Biden, Xi Set for Spring Call; Blinken to Visit Beijing
contact@hellonews.website washington — U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to have a phone call in the spring, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to…
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US Economy Shows Continued Strength as Inflation Falls
A series of positive economic data releases this week combined to suggest that the U.S. economy is performing exceptionally well, with stronger than expected growth, low unemployment, rising wages and…
How L.A. Gave Pilates a “Bit of a Face Lift”
Pilates is having a major moment in the zeitgeist — just a handful of years after being counted out by a New York Magazine article that labeled it the “Pilatespocalypse”; proving…
US to Announce Billions in Subsidies for Advanced Chips, WSJ Reports
The Biden administration is expected to award billions of dollars in subsidies to top semiconductor companies, including Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, in the coming weeks to help build…
Fabulous Over 50: Meet the Trainer Who Keeps Jane Fonda and Jamie Lee Curtis Fit
In a town focused on the fountain of youth, personal trainer Malin Svensson has made a career out of catering to the 50-plus set. With clients who include Maria Shriver, Barbara…
Ending COVID-Era Program May Help Congress Expand Child Tax Credit
WASHINGTON — When the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel met privately with senators recently, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee asked for his assessment of a startling…
Nazi Death Camp Survivors Mark Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland — A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony…
L.A.’s Home Sales Slowdown Sparks Increase in Luxury Rentals
As interest rates soared and Measure ULA (aka the mansion tax) scared off potential sellers, 2023 became the year of the luxury rental in Los Angeles. Celebrities have hopped on the train,…
Iraq, US in Talks to End Coalition Mission Targeting Islamic State
BEIRUT — The United States and Iraq held a first session of formal talks Saturday in Baghdad aimed at winding down the mission of a U.S.-led military coalition formed to…
French Farmers to Keep Protesting Despite Government's Concessions Offer
PARIS — French farmers vowed Saturday to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country’s major roads a day after the government announced a series of measures that…
Saks’ New Beverly Hills Store Is Almost Here: What to Know
When the iconic Barneys New York retail store closed its doors on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills five years ago, a collective sigh of despair could be heard from its…
Pair Wait 17 Years for Trial in Bali Bombings, Take US Plea Deal
WASHINGTON — A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesperson for…
US Forces Launch Attack on Houthi Anti-Ship Missile
The U.S. Central Command said early Saturday its forces struck an anti-ship missile it said was in Houthi-held territory and “aimed into the Red Sea and which was prepared to…
Sabalenka Overpowers Zheng to Retain Australian Open Crown
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Aryna Sabalenka continued to be an irrepressible force at the Australian Open as she powered to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Chinese 12th seed Zheng Qinwen on…
Beijing Steps Up Military Pressure on Taiwan After US, China Announce Talks
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said Saturday. The military pressure comes on the heels…