Police are exploring whether proxies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign state are involved. Continue Reading »

The men were all UK nationals in their 20s who live in London and were arrested under the Explosives Act and on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. Continue Reading »

John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports. Continue Reading »

The prime minister will say he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader. Continue Reading »

A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today. Continue Reading »

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Par AFP Par Odile DUPERRY © 2026 AFP L'Insee révèle mardi le niveau atteint au deuxième trimestre 2026 par la dette publique française, avant un record attendu en 2027, situation de plus en plus inconfortable à quelques mois des élections.Fin mars, la dette passait la barre des 3.500 milliards d'euros, soit 117,5% du produit intérieur brut (PIB). Le gouvernement a prévenu ce mois-ci qu'elle atteindrait 121,7% du PIB en 2027, soit plus du double de la limite européenne fixée à 60%, du jamais vu depuis le début de cette statistique de l'Insee en 1978.La France, qui ne parvient pas à réduire son déficit public - il devrait encore atteindre 5,4% du PIB cette année, contre 5% espérés - est le pays le plus endetté de la zone euro derrière la Grèce et l'Italie.De plus, le poids des intérêts annuels de cette dette progresse : ils devraient atteindre 91 milliards d'euros en 2027, selon le ministre de l’Économie et des Finances Roland Lescure.Lundi, les obligations françaises à dix ans étaient assorties d'un taux de 4,7%, contre 3,6% environ pour les obligations allemandes, un écart au plus haut depuis 2012."Cela s'inscrit dans un mouvement mondial de hausse des taux", nuance auprès ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Emmanuel Macron est attendu mardi à Madrid pour une visite d'Etat de deux jours en Espagne visant pour lui à souligner de grandes "convergences" entre les deux pays en matière européenne.Le président français et son épouse Brigitte Macron seront accueillis à la mi-journée par le roi Felipe VI et la reine Letizia au palais royal, avant un déjeuner au palais de la Zarzuela, leur résidence madrilène.Emmanuel Macron échangera ensuite dans l'après-midi avec des étudiants à l'Université Complutense au sujet de la protection de "nos démocraties et notre jeunesse à l'heure des réseaux sociaux", a expliqué la présidence à des journalistes.Ce thème est l'une des dernières batailles du chef de l'Etat, qui espère, avant de quitter le pouvoir en mai, interdire les réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans, malgré les obstacles juridiques, un objectif partagé par le Premier ministre espagnol, Pedro Sanchez, pour les moins de 16 ans. Cette journée par ailleurs très protocolaire s'achèvera avec un dîner de gala au palais royal.Mercredi, l'économie, la politique et la diplomatie s'inviteront plus franchement dans cette ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Keyvan NARAGHI © 2026 AFP L'équipe de France de Zinédine Zidane, largement remaniée et rajeunie, a parfaitement tenu le choc en Belgique et a ramené un succès de prestige grâce à un exploit personnel de Michael Olise en toute fin de rencontre (1-0), lundi à Bruxelles en Ligue des nations. Pour sa deuxième sortie en tant que sélectionneur, "Zizou" avait décidé de chambouler totalement son onze de départ, trois jours après un succès inaugural en Turquie (1-0), qui a vu le buteur et capitaine Kylian Mbappé se blesser avant de déclarer forfait pour la suite du rassemblement. Avec neuf changements au coup d'envoi et trois joueurs encore novices en bleu (Jérémy Jacquet, Andy Diouf, Lucas Da Cunha), la prise de risques était réelle face aux Diables Rouges, quarts de finalistes du Mondial-2026. Mais cette formation totalement expérimentale a fait mieux que résister au stade du Roi-Baudouin avant qu'un tir enroulé de toute beauté d'Olise, entré en jeu à la 76e minute, ne lui permette d'offrir une deuxième victoire en deux matchs à son tout frais patron (88e).Les ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP L'Italie a balayé la Turquie 4-1 lundi à Bursa, au sud d'Istanbul, avec trois buts en un quart d'heure en première période, une victoire enfin empreinte d'un certain panache pour la Squadra Azzura.La Turquie retrouvait son public enflammé sous une pluie battante, après une défaite jugée frustrante vendredi face à la France de Zinédine Zidane (0-1). Mais jamais les hommes de Vincenzo Montella, entraineur italien de la sélection turque depuis 2023, n'auront fait illusion.Dès la 12e minute, Bastoni a profité d'une énorme toile de Celik pour battre le gardien turc à bout portant. Dix minutes plus tard, Frattesi a aggravé le score (22e), cette fois sur une coupable apathie collective.Puis Kayode, à la 27e, a donné à la rencontre un petit air d'humiliation. La Squadra jouait juste, à une touche de balle, face à un milieu turc dépassé et une défense centrale à l'agonie. A aucun moment, la Turquie n'est parvenue à mettre en orbite ses attaquants, dont le prodige du Real Arda Güler, jamais sollicité ou presque dans les 45 premières minutes.Les mots du coach auraient-ils porté leurs fruits ? Dès la 47e minute, Yilmaz a réduit l'écart au point de pénalty, ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Fiman Abas et Arnold Welianto à Maumere © 2026 AFP Sahria Lelu cuisine du riz, à l'intérieur d'une tente orange où elle vit avec sa famille depuis le séisme qui a frappé Florès le 15 août et laisse les survivants sans toit, dans l'angoisse du lendemain.Comme elle, ils sont des milliers à vivre encore dans des abris de fortune plus d'un mois après le séisme de magnitude 7,7 qui a fait 151 morts, selon le dernier bilan, endommagé des milliers d'habitations et a été suivi de près de 15.000 répliques."Ce qui nous empêche de rentrer chez nous, c'est que nous sommes encore sous le choc, très traumatisés", confie cette femme de 38 ans, qui vit dans le district de Nagekeo."Heureusement, la nourriture est garantie ici et il y a des bénévoles pour nous aider", ajoute-t-elle.Le séisme a également déclenché une alerte au tsunami et les vagues ont atteint jusqu'à la maison de la mère de famille, sans cependant la détruire. Mais elle craint que les nombreuses répliques ne provoquent de nouveau des vagues destructrices. Plus de ... Continue Reading »

Donald Trump has denied offering Iran sanctions relief or access to frozen funds as indirect negotiations continue Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

China has vowed to back Cuba against external interference after US President Donald Trump called it a failed state that “will fall” Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Iranian women are receiving military and first-aid training in Tehran as part of a popular defense campaign amid renewed US threats Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukraine has reportedly set up boarding schools for children of fallen servicemen, preparing them for careers in the security services Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Russia cannot be intimidated or defeated, President Vladimir Putin has said following the country’s parliamentary elections Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Это связано с проблемами с энергетикой на Украине, подчеркнули в пророссийском подполье Continue Reading »

Личность преступника недостаточно хорошо изучили, поэтому следствие идет уже 14 лет, считает Амурхан Яндиев Continue Reading »

Украинские военнослужащие страдают из-за сложностей с логистикой, сообщили в российских силовых структурах Continue Reading »

По информации газеты, Минобороны острова рассчитывает потратить на это около $868 млн Continue Reading »

Председатель партии Леонид Слуцкий также предложил установить единые федеральные критерии для определения статуса ремесленника Continue Reading »

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Bond sell-off deepens... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:RECORD DIESEL PRICES; UNCHARTED TERRITORY...Slams local communities...Pain hits farm belt...US strategic oil reserve fall to lowest level in 45 years... Continue Reading »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time despite an engine shutdown. Continue Reading »

UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting said it was ‘too soon’ to blame a foreign state for a suspected plot near RAF Fairford Continue Reading »

Researchers link the rise to immigration politics, economic anxiety and the growing visibility of South Asians in US. Continue Reading »

Gold hits seven-week low; silver follows suit and records a nearly 5 percent loss. Continue Reading »

Protesters have set up tent encampments in central Madrid to demand government action on soaring housing costs. Continue Reading »

PMO says leaders from Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama, Ethiopia, Colombia, Greece, Slovenia and Papua New Guinea are on Netanyahu’s schedule; Trump is not, with the office citing a packed timetable and Sukkot Continue Reading »

Record cocaine production is feeding a route from South America through West Africa to Spain, where high-speed ‘narco boats,’ drones and radar help smugglers move loads worth hundreds of millions of dollars into Europe Continue Reading »

Neriya Leiter remains in life-threatening condition after complex brain surgery; his mother says the family is ‘still in shock’ nearly three years after his brother Moshe was killed in Gaza Continue Reading »

Muhammad Abu Alwan was targeted in a vehicle in Khan Younis; military says he funded Hamas operations for a decade and recently worked to rebuild the terror group’s capabilities in violation of the ceasefire  Continue Reading »

Ten-month inquiry finds Golani troops lacked training, equipment and prepared defenses for a large-scale assault; commanders were killed early and air support was often ineffective, while soldiers fought for hours until rescue forces arrived Continue Reading »

In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. Continue Reading »

Also, Republicans plan a major ad blitz. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. Continue Reading »

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries. Continue Reading »

The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured. Continue Reading »

The British counterterrorism police said the five British nationals arrested near R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday were being released on bail but remained under investigation. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

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Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout. Continue Reading »

A recent POLITICO Poll found that cost of living concerns are reinforcing partisanship divides — and driving a wedge among Republicans. Continue Reading »

His visits come as the GOP rushes to shore up their own territory amid sky-high costs, an unpopular Iran war and some backlash to mass deportations. Continue Reading »

The president’s most loyal supporters are more inclined than other Trump voters to support a tough immigration posture — but new POLITICO Poll results show there are limits. Continue Reading »

The Senate GOP leader, however, said they have a “great message.” Continue Reading »

It’s likely to be one of the chamber’s final votes before the midterms. Continue Reading »

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s pre-election to-do list is relatively light. Continue Reading »

GOP candidates are trying to leverage the far-left mayor amid an increasingly tough midterm election. Continue Reading »

The two Ohio Republicans are entangled in a long-running family legal drama that is escalating as Miller seeks reelection. Continue Reading »

His remarks came after CNN was blocked from traveling on Air Force One to Tennessee. Continue Reading »

The president reposted more than a dozen attacks on Salazar, including calls to replace her, weeks after endorsing her reelection. Continue Reading »

CNN had been scheduled to cover the president Saturday as part of the television networks’ pool rotation. Continue Reading »

The White House’s posture represents a remarkable change for an administration that has often put Trump’s priorities ahead of what would be politically advantageous to Republicans in tight elections. Continue Reading »

Jim Copenhaver was struck twice when a gunman opened fire at President Donald Trump in a shocking act of political violence. Continue Reading »

New details are emerging in the case of a former Cornell University student who claims she was allegedly drugged and gang-raped for multiple hours inside a fraternity house in October 2024. The woman — identified only as Jane Doe, who was 20 at the time of the alleged incident — recently filed a civil lawsuit against seven then-Chi Phi fraternity members and the university, claiming they failed to protect her and prevent the alleged assault. While Cornell conducted an internal investigation, no criminal charges were brought against the accused at the time. Continue Reading »

New York prosecutors have reopened an investigation into an alleged gang rape of a Cornell University student after her lawyer filed a civil lawsuit earlier this month saying the school failed to protect her. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his office would present the case against seven fraternity members to a grand jury for potential criminal charges in the alleged 2024 sexual assault. Continue Reading »

Cornell University on Monday blasted the alleged victim of a fraternity gang rape as "irresponsible'' for suggesting it let the accused off by just having them write a punishment essay. The beleaguered Ivy League institution did not deny it ordered the seven accused young men to pen essays after the alleged horrific incident — but claimed there were other consequences, too. Continue Reading »

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers across the country were told this weekend to cease arrests of all non-criminals, agency sources tell The Daily Wire. Federal immigration agents may only arrest illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or charges for the time being, said the sources, who spoke with The Daily Wire on the condition of anonymity. Those who have final deportation orders but lack criminal convictions or charges will not be arrested, they said... Continue Reading »

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has denied media reports it has instructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to stop arresting suspected illegal migrants who haven't been accused of a crime, insisting "no one is off the table." The report was initially published by The Daily Wire, who citing "agency sources" said ICE officers had been told to only arrest illegal migrants with criminal convictions or charges... Continue Reading »

The Department of Homeland Security debunked a report that ICE agents were ordered to cease all arrests of non-criminals. Federal immigration agents were advised that they are only permitted to arrest undocumented immigrants with criminal convictions or charges for the time being, sources told The Daily Wire this weekend. They added that those who have final deportation orders but have no criminal convictions or charges will not be arrested... Continue Reading »

Democratic lawmakers and critics of President Donald Trump are sounding the alarm over his new ad that says its anti-socialist message ahead of the midterm elections was paid for by the U.S. government. "This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes," Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said, citing the U.S. Code. "It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns."... Continue Reading »

A new taxpayer-funded television spot aired by President Donald Trump's administration over the weekend appeared to rehash one of the president's 2024 campaign ads where he calls for a "final battle" against "globalists" and "warmongers," despite bipartisan criticism over what the White House insists are "public service announcements."... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump declares that "this is the final battle" in one of several taxpayer-funded television ads airing ahead of November's midterm elections, prompting bipartisan scrutiny over whether the spots violate federal law. The 30-second ad is a black-and-white video of Trump walking down a hall over audio of his warnings against "the deep state," "warmongers," "globalists," "Marxists," "communists," and "fascists."... Continue Reading »

Pope Leo urged Europe to ​remember its Christian history in ‌a speech delivered in Metz, the hometown of Robert Schuman, ​a founding father of ​the European Union, during ⁠his four-day visit to France. The ​pontiff praised European integration and ​multiculturalism, adding that dialogue with others was a "social and political necessity" ​and urging EU ​leaders to give "real substance" to words ‌such ⁠as freedom, democracy and unity. Continue Reading »

Leo XIV delivered a lengthy tribute on Monday to efforts to unify and democratize Europe since World War II, in what experts saw as a sweeping riposte to the Trump administration's characterization of a continent facing "civilizational erasure." Continue Reading »

In early March, as President Trump basked in the success of a military intervention in Venezuela, he joined Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the West Wing for a private celebration. A businessman also attended, and brought along a pile of gold. The president looked approvingly at the 10 Venezuelan gold bars stacked in the Roosevelt Room, across from the Oval Office, White House officials recalled. Aides took photos and joked about keeping the gold. Continue Reading »

The Trump administration has rolled back car fuel efficiency standards requiring automakers to ensure their products were using less fuel. While the Biden-era standards would have been expected to get the nation's car fleet to average 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031, the Trump administration on Monday brought that number down to 34.9 miles per gallon. Continue Reading »

SpaceX's (SPCX.O), opens new tab next-generation Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time on Monday despite having one of its engines down, overcoming this hitch mid-flight to deploy the first batch of new Starlink satellites as Elon Musk's company plans to put the vehicle into routine use starting later this year. The uncrewed 40-story-tall vehicle, ​consisting of a Super Heavy booster rocket topped by the main upper-stage Starship vessel, thundered off its launch pad from SpaceX's Starbase complex along the Gulf of ‌Mexico near Brownsville. Continue Reading »

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman on Saturday accidentally declared himself a "lifelong Republican" — a slip by the Democrat whose moderate leanings have fueled months of speculation about a party switch. Fetterman, 57, quickly laughed off his slip-up when the moderator at the Texas Tribune Festival event where he was speaking, Major Garrett, reminded him he was in fact a Democrat. The senator, who has repeatedly faced questions about whether he'd abandon the Democratic Party, immediately acknowledged the likely viral nature of his goof. Continue Reading »

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said on Sunday that living public officials should not have buildings named after them and proposed a rule to prohibit such renaming efforts. This comes as President Donald Trump continues to push to rename the Kennedy Center after himself. The president has also sought to rename other prominent federal buildings in Washington, D.C., after himself since returning to the White House last year. Continue Reading »

Each year, Congress passes laws which allocate money to the federal government's various programs and agencies. Trump, for the second year in a row, is refusing to send some of that money to the places that Congress says it has to go, setting off a fresh battle with lawmakers over who controls federal spending. Of the $810 million being withheld, $567 million comes from programs that "provided services to refugees, asylees, and other non-citizens," according to a memo from the White House. Continue Reading »

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could cause "a billion deaths" if left unchecked in the latest push to regulate AI on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. During his interview, Gates, who previously warned that AI could be the "greatest equalizer" or "worst source of injustice" without some level of human regulation, stopped short of answering whether the technology could "end all of humanity" but argued that it could drive events that would lead to significant deaths... Continue Reading »

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers across the country were told this weekend to cease arrests of all non-criminals, agency sources tell The Daily Wire. Federal immigration agents may only arrest illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or charges for the time being, said the sources, who spoke with The Daily Wire on the condition of anonymity... Continue Reading »

Data Center Backup Power Contributes To Health Risks: Report By Robert Freedman of UtilityDive Federal regulatory changes impacting enforcement of on-site backup generator emissions are contributing to increased data center health risks, a report says.  Air pollution from data centers could increase healthcare costs by almost $21 billion by 2028, contributing to roughly 600,000 asthma cases and 1,300 premature deaths, says the Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit whose members are former public officials who maintain an interest in environmental policy.  Much of the health risk is from federal regulatory changes made to help utilities meet data center energy demand, like expanding the use of coal and keeping coal and other combustion-based power plants online rather than phasing them out. But a portion of the risk is from regulatory changes that pave the way for data centers to maintain on-site backup power, EPN says in its Hidden Health Costs of AI Data Centers report.   “These engines and turbines can emit nitrogen oxides, smog-forming volatile organic compounds, and soot pollution,” the report says. “The combined generating capacity of a large generator or turbine fleet can rival that of a conventional power plant.” In Virginia, the emissions ... Continue Reading »

US Cattle Slaughter Plunges 16% In A Day As Immigration Crackdown Guts Kansas "Golden Triangle" Workforce A heightened wave of federal immigration enforcement in southwest Kansas has sent a shockwave through the U.S. beef supply chain, causing severe processing plant slowdowns, stranding thousands of cattle at feedlots, and threatening to drive up consumer meat prices. U.S. cattle slaughter plummeted 16% to an estimated 90,000 head on Thursday, September 24, as fear of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity led to widespread workforce absenteeism. By Friday, slaughter numbers remained 14% below the previous week's levels, translating into millions of dollars in lost revenue for producers whose animals are suddenly backed up. The disruptions are centered in the Kansas "Golden Triangle" of commercial beef packing, which encompasses Dodge City, Liberal, and Garden City. This rural region is home to massive facilities operated by Cargill, Tyson Foods, and National Beef. Collectively, these plants process roughly 24,000 head of cattle per day, representing more than 20% of daily U.S. fed-cattle slaughter capacity. Agricultural groups, including the Kansas Livestock Association, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, and Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, warned that the unannounced enforcement actions are creating supply-chain ... Continue Reading »

Saylor Outlines 'Bill Of Digital Rights' To Help Build Prosperity In Future Economy Authored by Michael Millard via Cointelegraph, Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, said that an age of digital assets and intelligence needs a "bill of digital rights," rather than restrictions. An age of AI can increase production, but it needs better money and capital markets to realize its potential, according to an essay that Saylor, executive chairman of world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder, posted on X Saturday. A useful framework for digital assets should establish five fundamental rights, or freedoms, Saylor wrote. These rights include (1) the freedom to create new digital assets and (2) to issue them to the market to finance business and productivity. They also include (3) the right to hold them or choose a custodian, as well as (4) to transfer them, to move the assets among people, companies, wallets and service providers. Finally, (5) to use them, to spend, invest, earn income and borrow against digital assets. These rights should apply to both people and companies, Saylor wrote. "An asset's value depends on what its owner can do with it. Restrict its usefulness, and you restrict its ... Continue Reading »

Bill Maher Credits Falling Crime To Trump's 'FAFO' Image Of all people, Democrat Bill Maher believes President Trump’s aggressive image may be playing a role in America’s ongoing decline in crime. On Friday’s “Real Time,” Maher argued that while falling crime has plenty of potential explanations, it would be foolish to completely dismiss the psychological effect of having a president who openly projects a law-and-order persona, according to the NY Post. “It’s just childish to pretend that when you elect a “f— around and find out” president, a ‘no more Mr. Nice Guy-booting-your-ass-V-for-vendetta-kick-ass—and-take-names-say-hello-to-my-little-friend’ president, that’s not going to have some effect on crime,” Maher said to laughs from his studio audience. He was quick to make clear that Trump wasn’t the only explanation. Crime was already moving lower before Trump returned to the White House, and Maher pointed to America’s increasingly pervasive surveillance as another possible factor. “It’s not just drug crime that’s way down – it’s all crime. And again, probably much of it is not political. It’s because you can’t move two inches in America without being tracked, photographed, and followed by a flock camera,” he quipped. The Post writes that Maher also ... Continue Reading »

More Hospitals Are Being Bought By Private Equity; Here's How It's Changing Healthcare... Authored by Lawrence Wilson and Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times, There's a greater than one in 10 chance your hospital is owned by someone who's trying to double their money in seven years. If you live in Kentucky, your chances are one in six. In New Mexico, more than one in three. Walk into an emergency room, and there's a 40 percent chance the doctor who stitches you up works for a staffing company owned by private investors, not the hospital. At a time when less than half of Americans report being consistently able to afford healthcare, private investors are looking to hospitals and physician practices as a source of profit. Private equity firms, which invest money on behalf of pension funds, universities, sovereign wealth funds, and wealthy individuals, buy healthcare providers expecting them to produce a better return than the stock market. That may be no surprise to the 82 million Americans who make tradeoffs such as choosing between buying food and going to the doctor, nor to the nearly half of Americans with healthcare debt who have drained ... Continue Reading »

Suspects Accidentally Set Themselves On Fire During Seattle Fuel Theft Attempt The free market responds to rising gas prices in many ways... Two suspects in Seattle appear to have discovered one of the more obvious drawbacks of stealing fuel: it is extremely flammable. Police say the pair accidentally set themselves on fire early Friday while allegedly trying to siphon fuel from box trucks in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood, according to KIRO 7. Around 1:30 a.m., multiple callers reported several box trucks burning near the 3400 block of 1st Avenue South. Firefighters and Seattle police responded, and officers initially detained a 37-year-old man who was found near the rental truck lot smelling strongly of smoke and carrying a lighter. A witness identified him as someone seen leaving the area shortly before the fire, and police arrested him on suspicion of felony property damage. Three rental trucks suffered an estimated $150,000 in damage. But security footage reviewed by Arson and Bomb Squad detectives quickly changed the story. According to police, video showed a vehicle arriving with two people inside who appeared to begin stealing fuel from the trucks. Somewhere along the way, their criminal master plan encountered the ... Continue Reading »

Walmart Boss Rules Out Personal Pricing In Stores As It Rolls Out Digital Price Labels Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, Walmart's boss has ruled out personal pricing in a bid to alleviate customers' concerns about new pricing technology at its stores. In a statement posted on the company's website on July 25, Walmart CEO John Furner claimed that the retail giant isn't using personal information to set prices as it rolls out digital shelf labels. Digital pricing, driven by electronic shelf labels and artificial intelligence (AI), is increasingly enabling retailers to quickly update in-store prices rather than relying on staff to change traditional paper price signs. "Digital price labels are rapidly replacing paper shelf tags at U.S. supermarkets," said Furner. Some campaigners are concerned that algorithms and data-led "dynamic pricing," a pricing strategy that adjusts food prices in real time, will be used. "We don't set different prices based on who you are or the time of day, and we won't," Furner said. "Whether you're buying groceries or electronics on a hot afternoon or in a sudden rush for an item, it's never a reason to charge you more. "We don't set different prices ... Continue Reading »

Trump Denies He Offered Sanctions Relief, As Iran Insists No Change On Enrichment Stance Summary Trump by day's end denies offering Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions; the morning headlines triggered a sharp drop in oil prices. US-Iran talks may resume, but only indirectly, this week; however Tehran remains skeptical after Trump rejected its ceasefire proposal. Iran announced targeting 19 vessels over a 48 hour period this weekend and is threatening to escalate further. Iran’s economy feels the pressure, with the rial hitting a record low near 2.3 million per dollar. US-Iran Final Nuclear Deal by December 31, 2026? Yes 17% · No 85%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Trump Denies We've really come full circle from where Monday morning started, and conveniently it's just after market close: Rinse and repeat... No one believes it https://t.co/WGj0ebjy7f — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 28, 2026 Trump: "As soon as that war ends, inflation is gonna be eradicated totally" pic.twitter.com/Yvgnc1wKHW — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 28, 2026 All of this and it's only Monday... State Media Denies Iran Agreed to Halt Enrichment As expected, the Iranians are denying the earlier reports that it "agreed to halt enrichment" - which came through Saudi state sources (see ... Continue Reading »

$4 Billion Startup 'Corgi' Melts Down Into Real Life Social Media 'Mean Girls' San Francisco insurance startup Corgi has found itself in the spotlight for reasons that have little to do with insurance, after controversial social media posts by employees triggered criticism, internal disagreement and questions about the company’s unusual culture, according to the NY Post. The latest controversy involved Nicole Clash, a Corgi marketing employee who came under fire for repeatedly using an ableist slur online and for a since-deleted post suggesting she would not police people who use the N-word. The Post writes that another employee, partnerships manager Ella Schlaghecke, publicly pushed back, arguing there is a difference between opposing censorship and refusing to challenge dehumanizing language. Clash later said she deleted some posts after reconsidering them and emphasized that her comments did not represent Corgi. That followed a separate blowup involving Brooke LeBlanc, Corgi’s head of community. The 29-year-old posted a lengthy list of requirements for a future husband, including that he be financially secure, hardworking, fit, sober, masculine and between 35 and 42. “Sorry, I don’t want to date a loser!” she wrote. The post went viral, with LeBlanc claiming ... Continue Reading »

First, Quit Pretending... Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, "The Republican party has plenty of things wrong with it, but the other side is so crazy they're celebrating our assassinations and sharia law." - DC_Draino on X (Rogan O'Handley) The leaves turn and the season quickens and, in a few weeks, comes an election more dreaded than all the slavering blood beasts of Halloween. Do you suppose, as I do, that America is tired of being insane? The pathetic part of this national nervous breakdown is how unnecessary it actually is. Our national problems are not that difficult to understand and correct. Here's an inventory of them: Making a living 1. So many blunders, starting with off-shoring our factories. So few well-paying working-class jobs. Some of the former working-class are now working three part-time gigs and still not making a living. Quite a few are just at home, on "disability," smoking drugs, flirting with suicide on fentanyl, eating too much crap snack food, getting tattoos. We've quit pretending that's all right. Mr. Trump proposes to change that and is re-shoring industry. It takes time to build it, get it running. Meanwhile nobody can find a plumber, ... Continue Reading »

Boeing Extends Losses After FAA Delays 737 Max 10 Approval Over Software Glitch Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has been on the job for two years and over trhe weekend, we got reports that he may be facing yet another fire to put out, as a software glitch affecting the 737 MAX could complicate the rollout of the 737 MAX 10. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday afternoon that airlines were notified in August of a previously known glitch that could cause an automated navigation function to cut out during aborted landings. The report said some airlines have requested deliveries with an older software version that avoids the glitch. But, now, Boeing must develop a software patch to fix the problem.  Bloomberg reports that certification of Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 variant will be held up by the Federal Aviation Administration over a new software issue, just as the US planemaker was in the final stages of winning approval to begin deliveries to airlines. The FAA is holding off on certification of the largest member of Boeing’s best-selling narrowbody family until it has determined whether or not a recently flagged software concern constitutes a safety of ... Continue Reading »

Meta Could Face Billions In Penalties After New Mexico Facebook Verdict A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable for tens of millions of violations of the state's consumer protection law, potentially exposing the social media platform to billions of dollars in fines. A Santa Fe jury on Friday found Facebook committed over 43.8 million violations of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act through false or misleading statements to consumers, according to the state Department of Justice. "The verdict marks a significant victory for New Mexico consumers and holds one of the world's largest technology companies accountable for its conduct," the department said. The verdict followed a roughly two-week trial stemming from a lawsuit New Mexico filed in 2021 over Facebook's handling of user data and statements it made to consumers. As Bill Pan reports further for The Epoch Times, the case traces back to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which the now-defunct British political consulting firm obtained personal information from as many as 87 million Facebook users and used the data for political profiling and targeted advertising. New Mexico alleged that Facebook misled users about how their personal information could be shared with third parties ... Continue Reading »

The Strange Case Of NAC: The Supplement The FDA Says Isn't One N-acetyl cysteine, or NAC, is one of the most popular amino acid supplements in America. People take it for liver support after a long night, for their lungs and, lately, as a longevity staple. One brand among dozens, NOW, said in 2021 that it alone had sold "millions, perhaps billions" of NAC pills with no adverse event reports. NAC is also the latest supplement to land under the Eye of Sauron, otherwise known as the FDA. The FDA's weapon is a clause in federal law: an ingredient approved as a drug, or authorized for serious study as one, before it was sold as a supplement can't be a supplement. The FDA has used the clause against red yeast rice, whose active compound is the same molecule as Merck's cholesterol drug lovastatin; against a form of vitamin B6 in 2009; against CBD after the seizure drug Epidiolex was approved; and against NMN in 2022, a ban it reversed in September 2025 after an industry lawsuit. NAC's case is simpler on paper. It was approved as a drug in 1963, before ... Continue Reading »

"De-Globalization Endgame": Deutsche Bank Warns Historic Copper Squeeze Could Ignite 50% Rally London copper prices are near record highs at the start of the week, reinforcing the supercycle commodity bull-cycle thesis former Goldman Sachs commodities chief Jeff Currie outlined in August: "get long and buckle up." The convergence of tight physical markets, currency debasement and policy intervention is creating conditions for a sustained repricing of scarce resources. From refined petroleum products and rare earths to industrial metals and certain agricultural commodities, tightening physical markets underpin our "own the bottlenecks" theme. Deutsche Bank's head of metals research, Daniel Ghali, added urgency to that theme on Monday morning, warning that available copper inventories globally have fallen to "unprecedented lows." As US and Chinese stockpiling squeezes supplies available elsewhere, Ghali sees copper rallying roughly 50% to $22,050 a ton by the second quarter of 2027. Ghali estimates China's strategic reserves hold about 2.05 million tons, equivalent to 43% of global above-ground inventories. Meanwhile, US tariff-driven stockpiling demand could leave 1.3 million tons tied up at warehouses by year-end. Together, the bank estimates US and Chinese stockpiling will encumber 71% of global inventories. "The combination of de-globalization ... Continue Reading »

How The Data Center Debate May Shape The Midterms Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times, Outrage over proposed data centers surged across America, from the Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll to Kansas corn country, amid a heated U.S. - China technology race, turning server farms into one of the defining issues of the midterm elections this fall. In some primaries, candidates who backed the artificial intelligence (AI) boom were given the boot by voters who preferred politicians encouraging guardrails - or a hard stop - before big tech turned country pastures into concrete parks. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has said AI-related development is imperative to protect U.S. interests and ensure national security. Here's how the data center debate could weigh on some national elections this fall. Voter Sentiment Americans have grown protective of remaining open space after seeing acreage - larger than the size of Florida - be converted from rural or agricultural land into urbanized landscape between 1982 and 2017, according to data released by NumbersUSA's USA Sprawl project. A lot of the development was due to population growth, but now some fear data centers will scoop up additional land. "It's not that Americans ... Continue Reading »

Report Finds Security Flaws At University Where Charlie Kirk Was Assassinated Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, An external review released on Sept. 25 has found no evidence that Utah Valley University employees acted in "bad faith" following Charlie Kirk's assassination last year, but found several security lapses, including the failure to conduct a formal security assessment. The university commissioned an independent review to examine its security measures following the Sept. 10, 2025 fatal shooting of Kirk, co-founder of nonprofit organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA). The conservative commentator was shot and killed while speaking to a crowd of students during a TPUSA event at the university in Orem, Utah. The 158-page report found that the university had not prepared a formal event action plan for the TPUSA event, which it said was essential for major outdoor events involving a high-profile speaker. Several key security decisions were also deferred to the TPUSA, it stated. The report said university officials had raised concerns about holding the event in the courtyard but ultimately agreed after TPUSA "insisted upon" an outdoor venue, with one TPUSA representative saying Kirk had previously spoken on campus and the ... Continue Reading »

"We Can't Do Any Planning"; Dallas Fed Manufacturers Uniformly Negative As we await a maelstrom of Level 1 macro data this week, you could be forgiven glancing wistfully at this morning's Dallas Fed Manufacturing survey's modest headline beat (small decline MoM) and thinking "meh." That would be a mistake... Production is soaring (yay!!) and is forecast to remain strong... Employment is up (yay)... BUT is expected to plunge... And more worryingly, Prices Paid and expected Prices Received are accelerating  again... Ok so with all that in mind, here are the (uniformly negative) responses from the surveyed group of manufacturers. They don't sound like a bunch of business owners expecting new orders and production to improve... Tariffs and fuel prices are affecting incoming and outgoing products/costs. Customers have hit the limit on what they can pay. We are getting pushback and cancellations (Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing Fuel costs (diesel, in particular) are adversely impacting our bottom line and that of our customers. We'd welcome a quicker resolution to the conflict with Iran as we believe that could potentially provide more favorable outcomes, improved margins and stability in interest rates. Insurance rates continue to increase in cost ... Continue Reading »

Gold, Banking, & A Historical Disturbance In The Force Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via Von Greyerz, With everything from yields, fuel prices and populism rising with open elan as trust in U.S. leadership sinks to an historical nadir, most would agree that we are experiencing a palpable as well as intuitive feeling of what George Lucas might otherwise describe as a "disturbance in the force." Markets, led today by a narrow handful of tech juggernauts, continue their nervous melt-up despite openly embarrassing indicators of both over- and malinvestment, as yet another game-changing technological wave of AI dystopia seduces the retail plankton into a textbook setup for an historical meltdown. In the interim, a small minority of early IPO participants and C-suite insiders with advantageous access to easy capital from the big, credit-extending banks will make fortunes. Unfortunately, small businesses across the rest of the ignored landscape of the American nightmare just posted a 64% Year-over-Year increase in bankruptcy filings. From Capitalism to Neo-Feudalism Such trends, numbers and "forces" are screaming indicators of what I have long described as an America whose superficial claims of "capitalism" are little more than terms of art masking the darker ... Continue Reading »

MongoDB CEO's Abrupt Exit For Meta Stuns Wall Street On Eve Of Investor Day MongoDB shares plunged earlier Monday morning after CEO Chirantan "CJ" Desai abruptly stepped down and was tapped to lead Meta's new AI platform for enterprise customers, which Mark Zuckerberg called "the next major pillar of our business." "To lead this effort, I'm excited that Chirantan "CJ" Desai will join Meta as Chief Enterprise Platform Officer, reporting directly to me," Zuckerberg wrote on X around 0835 local time in New York.  The business unit, called Meta Enterprise Platform, aims to "help businesses use AI to grow and transform in new ways as well," Zuckerberg said.  Zuckerberg continued, "CJ is an experienced enterprise leader with a track record of building full-stack software and delivering results in AI, infrastructure, business applications, and security."  To lead this effort, I'm excited that Chirantan "CJ" Desai will join Meta as Chief Enterprise Platform Officer, reporting directly to me. CJ is an experienced enterprise leader with a track record of building full-stack software and delivering results in AI, infrastructure,… — Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd) September 28, 2026 MongoDB's stock was down as much as 21% to $326.51 around 11 am local time in ... Continue Reading »

Why Record Heat Failed To Lift US Natural Gas Prices Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, Henry Hub natural gas averaged $2.93 per million British thermal units from June through August, 6% below the same period last year, even with the Lower 48 posting its hottest July on record. Average temperatures across the Lower 48 reached 77°F in July, according to NOAA, pushing electricity demand higher as air conditioners ran harder. Solar and wind took a large share of that extra power demand. Solar generation increased by an estimated 19.4 billion kilowatt-hours from June through August compared with the same period in 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration. Wind generation added another 9.3 BkWh. Natural gas-fired generation increased by 7.5 BkWh. The increase from wind and solar was nearly four times the increase from natural gas-fired generation during the summer. Gas supply was also running ahead of last year. U.S. dry natural gas production averaged 2.7 billion cubic feet per day more from June through August, a 2% increase, with the Permian among the biggest sources of growth. EIA expects dry gas production to average a record 111.2 Bcf/d for 2026. [ZH: Quite a different picture for ... Continue Reading »