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Why More Homeowners Are Investing in Their Gardens and What Businesses Can Learn from It

Across the UK and internationally, homeowners are rethinking how they use their outdoor spaces. Gardens are no longer simply areas for planting or summer barbecues. Increasingly, they are being transformed into functional, stylish extensions of the home. This growing focus on outdoor living presents clear opportunities for businesses across design, retail, landscaping and property services. Consumer expectations are evolving, and companies that respond to this shift with practical, personalised solutions are well placed to benefit....

Offense vs. Defense: How Geopolitical Tensions Shape Market Trends

As the cycle of uncertainty continues to yield confusion than clarity, investors are again caught having to decide between taking an offensive and defensive posture in the market. The tough part in today’s market environment is how fast situations can shift. With headlines driving the action, sentiment can flip on a dime. So how do you position yourself when breaking news drives the market? No one can predict how the stock market will play out...

Experts gauge success of ‘bunker buster’ bombs dropped by US on Iran nuclear sites

While President Donald Trump has asserted that the military’s weekend strike against Iran ‘completely and totally obliterated’ its nuclear weapon-making capabilities, there are still questions about whether the ground-penetrating ‘bunker buster’ bombs used to attack Iran’s key enrichment sites were enough to stop the rogue country from developing a nuclear bomb. A report released last week by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) explains that the special ‘bunker buster’ bombs the U.S. used...

‘I’m just a silly girl’: AOC fires back after Trump calls her ‘stupid’

Progressive New York Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fired back at President Donald Trump’s Truth Social rampage on Tuesday after the two traded barbs following Saturday night’s U.S. strikes on Iran.  ‘Mr. President, don’t take your anger out on me – I’m just a silly girl,’ Ocasio-Cortez responded Tuesday after the president dubbed her ‘Stupid AOC.’  ‘Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and...

Biden’s Middle East coordinator praises Trump team for handling of Iranian conflict: ‘Best place we can be’

The U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday have rendered ideal results for addressing the crisis between Iran and Israel, according to former President Joe Biden’s National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa.  ‘Bottom line, this is about the best place we can be,’ Brett McGurk said in a CNN interview late Monday. ‘I give extremely high marks to this national security team and President Trump for managing this crisis and...

128 Democrats join House GOP to block progressive’s bid to impeach Trump

The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines to quash a lone progressive lawmaker’s bid to impeach President Donald Trump Tuesday afternoon. Lawmakers agreed to table the measure in a 344–79 vote. A vote to table is a procedural mechanism allowing House members to vote against consideration of a bill without having to vote on the bill itself. The resolution was offered by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who was infamously ejected from Trump’s address to...

Most Republicans support Trump ordered military strike on Iran’s nuclear program: poll

More Americans say they oppose rather than support this past weekend’s U.S. military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a new national poll. However, the Reuters/Ipsos survey points to a wide partisan divide, with most Republicans supporting President Donald Trump’s decision to launch aerial attacks against Iran in order to prevent the Islamic State from acquiring nuclear weapons. Thirty-six percent of adult Americans questioned said they supported the airstrikes, with 45% opposed and 18%...

Bondi vows to ‘protect every religion in this country’ after Wray-era controversy

Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to protect religious freedom rights during a House hearing Monday and indicated to lawmakers that she was focused on a range of religions, from Judaism to Islam.  ‘It’s not only Catholics, it’s every religion, and even mosques that were slow-walked under the Biden administration and not allowed to open,’ Bondi said. ‘We will protect every religion in this country.’ The attorney general’s remarks...

The Rise of Self-Optimization in Business

In today’s competitive world, modern professionals are no longer just upgrading their resumes, they’re upgrading themselves. From mental clarity to physical confidence, self-optimization is becoming a defining feature of the high-performing workforce. As career paths become more demanding and the line between personal and professional success blurs, one trend is clear: investing in yourself is the new business strategy. Why Self-Optimization Is the New Business Strategy Professional growth used to mean job promotions, certifications, and...

Trump dares AOC to try to impeach him: ‘Make my day’

President Donald Trump dared progressive ‘Squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to try and impeach him over the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, after she had suggested such a measure. ‘Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the ‘dumbest’ people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.  Trump said the ‘reason for her ‘rantings’...