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HASAKAH, Syria—Just outside the small Yazidi village of Barzan, in northeastern Syria, 10-year-old Shadi Rasho stood up to recite a prayer. His light but melancholic voice continued for a few minutes as the room listened in silence. “This is what children who stay here can do,” said Shadi’s older brother, 21-year-old Souliman Rasho. Most of the family’s relatives have left for Europe—driven away by the discriminatory policies that Syrian authorities enforced over decades and persecution by the Islamic State. Yazidis are a predominantly Kurdish-speaking ethno-religious minority, historically inhabiting parts of modern-day Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their religion, which dates…
Growth has decelerated by about half a percentage point since Liberation Day. Figure 1: Lewis-Mertens-Stock Weekly Economic Index (blue), and Baumeister-Leiva-Leon-Sims Weekly Economic Conditions Index for US (tan), all y/y growth rate in %. Source: Dallas Fed via FRED, WECIaccessed 11/28/2025, and author’s calculations. This entry was posted on November 28, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.
Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Borussia Mönchengladbach World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 RB Leipzig World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.35Expected goals (xG)0.91Passing312 (79%)Accurate passes509 (90%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 33 G Moritz Nicolas 7.6 20 D Luca Netz 7.2 4 D Kevin Dicks 7.0 30 D Nico Elvedi 7.2 29 D Joseph Scally 6.6 10 M Florian Neuhaus 6.7 6 M Yannik Engelhardt 6.6 27 M Rocco Reitz (C) 6.9 17…
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade remains in limbo over Zeljko Obradovic’s next move, as the legendary coach weighs whether to return to the bench following his recent resignation. The club postponed a scheduled meeting on Saturday that was expected to clarify his position, leaving fans and officials waiting. SportKlub reported that during a Friday discussion, Obradovic […] The post Zeljko Obradovic’s Partizan future still uncertain as board awaits decision appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
A snowstorm that has the potential to be historic across parts of the Midwest is already creating snow-covered roadways that are likely to be a nightmare for millions of people hitting the roads to return home from Thanksgiving plans this weekend. Parts of the Midwest are already seeing snowfall from a major winter storm that is blasting the Central U.S. this weekend, causing travel headaches for millions of people as they return home from Thanksgiving plans. Winter Storm Warnings stretched across most of the Upper Midwest, covering areas from South Dakota and Nebraska to Ohio and Indiana through Sunday. ARCTIC…
by AI | 28.Nov 2025 | Europe in brief AI SAFE aims to strengthen the defense capabilities of the European Union and assist member states in addressing critical shortfalls, as well as jointly purchasing defense products. The program will provide long-term low-interest loans to help member states acquire urgently needed military equipment. Leopard 2A6 tank during training shooting at the Oberlausitz military training center. Photo: Ralf Hirschberger/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa Prague – The Czech Ministry of Defense will present a plan to the European Commission for the use of up to 52 billion crowns from a loan under the new SAFE program (Security…
by Calculated Risk on 11/28/2025 02:25:00 PM From J.D. Power: November New-Vehicle Retail Sales Decline 4.8% as Effects of EV Pull-Ahead Persist Brief excerpt:Total new-vehicle sales for November 2025, including retail and non-retail transactions, are projected to reach 1,255,900, a 5.2% decrease year over year, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and GlobalData. November 2025 has 25 selling days, one fewer than November 2024.The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for total new-vehicle sales is expected to be 15.4 million unitsdown 1.2 million units from November 2024. …Thomas King, president of the data and analytics division at J.D. Power:”November’s…
Preview for Buffalo Bills @ Pittsburgh Steelers AFC North leaders the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5) have had their lead at the top cut after losing two of their last three games as they prepare to host the Buffalo Bills (7-4) following a 31-28 defeat at the Chicago Bears last Sunday. The good news for the Steelers is that quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has completed 192 of 289 passes this NFL season for 1,969 yards, 19 touchdowns and seven interceptions, has recovered from a wrist injury, while they will hope to capitalize on the Bills’ injury problems. Second to the New England…
A top Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said North Carolina officials are blocking access to more than a thousand people wanted by federal immigration agents. The department deployed Border Patrol agents in Raleigh and Charlotte to apprehend people in the U.S. illegally — an ongoing operation that some local officials criticized as unnecessary. Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs for the department, told Fox News that “sanctuary city politicians” should let ICE into the area’s jails. “There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to…
The view using CBO measures: Figure 1: Unemployment gap (blue), and output gap (dark red), implied output gap using GDPNow (red square). Source: CBO (March), BEA, BLS via FRED, Atlanta Fed, and author’s calculations. On the basis of this picture, a simple-minded interpretation of the Taylor rule would suggest a decrease in the policy rate is not warranted, using the output gap, and perhaps not warranted using the unemployment gap. This entry was posted on November 25, 2025 by Menzie Chinn.