Chair Jerome Powell and his fellow Fed officials are expected to play it safe when they meet this week, keeping their rate unchanged for a fifth straight time.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
Posted inBusiness
Crafts retailer Joann files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as consumers cut back on pandemic-era hobbies
Joann’s bankruptcy filing arrives amid both a slowdown in discretionary spending overall and during a time consumers are taking a step back from at-home crafts, at least relative to a boom seen at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
A new Banksy mural sprouts beside a cropped tree in London. Many see an environmental message
Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, began his career spray-painting buildings in Bristol, England, and has become one of the world’s best-known artists.
Posted inBusiness, Sports
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher
SI co-Editor-in-Chief Stephen Cannella told employees in a memo to continue operating as if it were business as usual for now.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts family helps return Japanese artifacts looted during World War II
The items, taken after the Battle of Okinawa, were discovered by a family sifting through the personal effects of their late father.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
NEW YORK — Byron Janis, a renowned American concert pianist and composer who broke barriers as a Cold War era culture ambassador and later overcame severe arthritis that nearly robbed him of his playing abilities, has died. He was 95. Janis passed away Thursday evening at a hospital in New York City, according to his […]
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Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with ‘Make Me Smile,’ dies at 73
LONDON — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year […]
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Achsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
The trailblazing Southern woman had covered the Civil Rights Movement as a newspaper reporter before becoming a presidential speechwriter.
Posted inNation & World
Poland’s president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defense to 3% of GDP
Poland now spends 4% of its GDP on defense, making it the member to spend the most in percentage terms, while the U.S. is well above 3%.
Posted inNation & World
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health
Several news agencies that initially published the photo, including The Associated Press, withdrew the image over concerns about digital manipulation.