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Foreign buyers stepping back from US debt market. This means more money printing and yield control later. Pain moves from bond markets to currencies and inflation. Japan holds about $1.21 trillion US Treasuries. UK holds about $937 billion. Both now face rising yields at home. Japanese 10-year and 20-year JGB yields at 30-year highs. BOJ …
https://t.co/FT7qvuoJ0XI think Nick is right. All performative bullshit. — nunya (@nunya88788772) June 19, 2026
Israeli drone strikes targeted vehicles in southern Lebanon, killing at least four people, despite an interim peace deal between the United States and Iran. The attacks occurred amid mounting pressure and warnings from US President Donald Trump, who criticized Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing the military operations as excessive. While the US and …
An 8-5 schedule is a scam. They sell it to you as a 40-hour work week, but that is a lie. You are at the office for nine hours because they force you to take a lunch break you do not want. Add in the 30-minute commute both ways, and you are losing 10 hours …
More than a dozen people were killed and more than 100 people injured in a large-scale overnight Russian missile and drone strike on Ukraine, officials said. MORE: https://abc7.com/post/russia-launches-horrific-drone-missile-strikes-ukraine-killing-17-officials/19219525/
The judge let a man who killed an 8-year-old girl on her bike out with only $20k bond and people are losing it calling the justice system broken and soft on crime. 🚨 JUST IN: Outrage ERUPTS after a judge lets out Charlotte NC man who KILLED an 8YO child on her bike, with $20K …
via Prongs007Prongs007 INTC ripped 23% on Friday to an all-time closing high. Q1 was genuinely, unquestionably good – revenue $13.6B (+7% YoY), DCAI $5.1B (+22% YoY), non-GAAP EPS of $0.29 vs. $0.01 expected thanks to hyperscaler capex pumping demand of everything up (GPUs, then power, then memory, then cooling, then storage, then photonics, and now …
The Israeli military said its air force hit infrastructure of the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon and was continuing to support its ground forces operating in southern Lebanon. The statement came as Teheran was pressing for a halt to Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in three-party talks that began Saturday afternoon between Iran and the US …
Apocalyptic footage shows the moment a fuel tanker exploded underneath a bridge near the Panama Canal, almost engulfing nearly a dozen cars in a fireball that killed one person. Orange flames came perilously close to consuming vehicles in Panama City Monday afternoon, according to footage shared online.
BREAKING: The United States and Israel are bombing Mehrabad International Airport in the heart of Tehran right now. Bombing a civilian airport is a war crime. pic.twitter.com/MwPuD1zfgG — Power to the People ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) April 6, 2026 The Israeli military said it had launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran, after Donald Trump signalled …
JUST IN: Man accused of killing his daughter's rap*st wins the Republican primary for county sheriff in central Arkansas. Aaron Spencer, who is awaiting his murder trial, received over 53% of the vote in Lonoke County. Last year, Spencer announced on social media that he was… pic.twitter.com/aMAwSqYZVi — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 4, 2026 A …
The Sunday killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), by Mexican security forces unleashed coordinated cartel retaliation attacks, driving rapid instability across Guadalajara (Jalisco’s capital) and spilling into high-traffic resort areas, including Puerto Vallarta. CNN reported that the US provided intelligence support to Mexican Army Special Forces, …
Twenty-five members of the Mexican National Guard died in six separate attacks after special forces killed the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the country’s security secretary said Monday as much of Mexico feared more violence. https://abc7.com/post/el-mencho-dead-mexico-fears-more-violence-death-nemesio-rubn-oseguera-cervantes-jalisco-new-generation-cartel/18638556/
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) grilled Trump administration officials in charge of immigration enforcement during a Senate hearing on Thursday. Paul confronted them with a breakdown of the video of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting, asking them if their officers acted professionally in killing a man he claimed did not show any aggression. “Today, we …
SAY HIS NAME: Harvey Mucklebust (1) MN daycare worker Loudemia Russell was just arrested for kiIIing Harvey & trying to strangIe another infant. pic.twitter.com/Attqphsbsv — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 15, 2026 Authorities say they’ve arrested a suspect in connection to the death of an infant last year at Rocking Horse Ranch in Savage. On Sept. …
by Michael We certainly have entered uncharted territory. When a vicious predator is backed into a corner, it will do whatever it can to survive. That makes Iran more dangerous than ever at this moment. The Iranians are making all sorts of crazy threats, and I am convinced that they fully intend to make good …
A helicopter appears to have crashed into a slackline strung across part of a remote Arizona canyon for an extreme tightrope-style activity, killing all four passengers. The slackline was “more than one kilometer long,” according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, which added that a witness reported “seeing the helicopter strike a portion …
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices. Given current widespread distrust of HHS, especially regarding vaccines, we knew this review, which we co-authored, would be met with skepticism. So, it is worth noting that we, along with most of the other …
Parents say school-issued iPads are causing chaos with their kids A growing contingent of public school parents say school-mandated iPads, particularly in elementary and middle schools, are leading to behavior problems. LOS ANGELES — Lila Byock’s son had always been good at math. But when he started sixth grade last year, he began to bring …
Watch live from a New York court as Luigi Mangione appears for a scheduled evidentiary hearing in the state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iqPQ8k
In a briefing, the official who leads the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, T. Elliot Gaiser, said the administration did not think the operation rose to the kind of “hostilities” covered by the 60-day limit, a key part of a 1973 law called the War Powers Resolution, according to several people familiar with the matter. …
The Colombian President Gustavo Petro says to US Trump:—“Colombia was never rude to the United States, but you are rude and ignorant towards Colombia” He added, “I am not a businessman like you, I am a socialist, I believe in help, common good and common benefits for humanity” pic.twitter.com/iH681ge74T — Sprinter Press (@SprinterPress) October 19, …
Heavy rainfall has wreaked havoc across different parts of Nepal and neighboring India, triggering deadly landslides that have claimed more than 44 lives, the officials said on Sunday. Nepal has been severely affected by the torrential downpours that began on Friday, prompting rescue workers to conduct rescue operations in cut-off communities who reside in remote …
Ernst’s right—farmers want markets, not handouts. The Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act (H.R. 442) tackles crop insurance gaps, but real relief comes from trade wins. Trump’s UAE $1.4T investment proves foreign capital floods back when America leads. The GOP… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) October 3, 2025 Tariffs are killing farmers, bailout is complicated. …
At a Beijing security forum, Chinese scholar confronts Israel’s military envoy over Gaza, accusing it of killing 70,000 civilians amid worldwide push toward Palestinian state recognition A heated exchange unfolded at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing when a senior Chinese academic accused Israel of killing over 70,000 civilians in Gaza. Prof. Yan Xuetong, an international …
by David Haggith Kill the side that disagrees with you, and the half of the nation that is left doesn’t look like America anymore. Today was a sad day for an increasingly violent America. I don’t know much about Charlie Kirk because I never listened to him. All I know is what I heard about him, which …
🚨President Trump has just released a video on the killing of Iryna Zarutska: “We have to be viscous, just like they are. It’s the only thing they understand.” “We cannot allow … vioIent repeat offenders to continue spreading destruction and death." pic.twitter.com/j1NoFZhdwO — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 9, 2025
🚨#BREAKING: The man charged in the metro bus stabbing and murder of Iryna Zarutska is now facing federal charges and could face the death penalty. pic.twitter.com/PilibWdyGd — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 9, 2025 NEW: CNN panel shows sympathy for the man who stabbed Iryna Zarutska in the …