February 14, 2020

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To 205,000

February 14, 2020 4:55 am

A report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday revealed that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States had risen to 205,000.

According to the report, the number of people filing for U.S. unemployment benefits increased by 2,000 to 205,000 from the previous week’s revised figure in the week ending February 8.

Meanwhile, the previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 202,000 to 203,000, the bureau noted.

The report also showed that the four-week moving average of initial claims, a method to iron out data volatility, remained flat at 212,000.

The previous …

Amazon Stops Microsoft’s $10billion JEDI Contract

February 14, 2020 4:53 am

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon.com Inc’s request to temporarily halt the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an up-to-$10 billion cloud computing deal.

Amazon filed suit in November alleging that President Donald Trump, who has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticised the company, exerted undue influence on the decision to deny it the contract.

Bezos also owns the Washington Post, whose coverage has been critical of Trump and which has frequently been a target of barbs by Trump about the news media.

Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith issued the preliminary injunction but …

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Make A Surprise Visit

February 14, 2020 4:52 am

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle secretly visited Stanford University on Tuesday to meet with professors about the new charitable foundation they’re launching, PEOPLE reported.

According to Today.com, The couple flew commercial from Canada, where they have been staying since stepping down as senior members of the royal family, and were greeted by the university’s president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne.

Meghan, who attended Northwestern University, has made education one of the key causes she champions. She selected the ACU, which fosters greater links between students and higher education institutions across the Commonwealth of 53 nations, as one of her royal patronages and has …

US Republican Senators Join Democrats To Wipe War Powers

February 14, 2020 4:18 am

The US Senate voted Thursday to rein in President Donald Trump from attacking Iran, sharply rebuking his foreign policy despite acquitting him last week in his impeachment trial.

Eight senators of Trump’s Republican Party, which enjoys a majority, bucked their leadership to join Democrats, following a classified Iran session by the Trump administration that one Republican called the worst briefing he had ever witnessed.

The resolution, which bars the United States from any military action against Iran without explicit approval by Congress, will head to the Democratic-led House of Representatives, which passed a text in similar form last month.

But …

Igbo Leaders Storm Kanu’s Parents’ Burial

February 14, 2020 4:13 am

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that Igbo leaders would honour the royal couple at the funeral.

The apex Igbo body which appealed to security agencies to allow Abia community give their monarch and his wife a befitting burial, however, warned against any disturbance of public peace before, during and after the event.

National President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Chief Arthur Obiora, yesterday, expressed displeasure with the tension generated by the army and police.

“If Nnamdi Kanu has any issue with the government, that’s a different issue all together. So, they should allow the community to bury them according …