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On June 27, the Communist Party’s Politburo announced a corruption investigation into former defense ministers, Generals Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, and expelled them from the ruling elite. (The PLA reports to the party, not the Chinese government.) The two former ministers have also been stripped of their ranks and are currently under investigation by the military.It was the first time in the history of China’s military, founded in 1927, that the party had announced corruption investigations into two defense ministers on the same day. “It’s an unusual decision,” Hong Kong reporter William Cheng wrote. South China Morning Post”It highlights…
Image credit: Michael Heise/Unsplash Issues like overwork and burnout, as well as the growing importance of work-life balance, have led to a surge in the number of women starting their own businesses in recent years. There are now approximately 13 million women-owned businesses in the United States, accounting for 42% of all businesses. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 72% of entrepreneurs are affected by a mental health issue, compared to 48% of non-entrepreneurs. Article continues after ad Increased care responsibilities for dependents, gender discrimination, and economic discrimination can make the entrepreneurial journey more difficult for women…
The Mariners announced today that President of Business Operations Katie Griggs has resigned from her position to be closer to home and family. A North Carolina native, Griggs joined the Mariners in July 2021, replacing former team president Kevin Mather, who was disgraced after making offensive comments at a Bellevue Rotary Club speaker. Griggs charted a new direction for the club and for baseball. At the time of her hiring, she was the only woman in baseball to hold the title of “president” (Caroline O’Connor of the Marlins joined in 2023, and now holds the stigma of being the only…
Oregon State Parks’ Recreational Trails Program has invested more than $300,000 in Southwest Oregon’s trail network through three nonprofit trail organizations: Siskiyo Uplands Trail Association, Rogue Valley Mountain Bike Association and Siskiyo Mountain Club.SUTA plans to complete five miles of new trail with its Jack Ash Trail project. The funds will also cover the cost of signage, including interpretive plaques with information about local Native American culture. This multi-phase project will eventually connect the Ashland Watershed Trail System to Jacksonville’s Forest Park. The group was awarded $78,769 in 2023 RTP funding.The Rogue Valley Mountain Bike Association is using the RTP…
Bonds are starting to recede into the background where they belong, not even trying to compete with the prima donna of the investing world, stocks, as a source of steady income.Bonds’ mediocre performance in the first half of the year was seen as a big improvement. Over the past three years, bonds have too often attracted attention for the worst reasons.But now, with annual inflation falling, the fundamental outlook beyond 2024 looks brighter than ever for bonds. If you have cash parked in money market funds paying 5% or more a year, you might want to start planning ahead, because…
SAN FRANCISCO — Fun fact: The closest thing this newspaper has to a theme song is a John Philip Sousa march that you’ve no doubt heard. It’s a classic, but there might be something better.Unfortunately, I’m not a songwriter, so I turned to AI.This week, Suno, an artificial intelligence startup that lets you create songs by just entering a bit of starter text, released the iOS version of its app, making it easier than ever for regular people like you and me to create music on the fly.That’s probably not welcome news to the several record companies that sued Suno…
We are Democratic women. We are professionals from K-12 education, college, science, medicine, nonprofits, law, banking, architecture, and more, all located in Philadelphia. We are involved in the community. Many of us have served as volunteers for Democratic campaigns for many years, especially in the past two presidential elections. We participated in the Women’s March on Washington in 2017, and have marched in Washington and Philadelphia since.When your husband won the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump, we were excited and relieved. In Philadelphia, church bells rang, cars honked, and we all took to the streets and onto Independence Mall…
Every week, The Post runs a collection of letters of readers’ grievances — pointing out grammatical mistakes, missing coverage and inconsistencies. These letters tell us what we did wrong and, occasionally, offer praise. Here, we present this week’s Free for All letters.The Post’s Editorial Board should take the position that President Biden should withdraw his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. He and his advisers are in denial — if not evincing a messiah complex. This is wrecking the Democratic Party and, by extension, the country. (Donald Trump obviously should withdraw as well, but taking a stand on that would be…
Dow Jones futures will begin trading Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and other banks kick off earnings season this week. ↑ X Now Playing Major banks start earnings season next week Last week’s stock market rally saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs, with the Nasdaq extending its gains even further, while small-cap stocks fell off key levels. Still, the number of stocks that issued buy signals increased. Meta Platform (Meta), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and ASML (ASML) is in a buy zone. Meanwhile, Tesla (TSLA) surged. NVIDIA (NVDA) continued to…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Costco and Sam’s Club have become popular destinations for Gen Z shoppers looking to save money. Robert Nickelsburg/Getty Images Some Gen Z shoppers are trying to save money by shopping at Costco and Sam’s Club.They share large amounts of groceries and membership cards with roommates and family.This is the latest example of how food prices remain historically high. One of Gen Z’s most powerful tools for combating rising grocery prices is sharing a large cart full of groceries (and sometimes a membership card) from Costco or Sam’s Club with…