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Dire alarm as world’s ‘most critical’ economic indicator flashes danger before midterms
The single most important number in the global economy is flashing danger just months before voters decide control of Congress. The U.S. Treasury bond, the bedrock of the world’s financial system, has been buckling, Notus reported Wednesday. On Friday, the yield on the 30-year Treasury hit roughly 5.3%, a near two-decade high, while the 10-year…
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El-Sayed’s next fight: Uniting a fractured Democratic party
Abdul El-Sayed has just three months to convince a fractured Democratic Party to unite behind him after a nasty primary. Even before his narrow win over moderate Rep. Haley Stevens became official Wednesday, El-Sayed had begun the difficult process of trying to patch things up with a moderate wing of the party he’d spent months…
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Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration’s request. The move Tuesday closes the book on the Jan. 6 cases that were wiped out…
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‘Betrayed’: MAGA outcasts push new heir to Trump throne – throwing coalition into chaos
President Donald Trump’s coalition is in chaos after a rival faction split off to support another former TV star who thinks he can make America great again, according to a new report. The onetime Fox News star Tucker Carlson hosted former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), and former counterterrorism official Joe Kent…
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FAA investigating why commercial flights at DC airport weren’t stopped for Trump helicopter
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why air traffic controllers at Washington’s Reagan National Airport did not stop flights Tuesday when President Trump’s helicopter, Marine One, took off from the nearby White House lawn, as required by safety protocols. The airport is located fewer than five miles as the crow flies from the…
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LIV Golf players to become majority owners after mystery investor steps in to keep league afloat
One day after a LIV Golf players-only meeting failed to produce a resolution, CEO Scott O’Neil announced Wednesday that a lead investor plans to fund the tour beyond this season and that the golfers will become the majority equity holders in the league. The LIV Golf board of directors approved the term sheet, O’Neill said,…
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MAGA knives out for prominent conservative who told broke college kids ‘cry me a river’
Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen’s decision to deliver tough love about the cost of living backfired spectacularly on Wednesday as he became a target of the populist right — with even the vice president taking a potshot. The pile-on started after Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet relayed a college student’s complaint that “a burrito shouldn’t…
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ alum Tom Sandoval claims ex mocked his ‘tiny penis,’ kicked him in groin during heated fight
Tom Sandoval claims Victoria Lee Robinson mocked his penis size and assaulted him during a heated fight. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, the “Vanderpump Rules” alum alleged that his ex “physically assaulted” him in Florida last October while he was on tour with his band, Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras. “After…
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How to Talk Like a Human in the AI Era
—J Studios—Getty Images As AI becomes more prevalent in our personal and professional lives, the more we’ll need a way to stand out. In fact, skills like empathy, influence, and the ability to read the room—things AI cannot yet do with accuracy and facility—are already becoming more valuable. We are facing an insidious threat to…
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George R.R. Martin says he’s fighting his own battle: ‘Sadness and depression’
George R.R. Martin says he fears “the worst may be yet to come” as he opened up about the personal challenges that ran parallel to a year of professional highs. The fantasy author, who created the world of HBO series “Game of Thrones,” said in a post published to his website on Monday that he…