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Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A fresh inflation reading this week flashed a warning: Price increases are rising again, just when the Federal Reserve had appeared close to declaring “mission accomplished” in its yearslong fight to lower them. In theory, the trend would prompt the Fed to raise rates, or at least hold them steady, when central […]
urii Stefanyak/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Oleksandra Matviichuk works to expose stories about the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian human rights lawyer leads advocacy group the Centre for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Matviichuk acknowledged the severe personal impact of Russia’s war crimes. She sees opportunities […]
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s “2024 Person of the Year,” it was announced on Thursday. The feature story includes an interview with Trump, in which he discusses immigration, abortion and his incoming administration. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © […]
JHVEPhoto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A week after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York, the health insurer’s parent company is praising him as “one of the good guys” and seeking to both console employees and reassure them that their work makes a difference. In a message to the company’s nearly […]
DigitalVision/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Multiple “Wanted” signs featuring corporate executives posted in Manhattan this week included a grave warning, according to a New York Police Department bulletin. “Brian Thompson was denied his claim to life. Who will be denied next?” the signs said. The threats of violence against CEOs followed an outpouring of criticism […]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (LONDON) — The U.S. is communicating with rebel groups inside Syria amid the search for missing American journalist Austin Tice, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Tuesday, as the prisons of former President Bashar Assad empty and more evidence of alleged atrocities emerges. Miller told journalists at […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth met on Wednesday with another moderate Republican whose vote will be closely watched in his confirmation battle. Hegseth sat down with Maine Sen. Susan Collins as he continues to make the rounds to shore up support amid […]
Bill Clark/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A California man who pleaded guilty to a felony for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol filed a letter Wednesday showing he was personally invited by a retired Republican congressman to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Russell Taylor, whom prosecutors described as a “leader” who […]
John M Lund Photography, Inc./ Getty (ITALY) — An 11-year-old girl was miraculously rescued after three days of being stranded at sea when a shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island is believed to have killed the remaining passengers on the vessel. Germany’s CompassCollective, the charitable organization that rescued the girl at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, said […]
ABC (NEW YORK) — Former President Bill Clinton, during an appearance on ABC’s The View on Wednesday, indicated he hopes President Joe Biden will not preemptively pardon people who could be targeted by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, including Clinton’s wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “If President Biden wanted to talk […]
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