Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy – CNBC
The Japanese flag flies above the Bank of Japan's headquarters building (below) in Tokyo on April 27, 2022. Nogi Kazuhiro | AFP | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged at about 0.25% – the highest since 2008 – at the end of a two-day meeting on Friday. This decision: Reuters […]
The NFL’s passing crisis has one solution, and it’s not banning Cover-2
NFL offenses are in crisis. Huh! The points are down! The yards per pass attempt is down! Can someone please think about the offense? Countless solutions have been offered to help awful offenses figure out how to overcome Cover 2, with the most damning coming from NFL Draft commentator and now world-famous defense hater Mel […]
‘Bullying, Harassing, Name-Calling’: EPA ‘Retaliated Against’ Three Dissenting Scientists, Inspector General Finds
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced Thursday that agency officials have taken retaliatory action against three scientists who spoke out against scientific opinion. Five EPA scientists alleged to the OIG that they were retaliated against for expressing differing scientific opinions on chemical evaluations while former President Donald Trump was in […]
Titan submersible malfunctioned days prior to the fatal dive, ex- OceanGate scientific director testifies
The submersible that imploded during its descent toward the wreckage of the Titanic last year, killing all five crew members instantly, had broken down just six days before that final, fateful dive, OceanGate's former scientific director testified Thursday. Steven Ross, a marine scientist and crew member who participated in Titan's 87th dive in 2023, said […]
29 vulnerable Dems vote with Republicans on bill cracking down on illegal immigrants
About 30 House Democrats voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would deport undocumented immigrants who have committed sex crimes, signaling the party's shifting focus on the immigration crisis as the November election approaches. The Republican-led bill passed 266-158, with 51 Democrats joining the Republicans. Democrats have criticized the bill, accusing it of unfairly […]
Florida dad scares off alleged peeping Tom with a baseball bat caught on camera: ‘I got something for you’
A Flagler County, Florida father found some solace after using a baseball bat to scare away a man who was reportedly prowling through his teenage daughter's window. Last Friday's altercation was caught on a neighbor's surveillance camera and marked the second time in two days that a suspected peeping tom had been spotted on the […]
UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution Effectively Prohibiting Israeli Self-defense Against Terror
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on Wednesday that effectively bans Israel from defending itself in any of the territory it seized in the 1967 defensive war, including Jerusalem's Jewish neighborhoods. The resolution referred to a ruling earlier this year by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), led by judges from Lebanon, […]
Kentucky sheriff fatally shoots judge in his courthouse chambers after argument, state police say
A Kentucky sheriff shot and killed a district judge in a courtroom Thursday afternoon after an altercation. The New York Times reported.Citing a police statement. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, 43, turned himself in after shooting and killing Judge Kevin Mullins and has been charged with first-degree murder, the newspaper reported, citing a Thursday evening […]
Trump says 'Israel will cease to exist' if Harris elected in appeal to Jewish voters
Speaking at a pro-Israel conference on combating anti-Semitism, former President Trump warned of a catastrophic future for Israel if he loses November's election. The Republican presidential candidate has called the estimated 60 percent of Jewish people in America “stupid” and said they should “get their heads checked” if they vote for Democratic presidential candidate Vice […]
Kamala Harris gets called out by Oprah Winfrey for dodging question at Michigan campaign event, again offers no proposals
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris attended a star-studded campaign event hosted by Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night, but her rambling responses to policy questions from the crowd forced Winfrey to prompt the vice president to get to the point. The two-hour “Unite for America” livestreamed event from Michigan was intended to showcase grassroots activists who support […]