By Reuters U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday following a two-day rally, as worries persisted about the spillover from debt-laden China Evergrande, while Nike tumbled after cutting its sales forecast. Six of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in early trading, with economy-sensitive energy, financials and defensive utilities shares leading gains. Technology and consumer discretionary were the biggest losers. […]
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Top Aide to Ukrainian President Targeted by Gunfire in Assassination Attempt
By Lorenz Duchamps A top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted by a volley of gunfire on Wednesday during an apparent assassination attempt, authorities said. A statement released by national police confirmed more than 10 bullets were fired at the vehicle of Serhiy Shefir at about 10 a.m. near the village of Lesnyky, several miles outside the […]
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Brian Laundrie Possibly Spotted on Deer Camera in Florida, Officials ‘Actively’ Investigating
By Jack Phillips Brian Laundrie, a person of interest sought by police in the disappearance of missing woman Gabby Petito, was possibly spotted on a deer camera in an area in Flordia and police are investigating. Sam Bass said he spotted the man with a backpack at 6:17 a.m. in Baker, located on the western end of […]
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China’s ‘Commercialized Murder’ in Organ Transplant Industry Must End, UK Official Says
By Frank Fang Several politicians from around the world on Sept. 19 took turns in a summit to condemn China’s continued practice of killing prisoners of conscience in order to drive its industrial-scale operations to supply harvested organs to the transplant market. “Organ donation is a precious act of saving a life, but forced organ harvesting is […]
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Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Google for ‘Anti-Competitive Behavior’
By Joseph Lord On Tuesday, Attorney General Dave Yost of Ohio filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of “discriminatory and anti-competitive behavior.” The lawsuit moves to have Google declared a public utility, subjecting it to regulatory boards in the state. Though Google has faced federal and state level scrutiny before, this lawsuit is […]
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Americans Seeking a Retirement Miracle
By Gregory Bresiner Americans think a secure retirement is impossible. But effective retirement planning strategies exist. Many Americans worry they will run out of money in retirement and it’s getting worse, a new survey shows. Four in ten U.S. investors think that it’s going to take a miracle to be able to retire financially secure. Nearly half (46 percent) […]
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Red States Lead In Employment, Blue States Get Props for Sharpness of Rebound: Report
By Tom Ozimek Red states, on the whole, recorded the lowest rates of unemployment in the United States in August, although blue states led the way in terms of the sharpest reduction in their rates of unemployment over the past year, new government data shows. The top seven states with the lowest unemployment rates in August were Alabama (3.1 percent), […]
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John Durham Grand Jury Indicts Lawyer Whose Firm Represented Democrats in 2016
By Jack Phillips Special prosecutor John Durham has charged Washington-based lawyer Michael Sussmann, who represented former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, with lying to the FBI during Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Sussmann works for the high-powered law firm Perkins Coie—which has long done legal work for the Democratic Party and top Democrats, […]
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Ocasio-Cortez Faces Ethics Complaint for Accepting Ticket to Met Gala
By Jack Phillips Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an ethics complaint after allegedly accepting a ticket reportedly worth tens of thousands of dollars to attend the Met Gala this week in New York City. Thomas Jones, founder of the conservative-leaning American Accountability Foundation wrote (pdf) in an ethics complaint that he believes Ocasio-Cortez, a self-described socialist […]
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Texas Hospital Faces Closure Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: CEO
By Jack Phillips The chief executive of a hospital in Texas warned that his facility faces closure after President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that most healthcare workers get the COVID-19 vaccine. If the mandate goes through, Brownfield Regional Medical Center CEO Jerry Jasper said that “20 percent of my, probably 20 to 25 percent of my staff will have […]
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Gasoline Prices Hit 7-Year High Even as Demand Falls for 4th Straight Week
By Tom Ozimek U.S. gasoline prices have risen to their highest level in seven years even as demand fell for a fourth straight week, with supply disruptions from Hurricane Ida putting upward pressure on prices and keeping seasonal factors from delivering relief at the pump to drivers frustrated by historically high fuel costs. Retail gasoline prices in the United […]
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NY Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies as Maternity Workers Resign Over Vaccine Mandate
By Jack Phillips A hospital in Upstate New York won’t have the capacity to deliver babies after six employees in its maternity ward resigned instead of taking the COVID-19 vaccine as part of an executive order handed down by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo several weeks ago. Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville said that it will work with state officials to […]
