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S&P 500 Closes Up; Focus on Earnings, Interest Rates

The S&P 500 closed slightly higher Tuesday, as investors scrutinized a mixed bag of earnings at big U.S. companies and digested comments from Federal Reserve policy makers for clues about its first planned interest-rate cut. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said the central bank is “not done yet” with inflation although he noted it […]

Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in helicopter crash | Chile

The Chilean government has announced that former President Sebastián Piñera has died in a helicopter crash in the south of the country. Interior Minister Carolina Toha confirmed the death of the 74-year-old interior minister, who served as prime minister from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022. Three passengers survived after a helicopter crash […]

Maui Police Release 98-Page Report On Lahaina Wildfire Response, 32 Recommendations

LAHAINA, HAWAII – AUGUST 11: In an aerial view, cars destroyed by wildfire line Front Street on August 11, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty […]

NFL Commissioner: Swift-Kelce Fling Not Scripted

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell can’t deny that the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance has been great for television ratings, but laughed off claims that it’s scripted to gain media exposure. “I don’t think I’m that good a scripter, or anybody on our staff,” Goodell said, Mediaite reported.  Goodell held his annual state-of-the-NFL press conference Tuesday as the Kansas City Chiefs […]

ALAN DERSHOWITZ: The Media Has Totally Ignored This Good News From Gaza

You wouldn’t know it from the hectoring decision just rendered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, but the death toll among civilians in Gaza — even including children and women — is among the lowest in the history of comparable warfare. Over the past several months, it has become even lower. According […]