February 7, 2025

Europe’s Economy Showed Zero Growth at End of 2024, Germany Struggles

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Europe´s economy stagnated at the end of last year as its former growth engine, Germany, finished a second straight year of shrinking output, officials said Thursday. Gross domestic product was flat with a zero increase in the final quarter of 2src24 in the 2src-nation eurozone, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said.

Mat Barzal isn’t hiding frustration as Islanders tinker to end his even-strength goal struggles

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mat Barzal cut a frustrated figure Tuesday night — not just about the Islanders loss to Anaheim, but about his own struggles to start the season. Barzal’s lack of five-on-five production, with the Islanders’ biggest superstar yet to score an even-strength goal, finally came to a head in the 3-1 loss to […]

Red bus chaos on Roosevelt Island: Locals decry service’s summer struggles, say it ‘sucks’

Roosevelt Island’s once-reliable red bus service has been thrown into chaos over the last few months — with one fuming islander telling The Post that lately the service just plain “sucks.” At one time, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ran five free buses every 15 minutes in a big loop around the island’s 147 acres. […]

Tylor Megill will get another Mets starting chance despite struggles

PHOENIX — A team that began the season boasting its starting pitching depth will again be reaching for it when Tylor Megill is recalled to face the White Sox on Friday. Megill has disappointed in his two stints with the Mets this season, but at least has shown flashes of success at the major league […]

Donte DiVincenzo’s Knicks struggles carrying on deeper into series

PHILADELPHIA — Donte DiVincenzo nailed the biggest shot for the Knicks in the first five games against the 76ers, but the sharpshooter mostly has been unable to get untracked in the rest of the first-round series aside from that go-ahead bucket in the closing seconds of Game 2. DiVincenzo buried five of 10 shots and […]

Pete Buttigieg Struggles to Find Reliable Electric Vehicle Charger 

United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, an ardent proponent of electric vehicles (EVs), admitted he has trouble finding reliable electric vehicle charging stations while he is traveling on the road.  Buttigieg complained to the Wall Street Journal about public EV charging stations as President Joe Biden’s administration launched an effort to revamp the more than

2-time Super Bowl champ Patrick Mahomes offers Justin Fields advice amid Bears QB’s early season struggles

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields entered his third season in the NFL with high expectations, but the former Ohio State standout has gotten off to somewhat of a rough start. In Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers, Fields threw for 216 yards with one touchdown against one interception. The Packers sacked Fields four times. […]

Santos struggles in Fox News interview about lying and integrity

Rep.-elect George Santos had a difficult time explaining away the discrepancies in his résumé during a Fox News interview with Tulsi Gabbard, who came down hard on the New York Republican for his recent controversy. As Santos conceded that several lies he made about his credentials were “a mistake,” Gabbard — a former Democratic congresswoman

McCarthy struggles to appease conservative demands as speakership battle nears

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy walks from the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building on Dec. 23, 2src22. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a private meeting last week, Kevin McCarthy posed a question to some of the conservatives threatening his speakership bid: Would they all support him if he made it easier for members

China Struggles to Prevent Food Crisis as Drought Hits Heartland Farms

China’s central government on Monday was “ramping up” efforts to prevent an ongoing heatwave and drought from ruining much of the nation’s autumn grain harvest across China’s southern region, the Global Times reported, noting that the autumn grain harvest in jeopardy contributes 75 percent of China’s annual grain production on average. China’s record-breaking heatwave began in…

Brain Freeze: Biden Struggles to Name His Secretary of Defense During Speech

President Joe Biden struggled to name of his Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, during an event marking International Women’s Day at the White House on Monday. Biden spoke at a White House event highlighting his nomination of two women General Officers for positions as four-star Combatant Commanders — Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and Army…

WATCH: Comey Struggles To Explain Why He Is Not A Leaker.

In a town hall event on Wednesday, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper nailed former FBI Director James Comey for leaking classified information to a friend of his, something that Comey struggled to explain. “So you did leak memos,” Cooper said to Comey. “Is it okay for somebody at the FBI to leak something, an internal document, […]

How The Donald Got His Groove Back: Trump Spikes in Polls as World Elites Panic Amid Hillary Clinton Struggles

Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is just getting started. Or so he has said to worried GOP leaders who fear his rival, presumptive Democratic nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is getting the upper hand too early — an edge he might not been able to regain later in the general election contest. The […]

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