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Income by Race in America byu/charliehu1226 inEconomyCharts White non-Hispanic next in line. Hispanic households lower than White. Black households lowest among main groups. Chart from recent US data. Differences stay consistent over years. Factors like education, family structure, and location play role. Asians often include high-earning subgroups like Indian Americans.
High-profile political murder case moves forward with hearing next week.
One of the biggest winners in the AI boom isn’t an AI company. It’s memory. Every new AI data center needs enormous amounts of high-performance server RAM, and manufacturers are pouring more production into supplying those customers because that’s where the profits are. That has real consequences outside the AI industry. Gamers, PC builders, and …
This tip is so simple that it’s easy to dismiss. Most people try to quit a bad habit by telling themselves, “Don’t do it.” That works… until it doesn’t. A popular Reddit post suggests a different approach. Instead of fighting the urge, change the last physical action your hands make. If your habit is grabbing …
The obesity drug market is booming. But the stock market is treating these two companies very differently. Eli Lilly is now worth roughly $1.08 trillion. Novo Nordisk sits around $199 billion. That’s an $881 billion gap between two companies leading one of the fastest-growing drug markets in history. The obvious question is why. Eli Lilly …
Supreme Court upholds state bans on biological males in girls and womens school sports. Decision says Title IX sex means biological sex not gender identity. Justice Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion. Kavanaugh is longtime girls basketball coach which fits the ruling. Allows states to protect fair competition for biological females. Ruling gives states power to …
“T‑Mobile will never change the price you pay for your T‑Mobile ONE plan.” That was the promise. The Un-contract. The whole reason millions of customers picked the magenta team over Verizon and AT&T in the first place. Now T-Mobile is retiring legacy 3G and 4G-era plans — Magenta, ONE, Simple Choice — and automatically moving …
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship – the guarantee of citizenship to virtually everyone born in the United States. In a decision by Chief Justice John Roberts, in Trump v. Barbara, the justices agreed with the challengers, as well as …
Trump just opened the door to cheaper car repairs with a new “Freedom to Fix” fight This one is about something almost every driver understands. A repair bill. On June 29, 2026, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum called “Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix.” The order directs the EPA …
Office CMBS delinquency rate hit 12.3-12.34% in early 2026, new all-time high. This beats previous 2008 GFC peak of around 10.7%. Rate surged from roughly 1.6% in mid-2022, more than 7x increase in under 4 years. Downtown offices suffer most due to hybrid work and high vacancies around 20%. Many loans from low-rate pandemic era …
The market is still climbing. But underneath the surface, multiple warning signs are flashing at the same time. Here are the numbers investors are watching. 1. Margin debt hits $1.42 trillion Investors have borrowed a record $1.42 trillion to buy stocks. The bigger warning is the speed. Margin debt surged 53.7% year over year, reaching …
One video is spreading across social media for a reason. Venezuela 🇻🇪 “They Changed My Daughter’s Last Name and Now She’s Gone” “They are stealing the children… they are taking the children who are found alone.” A desperate mother says her daughter was rescued after the earthquake, but when she went to claim her, she …
by Michael As we approach America’s 250th birthday, a lot of people are reflecting on how much our society has changed over the years. If we could go back to 1776, we would be absolutely shocked by how different day to day life was back then. Early Americans didn’t have everything handed to them, and …
Attacks on Ukrainian figures living abroad show war spilling over borders and no one fully safe. Sanctions on people like Ermolaev for Russia ties make them targets for revenge or settling scores. This kind of bombing in rich safe place like Monaco shows how dirty and personal the conflict has become. #BREAKING Vladimir Ermolaev is …
Tucker Carlson interview Viktor Bout the Russian arms dealer called Merchant of Death. Bout says Russia very close to direct attacks on Western countries supplying Ukraine. He warns war in Ukraine can spread to Europe including cities where kids study abroad. Bout criticizes Western leaders and talks about his prisoner swap for Brittney Griner.
She says all her horses got sick after Pfizer vax for Hendra virus in 2013 One horse had hormone problems and was milking but she wasn’t pregnant. Azalea discusses what happened to their horses after they got Pfizer’s Hendra shot. pic.twitter.com/puZfBD8dK5 — RosieM (@RosieM1276203) June 28, 2026 Vets reject claims Hendra vaccine is killing horses …
This week’s guest, Federico Faggin, helped invent the microprocessor – the technology that powers the modern world. By every measure, he had achieved success. And yet he felt something was missing. After a spontaneous and profound experience of consciousness, Federico began questioning everything he thought he knew about the nature of reality. What followed was …
Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal Federal disclosures show that on Feb. 10, President Donald Trump made an Axon Enterprise stock purchase valued at between $1 million and $5 million. That was roughly two weeks before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved to solicit …
One person was killed and six others were wounded when a shooting took place at a street takeover in Carson. Lauren Pozen reports.
Congress voted for KIDS Act that ends internet freedom. Bill requires platforms to add strong parental controls and curb addictive stuff for kids. It pushes age verification on many sites which can mean ID checks or tracking. Critics like EFF say this creates surveillance for everyone not just kids. Bill bans some targeted ads to …
‘Supergirl’ flops at the box office during opening weekend taking just $38 million in the U.S. Meanwhile, this transgender ‘Supergirl’ fan showed up at a cinema dressed as the female superhero to show his support for the movie. pic.twitter.com/Nn9QD89GDx — Oli London (@OliLondonTV) June 29, 2026
Rand Paul as committee chairman send subpoena to Anthony Fauci. Fauci must appear in public on July 29 before Senate Homeland Security Committee. Questions will cover NIH money to Wuhan lab, gain of function research, and if Fauci lied to Congress. Fauci first agreed to testify voluntary this month but then refused. Paul already tried …
by Michael How much shaking is it going to take before most of the population starts paying attention? The ground underneath our feet just keeps shaking. Nobody can deny this. As you will see below, there has been a long list of large earthquakes that have hit our planet over the past week, and this …
Pro-Saudi Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance mobilize big numbers in Yemen. They gather in Al-Rayyan area of eastern Al-Jawf governorate near Houthi areas. Goal is to fight Houthis after sheikh claims he got detained and tortured by them. Some reports say tribes from Hadramawt, Marib and other places join the call. Sheikh Hamad bin Fadgham broke his …
X Money is starting to roll out to select U.S. Premium+ users, and the pitch is simple: Keep your money inside X and get features that look more like a bank than a social media app. The numbers are what make people pay attention. X is offering 6% APY on wallet balances, with FDIC insurance …
I am a retailer. We are selling it at out cost ! And we always do ! But it would help more if the ~50 cents of taxes per gallon were reduced during this time (Texas state and federal ) this rhetoric is not good for retailers ! Everyone in the fuel business makes money …
Supreme Court 6-3 decision restricts universal nationwide injunctions. District courts cannot block presidential actions for entire country. Injunctions limited to relief for actual plaintiffs only. Ruling in Trump v CASA Inc case from 2025. It involved challenge to birthright citizenship executive order. This change makes it harder for opponents to stop policies quickly everywhere. Lower …
Why is Jared Kushner even involved in the Iran deal? byu/okymoney inconspiracy Kushner close to Trump family and worked as senior advisor in first term. He pushed Abraham Accords to normalize Israel with Arab states against Iran. Now back as envoy in Iran nuclear and ceasefire talks. His investment fund Affinity Partners raised billions from …
By Peter Reagan Public domain photo via jotoler on Pixabay It’s always exciting news when reports come in that U.S. factory outputs are up. For many of us who grew up with parents working factory jobs and with TV shows like Laverne & Shirley showing factory work as part of a typical (and overall good) American life, factory work …
