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by Antonius Aquinas Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has apologized (sort of) for the Biden administration’s failure to reign in the U.S. financial house and presiding over an increase in trillions of dollars in debt for the nation. According to Tyler Durden, writing for Zero Hedge, Yellen said at a Wall Street Journal organized event in December: I …
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ lawyers tried for a third time Friday to persuade a judge to let the hip-hop mogul out of jail while he awaits his sex trafficking trial, but a decision won’t come until next week as prosecutors warned of his “concerted effort” from behind bars to disrupt the …
Terrifying footage shows the moment an Oregan man dodged death by a second when a runaway saw blade hurtled towards him across a parking lot. Shane Reimche entered the Quick Trip Market in Eugene on Thursday, closing the door behind him only for the blade to embed itself into the wall, shaking the entire shop. …
Awful situation unfolding right now in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina as a fast-moving wildfire is approaching the city. Multiple structures on fire. Urgent evacuations are underway. pic.twitter.com/6741nRG2ZV — Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) October 10, 2023 🇦🇷 | Un Gran incendio forestal se encuentra activo en Villa Carlos Paz de Córdoba, Argentina. pic.twitter.com/4hbIP67FT9 — Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) …
Kevin McCarthy faces battle with hard-right Republicans as shutdown looms Kevin McCarthy will return from his August recess on Tuesday facing the latest in a long series of conundrums for the Republican House leader: should he force a government shutdown, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers without a paycheck, or burn more bridges with …