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On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced they have cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time this year by a quarter of a percentage point, in an effort to revive the flagging labor market. Policymakers opted for the quarter-point cut to the Fed’s benchmark rate, in line with expectations. The rate was previously set […]

A Manhattan judge dismissed two murder charges related to acts of terrorism against Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing in New York City, where Judge Gregory Carro dismissed the most serious charge against him — ruling that first-degree murder in furtherance of an […]

The man accused of assassinating conservative influencer Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 has been charged with murder. Tyler Robinson, 22, faces a slew of offenses: felony aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of felony obstruction of justice, two counts of witness […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the United States and China have struck a “framework for a TikTok deal.” The announcement comes just days before another deadline that could have banned the popular app in the United States. Bessent, who is in Madrid for trade talks with China, said President Trump and China’s […]