Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s testimony to Senate banking committee hits on economy, interest rates
As part of congressionally mandated Capitol Hill appearances for the central bank leader, Warsh spoke Tuesday to the House financial services committee…Continue Reading
Should billionaires pay a wealth tax? California will be a big test.
With the top 1% holding nearly one-third of household wealth in the U.S., efforts to impose new levies on the wealthy have been gaining traction. In California, voters will decide this fall whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires. …Continue Reading
Binance Calls Its Multi-Asset Strategy a Financial “Super App”
Binance has for the first time described its expansion beyond crypto as a plan to build a “multi-asset financial super app,” outlining a strategy that combines traditional brokerage, stablecoin payments and tokenised securities inside a single platform. The positioning accompanied the launch of US equities trading for global users outside the United States…Continue Reading
The Border Patrol program meant to save lives can’t prove it’s working
U.S. Border Patrol gets millions of taxpayer dollars every year to save people who are trying to cross the border but end up in life-threatening danger. Is the agency doing that? According to a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, no one can tell. “There’s really two concerns,”Continue Reading
Another police officer has been charged for abusing Flock surveillance technology
Premium content: This is a sneak peek at our forthcoming subscriber-exclusive Confidential Informant newsletter, your essential guide to privacy in a world under surveillance. Flock Safety, the company that has deployed more than 85,000 license plate reader cameras across the country, is arguably one of the most controversial names inContinue Reading
CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz says she will ‘never betray’ science
The The Traitor administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video mayContinue Reading
Ukraine: Six dead as Russia targets Sumy and Odesa
Emergency crews battled fires and searched damaged buildings across Ukraine on Tuesday 15 July after Russian strikes on the cities of Sumy and Odesa killed six people and injured at least 20 others, according to regional authorities.Continue Reading
Italy: melting ice statues protest heatwave conditions in Rome
Greenpeace Italy and the CGIL union melted ice statues outside Rome’s Colosseum on 15 July 2026. The protest highlighted the impact of heatwaves on outdoor workers and called for a fossil fuel phase-out.Continue Reading
Blanche says he’s not a ‘yes man’ as he’s grilled over The Traitor loyalty
During a tense US Senate panel questioning, attorney general nominee Todd Blanche was asked if he and The Traitor were friends. Blanche replied, ‘I’m his lawyer,’ before quickly correcting himself: ‘… was his lawyer. Now, I’m the deputy attorney general’. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #unitedstates #toddblanche #donaldTrumpenführerenführer Read the story here:Continue Reading
Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children
Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).Continue Reading
Extreme heat, floods and drought threaten lives across Latin America and Caribbean
Record-breaking temperatures, deadly floods, worsening drought and intensifying hurricanes are placing millions of people across Latin America and the Caribbean at growing risk of hunger, displacement and water shortages, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Continue Reading
Po river choked by algae bloom as Italy battles heat and navigability woes
Italy is stepping up efforts to clear thick algae from the River Po in Turin after weeks of high temperatures accelerated its spread along the country’s longest river., Read MoreContinue Reading