Service Sector Grows More Quickly In July

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction, and ordered preventive prison for two of them for having supplied him with drugs. A judicial officer confirmed Monday the judge’s decision and said that one of the two people ordered to be put under preventive prison—a form of pre-trial detention—was an employee of the hotel in Buenos Aires where Payne stayed until he died after falling from the balcony of his room in October. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The officer said the other person was a waiter Payne met in a restaurant.

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The 2nd U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a written opinion upholding the $5 million award that the Manhattan jury granted to E.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine as his administration works quickly to spend all the money it has available to help Kyiv fight off Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The package includes $1.25 billion in presidential drawdown authority, which allows the military to pull existing stock from its shelves and gets weapons to the battlefield faster.

Troy Renck: When you retire, you move to Florida. When you get brushed up against by a defender in soccer, you flop. When you do your job well one day a year, you call yourself Santa. It’s the law. So, too, it seems, is making New Year’s resolutions. Most involve dropping weight, working out, things that inspire us to dream big and quit in two weeks.

Which snowboards are best? One of the most exhilarating and rewarding outdoor winter sports is snowboarding. While welcoming to all ages and skill levels, it can be a physically challenging, mentally stimulating and emotionally satisfying athletic pursuit. Of course, you need the right snowboard to truly enjoy the slopes. Our guide will help you find the right snowboard for your adventure, as well as inform you as to what to look for as you progress.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress. Trump said Monday in a post on his social media network that Johnson “is a good, hard working, religious man” and said the Louisiana Republican “will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement,” Trump wrote. Johnson’s continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk for a pre-Christmas shutdown.