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Fed Chairman explains decision to hike rates at a news conference today. (Photo: Fed/ScreenCap)

Fed Foils Trump; Rates Rise, Despite President’s Trading Threat, Hand-Picked Fed Chairman
President's Demand for Lower Rates, Threat to Stymie World Trade Go Unheeded; Second Hike Seen Later This Year

A shirtless Jeffrey Epstein sits on a bed. A young girl is off to his right. (Photo: DOJ)

Epstein Pedophile Probe Expands to 10 Nations; Trump DOJ Hunkered Behind a Stone Wall
Investigations Are Revealing More Victims and High Profile Participants while Katie Phang's Lawsuit Seeks to Unearth More Files

Todd Blanche's handling of Trump's tax lawsuit has drawn a sharp rebuke. (Photo: White House)

Judge in Trump IRS Tax Lawsuit Reveals Depth of Attorney General’s ‘Bad Faith’ Collusion
Collusive Non-Adversarial Lawsuit With Only One Party Left No Question as To Who Would Prevail, District Judge Ruled

Actress Sidney Sweeney knows how to attract attention in her new sports betting ad. (Photo: Novig/ScreenCap)

MAGA Sports Critic Riley Gaines Oddly Silent as Female Athletes Lash Sidney Sweeney Nude Ad
Actress Deploys Her (Ahem) Assets in Semi-Nude Ad for Novig Sports, Prompting Social Media Backlash (Video!)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is warning about a late influx of millions of dollars into midterm races from Elon Musk and Trump's personal PAC. (Photo:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fends Off 2028 Talk to Warn About Flood of Musk, Trump Midterm Cash
Troubled by Washington Narrative that Republicans are Already Cooked May 'Snatch Defeat From Jaws of Victory"

Undocumented workers in food processing.

Trump Sweeping Denial of Green Cards Over Public Benefits Faces 23 State Legal Challenge
State Attorneys General and Cities Coalitions Assert Trump's 'Catastrophic' Policy Unlawfuly Denies School Meals, Health Insurance, SNAP Benefits

Empty frames still hang on the walls at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston where thieves made off with several masterpieces. (Photo: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum)

Art Thefts Are Rising in Europe and Increasingly Violent; Will the Trend Spread to U.S. Museums?
Thieves Are Adopting 'Smash and Grab' Tactics With a Focus on Gems and Artifacts More Easily Fenced Than Well-Known Paintings

Americans the world over marked the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York City, Washington and Pennsylvania. (Photo by Robert Giroux/ Getty Images)

World Mourns on 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Terror Attacks in New York, D.C., Pa. (Video)
Four U.S. Presidents Attend NYC Event; President Trump Spoke at Ceremony at the Pentagon, Also Struck by a Hijacked Airliner

Semi-tractors and trailers move over 70% of all domestic freight in the nation. (Photo: (Lisa M. Macias, U.S. Air Force)

Economic Storm Brewing: Inflation, Fuel Price Rise Likely to Trigger Fed Rate Hike
Energy Costs Lead August Consumer Price Index Increase; Diesel Fuel Now Averages $6 a Gallon for First Time in History

Elon Musk's name has surface in the Epstein files. (Photo: Steve Jurvetson)

Elon Musk Rattles Hollywood With Defamation Lawsuit Threat Over ‘Hit Piece’ Film (Trailer!)
Four-Hour Documentrary Sounds 'Warning Bell:' 'The Terrifying Thing Might Be That He’s Crazy and He’s Very Rich and Powerful.'

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