Month: June 2024

Longtime friends Martin Schwartz and Matthew Mandel enjoy a rare sports moment as the Miami teams battle for the championship. Martin Schwartz and Matthew Mandel are living a dream come true. The longtime friends and South Florida residents hit it big with the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers both making it to the finals, competing for NBA and NHL titles simultaneously. Schwartz and Mandel, who have shared season tickets for both teams for years, have seen their fair share of ups and downs. They’ve endured tough seasons, like the Heat’s 15-win campaign in 2007-08, and watched away fans dominate the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced fresh grievances on Sunday over the Biden administration's supply of ammunition for the war in Gaza, as his defense minister arrived in Washington to meet with senior U.S. officials.Some Israeli media had described Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s visit, though pre-planned, as a “reconciliation” trip aimed at easing recent tensions with the country’s most important ally. Netanyahu’s government and the Biden administration have increasingly disagreed over Israel’s conduct in Gaza, and last week Netanyahu lashed out at the United States for refusing munitions.But on Sunday morning, Netanyahu redoubled his efforts. In a speech broadcast in…

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge continues to show signs of cooling, accompanied by moderate growth in consumer spending - good news for central banks aiming to control rising prices and curb demand. In May, the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index rose 2.6% from a year earlier, meeting economists' expectations and down slightly from April's 2.7% increase. Excluding more volatile food and fuel prices, core inflation also rose 2.6% year-on-year, down from 2.8% in April. On a monthly basis, inflation remained particularly subdued, with overall prices showing no significant increases. The Federal Reserve is likely to be looking closely at…

Shahjahan Bhuiya, who rose to fame by executing some of Bangladesh’s most notorious criminals in exchange for reduced sentences for his crimes and later gained brief fame on TikTok, died on Monday in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka. The National Police announced on Tuesday that the cause of his death, which occurred in hospital, had not yet been confirmed. Abul Kashem, Bhuiya's owner, said he took Bhuiya to the hospital on Sunday after Bhuiya felt chest pains. Bhuiya told local media last year that he was 74, but his national identity card, provided by Kashem, indicated that he was 66 at the…