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Fed’s Barkin ‘open’ to possibility of inflation declining ‘in short order’
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said Tuesday that inflation could decline “in short order,” but he acknowledged prices could remain elevated amid the Iran war. “I’m open to the possibility that inflation could come back down in short order,” Barkin told the CFA Society’s Baltimore branch. Barkin noted recent “shocks” to the…
Pilot ejects as F-16 fighter jet crashes near U.S. base in Germany
A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed Tuesday afternoon near a U.S. military base in western Germany, military officials said. The pilot ejected safely.
5 takeaways from Trump’s whirlwind day at UN General Assembly
President Trump threatened the annihilation of Iran if its leaders refuse to strike a deal and framed the U.S. as conquerors of Venezuela, while promoting himself as a problem solver in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. “To the victor go the spoils,” Trump told the crowd, touting…
Hunter Biden responds to GOP senator’s request: ‘I’ll sit next to Don Jr. and testify any time’
Hunter Biden, former President Biden’s son, on Tuesday responded to a request from a GOP senator for both himself and President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. to testify before Congress. “Sen. Curtis of Utah has suggested that Don Jr. and I should testify before Congress,” the younger Biden said in a post on the social…
Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.
Lawsuit targets ‘medically frail’ Medicaid work requirement exemption
A new lawsuit is challenging how the Trump administration plans to exempt medically frail people from Medicaid work requirements. Medicaid enrollees, alongside several major health care advocacy organizations and the city of Columbus, Ohio, said the administration’s final rule implementing work requirements is not what Congress intended. They argue the rule narrowly defines who qualifies…
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Ukrainian Hackers Just Stole Heaps of Classified Data from the Russian Navy
It is unclear whether the leaked information will affect the ongoing war in Ukraine, whose naval component has receded amid heavy Russian Navy losses in the Black Sea. The post Ukrainian Hackers Just Stole Heaps of Classified Data from the Russian Navy appeared first on The National Interest.
A Tale of Two UNGA Speeches
U.S. President Donald Trump made threats, while outgoing U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for peace and multilateralism.
Questions remain after grand jury declines indictment in Nolan Wells' death
The Black Mississippi teen's family questions whether his race contributed to his July 4th death on an island off the Mississippi coast.
Another F-16 Has Crashed—Second Loss of a Fighting Falcon This Month
Tuesday’s crash in western Germany is the 15th crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon since 2000, but comes only five days after a similar incident in Michigan. The post Another F-16 Has Crashed—Second Loss of a Fighting Falcon This Month appeared first on The National Interest.
Trump Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Iran in U.N. Speech
Such warnings—on the U.N. stage, no less—could be considered war crimes.
Xi Comes to Washington Armed With a Rare-Earth Card
Trump still doesn’t have an answer to China’s leverage.