photos. - Fulton County Sheriffs Office
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has severed the case, ordering that 17 defendants -- including Donald Trump -- will not be tried alongside speedy trial defendants Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell on Oct. 23.
In a blow to prosecutors, Judge Scott...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
US President Joe Biden’s team has begun to execute an impeachment playbook more than a year in the making: Discredit the investigators while sticking to the business of governing.
Biden’s aides spent the August congressional recess honing their plans after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested in late July he was likely to open an impeachment inquiry.
But they’d been...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A stock image of covid-era office worker. Tim Gurner said he wanted unemployment to rise in Australia. - Getty Images
A millionaire CEO wants to "kill" the attitude of workers he believes have been empowered by changes made to work following the COVID lockdowns.
Australian luxury property developer Tim Gurner's comments at The Australia Financial Review Property Summit on...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The National Retail Federation estimates shrink topped $94 billion in 2021, which would put this year's figure well north of $100 billion if the rate remains the same or increases. Jahi Chikwendiu/TWP via Getty Images
A growing number of retailers are blaming retail theft for hurting their profits this year.
Estimates say inventory shrink will exceed $100...
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Indian ed-tech giant Byju’s is aiming for a surprise move to get over the rough patch and debt headache it has been facing for months. The Byju Raveendran-led decacorn is looking to offload two foreign companies it bought for around Rs 8,195 crore combined in order to repay the entire $1.2 billion (Rs 9,956 crore) loan to...
