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After many decades of indecision and foot dragging, U.S. allies are finally rearming. At NATO’s annual summit in June, the bloc’s members committed to spending at least 5 percent of their GDP on defense and related infrastructure. East Asian countries are belatedly building warships and missiles to counter a stronger, more assertive China. But even as funding rises, factories retooland arms production ramps up, one question remains unanswered: Who will wield all these new weapons? NATO states have not solved the fundamental problem of who will fight. One of the key lessons of the Russia-Ukraine war is about numbers. The…
Q2 final sales to private domestic purchasers — arguably a better indicator over time about momentum in the economy in the wake of the tariff-frontrunning — was 1.9% q/q AR. Four days ago, nowcasted final sales for Q3 was 2.4%. Today’s GDPNow release takes that number down to 1.7%, a slowdown from Q2. Figure 1: Final sales to private domestic purchasers, latest vintage (bold black), advance release (blue), GDPNow of 8/29 (light blue square), GDPNow of 9/2 (dark blue square), Survey of Professional Forecasters August median (dark red), 2023-24 stochastic trend (gray), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. Source:…
Arsenal are set to bring back their classic 1992-94 home shirt as part of an upcoming retro collection from adidas, which also includes a special edition of the adidas Gazelle.Footy Headlines state the drop is scheduled for October 2025.The shirt itself is a faithful reproduction of the original design, featuring the signature red base with faint striping, white sleeves, the JVC sponsor and a centralised club crest. It was in this kit that the Gunners lifted both the FA Cup in 1993 and the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1994, etching it into club folklore.😍😍😍 https://t.co/1WAh2qppAq pic.twitter.com/o14JiDL3hJ— Footy Headlines (@Footy_Headlines) September…
Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr will miss the remainder of EuroBasket due to a calf injury. France ruled Sarr out of the remainder of the competition after he suffered the injury on August 30. Sarr is expected to be ready for the start of the NBA season. The injury will not require surgery for the second-year player. A starter for the Wizards, Sarr was coming off the bench for France at EuroBasket. In two games, the 7-footer had averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and a block in 19.5 minutes per game. A rookie with Washington, Sarr averaged 13 points, 6.5…
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Start your day with everything you need to know about today’s weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast.Massive 6-5 Wildfire rages within historic California Gold Rush communityA massive wildfire raging within a historic California Gold Rush community has forced residents…
by AI | 02.Sep 2025 | Europe in brief AI Interior Minister of the Slovak Republic Matúš Šutaj Eštok declared that EU bureaucrats will not decide whether Slovak soldiers will be deployed in Ukraine. Interior Minister of the Slovak Republic Matúš Šutaj Eštok announced that the EU will not decide where Slovak soldiers will go. PHOTO: TASR Bratislava – The deployment of Slovak soldiers will not be decided by bureaucrats from offices in Brussels. This was stated on Tuesday by the Minister of the Interior of the Slovak Republic and chairman of Hlas-SD, Matúš Šutaj Eštok, in a video on…
by Calculated Risk on 9/02/2025 08:21:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.• At 10:00 AM, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for July from the BLS. • At 2:00 PM, the Federal Reserve Beige Bookan informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts.
Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has expressed his disapproval of Alexander Isak’s actions in securing his transfer to Liverpool, describing them as “a really bad look for football.” Isak effectively refused to play for Newcastle at the start of the Premier League season, in what was seen as a move to force through his British record £125 million transfer to the Merseyside club on Monday. Shearer said: “I didn’t like how it got to the end. I don’t think it’s ever right that a player should go on strike and refuse to play for a club whilst you’re being paid…
Anadolu Efes head coach Ergin Ataman has reignited the NBA vs. EuroLeague discussion by highlighting the United States’ failure to medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup when top-tier players were absent. Speaking to Eurohoops, Ataman argued that EuroLeague basketball places greater emphasis on team performance and defensive intensity, while the NBA often prioritizes star […] The post Ergin Ataman points to USA’s World Cup struggles in NBA vs EuroLeague debate appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across the Kansas City metro and into the Missouri Ozarks on Wednesday evening, bringing the risk of large hail and damaging winds before cooler air settles in. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A round of thunderstorms is expected to move through the Kansas City metro on Wednesday, bringing the possibility of severe weather before cooler temperatures return later in the week.According to the FOX Forecast Center, scattered storms are likely to develop across the region after 2 p.m. local time and could last well past sunset.The Storm Prediction Center said some of the stronger…