WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks ago, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that the Federal Reserve was “not far” from gaining the confidence it needed that inflation was headed sustainably toward its 2% target level, which would allow it to start cutting its benchmark interest rate. It was a tantalizing suggestion, because a cut in the Fed‘s […]
A U.S. delegation cut short an official visit to Saudi Arabia last week after hosts demanded the Orthodox Jewish rabbi chairing the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom remove his religious head covering in public during the trip. Rabbi Abraham Cooper of Los Angeles is the current USCIRF chair and wears a yarmulke, or kippah, […]
In case it wasn’t extremely obvious already, CNN isn’t a huge fan of Donald Trump. They’re also not a huge fan of any time that the former president gets a big political win — and on Monday he got just that. In the landmark decision passed by the Supreme Court Monday morning, it was unanimously […]
The top Republican on the Senate‘s tax policy committee dug in Wednesday against a bipartisan tax deal, saying he has no intention of signing off on the House-passed measure without significant changes. Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee, slammed lobbying efforts aimed at him and his GOP colleagues as […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is expected to cease operations Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon. Intuitive Machines, the Houston company that built and flew the spacecraft, said Monday it will continue to collect data until sunlight no longer shines on the […]
Sometimes one must wonder if certain famous people, on some deep psychological level, recognize their own hopeless insignificance. Otherwise, why would they engage in cringe-worthy public behavior that shows respect neither for themselves nor for others? Why would they knock the pedestal out from beneath their own feet? Such questions occurred while watching clips from […]
Grocery delivery giant Instacart announced Tuesday it would cut 250 employees this week, about 3% of its workforce, as it revamps the company. Instacart CEO Fidji Simo said the layoffs will help the company achieve its desired growth and streamline operations. “This will allow us to reshape the company and flatten the organization so we […]
Denver, Colorado, Mayor Mike Johnston announced Friday that the city would be making cuts to services because of what KCNC-TV called a “critical situation with the budget.” Being a politician, Johnston refused to take responsibility for the cuts himself, of course, and being a leftist (one outlet in 2017 referred to him as “a homegrown […]
CNN cut to an abrupt break Thursday evening after network host Wolf Blitzer appeared to be physically distressed during an interview on his nightly show, “The Situation Room.” Network producers cut away from the 75-year-old as he spoke to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take up the […]
Boeing narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $30 million and increased production of its best-selling plane just before one of them suffered a blowout of a side panel during a flight, an accident that has raised new safety concerns about the aircraft manufacturer. The loss reported Wednesday was smaller than Wall Street expected, and revenue beat […]
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