Hands at their failure to develop an effective vaccine. Other stories Russias Foreign Ministry says the us a big tech of spreading fake news on social media with president putin warning that online giants are no so powerful they threaten democracy. And whats this world taxis could soon be flying over the skies of moscow as the russian tech startup tests its latest innovation a correspondent one for a spin. City traffic is no longer an issue instead of driving along congested highways this taxi should lift you up and take you from a to b. By a year. By the river good morning from moscow this is Arts International with me kevin 0 in 30 minutes of our latest ahead for you 1st britain this becoming the 1st country in europe to pass a 100 deaths now from cove it promised to Boris Johnson offered his condolences. Im sorry to have to tell you the number of death recorded from couvade in the u. K. Has surpassed 100000. And its hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic 100000
correspondence sent this report. the december note on the us central banks asked meeting showed policymakers are feeling better about inflation. they agreed with investors that interest rates are at or near the peak of the cycle. they also agree it will come down this year. they offered no clues as to how or when that will happen. to remind viewers come at the federal reserve started raising rates in march 2022 to tame inflation. it is so 11 times, taking the benchmark rate to 5.5%. inflation by the time of the last meeting had dropped to 3.2% from a peak of 9.1%. meanwhile, new data out on wednesday showed the number of job openings in the united states fell to 8.79 million in november. this points to weaker demand for labour but is still well above pre covid levels. that is consistent with the fed s goal. to slow the economy without triggering a nasty recession. the feds first ratesetting meeting this year starting january 30. that disappointment is reflected in how us stoc
remind you, this is not just a u.s. issue. it s this is an international problem and deserves an international response. john: so, what does that response look like and will the u.s. lead it? hello, john roberts in washington, here we go for another hour. sandra: sandra smith in new york, this is america reports . shooting down drones and missiles in the red sea, troops in the middle east are on high alert. john: new attacks on u.s. bases ins iraq and syria, that brings the total to 100 attacks since october 7th. right to the chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon with more. early this morning cayman island flagged chemical shipping vessel issued a distress call, a houthi attack drone had struck the tanker. 11th attack on international shipping in the red sea since the gaza conflict began. the same u.s. navy destroyer, u.s.s. carney, who released this video two weeks ago showing it intercepting houthi missiles and drones in seve
work that has to be done in michigan to tell the story of what the president has done. 73 to 77% of the country does not want biden to run again. no matter how effective joe biden is behind the scenes, in front of the camera what he s projecting is causing people concern. he s going to lose because the people think he s too old. mr. president, why are you losing to trump in the polls? they are the wrong polls. sandra: one month away from the start of the presidential primary season anxiety appears to only be growing within the democrat party over president biden s dwindling chances to earn another four years in the white house. hello, sandra smith in new york. john: not sure what the wrong polls are, all the polls are saying that. i m john roberts in washington, this is america reports . may not be the most wonderful time of the year for the biden campaign, poll after poll seem to make it clear americans are concerned over the president s age and unhappy with h
Ahoy, mates. And welcome to tonights great lives presentation on americas pirates. The top is faltered by the Community Bank of chesapeake to whom we are grateful for their generous support over the past several years. And its that kind of commitment that enables it the program to bring to the university and to the Community Outstanding speakers such as our guest tonight. Eric jay dolin is the author of the fascinating book black flags blue waters. The epic history of americas most notorious pirates. Eric grew up near the coast of new york and connecticut. And from an early age developed an interest in maritime affairs. Toward that end, he earned the double major in biology and environmental studies then getting a masters degree in Environmental Management from yale. That was followed by a ph. D. In environmental policy and planning from mit, where his dissertation focused on the role of the courts in the cleanup of boston harbour. Eric has held an interesting variety of jobs. Many of