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Bratislava – Slovakia is submitting its sixth payment request from the Recovery and Resilience Plan amounting to 977 million euros. This is the highest request for funds from the European mechanism in history, from which Slovakia is expected to receive a total of 6.4 billion euros. This was announced on Monday (June 30) by the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and Knowledge Economy, Peter Kmec (Hlas-SD), as reported by TASR. Kmec emphasized that Slovakia is proceeding according to the schedule agreed upon with the European Commission (EC) and has already approved five payment requests. “The sixth, nearly one…
Salem, Ore. – A new impact study of the Oregon Cultural Trust calls its geographic reach “remarkable” and reinforces its unique role as a stable and accessible funding source for arts, heritage and humanities statewide. Produced by ECONorthwest, the report concludes that the Cultural Trust has a wide-reaching influence on people’s experience of culture in Oregon, supporting cultural activities and organizations in every county with higher per capita funding, up to $15 per capita, in rural counties where grant funding can be scarce. “The Trust effectively allocates resources to rural areas of the state by harnessing contributions from urban areas,”…
I’m not a fan of left wing views on “class”. Progressives often define class in terms of income or wealth, which makes no sense to me. I’ve spent time in all 5 income quintiles, from the bottom 20% to the top 20%, and yet I have never identified my “class” with my income.The following tweet caught my eye: So the leftist that is currently running for mayor of New York views people in the 1% and the 98% percentile (of income or wealth) as occupying the same class, at least regarding “us versus them” battles with the top 1%. A…
Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup over the weekend after a 4-1 win over Benfica at Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina.But the scoreline wasn’t the main talking point – it was the massive delay.With Chelsea leading 1-0 thanks to a Reece James free-kick, the match was suddenly suspended with just four minutes left on the clock due to severe thunderstorm warnings in Charlotte.Fans were evacuated, while players were ushered off the pitch and back to the dressing room, where they waited for 113 minutes before play finally resumed.A severe weather warning caused a huge…
Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly unhappy with the Milwaukee Bucks’ recent move to waive-and-stretch Damian Lillard, according to sources speaking with Chris Haynes. The team resorted to this strategy to free up cap space needed to finalize the signing of free agent Myles Turner, who agreed to a four-year contract worth $107 million. The Bucks had […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts to Bucks waiving Damian Lillard appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
FOX Weather is your Hurricane HQ. (FOX Weather)Updated at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 1, 2025A cold front moving through the mid-South today looks likely to stall and weaken across South Georgia or North Florida late in the week. The various computer forecast models agree that a low-pressure system will form along that old front. The consensus today is that it will occur off the Southeast coast, but the location has been jumping around. No matter where the low-pressure center might develop, however, stormy weather with heavy rain will cover a wide swath of the region.FLORIDA BRACES FOR HEAVY…
Nothing conveys the incredible impact a donation to the Oregon Cultural Trust can have more than the adorable students in the Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestras’ String Academy sharing their pride and delight. Because people like you took the time to donate to the Cultural Trust, for which the state of Oregon will reimburse you at tax time, the orchestra is a bright spot in the lives of 145 children who might not otherwise have access. And that truly is something you can’t put a price on. Want more? Our YouTube channel has the full length video. The Santiam Pass Ski…
As the Senate moved closer to approving President Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending legislation, Trump promoted campaign promises he said would be fulfilled by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s passage. During a June 29 appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Trump said the bill has “no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime.” Trump made a similar remark in a June 26 White House speechand the White House has made similar statements on social media. The bill, in its latest form, would fulfill Trump’s campaign promises to end taxation of tips and overtime. But…
As of today: Figure 1: EPU (blue, left scale), 7 day centered moving average (red, left scale), VIX (green right scale). Source: policyuncertainty.com, CBOE via FRED.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says the Lionel Messi he witnessed during the Club World Cup “isn’t the one he knows” and believes his Inter Miami team-mates are holding him back.Miami reached the last 16 of the tournament in the United States before a 4-0 thrashing by European champions Paris Saint-Germain.Messi flitted in and out of the game against his former club and was ultimately powerless to prevent them from suffering a convincing defeat.Ibrahimovic was happy to absolve Messi of any blame, however.“It wasn’t Leo Messi who lost, it was Inter Miami,” the former Swedish forward told Foot Mercato of the defeat to…