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Audible, a leader in audio listening, has made a significant investment in Newark, its global headquarters since 2007. On Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, Audible CEO Bob Kerrigan and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka joined a host of politicians, dignitaries, community leaders, and entrepreneurs for the opening of The Pillars—a 15,000 square foot community-centered investment. The three Black-owned businesses chosen have our well-being in mind in different ways. What Exactly are the Pillars? The company used philanthropic dollars to renovate the ground floor of 33 Washington Street, transforming it into a retail hub in the heart of the city’s Arts and Education…
YOKOHAMA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN – 2025/08/28: A loaded container ship is docked inside Tokyo Bay. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesJapanese exports in September snapped four months of declines, climbing 4.2% year on year, as shipments to Asia saw robust growth, partially offsetting the drop in exports to the U.S.Exports, however, missed expectations of a 4.6% rise, according to median estimates in a Reuters poll of economists.Shipments to Asia climbed 9.2% compared to the same period last year, while exports to the U.S., Japan’s second largest trading partner, dropped 13.3%. Exports to mainland China, Japan’s largest trading partner rose 5.8%.Japan’s…
Furloughed workers visit food bank as shutdown drags on: “I need to pay my bills” – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump and GOP lawmakers continue blaming Democrats for the shutdown stalemate, Nikole Killion reports frustration and worry are mounting among furloughed workers who aren’t receiving paychecks.
Video Details Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes, Chris Broussard and Danny Parkins open the show by debating whether the Detroit Lions are the scariest team in the NFC. After the Lions discussion, Parkins unveils his full Top 10 rankings and the crew reacts to where each contender lands. 21 MINS AGO・first things first・20:55
NEW YORK :Major stock indexes were mostly near flat on Tuesday, with upbeat results and forecasts from top U.S. companies providing some support, while gold prices dropped more than 5 per cent as investors took profits after a recent rally.The yen fell to a one-week low after conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan’s prime minister. Japan’s Nikkei share gauge closed at a record high on Tuesday.Spot gold fell 5.31 per cent to $4,123.85 an ounce, and had its steepest daily percentage fall since August 2020. Prices scaled an all-time peak of $4,381.21 on Monday and have gained about 60…
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their starting pitchers for Game 1 and Game 2 of the World Series.First, Blake Snell will take the mound on Friday. Then, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the ball in the second game in Toronto. Both have been nearly untouchable throughout the 2025 postseason and have a chance to give the Dodgers home-field advantage. Snell has started three games in these playoffs — one in each series. He’s pitched at least six innings and struck out at least nine batters in each of those three outings. In his last two games — Game 2 against the Phillies…
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly lower Tuesday as investors focused on Japan’s new government and key export data out of Tokyo.Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and her new cabinet were inaugurated Monday night.Among her appointees were defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi — her rival in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race — as well as Satsuki Katayama, Japan’s first female finance minister.Japan markets were poised for a higher open, with the futures contract in…
Florida Head Start Association Calls for Urgent Action to Restore Federal Funding TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Florida Head Start Association (FHSA) is sounding the alarm as seven Head Start grantees across 25 counties face potential service reductions or temporary closures due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Nearly 9,000 children and families could lose access to critical early learning and family support services, and more than 2,000 staff members are at risk of furlough or layoff if funding is not restored by November. “Head Start isn’t a cost—it’s an investment in Florida’s workforce, future, and children. Policymakers…
Paul J. Ingrassia, nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel.Source: DHSPaul Ingrassia, whom President Donald Trump had nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, withdrew from Senate consideration for that post on Tuesday night after new controversy over a series of text messages he reportedly sent that included saying he had a “Nazi streak.”Ingrassia’s nomination was already considered doomed in the Senate, where Trump’s Republican Party holds a majority.”I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s [Senate Homeland Security and Governmental; Affairs Committee] hearing to lead the Office of Special Counsel because unfortunately I do not have enough…
Rick Pitino doesn’t put much stock in his St. John’s team being No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades.”I really don’t pay too much attention to prognosticating because especially in this day and age, I don’t even know the names of the players (on the other teams),” the Hall of Fame coach said at Big East media day.The Red Storm received seven of the first-place votes from the conference’s coaches Tuesday. UConn garnered the other four. It’s the first time since 1991-92 that St. John’s held the top spot in the…