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TIRANA – The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated at the opening of the EU-Western Balkans investment forum in Tirana that the Western Balkans is “firmly on the path to membership in the European Union” and urged investors that it is the right time to invest in the region. Speaking before leaders and business representatives from the region, von der Leyen emphasized that the benefits of European integration are already felt in the daily lives of citizens, citing as an example the accession to the single payment system SEPA, which has reduced transaction costs by up…
0:37Intro. [Recording date: September 16, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is September 16th, 2025, and my guest is Joe McReynolds of Keio University, co-author with Jorge Almazán, of the book Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City, which is our topic for today.Joe, welcome to EconTalk.Joe McReynolds: Thanks so much for having me. Really appreciate it, Russ.0:56Russ Roberts: Well, first of all, it’s a beautiful book, physically. It tries to capture with words and really lovely graphics what is distinctive about Tokyo and its vitality. I’ve never been to Tokyo. I’ve seen a lot of video footage of Tokyo, but as I read…
World Cup – Qualification Europe6:45 PMOctober 12, 2025Group Stage – 8ParkReferee: Michael Oliver, England Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Denmark World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Greece World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing423 (87%)Accurate passes470 (88%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Kasper Schmeichel (C) 64′ Unsportsmanlike conduct 6.9 5 D Joakim Mæhle 7.3 3 D Jannik Vestergaard 6.9 2 D Joachim Andersen 40′ 8.6 6 D Andreas Christensen 6.6…
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed Alex Antetokounmpo to a two-way NBA contract, joining his older brothers Giannis and Thanasis. According to NBA insider Shams Charania, this marks the first time in league history that three siblings are on active roster contracts with the same team. Alex, 24, has built his career across Europe and the […] The post Bucks make NBA history by adding Alex Antetokounmpo appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
FOX Weather is your Hurricane HQ. (FOX Weather)The relentless Nor’easter is in its final stages, though today’s midday or afternoon high tides are forecast to be the highest of the storm in some locations. By the high tide cycle overnight, levels will be somewhat lower, and the winds should have subsided substantially. Some rain will linger along the coast into tomorrow, especially in southeastern New England.The system is stretched south to north along the East Coast with two centers of low pressure – one off the North Carolina coast and one near the Jersey Shore. This accounts for the two…
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Out today: Figure 1: GDP (bold black), WSJ mean (blue), WSJ +/- 20% bounds (gray), GDPNow of 10/7 (light blue square), St. Louis nowcast of 10/10 (violet square), OMB Mid-Session Review (light green triangles), all bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. Source: BEA, WSJ, Atlanta Fed, St. Louis Fed via FRED. OMB, and author’s calculations. Only three respondents forecasted 2 or more consequitive quarters of negative growth. This entry was posted on October 12, 2025 by Menzie Kent.
Neymar was left in tears on the pitch as Santos endured a crushing 6-0 loss at home to Vasco da Gama – the heaviest defeat of his career.The defeat marked the first time Santos have conceded six goals at home in a Brazilian Serie A match, leaving the eight-time champions perilously just two points above the relegation zone. The result also cost coach Cleber Xavier his job, with the club announcing his sacking just hours after the match.Vasco’s win, their first in six league games and their largest in 17 years, was highlighted by former Liverpool and Aston Villa forward…
The Dallas Mavericks are expected to play two preseason games in China next year, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The expectations are a result of Mavs owner Patrick Dumont being instrumental in restoring the NBA’s business relationship with China. The Nets and Suns recently completed two exhibition games in Macau. They were the first two NBA games in China since 2019 following Daryl Morey’s tweet supporting pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
A powerful nor’easter that has been making its way up the eastern seaboard blasted portions of the Northeast on Sunday and Monday. FOX Weather Meteorologists Craig Herrera and Britta Merwin have the latest on Oct. 13, 2025.NEW YORK – A state of emergency has been declared in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County in New York as a powerful nor’easter that was tearing up the East Coast slammed portions of the Northeast on Sunday and Monday with powerful winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement on Sunday evening.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER…