Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Continue Reading »

Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales. Continue Reading »

"This is my swan song too. I'm not here to bang on about Diana, this is my final word, celebration of her", Earl Spencer told presenter Laura Kuenssberg. Continue Reading »

Victims will have a private entrance and a private waiting room to separate them from defendants. Continue Reading »

Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died. Continue Reading »

Tariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses. Continue Reading »

Scott Bessent and China’s He Lifeng are holding talks on trade, AI and critical minerals ahead of Trump and Xi’s Sept. 24 summit. Continue Reading »

Jensen Huang's position as the leader of the world's most valuable company, has earned him Trump's ear on the most important topics in AI. Continue Reading »

Williams-Sonoma is outperforming the furnishings industry due to its ability to grow profitability despite a weak housing backdrop. Continue Reading »

The mayor's press office said the meeting will take place at Gracie Mansion and "will focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers." Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Stanislas TOUCHOT © 2026 AFP Sans être particulièrement convaincant, le Paris SG a battu l'OM 2-1 dimanche à Marseille, enchaînant une troisième victoire consécutive toutes compétitions confondues alors que son adversaire du soir n'en finit plus de perdre, avec un cinquième revers d'affilée.Paris a de la marge en Ligue 1 mais ne pouvait pas lambiner beaucoup plus longtemps et cette victoire dimanche lors de la 5e journée laisse tout de même l'équipe de Luis Enrique (6e) à cinq longueurs du leader Monaco.Ce succès arrive après ceux obtenus face à Bratislava en Ligue des champions et Brest en L1 et peut donc laisser penser que la saison parisienne est lancée. Mais les doubles champions d'Europe n'ont pas fait une impression époustouflante au Vélodrome, où l'OM a résisté jusqu'au bout.Face à une équipe supérieurement armée, les joueurs de Bruno Genesio ont encore offert un match cohérent et courageux, mais ils repartent encore avec une défaite, la cinquième en six matchs joués cette saisons. Les applaudissements du public marseillais au coup de sifflet final atténueront peut-être un peu la blessure.Après quatre défaites d'affilée, Ligue Europa incluse, et alors que le duel face au vieux rival parisien semblait moins incertain ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec AFP Ce dimanche 20 septembre, deux scrutins régionaux cruciaux ont eu lieu en Allemagne. À Berlin, la gauche de Die Linke est arrivée en tête, devançant la CDU du chancelier Friedrich Merz. En Mecklembourg-Poméranie occidentale, l'extrême droite AfD l'a emporté, selon des estimations de l'audiovisuel public allemand. De son côté, le chancelier maintient le cap, même fragilisé.   Ce dimanche 20 septembre, deux scrutins régionaux cruciaux ont eu lieu en Allemagne. À Berlin, la gauche de Die Linke est arrivée en tête, devançant la CDU du chancelier Friedrich Merz. En Mecklembourg-Poméranie occidentale, l'extrême droite AfD l'a emporté, selon des estimations de l'audiovisuel public allemand. De son côté, le chancelier maintient le cap, même fragilisé.  Sous pression après des défaites électorales, ce dimanche 20 septembre, face à l'extrême droite et la gauche radicale, l'impopulaire chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz s'est engagé à maintenir le cap de ses réformes, fermant la porte à un départ prématuré, après des jours de spéculations ... Continue Reading »

Par Estelle Martin TV5 JWPlayer Field Une dernière enquête de CNN atteste de la présence d'instructeurs ukrainiens dans le nord Mali. Quelles peuvent être les conséquences de cet affrontement larvé ? On en débat avec Ulrich Bounat, analyste géopolitique Europe centrale/Est, Ukraine, chercheur associé à Euro Créative, et Noé Michalon, journaliste pour Africa Intelligence, le premier site d'information sur l'Afrique destiné à un public professionnel. Continue Reading »

Par Estelle Martin TV5 JWPlayer Field Notre invité, Charles Caudrelier, est l'un des meilleurs marins au monde. Vainqueur de la dernière route du Rhum, le skipper français remet son record en jeu dans quelques semaines avec un nouveau bateau. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jacques KLOPP © 2026 AFP L'homme obus a encore frappé: Remco Evenepoel est devenu champion du monde du contre-la-montre pour la quatrième année consécutive, un exploit historique, dimanche à Montréal, en devançant largement l'Italien Filippo Ganna et le Français Paul Seixas, qui décroche une superbe médaille de bronze.A 26 ans, le Belge rejoint au palmarès le Suisse Fabian Cancellara et l'Allemand Tony Martin, qui avaient également été sacrés à quatre reprises, mais pas à la suite."C'était l'objectif évidemment, une énorme source de motivation. Je suis super heureux. Ça a été une expérience magnifique, une très bonne manière de commencer ces championnats", a dit le Flamand.Seixas, champion du monde juniors du chrono en 2024, décroche, lui, sa première médaille mondiale chez les grands, à seulement 19 ans. Une nouvelle performance étonnante pour le jeune Français qui est de bon augure avant la course en ligne dimanche prochain.Parti doucement, le prodige de Decathlon CMA CGM a progressivement accéléré pour décrocher le meilleur temps provisoire. Restait alors à attendre le passage des 15 derniers coureurs.Le Suédois Jakob Söderqvist, qui comptait encore cinq secondes d'avance sur Seixas au troisième temps intermédiaire, a chuté dans un virage à gauche.Et au final ... Continue Reading »

The new US sanctions authorize tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, while imports from Russia face 500% duties Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Exit polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have dealt another blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Houthi attacks are pushing Saudi Arabia toward intelligence cooperation with Israel, potentially reshaping the Middle East’s security order Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the CDU’s record-low results in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a disaster Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Europe faces its “worst energy crisis in history” amid soaring costs and supply concerns, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Официальный представитель МИД РФ подчеркнула, что такие случаи уже известны Continue Reading »

Третье место в турнире занял ЦСКА Continue Reading »

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Yemeni group warns of further attacks on the kingdom. Continue Reading »

Matheus Cunha strikes late as Manchester United seal a 1-1 draw at Fulham, but pressure mounts on Michael Carrick. Continue Reading »

Artists in Gaza are painting murals on destroyed walls, honouring US rapper Macklemore for his support for Palestine. Continue Reading »

Jerusalem Daily: Israel pardons soldier Elor Azaria Continue Reading »

A 50 percent tariff has disrupted dairy exports, leaving Canadian farmers with milk that cannot be redirected overnight. Continue Reading »

Col. A., a veteran fighter pilot and former Ramat David Air Base commander, says civilian-risk assessments are built into every stage of strike planning and disputes the documentary’s claim that an attack was approved despite an estimated toll of 500 civilians Continue Reading »

Police say the 24-year-old Nablus resident was driving a stolen car when he struck a cyclist near Herzliya beach; officers arrested him at the scene and found an ignition computer, hammer and window-smashing tools inside the vehicle after the crash Continue Reading »

Trump says Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war and claims direct contact; US again bars Abbas from New York as Axios reports Trump will meet Gulf leaders on postwar plans Continue Reading »

Yom Kippur’s empty roads can be deceptive: crashes still occur, especially before and after the fast as traffic patterns shift rapidly, with many victims children and teens Continue Reading »

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer-free after six months of breast cancer treatment, thanking her doctors and Trump for his 'unwavering support' Continue Reading »

Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. Continue Reading »

Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. Continue Reading »

Markwayne Mullin is working to overcome hard-liners’ doubts about his leadership, his position undermined by missteps with the White House. Continue Reading »

The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security. Continue Reading »

The Iranian-backed militia was engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war. 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 »

The move to import foreign beef infuriated Republicans in farm states facing tough reelections — and gave Democrats and independents a rare opening with rural voters. Continue Reading »

Respondents presented with 2 choices of candidates with various traits. Results represent the estimated impact of each trait on likelihood of selection. Continue Reading »

They were already taking on data centers as a Big Tech boogeyman. Now, they have to take on artificial intelligence itself. Continue Reading »

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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

The powerful member of the House Democratic Commission on AI intends to introduce new pieces of legislation designed to address risks posed by artificial intelligence models. Continue Reading »

A data center bill's failure joins several last-ditch attempts by lawmakers to tackle affordability concerns this week. Continue Reading »

The moderate governor has been targeted by GOP campaigns as the symbol of a deep blue state’s policies — and even her fellow Democrats are keeping her at arm’s length. Continue Reading »

Several last-ditch attempts to tackle affordability concerns were on display before lawmakers left town for seven weeks. Continue Reading »

Ousted board members say a contractor has already been selected for the project. Continue Reading »

GOP donors see Trump brushing off public fears about AI as a problem. But they see affordability as an even bigger one. Continue Reading »

The president says the monument would house drones, snipers and ammunition. Continue Reading »

Former Smithsonian directors say the institution needs the right leader to navigate the president’s attacks while staying true to telling a factual story of U.S. history. Continue Reading »

The former national security adviser has managed to stay in the spotlight despite his exile in New York. Continue Reading »

The agreement is expected to be signed next week at the U.N. Continue Reading »

A Budapest museum on the crimes of Hungary's communist and fascist regimes that critics say served as an ideological cudgel for the former government was temporarily shuttered and its director fired, Culture Minister Zoltan Tarr said. Continue Reading »

After days of counting in an exceptionally close contest, the left-wing bloc was officially declared the winner of the September 13 election, by 176 seats to 173, giving it the initiative in forming a new government. Around 50,000 votes, roughly the population of a small city, decided the fate of the Nordic nation. Of the 6,735,557 valid votes cast, on a turnout of 84.8 per cent, the margin amounted to just 0.76 per cent. Continue Reading »

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday signed a legislation package aimed at safeguarding the state's election process against potential interference in the upcoming midterm elections. The Democratic governor, who has repeatedly warned President Trump's administration would attempt to meddle in these upcoming elections, signed 13 bills in Los Angeles. Continue Reading »

The new agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland on the security of the Danish autonomous territory appears to be good news. It may finally put an end to nearly two years of repeated intimidation of Greenlanders by Washington and ensure that the stated red lines on territorial integrity and sovereignty are not crossed. We still do not know exactly what the agreement contains, but the emerging picture is close to a best-case scenario for Denmark and Greenland. The dispute appears to have been moved back onto the diplomatic playing field, where questions of international law, investment and security policy can be handled. Continue Reading »

Ed Sheeran opened a concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. Sheeran began the concert alone on stage with no opener, but was joined by other musicians later in the show. Continue Reading »

Reuters on Thursday published a photo article bemoaning the injuries to a teenager who was wounded when his father's pager exploded during Israel's targeted attack on Hezbollah terrorists. Continue Reading »

Ukraine has fired its largest drone attack on the Moscow region, the mayor has said, hitting the city's main oil refinery and a residential building. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones heading for the capital had been shot down in what he called "the most massive" attack. The region's governor said at least two people were two killed and 20 injured. Continue Reading »

The European Conservative (Lean Right) has ceased operations after the new Hungarian government has renationalized certain assets backing civil society organizations. Continue Reading »

President Trump said Friday that the United States has entered a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark that gives America a bigger say in the Arctic territory's affairs and expands its military presence in the country. Trump said the deal "gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns." Continue Reading »

President Trump announced Friday that his administration had concluded a deal with Denmark to take over security for the island of Greenland, raising hopes that one of the major points of contention between the US and Europe would be settled. "I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "There will be NO COST to the United States!" Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark's hands. Trump in a social media post announcing the deal said the emerging agreement "gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns." Continue Reading »

President Trump referred to surging gas prices as a small "price to pay" for the U.S. war in Iran while speaking to a crowd of supporters Wednesday in North Carolina. "It's a very inexpensive price to pay for what we've done. Remember that. It's a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more," Trump said at a rally for GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia. Continue Reading »

A Sikh truck driver was stabbed more than a dozen times in an unprovoked attack by a man at a Wyoming rest stop, according to local officials, raising an alarm among Asian American advocates who are warning about inflammatory rhetoric against South Asian truckers. Continue Reading »

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump struck a sweeping agreement with Denmark and Greenland this week granting the United States permanent military rights on the strategically placed Arctic island. The U.S. will now have permanent access, basing and overflight rights in Greenland and the ability to establish additional military installations as needed, according to a senior U.S. official who outlined the deal exclusively to Fox News Digital. The deal bars China, Russia and other non-NATO countries from establishing military bases or maintaining troops in Greenland. It also restricts adversaries from investing in sensitive sectors that could pose a threat to U.S. national security... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump was stumping for Republicans in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday, and he again promised that Americans would receive $5,000 dollars if the GOP wins the midterms. "If we win, we're going to get you $5,000. So that's it. Very simple," Trump said, the Associated Press reported. The promise has had considerable pushback, including from some fellow Republicans. Trump originally promised the checks, dubbed "Trump dividends," during his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas... Continue Reading »

President Trump hosted more than 100 hunters, anglers and outdoor industry officials for a dinner in the Rose Garden on Thursday to announce executive orders rolling back certain hunting and fishing restrictions. "We believe that public lands belong to the American people and to the public, and hunters, fishers, and outdoorsmen should be able to access them," Trump said... Continue Reading »

The Georgia General Assembly just allocated millions of dollars to establish a new need-based scholarship. But experts warn that it won't cover the cost of attendance for low-income and rural students. The state's DREAMS (Dedicating Resources to Educationally Advance More Students) scholarship ends Georgia's designation as one of two states without state-funded need-based aid for higher education... Continue Reading »

A small group of cybersecurity researchers said Sunday that they broke into OpenAI earlier this year, an announcement that has added a new element of alarm around AI security and safety. The researchers, from a small company called Hacktron, found that by chaining together two unknown vulnerabilities, one in a third-party company called Discourse and one in how OpenAI validates its employees, they could access employees' ChatGPT accounts. As is customary for researchers — sometimes called "white-hat hackers" — they caused no harm to the company's systems... Continue Reading »

Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders and Texas Democratic Congressmember Greg Casar announced plans to introduce a bill permanently banning the development of superintelligent AI. The bill would also temporarily pause advanced artificial intellgience research until the US establishes a rigorous new safety regime. It would also direct the government to pursue international treaties, perhaps on a par with those that ban development of nuclear and biological weapons... Continue Reading »

President Trump claimed in an unprecedented announcement Friday that he was banning CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists from the White House "effective immediately" for allegedly reporting "Fake News." Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he wanted the ban to "go as far as you can," though the practical effect was not immediately clear. Reporters from all three outlets remained on the White House grounds as of Friday evening. Any ban, if imposed, would trigger First Amendment litigation... Continue Reading »

Stolen $586,000 Copper Shipment Found Hours Later At Kentucky Warehouse A load of copper worth nearly $600,000 was recovered on Sept. 11 after investigators followed a trail from Illinois to Kentucky and Ohio, wrapping up the initial search only about eight hours after the theft was reported, according to Yahoo News. The case began when a shipment scheduled to travel from DeKalb, Illinois, to Rock Hill, South Carolina, never made it toward its intended destination. Authorities believe whoever collected the freight had presented themselves as an established trucking company, using genuine business information to make the pickup appear legitimate. The breakthrough came from location data tied to Schneider National equipment involved in the haul. Rather than heading southeast toward South Carolina, the freight was traced to Prestonsburg, Kentucky, where police found the entire six-pallet copper shipment inside a warehouse. Three people were detained in Kentucky. Photo: FreightWaves/Yahoo News Meanwhile, investigators continued following the equipment used to move the load. A Schneider chassis and container were located in Chillicothe, Ohio, while state troopers separately intercepted the tractor associated with the pickup. One additional person was taken into custody in Ohio. Yahoo reports that the operation ... Continue Reading »

'Keep Digging'... Says Shovel-Salesman Jensen Huang Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance Maybe it’s the bullshit detection genes that were passed down to me from my mother, but I simply can’t wind up trusting a word Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says about how much AI regulation the United States needs. Just call it a gut reaction from me. It doesn’t mean Huang is necessarily wrong about AI. It’s just that I look at him and all I can see is one of the most financially conflicted people on planet Earth to ask about AI regulation. According to CNBC, Huang has increasingly gained President Trump’s ear on AI policy, appearing alongside him repeatedly and pushing a relatively simple message as concerns about AI safety mount: keep moving, keep building and don’t let regulation get in the way. What an astonishing coincidence that this also happens to be fantastic policy for Nvidia, which sits at the nerve center of a multi trillion dollar AI infrastructure boom…which itself sits at the nerve center of an even larger global economic ponzi scheme (hereinafter referred to as: the global economy). Nvidia’s chips are effectively the picks and shovels of the entire operation. Every hyperscaler ... Continue Reading »

Ocean Container Freight Costs Explode, Rivaling COVID-Era Crisis Highs A worsening ocean freight price shock is reviving concerns about the supply-chain disruptions seen during the pandemic and the 2024 Red Sea crisis. If continued through the fall and winter, higher shipping costs could intensify inflationary pressure, squeeze corporate margins, and weaken growth. Together, these factors raise the risk of a broader economic shock, particularly if diesel prices remain elevated.  Bank of America retail analyst Lorraine Hutchinson warned in a note Saturday that ocean freight rates have jumped 201%, approaching the 250% spike seen during the 2021 container ship shortage. Meanwhile, AAA national average diesel prices near $6.50 a gallon are crushing truckers' margins and boosting rates on the nation's highways.  "Most contracts are set in the spring, but we're watching this for those using spot rates and as a potential headwind for 2027," Hutchinson said. Beyond container rates, the Baltic Dry Index, which tracks freight rates for several vessel classes, including Capesize, Panamax and Supramax vessels, has jumped to December 2023 highs.  "We see the current surge as something of a perfect storm, with vessel supply tightening and demand firing in both basins at the same time," Thurlestone ... Continue Reading »

FBI Using AI To Stop School Shootings; Doomers Want It Paused Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, While the same 'current thing' leftists who spent years on climate, oil and "Palestine" now chants that AI will wipe out the human race, FBI Director Kash Patel just announced that the agency is using the technology to actively prevent mass shootings, including school attacks, before they happen. Patel said artificial intelligence helped the bureau prevent possible school shootings in North Carolina and about half a dozen other states, and that he has increased the FBI's use of AI by 605 percent. That is the version of AI that the pause-and-treaty crowd does not want discussed. ? JUST NOW: In a MASSIVE win, FBI Director Kash Patel announces that half-a-dozen states' possible school SH00TINGS were thwarted through the use of AI One was just stopped in North Carolina ?? "We've done it in North Carolina and about half-a-dozen other states to prevent... pic.twitter.com/SKzwJIkvnV — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 19, 2026 The comments match what he told the Senate Judiciary Committee days earlier. When he took the job, the bureau had two test use cases for artificial intelligence. "We just ... Continue Reading »

Big Oil Backs Mazama's $135 Million Bet On Superhot Geothermal Mazama Energy announced $135 million in new capital with an oversubscribed Series B that included ConocoPhillips and Shell Ventures. With Devon Energy initially backing Fervo in 2023, a pattern is emerging with oil and gas veterans placing their bets in the geothermal industry.  Some of the techniques developed by the O&G industry are translating well to geothermal projects. Horizontal drilling, well completions, and underground reservoir expertise are finding new purpose in an industry that is far more politically neutral than the fossil fuel industry ever could be. Geothermal very well could be one of the AI-powered trades that is yet to be fully discovered. The Trump administration has thrown its full support behind the technology, as it holds some of the best qualities of nuclear energy without the [unfounded] radiation concerns. Traditional geothermal, such as the established technology used by companies like Ormat, taps naturally occurring reservoirs of hot water and steam, making these sites very dependent on specific geology. The newer technology being utilized by companies like Fervo and Mazama engineers underground pathways to allow for injected water to circulate through hot ... Continue Reading »

The Fed Rate-Hike Won't Fix The Inflation It Targets Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The Fed did what the bond market dared it to do. This past week, in a unanimous vote, the FOMC raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, the first Fed rate hike since 2023. The stated reason was “price stability.” Yet this is a Fed whose own chairman has spent the past year insisting that real growth does not cause inflation, and that the drivers of this one sit largely outside the central bank’s reach. As we argued in prior Bull Bear Reports on the debt-and-inflation problem, that tension is not a footnote; it is the entire story of the Fed rate hike, and something worth exploring more deeply. Make no mistake, it was the bond market that forced the issue. Such is interesting when you consider that Kevin Warsh wants the market to create the signal. Well, he got what he wished for. The 10-year Treasury yield pushed to roughly 5.01% around Wednesday’s decision, a level not seen in 19 years, while the 30-year cleared 5.35%. In ... Continue Reading »

Bessent And He Lifeng Open High-Stakes Trade Talks Ahead Of Trump-Xi Summit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at JPMorgan Chase's Manhattan headquarters on Sunday for a critical round of trade negotiations. The all-day session marks the final ministerial push before President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington beginning September 24. JPMorgan is not involved in the negotiations, though Bessent previously invited CEO Jamie Dimon to speak at a Treasury-hosted G20 finance leaders meeting in Asheville. This negotiating channel previously engineered the Busan truce, which capped bilateral duties near 20 percent after reciprocal tariffs spiked into triple digits. The administration has since rebuilt its tariff structure under alternative statutes, while broader excess-capacity tariffs remain paused until after this week's summit. The existing truce expires on November 10, adding urgency for both sides. The Core Negotiating Agenda Three primary issues dominate the current talks, alongside geopolitical tensions over Taiwan and Iranian oil: Rare Earths and Critical Minerals: Beijing committed in Busan to resume shipments of critical materials, but a senior U.S. official noted that China's performance has fallen short. Disruptions to ... Continue Reading »

Good Intentions Paved The Road To The 2008 Financial Crisis Authored by Paul Mueller via The Daily Economy, This week marks the eighteenth anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers, a key event of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC). Lehman's failure and the GFC more broadly were dramatic economic events. Lehman Brothers was the largest bankruptcy in US history to date. The global financial crisis gave rise to the Great Recession. The stock market fell by more than 50 percent, the economy contracted by 4.3 percent, unemployment rose from 4.7 percent to 10 percent, and the subsequent decade of US economic growth was abnormally anemic. Many myths about Lehman's failure and about the 2008 global financial crisis continue to dominate public discourse. Popular consensus still places the blame primarily on deregulation, Wall Street greed, and reckless financial engineering. And many anecdotes inform their perspective. Mortgage fraud was common and egregious, especially in the final few years of the housing frenzy (2004-2007). No-doc loans, NINJA loans, and liar loans were far too common - and most people were not held accountable for their complicity. Accusations of fraud by large banks and credit ... Continue Reading »

WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran Could runaway artificial intelligence (AI) spark a future WW3? We don't need movies like Terminator 2 and its SkyNet to help us imagine this, it's 2026 and there is already a terrifying real-world precedent that could have kicked off a shooting war with nuclear-armed China. A human analyst within the US intelligence community utilized data gathered by AI for a report that was later widely circulated across classified Pentagon channels, except that the chatbot which was relied upon in effect hallucinated nuclear weapons components being transported aboard a Chinese vessel bound for Iran. Illustrative: US 7th Fleet file image, Recon Marines conduct exercises Naturally this set off the highest alerts in Washington in the middle of an active hot war which President Trump launched ostensibly to prevent this very thing - Iran obtaining a nuke and atomic weapons components. From there military planning kicked into high gear, with a special forces boarding operation imminent. Supposedly elite assets were already airborne, ready to descend on the Chinese ship in question. But then, "the operation was halted only after officials took a closer look at ... Continue Reading »

Watch: British Cops Grill Street-Preacher After Someone Takes 'Offense' At Bible Passages Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Britain's latest public-order farce is not a machete fight, a rape gang or a phone-snatch. It is a man on a high street with a Bible. Footage circulating Friday shows three female officers surrounding a Christian street preacher in a busy shopping precinct. One of them looks like she should still be sitting exams at school. The other two hover, phones out, expressions tight, as if they have been sent to defuse a bomb. In the UK they now have children policing the streets. pic.twitter.com/MsvD2QBFzT — HJB News (@HJB_News__) September 18, 2026 The clip is eight minutes of modern Britain in micro. A member of the public reports being "offended" by words. Officers arrive and the preacher is treated as the problem. The all inclusive term 'hate speech' is waved around and 'intimidation' is offered as the hook for an investigation. The man citing Scripture is expected to justify himself to people who appear unfamiliar with the very statutes they are leaning on. The Strong Arm Of The Law ???? pic.twitter.com/ObHEvBtT53 — Ben Dover (@BenDoverh45da) September 18, 2026 This is ... Continue Reading »

Ukraine Pounds Major Moscow Refinery As Global Diesel Crisis Threatens Economic Shock Military conflicts, economic wars, and resource wars are converging ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Export restrictions on critical materials and energy products are adding economic pressure worldwide, raising the risk that supply disruptions and retaliatory measures widen existing conflicts. With no clear path to de-escalation, the potential for spillover from active war zones remains top of mind. The most pressing news so far this morning is that Ukraine launched a major overnight drone strike on Russia, hitting a Moscow refinery despite President Trump's request for Ukraine to stop striking Russian energy infrastructure as a global refining crisis deepens. Bloomberg reports that the Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery, about 16 miles from the Kremlin, was struck by drones. The facility has a processing capacity of around 245,000 barrels a day and supplies fuel to the surrounding metro area. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X, "One of Russia's key oil industry facilities and the aggressor’s logistics facility were hit. These are billions of dollars that sustain the war machine. The systems used included FP-1, RZ-100, MICH-2000, Palianytsia, Vendetta, Liutyi, Bars, Flamingo, ... Continue Reading »

The Arctic Front Of The "Cordon Sanitaire" Is The Most Threatening To Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The military-technical developments there aim to greatly mitigate Russia's nuclear second-strike capabilities via the Golden Dome in parallel with posing an unprecedented fifth-generation aerial threat via the F-35As that'll outmatch Russia's Su-57s by 10:1 without the US and 35:1 if it's included. RT reviewed the 2026 Russian Military Yearbook, which is sponsored by the state arms company and meant only for senior members of the national security apparatus. Their article can be read in full here, but the present piece will only focus on the part about "The Very Cold War". This is in reference to escalating NATO-Russian tensions in the Arctic. The Yearbook details NATO's large-scale military drills in the Arctic, its allies' arms build-ups, and their deep displeasure with Russia's Northern Sea Route. Most alarmingly, the Yearbook mentioned that Finland plans to acquire 64 F-35As while Canada will receive 88 of them. It was separately reported that Norway already has 52 F-35As, which is more than double Russia's estimated 20 or so Su-57s, its fifth-generation analogue. Sweden doesn't yet have any fifth-generation ... Continue Reading »

Total PsAI-Op: How Altman, Amodei, And The 'EA' Cult Are Milking "Rogue AI" Breakouts To Protect A Trillion-Dollar Bubble The sudden emergence of an 'AI Panic' over the past weeks and months was highly suspect from the beginning. According to tech insiders, Silicon Valley's apex AI labs are deliberately overselling "rogue AI" hacks to pressure the federal government into building a regulatory moat that would lock out future competition - and the timing, months after both OpenAI and Anthropic announced plans to go public, couldn't be more obvious. Akhil Verghese, founder of AI software company Krazimo, told the NY Post the incidents were no rebellion: "They were simply told to get the best result possible on a test." Voice AI co-founder Abhi Kumar was blunter: "One man's 'the model escaped the sandbox' is another man's 'you failed to build the sandbox correctly.'" Taivo Pungas, chief intelligence officer at Pactum AI, said the leap from "we didn't build the right sort of box" to a whole-of-government emergency feels exaggerated. PANIC!  The AI "breakouts" that lit up Capitol Hill this summer were about as organic as #4 red dye. On July 16, OpenAI models running ... Continue Reading »

Massie Explains Strategy For Going After Hegseth The non-interventionist D.C.-based think tank Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft has published an interview with the one Republican who has been most outspoken against Trump's Iran war. Trump had in turn starting last spring launched a political war of his own against Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who has been in the hot seat, with his political future in question. But Massie has been unrelenting, even after being defeated for another term by the largely unkown Ed Gallrein, a Republican candidate backed by President Trump and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and groups like the Republican Jewish Coalition. Massie, who has unveiled eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, spoke to Responsible Statecraft about why he's gong after Trump's Pentagon chief - which appears focused on the his launching 'unauthorized' military actions in Iran, without Congressional approval. The argument as laid out below hinges on whether Hegseth was following 'lawful orders' from the Commander-in-Chief. Massie says no. As it turns out, that potentially 'awkard' (for Republicans) impeachment vote has been entirely avoided for now with an early House election recess. "A vote to impeach ... Continue Reading »

"Calm Down, Lefties! Quiet!": French Soldiers Applaud Military Chaplain's Warning Of 'Great Replacement' Via Remix News, A leaked video of a French military chaplain addressing paratroopers in a cathedral has circulated widely on social media. In the clip, the chaplain makes disparaging remarks about leftists, tells soldiers to keep fighting for their national heritage, and warns of the risk that French values and culture could be displaced. The clip, recorded during a Saint-Michel Mass on Oct. 7, 2025, shows Father Romain Ghandour speaking to soldiers of the 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3e RPIMa) at Carcassonne's Saint-Michel Cathedral. Soldiers can be heard laughing and applauding as he delivers his pointed remarks. The clip was leaked and published by Le Canard Enchaîne news outlet. 🇫🇷🔴 JUST IN: A video has been leaked of a French military chaplain roasting leftists and warning of the Great Replacement in front of French paratroopers in the city of Carcassonne. "Calm down, lefties! Quiet! Breathe through your nose!" Remarkably, the massive audience of... pic.twitter.com/kkteRaaTu0 — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) September 18, 2026 The video was released in mid-September 2026, nearly a year after the Mass. Saint-Michel is the patron saint of paratroopers and ... Continue Reading »

The Apocalyptic Game: Panic And Opportunity Authored by Sasha Gong via American Greatness, America's latest argument over artificial intelligence has suddenly become apocalyptic. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon accused AI companies of "gambling with our lives." Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the industry to slow the development of frontier models, an idea supported by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. At the same time, opposition to the data centers needed to power AI is spreading across the United States. China has noticed. X recently uncovered a suspected Chinese influence network of roughly 200,000 fake accounts; about 200 of them were directly involved in amplifying claims that American data centers were raising electricity prices and overwhelming the power grid. This does not mean that criticism of AI or data centers is manufactured in Beijing. Concerns about electricity costs, water use, pollution, cyberattacks, job losses, and mass surveillance are real. But China does not need to invent American divisions. It needs only to identify, amplify, and exploit them. Modern democracies periodically succumb to predictions that a new technology will destroy humanity. The fear may be legitimate, but its political consequences are not evenly distributed. ... Continue Reading »

Military Report Details Six UFOs Traveling At 480 MPH Newly public military records are offering another look at unexplained objects encountered by U.S. forces, including a cluster reportedly moving through Middle Eastern airspace at extraordinary speed, according to the NY Post. According to a CENTCOM account from 2025, military personnel tracked six round objects traveling together at about 480 mph. Their flight path was unusual enough to draw attention, with the objects repeatedly altering course. Military video from the encounter shows several small objects crossing the sky above an arid landscape. The Post wrote: A 2025 report from US Central Command (CENTCOM) details a sighting of “six small spherical objects, grouped together” and “frequently changing direction” at 480 mph. Accompanying the report was one minute of video footage showing the objects as they flew over what appeared to be a desert region. Another video, from 2023, captured circular objects flying over the Yellow Sea that were spotted by an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform. In a separate case that year, a Colorado police officer spent about 15 minutes recording a stationary, silent object displaying several different colored lights. The Post writes that some of the material ... Continue Reading »

'Princes Of The Dollar': Why QE Is Over Authored by Kane McGukin via Bombthrower, What the G20, Werner, and Warsh tell us about America's new monetary playbook In every transition, there are road signs along the way. Matt Dines has been one of the more accurate minds of late on the monetary and geopolitical transition we are living through. His and Camron Otsuka's commentary earlier this month on Mine Print Hash, post the G20 meeting in North Carolina, sheds a lot of light on major sticking points that will pave the way for both future policy and monetary frameworks. This will not happen overnight, but at the same time we'll likely look back and say, "man, the world changed fast." A few highlights that matter: 1. The Financial Stability Board (FSB). Just as Great Depression meetings brought new entities for the next cycle, G20 meetings post-GFC brought the FSB for the same reason. New rules to pave the way for stability in a new economic era (2009 Pittsburgh summit). According to Dines FSB brings AI into the mix, plugging it into the Basel Accords, the last of which, Basel III, an update required because ... Continue Reading »

Foreign Capital Returns To Brazil As Goldman Clients See 20% Stock Rally If Bolsonaro Defeats Socialist Brazil's tightening presidential race could drive a sharp repricing of local equities. A new Goldman Sachs survey of 70 global investors found that half see at least 20% upside in EWZ, the US-listed Brazil equity ETF, by year-end if right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro defeats socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The first round is scheduled for Oct. 4, with a potential runoff on Oct. 25. Lula (Left); Bolsonaro (Right) Goldman Sachs Managing Director Nelson Armbrust provided clients color on the upcoming elections in South America, which could cement a historic, once-in-a-generation rightward shift across the continent. Related: Brazil At A Historical Crossroads He focused on positioning: Flávio Bolsonaro (right-leaning candidate) is gaining momentum; polls show him tied or closing the gap in the second round.  As a reminder, pools don't adjust for the likely voter (aka: the people that actually turn up on the day to cast a vote, no mail ballot votes in Brazil), and historically there has been higher absence from Lula's voters.  We just did a survey with 70 global investors about their cross-asset views in Brazil, the bottom line: Equities is ... Continue Reading »

Waste Of The Day: SBA Reviewed Loans 20 Years Late Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, The Small Business Administration potentially made $11.5 million in improper payments to banks after overruling its own employees who had recommended reducing or denying government guarantees on 16 failed small-business loans. For another 13 failed loans, SBA took so long to review them that the six-year statute of limitations expired, wasting another $5.4 million, according to an Aug. 27 inspector general report. Key facts: SBA's 7(a) program helps startups with a risky business model get loans, but it does not generally lend taxpayer money directly. Private banks make loans of up to $5 million, and the government promises to cover as much as 85% of the loss if the borrower defaults. But taxpayers only have to honor that guarantee when the bank follows SBA rules. If a bank failed to properly determine whether a borrower could repay the loan, verify required investments or follow other safeguards, SBA can reduce or deny the payout to the bank. Auditors reviewed 32 failed loans where SBA employees recommended reducing or denying the payouts to banks, but higher-level reviewers later overturned those ... Continue Reading »