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Who are the eight economists who decide when the US is in a recession?

The US Commerce Department on Thursday announced that the country’s gross domestic product had fallen for the second consecutive quarter, although President Joe Biden said the economic data overall “doesn’t sound like a recession”. In most countries, two successive quarters of GDP decline qualify as a recession – but not…

France 24 · Jul 31, 2022

Morning Digest | Mirabai Chanu wins first gold for India; India silent on Ukraine blacklisting three nationals, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2022

Biden’s COVID ‘rebound’ keeps him in Washington again

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive again for COVID-19 in a so-called “rebound” case seen in people who take the antiviral drug Paxlovid.

Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022

Secret Service’s own secrets come under scrutiny in Jan. 6 probe

WASHINGTON — The name expresses it all — the Secret Service is supposed to operate in the shadows as an apolitical agency protecting U.S. officials and their families. Like oxygen, it should be vital but largely invisible.

Tribune News Service · Jul 30, 2022

Jared Kushner: I stopped Trump attacking Murdoch in 2015

In forthcoming memoir, obtained by the Guardian, former adviser claims to have made hugely consequential intervention

The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2022

Did Elon Musk Predict The US Recession?

Ask economists, analysts and the White House if the United States is in a recession, and you will get different answers. With the U.S. posting two straight quarters of negative GDP growth, one definition of a recession was hit this week. Did the world’s richest man correctly predict a recession?

Benzinga · Jul 30, 2022

New Kushner book reveals how Trump and Murdoch made their 2015 truce

"He'd clearly had enough. 'This guy’s no good. And I’m going to tweet it.'"

Axios · Jul 30, 2022

Biden no longer shy in singling out Trump, the 'former guy'

One month into his presidency, Joe Biden made clear his distaste for even naming the man he'd ousted from the Oval Office

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022

'Wikipedia Is Losing Its Objectivity': Elon Musk Responds To Recession Definition Changing, Page Being Locked

Free community based online encyclopedia Wikipedia allows users to update sites with information and facts. Sometimes users take things too far and post funny items or inaccurate information. In the case of the word “recession,” multiple attempts to change the definition led to the page being locked.

Benzinga · Jul 30, 2022

US Congress Takes Action Against Syria’s Captagon

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a draft resolution that lays out a US strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the Assad regime in Syria. The draft, submitted by bipartisan lawmakers, says the Captagon trade linked to the Assad regime is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 30, 2022