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High Ranking Ukraine Officials Accused of Embezzling Funds Worth 62.5 Million Allocated for Humanitarian Aid During War

On August 23, 2023, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed a scheme involving the embezzlement of UAH 62.5 million during Ukrzaliznytsia’s (Ukrainian Railways) procurement of food supplies amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. Ukrzaliznytsia is the state-owned national railway company of Ukraine. It is one of the largest …

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Two Athletes Die During Ironman Event

A third athlete required medical attention during the competition as well. Just as the swimming event was commencing at 7 a.m., one athlete had a medical emergency, while a second athlete was later discovered to be unresponsive along the swimming course route. One case is being investigated as a possible cardiac arrest, while the second is …

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IRS agent accidentally shot, killed by fellow agent during training at federal gun range in Phoenix

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – An agent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is dead after being accidentally shot by another IRS agent during a training exercise Thursday at a federal gun range in Phoenix, multiple sources tell Arizona’s Family. A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirms that an incident occurred Thursday at their …

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“this is what I am seeing coming out of the circulatory system during the embalming process since early 2021.”

Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, far left or right, white or black, male or female, rich or poor, this is what I am seeing coming out of the circulatory system during the embalming process since early 2021. In the prior 20 years I don’t recall ever seeing this before. Something is causing this problem and I think …

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Man forced to ditch $115K Ford EV truck during family road trip to Chicago: ‘biggest scam of modern times’

Dalbir Bala, who lives in the Winnipeg area, bought a Ford F150 Lightning EV in January for $115,000, plus tax. He told FOX Business he needed the vehicle for his work, but also wanted something suitable for recreational activities such as driving to his cabin or going fishing. He also wanted an environmentally friendly vehicle …

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ICYMI: Elderly Man ‘Struggling With Mobility Issues Who Was Caring For His Blind Adult Son’ Shot and Killed During Jackbooted FBI Raid on Home

Unlike Kathy Griffin’s infamous act of holding a decapitated head of Donald Trump dripping with fake blood, past threats against President Trump’s life did not culminate in fatal home raids.” In a startling turn of events, 75-year-old Craig Deleeuw Robertson, described as an elderly Utah resident, was fatally shot during an early morning FBI raid …

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Australia – Tower residents agree on $5m compensation after being FENCED IN during lockdown.

‘Melbourne public housing tower residents will receive compensation payments of about $2,200 each from the Victorian government after they were forced into a sudden hard lockdown during a COVID-19 outbreak. On Monday, the government’s lawyers told the Supreme Court the measures taken in July 2020 were justified but that a settlement had been put forward …

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Nominal hedges are cheap but expensive for portfolio performance during melt-up… Therefore they’re the longest since the top.

Per BofA/Zerohedge, it has never been cheaper to hedge.https://t.co/sVqJwRsKyE Nominal hedges are cheap but from a portfolio performance perspective hedging is VERY expensive in this melt-up. And, it's not their money. Therefore they're the longest since the top. pic.twitter.com/GVOe2QkJo3 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 27, 2023 How do you keep up with a market led by …

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‘The crash of 1987 was caused by a market melt-up during Fed tightening. The same thing happening now.’

The crash of 1987 was caused by a market melt-up during Fed tightening. The same thing happening now. No happy dance for FOMC:https://t.co/DDht7jDjCn"Markets have consistently front-run the Fed. That has eased credit conditions and could stoke an acceleration in growth." pic.twitter.com/vEhOMu1ozt — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 26, 2023 Last week saw the highest QQQ call option …

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WALLS ARE CLOSING IN – Hunter Biden Called Joe AT LEAST 24 Times During Business Meetings with Clients When His Dad Was VP

Hunter Biden’s former business partner and friend is set to testify that Hunter called then Vice President Joe during meetings with clients, reports say. Devon Archer, 48, was subpoenaed on June 12 by the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating Hunter’s businesses and whether he and other members of the Biden family improperly traded on …

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NYC to Pay $13 Million to Protesters Arrested During George Floyd Riots

by Chris Black One does not simply arrest black people. Whites must pay for their impetuousness. 3 years ago today, 3 days after the murder of George Floyd – a Minneapolis crowd achieved what was previously unthinkable in the American police state. The pigs fled for their lives. The looting and burning of this wasteland …

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The Federal Reserve’s rate cuts during the 1960s and 70s were slow, only taking action when market crashes were nearly over.

People assume the Federal Reserve will cuts rates well before a market crash like they've done for the past 40 years However, during the last major inflationary cycle of the 1960s & 70s the Federal Reserve was slow to act, only cutting rates when market crashes were almost over https://t.co/ZI6BH3GOSO pic.twitter.com/2MFZAb4Lgk — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July …

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Small bank credit card loans 30+ days late reached 7.24%. University of Michigan consumer sentiment is levels last seen during 2008 Financial Crisis and 2011 Debt Crisis

Consumers face challenges. If banks borrow short and lend long, then a large % of their payments dries up, how do they pay back their lenders in full? (they don't) That eventuality is only growing larger: pic.twitter.com/N96oHRwUBG — Joe Consorti (@JoeConsorti) July 13, 2023 University of Michigan consumer sentiment is levels last seen during: – …

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21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: A young woman has aired her struggle with “picking up” fellow singles at the gym, after she tried to approach a man during a workout.

via news.com.au: “I know I’m not supposed to be looking at guys in the gym. I know I’m not supposed to be picking up people in the gym. But it’s the only place I go where there’s men at – so give me a break.” Her latter comments seemingly addressed the trend of women filming …

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The share of nonfinancial firms in financial distress has reached a level that is higher than during most previous tightening episodes since the 1970s

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/distressed-firms-and-the-large-effects-of-monetary-policy-tightenings-20230623.html TLDRS: Since March 2022, U.S. monetary policy has become tighter. More businesses are financially distressed now than in previous instances of tightening since the ’70s. Studies suggest that these conditions could lead to significant declines in investment and jobs in the near future. The theory is that when monetary policy gets tougher, …

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PEG ratio measures what investors are willing to pay for a company’s earnings growth is now at historic levels last seen during the Dot Com bubble

PEG ratio measures what investors are willing to pay for a company's earnings growth — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 19, 2023 Apple $AAPL made a new all-time high last week and is now just over 3.1% away from a $3 trillion market cap. pic.twitter.com/HgLmSUskG9 — Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) June 19, 2023 Current short interest on big …

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ECB President Christine Lagarde is nevertheless expected to keep a further hike in September in play during her press conference on Thursday

“Economists polled by Reuters expect another move of the same magnitude in July before the ECB pauses for the rest of 2023. ECB President Christine Lagarde is nevertheless expected to keep a further hike in September in play during her press conference on Thursday, and to push back against traders’ bets that the central bank …

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Johnny Depp reportedly is refusing to do a new “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie because of the way Disney treated him during the Amber Heard

Johnny Depp reportedly is refusing to do a new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie because of the way Disney treated him during the Amber Heard debacle. Depp crushed Heard in court, and apparently isn't ready to forgive Disney for abandoning him.https://t.co/jFkL4cyALi — OutKick (@Outkick) June 8, 2023 Johnny Depp reportedly is refusing to do a …

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High levels of bullish sentiment and FOMO buying in tech. PEG ratio is now at levels last seen during the height of the Dot Com bubble

Investor surveys, put/call ratios, sentiment gauges and fund-manager positioning data all point to sky-high levels of bullish sentiment + a lot of FOMO buying in tech. It's pretty rare to see all of them sending the same message at once. pic.twitter.com/VnuCo8uQzd — Eric Jhonsa (@EricJhonsa) June 8, 2023 This ratio is now at levels last …

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Home prices relative to income are higher than during the peak of the 2008 Financial Crisis

The housing market has never been more out of reach for people. https://t.co/vYbrjSumPt — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) June 3, 2023 The Housing Market Has Never Been This Unaffordable For New Buyers Americans looking for a new home are facing the least affordable market ever, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The group’s …

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‘During the ’00s housing crash, it took Austin 43 months to fall 8.5% peak-to-trough. This time around, Austin has fallen 10.02% in just 9 months.’

Among the nation's 400 largest housing markets, 226 just hit (or re hit) their all-time high for home price in April 2023. Among the other 174 markets, 38% are down by 5.00% or more. Austin (-10.02%) is down the most. https://t.co/Idv6ltSIvk — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) June 3, 2023 While zealous lenders across the nation were …

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