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China sa stanley cup id it appreciates Pakistans efforts in investigating a terror attack that killed nine Chinese nationals in July in northern Pakistan, seemingly endorsing Islamabads claim that Islamic militants had carried it out allegedly at the behest of Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies. A bus that plunged into a ravine following a bomb attack in Kohistan district of Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 14, 2021. AFP/File The Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing firmly opposes any force using terrorism to seek geopolitical gai stanley quencher ns and calls on countries in the region to collaborate in eradicating all terrorist organisations so as to uphold common security and development interests of all countries . An unattributed written question - also published on the ministry website -- to which the Chinese foreign ministry responded, was, They Pakistan said that the planning for the terrorist attack was done in Afghanistan and the attack was executed by the Swat chapter of TTP. The attacker was trained in Afghanistan and the vehicle used in the attack was brought from Afghanistan to Pakistan鈥he terrorist network the attacker is associated with has received support from Indian and Af stanley romania ghan intelligence agencies. In its response, the Chinese foreign ministry added that Pakistans investigation into the terror attack has seen major progress in quick time. China pays great attention to this and expresses appreciation to Pakistans active efforts. Further investigati Cljt Uphold peace, not the opposite, China tells Quad members ahead of summit
President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and Covid relief hangs in the balance. Trump for weeks now has refused to accept the results of the election and has been pushing new, increasingly outrageous schemes to try to overturn the results. Reuters Photo Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the holidays, had no events on his public schedule after throwing the future of a massive Covid relief and government funding bill into question. Failure to sign the bill, which arrived in Florida on Thursday night, could deny relief checks to millions of Americans on the brink and force a government shutdown in the midst of the pandem stanley cup website ic. The White House declined to share details of the presidents schedule, though he played golf Friday with South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally. White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump was briefed on the explosion in downtown Nashville early Friday that authorities said appeared to be intentional, but the president said nothing publicly about it in the hours after. Trump tweeted that he planned to make a short speech to service members from all over the world by video conference Friday to celebrate the holiday, but d stanley usa eclared: Fake News not invited! Without giving details, the White House said only that Trump would work tirelessly during the holidays and has many meetings and calls. Trumps vacation came as Washington was still r stanley isolierkanne eeling over his surprise, eleventh-
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Now that the federal reserve has hiked interest rates another quarter of a percent, you may wonder what this means for your money.When interest rates go up, things like mortgages, credit cards and student loans become more expensive.However, for savers, higher interest rates could be a financial opportunity. The interest earned on savings accounts, money markets and certificates of deposit have all gone up significantly. A year and a half ago, we told clients cash was trash, so to speak; in other words, it didn t do you any good just having money sitting in a savings account, because you weren t keeping up with inflation, weren t earning anything, said financial adviser David Brooks.But things have changed. He says today, savings rates on money markets and CDs have jumped to more than 4 percent, so you can actually get a return on your investment.For comparison, earlier in the pandemic, rates for some accounts were often less than one percent. Now, unfortunately, inflation is still north termo stanley of 6.5% as of today, so we re still not really keeping up with inflation, but it is a way to at least earn a return on your safe money, if you will, that before you couldn t get, Brooks said.Another option to consider, he says, is T-Bills. These are short-term treasury notes from the federal governmen stanley thermobecher t. Their curre stanley cup nz nt rate is more than 4 percent as well. Copyright 2023 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistr Fqln Senate votes to extend Paycheck Protection Program through August
SACRAMENTO, Calif. AP 鈥?Lawmakers Friday voted to allow power companiesthat start wildfires to pass the costoff to consumers.The Assembly and Senate adjourned for the year just before midnight Friday after passing a highly-controversial bill.They sent Governor Jerry Brown a measure that allows power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year s deadly wildfires, even if the utili stanley uk ty behaved negligently.Many of the lawmakers who voted for it said they had misgivings but believed it was necessary to prevent financial ruin for PGE.The company is potentially on the hook for billions of dollars if its equipment is ultimately blamed for wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California wine country last October, the most expensive fire storm in state history. This is about protecting ratepayers, not helping utilities, said Sen. Bill Dodd, a Napa Democrat who helped craft the legislation. The fact of the matter is ratepayers would be hurt in a utility bankruptcy stanley website . The move has infuriated ratepayer advocates, who warned that the measure puts the utility on the hook for damages that haven t even been gauged yet. Without a doubt the cost of our changing climate will be a shared one, said Assemblyman stanley termos Marc Levine, D-San Rafael. But the costs we re talking about here 鈥?the costs of negligence鈥?should not fall primarily on ratepayers. The bill also would require investor-owned utilities 鈥?including PGE, Southern California E
China sa stanley cup id it appreciates Pakistans efforts in investigating a terror attack that killed nine Chinese nationals in July in northern Pakistan, seemingly endorsing Islamabads claim that Islamic militants had carried it out allegedly at the behest of Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies. A bus that plunged into a ravine following a bomb attack in Kohistan district of Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 14, 2021. AFP/File The Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing firmly opposes any force using terrorism to seek geopolitical gai stanley quencher ns and calls on countries in the region to collaborate in eradicating all terrorist organisations so as to uphold common security and development interests of all countries . An unattributed written question - also published on the ministry website -- to which the Chinese foreign ministry responded, was, They Pakistan said that the planning for the terrorist attack was done in Afghanistan and the attack was executed by the Swat chapter of TTP. The attacker was trained in Afghanistan and the vehicle used in the attack was brought from Afghanistan to Pakistan鈥he terrorist network the attacker is associated with has received support from Indian and Af stanley romania ghan intelligence agencies. In its response, the Chinese foreign ministry added that Pakistans investigation into the terror attack has seen major progress in quick time. China pays great attention to this and expresses appreciation to Pakistans active efforts. Further investigati Cljt Uphold peace, not the opposite, China tells Quad members ahead of summit
President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and Covid relief hangs in the balance. Trump for weeks now has refused to accept the results of the election and has been pushing new, increasingly outrageous schemes to try to overturn the results. Reuters Photo Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the holidays, had no events on his public schedule after throwing the future of a massive Covid relief and government funding bill into question. Failure to sign the bill, which arrived in Florida on Thursday night, could deny relief checks to millions of Americans on the brink and force a government shutdown in the midst of the pandem stanley cup website ic. The White House declined to share details of the presidents schedule, though he played golf Friday with South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally. White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump was briefed on the explosion in downtown Nashville early Friday that authorities said appeared to be intentional, but the president said nothing publicly about it in the hours after. Trump tweeted that he planned to make a short speech to service members from all over the world by video conference Friday to celebrate the holiday, but d stanley usa eclared: Fake News not invited! Without giving details, the White House said only that Trump would work tirelessly during the holidays and has many meetings and calls. Trumps vacation came as Washington was still r stanley isolierkanne eeling over his surprise, eleventh-
Lzlg Surfer killed in shark attack in Northern California
Now that the federal reserve has hiked interest rates another quarter of a percent, you may wonder what this means for your money.When interest rates go up, things like mortgages, credit cards and student loans become more expensive.However, for savers, higher interest rates could be a financial opportunity. The interest earned on savings accounts, money markets and certificates of deposit have all gone up significantly. A year and a half ago, we told clients cash was trash, so to speak; in other words, it didn t do you any good just having money sitting in a savings account, because you weren t keeping up with inflation, weren t earning anything, said financial adviser David Brooks.But things have changed. He says today, savings rates on money markets and CDs have jumped to more than 4 percent, so you can actually get a return on your investment.For comparison, earlier in the pandemic, rates for some accounts were often less than one percent. Now, unfortunately, inflation is still north termo stanley of 6.5% as of today, so we re still not really keeping up with inflation, but it is a way to at least earn a return on your safe money, if you will, that before you couldn t get, Brooks said.Another option to consider, he says, is T-Bills. These are short-term treasury notes from the federal governmen stanley thermobecher t. Their curre stanley cup nz nt rate is more than 4 percent as well. Copyright 2023 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistr Fqln Senate votes to extend Paycheck Protection Program through August
SACRAMENTO, Calif. AP 鈥?Lawmakers Friday voted to allow power companiesthat start wildfires to pass the costoff to consumers.The Assembly and Senate adjourned for the year just before midnight Friday after passing a highly-controversial bill.They sent Governor Jerry Brown a measure that allows power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year s deadly wildfires, even if the utili stanley uk ty behaved negligently.Many of the lawmakers who voted for it said they had misgivings but believed it was necessary to prevent financial ruin for PGE.The company is potentially on the hook for billions of dollars if its equipment is ultimately blamed for wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California wine country last October, the most expensive fire storm in state history. This is about protecting ratepayers, not helping utilities, said Sen. Bill Dodd, a Napa Democrat who helped craft the legislation. The fact of the matter is ratepayers would be hurt in a utility bankruptcy stanley website . The move has infuriated ratepayer advocates, who warned that the measure puts the utility on the hook for damages that haven t even been gauged yet. Without a doubt the cost of our changing climate will be a shared one, said Assemblyman stanley termos Marc Levine, D-San Rafael. But the costs we re talking about here 鈥?the costs of negligence鈥?should not fall primarily on ratepayers. The bill also would require investor-owned utilities 鈥?including PGE, Southern California E