UBS to cut 3,000 jobs after CreditSuisse takeover.

UBS to absorb Credit Suisse Swiss operations Job cuts unveiled in Switzerland CEO Ermotti announces $10 billion-plus of savings Results lay bare scale of task ahead UBS posts $29 bln profit due to one-off deal effect ZURICH, Aug 31 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) embarked on a more than $10 billion …

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California Mom Receives $100K Settlement after School Socially Transitioned Daughter Without Consent

Jessica Konen won a $100,000 judgment against the Spreckels Union School District in Monterey County, Calif., after they secretly “socially transitioned” her daughter, permitting her to use the boy’s bathroom and male pronouns without her knowledge or consent. “If you choose not to fight for your children, then they will …

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San Francisco store clerk attacked by robber trying to steal beer has died after sustaining brain injury and going into coma trying to stop the thug

A San Francisco store clerk who was violently attacked by a robber trying to steal two beers has died from his traumatic brain injuries. Yowhannes ‘John’ Tewelde, 60, was beaten into a coma when a thief attacked him with a baseball bat while he was working at Richmond Market on …

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The US spent $60 billion rebuilding Iraq after the 2003 war. There is virtually nothing to show for the money. Most of the money seems to have been stolen by US defense contractors.

via publicintegrity.org: After U.S. and allied warplanes destroyed a key bridge carrying 15 oil and gas pipelines in northern Iraq during the 2003 conflict there, officials in Washington and Baghdad made its postwar reconstruction a top priority. But instead of spending two months to rebuild the span over the Tigris …

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MATT TAIBBI: “Thirty years after Bill Clinton ditched the ‘Peace Dividend,’ we seem to be in conflict everywhere, with no end in sight. Do we need a fundamental re-think of our foreign policy priorities?”

On June 1, Harpers put out a cover story titled, “Why are we in Ukraine?” The authors were professor Christopher Layne, the Robert Gates chair of National Security at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government, and Benjamin Schwarz, a onetime national and literary editor of The Atlantic and former analyst …

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10YR yield high of day 4.274%… After the Fed minutes were released today, rate expectations increased…$QQQ seems terribly mispriced…Market looking super weak, every bounce getting sold

⚠️10YR yield high of day 4.274% New 20 year high pic.twitter.com/H0k7d5a0QG — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 16, 2023 The $tip etf is at the October lows. $qqq seems terribly mispriced, and that gap needs to close. pic.twitter.com/egSgaaxTsS — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) August 16, 2023 Wen financial Armageddon pic.twitter.com/iSYwaXCF0U — …

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A small city in southeastern Minnesota has been left without a police department after the whole force recently resigned

A small city in southeastern Minnesota has been left without a police department after the whole force recently resigned, according to officials. The Goodhue Police Department resigned due to issues with the city’s pay, Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck said at a city council meeting Monday. The city is located in …

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‘Foreign countries buying influence through your family is fine but if you tell your supporters to watch OANN, the ‘justice’ system will come after you.’

JUST IN: Rep. Nancy Mace says Biden family income from foreign countries is nearing $50M and Biden’s grandkids were getting paid by China. Foreign countries buying influence through your family is fine but if you tell your supporters to watch OANN, the ‘justice’ system will come… pic.twitter.com/P0uusoCXLa — Collin Rugg …

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Ticking Time Bombs: Nikola Initiates Major Recall of Electric Semi-Trucks After Battery Fire

Nikola, the leading electric semi-truck manufacturer, has announced a massive recall of its battery-powered commercial trucks due to concerns over a defective battery component that can cause fire. The recall is the result of an investigation into a fire at Nikola’s own facility. Ominously, the company advises truck owners to park …

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Judge makes jokes after same 10 indictments that were leaked are announced by grand jury and match leaked ones

Fulton County Judge Cracks Jokes in Courtroom After Delivering 10 Felony Indictments of Donald Trump Fulton County Superior Court judge Robert McBurney yucked it up with the courtroom after signing off on a grand jury’s decision to authorize 10 felony indictments against a former president “Alright. Thank you Sheriff,” the …

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US education crisis deepens: the number of ‘chronically absent’ students rose by 6.5 million after the pandemic – nearly HALF of schoolkids are AWOL in Alaska and New Mexico

The number of chronically absent schoolkids jumped by 6.5 million from before the pandemic to the 2021-22 year, says a study on how COVID lockdowns hurt classroom attendance. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10 percent of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, Stanford University …

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New York City libs PANIC after Mayor declares State of Emergency over migrants; Democrat Bowman criticizes Biden over the disastrous border crisis that has made its way to New York

New York City libs PANIC after Mayor declares State of Emergency over migrants dropped off by Gov. DeSantis and Gov. Abbott pic.twitter.com/56d84yOiye — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 10, 2023 NEW: Democrat Representative Jamaal Bowman hammers President Joe Biden over the disastrous border crisis that has made its way to New …

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Texas elementary school teacher and self-professed black supremacist Danielle Allen is FIRED after joking about killing sister’s white boyfriend

Texas elementary school teacher and self-professed black supremacist Danielle Allen is FIRED after joking about killing her sister’s white boyfriend: ‘I enjoy being racist’ An elementary school teacher sparked fury online after sharing a slew of offensive posts about how she ‘enjoys being racist’ She bragged that despite the backlash, …

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Freight costs to increase after Yellow trucking’s bankruptcy

Higher cost for consumers… ” How Yellow’s Bankruptcy Is Rippling Through the U.S. Economy – WSJ ” ” Industry experts say they expect prices to rise with Yellow’s rates now off the table for many shipping customers.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/yellow-bankruptcy-us-economy-e2761b0b “… we are anticipating that freight rates will actually increase over these …

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