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Month: January 2024

Clouds over global economy ‘beginning to part’ but Red Sea crisis could spell trouble, says IMF

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The outlook for the global economy is brightening, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as it upgraded its growth forecast for 2024. But it warned that the “surprisingly resilient” recovery from the pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ensuing cost-of-living crisis could be jeopardised by attacks on

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Fulton County government outage: Cyberattack brings down phones, court site and tax systems

By Alta Spells, Devon Sayers, Jason Morris and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — An ongoing cyberattack against Georgia’s Fulton County, which includes parts of Atlanta, has brought some of the government’s systems to a standstill, halting access to court filings, tax processing and other services. The outage has not been resolved, and it’s unclear when

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Serbia considers reintroducing a mandatory military draft as regional tensions simmer

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the country is considering the reintroduction of compulsory military service, citing tensions in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe. President Aleksandar Vucic said top army commanders gave him “a strong argumentation” in favor of the reintroduction of a mandatory draft, which was suspended

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Right-wing media figures target Taylor Swift with absurd conspiracy theory ahead of the Super Bowl

By Oliver Darcy and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Right-wing media is burning red at Taylor Swift. With the Kansas City Chiefs headed to Super Bowl LVIII, influential

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Catalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s minority government

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Catalan separatist lawmakers have dealt Spain’s government a blow by voting against a hugely divisive amnesty law that was aimed at helping hundreds of their supporters involved in Catalonia’s unsuccessful 2017 independence bid. The most radical separatists, who want to ensure that their fugitive leader Carles Puigdemont

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Snow Report: January 30th

With warmer temperatures snow levels remain very high…over 7000 feet. These will drop to over 6000 feet through Wednesday, but decrease to between 4500 and 5500 feet on Thursday. Tonight into Wednesday, a cold front will approach the coast and then move eastward through the day Wednesday, bringing rain through Wednesday, and even the possibility

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