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Mystery cable cuts in the Red Sea shatter internet traffic between Asia and Europe as Microsoft scrambles to reroute data and warns users of widespread service slowdowns

Something ruptured under the surface and the quiet around it feels louder than the break itself. At 05:45 UTC on Saturday, multiple subsea cables were severed in the Red Sea, triggering internet outages across Pakistan, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Microsoft called it a “service degradation,” but the phrase barely hides the scale of …

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US postal traffic plunges 81% after Trump ends de minimis exemption for low-value imports, disrupting e-commerce and logistics

Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations postal agency said Saturday. The Universal Postal Union says it has started rolling out new measures that can help postal operators around the world calculate and collect duties, or taxes, …

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Wells Fargo Housing Market Index Remains Weak, Buyer Traffic Very Low

Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The housing picture remains grim. NAHB Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), chart by Mish Housing cannot gain traction as mortgage rates are still too high and prices are out of sight. Please consider the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, 2025. Key Findings Current sales conditions fell one …

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Pete Buttigieg dropped $80B on DEI while ignoring ancient air traffic control tech. Pilots warned him. He shrugged.

This isn’t just a policy misstep. It’s a blueprint for how a federal agency can burn through billions while ignoring the one job it was built to do. Buttigieg’s Department of Transportation had the money. They just didn’t use it to keep air travel safe. From townhall: “Records reviewed by the Post show that the …

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Google’s AI tools are crushing news site traffic. Publishers report a 60% drop in clicks. The fight for fair visibility is just beginning

Google’s latest AI tools are shaking up the digital landscape, and publishers are feeling the impact. News sites that once relied on search traffic are now watching their numbers plummet. AI-generated summaries are replacing traditional search results, keeping users on Google’s platform instead of directing them to original sources. The numbers tell the story. Some …

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China-US container traffic collapses ships drop to lowest in over a year, tariff truce fails, shipping volumes plunge 50% since mid-April

Container shipping traffic from China to the US is plummeting: The number of ships departing from China to the US over the last 15 days has dropped to its lowest since February. Excluding the Chinese New Year-related decline in February, this is the lowest level in over a year.… pic.twitter.com/AYuPPJRXwS — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …

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Traffic At U.S. Ports Has Absolutely Plummeted Compared To Last Year, And A New Crisis Threatens To Turn U.S. Relations With China Into A Massive Dumpster Fire

by Michael Did you know that we just witnessed the largest decline in U.S. imports in the entire history of our nation last month?  Unfortunately, things didn’t get any better this month.  In fact, during the final week of May imports at major ports on the west coast are down by almost a third compared …

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Flights cancelled at Paris-Orly airport after traffic control systems break down

France’s civil aviation authority said some flights were still being cancelled and others delayed on Monday at Paris-Orly airport, one day after air traffic control systems suffered a breakdown that caused substantial disruption. “The situation is improving,” the authority, known as DGAC said, in a statement. Airlines have been asked to reduce flights by 15% …

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Real estate website traffic crashed during peak season—Zillow down 16%, Redfin 15%, Realtor 13%. Homebuilder sentiment just plunged to a 13-year low for May.

Traffic to popular real estate websites was down significantly March to April: Zillow – down 16%Realtor – down 13%Redfin – down 15% This probably wouldn't seem odd if it were November or December, but we are talking peak buying season in April. (data according to semrush) — Matt Stevens (@realmatt_re) May 17, 2025 1) To …

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RFK Jr claims HHS helped traffic children under Biden…

HOLY SHIT… RFK Jr. says HHS was a “collaborator in child trafficking”, and that he has ended this and now they are aggressively trying to find these “300,000 children that were lost by the Biden administration”. You thought Russiagate and Covid were bad? Tip of the iceberg. pic.twitter.com/6maLCE6gz8 — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) April 30, 2025 CHILD …

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Abrego Garcia pulled over driving human smuggler’s car (with 8 Illegals) during Tennessee traffic stop.

OK, Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be a wife beating, illegal immigrant MS-13 gang member, but who amongst us hasn’t been pulled over for speeding in our human smuggler friend’s car with eight other illegal immigrants shoehorned inside? pic.twitter.com/ObUTidbVC9 — Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 23, 2025 Deported alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driving a …

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The Wells Fargo Housing Market Index Declines Again in March, Dismal Traffic

by Mike Shedlock Homebuilder confidence is lowest level in seven months. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) dropped again in march. NAHB Key Findings March 2025 Current sales conditions fell three points to 43. Sales expectations in the next six months held steady at 47. Traffic of prospective buyers dropped five points to 24. 29% of …

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Granny Police Chief complained that the terrorist drove around the traffic cones. Don’t you hate it when terrorists don’t follow the rules?

by Ed Driscoll IT’S COME TO THIS: Embarrassing: New Orleans’ 65-Year-Old DEI Police Chief’s Shocking Admission on City’s Missing Preventative Sidewalk Barriers “I didn’t know about them” (Video). [New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick] told reporters, “What you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. We have brought in heavy trucks. You …

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Illinois State Rep. La Shawn Ford is calling for an investigation into Chicago traffic light cameras because they are apparently racist

(The Center Square) – Illinois State Rep. La Shawn Ford is again calling for change after new data shows more than 2.5 times as many red-light camera tickets were issued on Chicago’s South Side over a yearlong period than at intersections where cameras are installed on the city’s North Side. Data analyzed by the Illinois …

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Elon’s staggering wealth growth could make him the first trillionaire by 2027. X’s traffic surged in August with 4.3 billion visits.

🚨ELON ON TRACK TO BECOME WORLD'S FIRST TRILLIONAIRE BY 2027 Elon is on pace to become the world's first trillionaire by 2027, according to a report by Informa Connect Academy. With his wealth growing at an annual rate of 110%, Musk, already the world's richest person at… pic.twitter.com/252gkLS4Vj — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 8, 2024 …

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City engineers turns San Fran streets into traffic laboratory. How to stop the sideshows.

Drivers traveling through the East Oakland intersection of Seminary Avenue and Foothill Boulevard bumped up and down, rolling over a series of steel plates installed in the street. The steady clunk-clunk was music to Josh Rowan’s ears. “One of the things we know is that everybody hates steel plates,” said Rowan, who leads the Oakland …

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Butler, PA Township Commissioner Says Their Officers Were For Handling Traffic Only, Not Provide Security For The Roof

Butler, PA Township Commissioner says their officers were for handling traffic only, not provide security for the roof Somebody’s lying and no one is providing real answers. 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/8s5noYTuIg — TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) July 17, 2024 Secret Service has a lot of explaining to do — TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) July 17, 2024

Biden admin whistleblowers claim ‘billions of taxpayer dollars’ used by gov contractor to traffic children on the border

The Biden administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement failed to vet sponsors responsible for caring for unaccompanied children apprehended crossing the border, whistleblowers told Senators Tuesday, describing several cases of apparent human trafficking involving the minors and their sponsors. “What I discovered was horrifying: children were being trafficked with billions of taxpayer dollars by a contractor …

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Traffic in DFW has gotten insane in the last 5 years. Too many people moving here. Road infrastructure not ready

Traffic in DFW has gotten insane in the last 5 years Too many people moving here. Road infrastructure not ready pic.twitter.com/Z8BjCXH7sb — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) July 7, 2024 Over the past five years, DFW has faced significant traffic issues, including congestion, longer travel times, and unfortunately, a high traffic fatality rate. Let’s break it down: …

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Joe Biden Goes Rogue at 4th of July BBQ, Grabs the Mic and Starts Rambling About Traffic Congestion and ‘Losing All the Votes’ (VIDEO)

DISGRACEFUL: A heavily slurring Biden starts to stumble through the debunked "suckers and losers" hoax at the White House Independence Day celebration — in front of our great military families pic.twitter.com/57O54Gt8zZ — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 4, 2024 Biden says he's "not going anywhere," then starts rambling about traffic congestion, gets confused, and leaves pic.twitter.com/tRlpnAX2qj …

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ISP accused of installing malware on 600,000 customer PCs to interfere with torrent traffic

WTF?! A Korean ISP is reported to have intentionally installed malware on subscribers’ computers. The move was designed to interfere with and block torrent traffic, which is believed to have been placing financial pressure on the company. An investigative report from Korean outlet JBTC states that Internet Service Provider KT, formerly known as Korea Telecom, took extreme measures …

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California’s $20 minimum wage hiked fast food prices, lowered foot traffic, boosted casual dining.

California’s $20 minimum wage led to fast food price hikes, lower foot traffic, study shows. In the six-month period leading up to the new law being enacted, fast food prices in California rose on average by 7% — forcing franchisees in the state to slash work hours, postpone capital improvements and expedite the deployment of …

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