A Texas federal court has invalidated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new ban on non-compete clauses. Judge Ada Brown ruled that the FTC overstepped its authority and found the ban to be “arbitrary and capricious.” Scheduled to take effect on Sept. 4, the rule aimed to prevent employers from restricting workers’ future j...
ANKARA (AA) – Afghanistan and Uzbekistan on Saturday inked a string of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth $2.5 billion, state media reported. Some 35 agreements in energy, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors were signed by Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economi...
Hundreds of legal experts have called on President Joe Biden to end American economic sanctions on Cuba on the 75th anniversary of the Fourth Geneva Convention. In their letter, the experts say these sanctions amount to collective punishment, which is a violation of international law. Highlighting the severe impact on Cuban civilians — ranging...
Bayt Dajan, Palestinian Territories — AFP Hussein Jamil held a permit to work in Israel for 22 years until the war on Gaza began. Now, after setting up a greenhouse in a West Bank village, he swears he’ll never go back. Harvesting his tomatoes in the occupied West Bank, the 46-year-old says his former Israeli […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday American presidents should “have a say” in monetary policy decisions of the Federal Reserve. “I feel the president should have at least (a) say in there,” he told a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in the state of Florida. &...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said over the weekend that he has “no choice but to support electric vehicles” due to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s backing of him in the coming election. Speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, Trump discussed the support he received fro...
Abuja, Nigeria – AFP Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to “bloodshed” on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship. Thousands of demonstrators began taking to the streets last week to protest government policies and the hig...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – Thousands of protesters marched in major cities in Nigeria to demand “immediate action” on the country’s food crisis and inflation. Protests began early in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, despite a move by the government to stop demonstrations. The crowd, mostly youths and human rights activists, marche...
A new study reveals undocumented immigrants are paying higher state and local tax rates than the top one percent of Americans in most states. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented workers contributed $96.7 billion in taxes in 2022 — $59.4 billion in federal taxes and $37.4 billion in state and local [&h...
Billionaire Reid Hoffman is facing sharp criticism for urging Vice President Kamala Harris to replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan if she wins the presidency. Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn and a major donor to the Democratic Party. He claims Khan’s aggressive stance on corporate concentration harms businesses and consumers. P...
