Growing recession alarm at the outset of this year warned of a coming business slowdown and significant job losses — until a government report last month showed that unemployment stands at its lowest level in more than 50 years. A couple weeks later, in mid-February, fresh retail sales data blew […]
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Father Michael Abrahamson is the pastor of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. Fr. Michael Abrahamson Finds Warm Welcome at St. Nicholas Michael Abrahamson came to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Greenwood nearly a year ago as his first assignment as a newly ordained priest. “I’m someone […]
Labour market resilience and stubbornly high inflation have increased the odds the US Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment fell again last week, pointing to sustained labour market strength and adding to financial market fears that the United States […]
Daily prayers for the King in lead up to coronation The Church of England has published prayers to be used each day in the month leading up to the coronation of King Charles III. Starting on Easter Sunday, the content covers the call to service, self-sacrifice, the idea of servant […]
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Secretary of Education on Wednesday criticized annual higher education rankings published by U.S. News and World Report, saying they have “created an unhealthy obsession with selectivity.” Secretary Miguel Cardona was speaking at a conference organized by the law schools at Harvard and Yale universities, amid a […]
British Muslims give £1bn a year to charity British Muslims donate £1bn a year to charity, according to a report from the Ayaan Institute, a Muslim thinktank. The report, “Aiding the Ummah: Analysing the Muslim Humanitarian Charity Sector in the UK,” says that British Muslim humanitarian charities raised £708m for causes in 2020 […]