Former Twitter employees are expected to testify next week before the House Oversight Committee about the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. The scheduled testimony, confirmed by the committee Monday, will be the first time the three former executives will appear before Congress… Read More
Fed may announce big changes to rate hikes Wednesday
The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since March. But the Fed will likely announce a smaller hike for a second straight time, and it could change some key wording in its post-meeting statement about future rate increases. A change… Read More
Whaling operator opens whale meat vending machines
A Japanese whaling operator, after struggling for years to promote its products amid protests from conservationists, has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines. The Kujira (Whale) Store, an unmanned outlet that recently opened in the port town of Yokohama near Tokyo, houses… Read More
Ron DeSantis breaks from national GOP
The Republican National Committee will elect a new chair today, and the incumbent Ronna Romney McDaniel is running for a fourth term. The national GOP has remained mostly silent on this race. Former President Donald Trump endorsed the establishment favorite McDaniel in a previous cycle, immediately after his victory in… Read More
Fed finds lower consumer spending last month, even as inflation eases
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5% last month from a year earlier, down from the… Read More
“Russia-Trump” scandal leads to arrest… of who!?
by Frank Holmes, reporter One of Washington’s biggest scandals has turned around on the Democrats in the most humiliating way possible. Members of the Democratic Party began trying to entrap President Donald Trump in a Russian collusion narrative during the 2016 presidential campaign, and they’ve returned to it periodically ever… Read More
Jets hire former Broncos coach Hackett to run offense
The New York Jets hired former Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett as their offensive coordinator on Thursday. The 43-year-old Hackett replaces Mike LaFleur and fuels some speculation about whether the Jets could pursue Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whose playing future is uncertain. Over 60? Shocking link between sex and… Read More
Cleveland Guardians manager recovers stolen scooter
The case of the stolen scooter has been solved. Cleveland police recovered Guardians manager Terry Francona’s beloved two-wheeled ride on Tuesday night after it was swiped from outside his downtown apartment this past weekend. Sponsored: In 1944, an experiment was done in this Nazi medical center… A team spokesman said… Read More
US economy grew slowly in Q4, with 2.9% annual growth
The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession. Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic… Read More
NYC public employees among 19 accused of pandemic aid fraud
Nineteen people including 17 New York City and New York state public employees were charged in a federal complaint unsealed Wednesday with submitting fraudulent applications for funds intended to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic. The accused, including employees of New York City’s police department, correction department and public… Read More
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