By Reuters LONDON—Oil fell for a third day on Thursday as fears over the economic impact of rising interest rates offset a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories and hopes for Chinese demand. U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments this week on the likelihood that interest rates will need to be raised more than […]
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Retirement Funds of Millions of Americans in ‘Jeopardy’ as ESG Rule Weakens Protections
By Kevin Stocklin News Analysis The Biden administration and Congress are currently caught up in a tug-of-war over a new Labor Department rule regarding whether Americans’ retirement savings should be used to finance a climate and social justice agenda. The conflict goes well beyond obscure investment rules and administrative procedures and is likely to affect […]
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Private Jet Passenger Killed in Severe Turbulence Over New England
By Allen Zhong A passenger on a private jet was killed after the airplane encountered severe turbulence over New England. The Bombardier Challenger 300 airplane was en route from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, on Friday when the incident happened. The aircraft was diverted to the Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks in Connecticut and […]
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Discover Credit Cards Will Track Gun Purchases From April
By Naveen Athrappully Credit card provider Discover Financial Services will soon allow its network to track purchases made using payment cards at gun stores—triggering criticism that such activity leads to targeting gun owners. In September, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) had launched a Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun retailers. ISO is the organization […]
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House Passes Bill to Compel Biden Admin to Publish Inflationary Estimates of Executive Actions
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday as a response to the Biden administration’s executive actions, which many lawmakers say have fueled rising prices and exacerbated inflation. The Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation (REIN IN) Inflation Act (H. R. 347) requires the president to publish the inflationary impact […]
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SNAP Recipients Concerned About Rising Prices as Pandemic Emergency Allotments Phasing Out
By Joe Gomez As food prices continue to soar nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states as of this month that pandemic-era food stamp benefits will end, while families receiving those benefits say they’re being put in a financial bind. “I didn’t even know this was happening until I saw it on the news […]
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Top Georgia Official Calls on McCarthy to Oppose ‘Federal Takeover of Elections’
By Caden Pearson Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has called on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to oppose a federal takeover of elections and support election law reforms. In a letter on Monday, Raffensperger called on the GOP’s congressional leadership to “remain steadfast” in opposing the Democrats’ 700-page voting reform bill, known as the “For […]
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Election Reformers Get New Tool to Pressure States to Clean Up Voter Rolls
By Steven Kovac A new interactive website database is now available free to individual citizens and election reform groups across the country to help in the fight to get all states to obey a federal election law mandating regular voter roll maintenance. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a national, non-profit, law firm dedicated to election integrity, announced […]
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White House Orders TikTok Purge from Government Devices
By Caden Pearson The White House on Monday ordered the removal of the Chinese-owned TikTok app from all government devices and systems within 30 days in a bid to keep U.S. data safe. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said on Twitter that the Biden administration “has made advancing our nation’s cybersecurity a top […]
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Federal Agency Issues Warnings Over ‘Powerful Storm System’
By Jack Phillips A winter storm will bring snow, ice, and winds to portions of the Midwest and Northeast United States starting Monday and lasting until Tuesday, forecasters say. “A swath of snow and ice are expected spread across the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast today while a secondary low pressure system develops and the […]
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Abortion Pill Challenge: Democrats and Republicans Square Off in Lawsuits Against FDA
By Patricia Tolson Democrats and Republicans are squaring off in dueling legal efforts in opposition and defense of the widely used abortion pill. Dozens of attorneys general from both red and blue states are taking sides in a battle that will ultimately determine the fate and availability of the widely used abortion pill. Blue states are […]
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EPA Orders Temporary Halt to Shipping of Ohio Toxic Train Crash Contaminated Waste
By Jeff Louderback Amid objections from Michigan authorities who said they were not aware hazardous materials were headed into their state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a temporary pause on shipments of contaminated waste from the site of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “Everyone wants this contamination gone from […]
