Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More
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Germans Reach Deal to Spend Big on Defense, Climate and More

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, announced on Friday that he had secured the votes to allow for extensive new government spending, including for defense, clearing the way for a stunning turnabout in German strategic and fiscal policy before he even…

Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
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Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germany’s centrist politicians are losing votes to the far right and the far left. They are losing faith in America, their longtime friend and protector. And they are rapidly losing what could be their best chance to address both those problems at once….

U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth
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U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Rachel Reeves, Britain’s top finance official, on Wednesday laid out plans to revive the country’s flagging economy, including supporting the addition of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, after her first budget rocked business confidence. An additional runway is “badly needed” to increase…

Inside a  Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa
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Inside a $35 Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on electric-power generation in Africa’s history. The World Bank, African Development Bank and others are…

Meta to Increase Spending to  Billion This Year in A.I. Push
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Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mark Zuckerberg spent all of 2024 telling investors that artificial intelligence would be key to the future of his company, Meta. In 2025, he plans to put his money where his mouth is. On Friday, Mr. Zuckerberg said the company expected its capital…

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump
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Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York unveiled on Tuesday a $252 billion executive budget that seemed intended to appease New Yorkers dissatisfied with the rising cost of living rather than to address President Trump’s policies that may hurt the state. The proposed budget…

Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party
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Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One of the lesser-known acts of the French Revolution, in the days before the storming of the Bastille, was a series of attacks on the toll barriers at the boundaries of Paris. These customs houses were a natural target for angry commoners: They…

Congestion Pricing Has Begun in New York City. Here’s How It Works.
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Congestion Pricing Has Begun in New York City. Here’s How It Works.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After decades of delays and challenges, including a failed, last-ditch effort by the State of New Jersey to stop it in court, congestion pricing has arrived in the heart of New York City. For the better part of a century, supporters of the…