Blue States Love Food Stamp Funding but Refuse to Tell Washington How It’s Spent
SNAP is clearly a program ripe for abuse, and that should be a matter of public debate and disclosure. Source link
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How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher
Hollywood moguls once dismissed the outsize ambitions of Netflix’s executives. “Is the Albanian army going to take over the world?” former Time Warner Chairman Jeff Bewkes asked a reporter…
Warner CEO Zaslav poised to become billionaire from Netflix deal
Netflix’s US$72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is a coup for stockholders, whose shares are being bought for more than triple what they were worth as recently as April.…
GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats' Obamacare subsidy exension
Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and long-term fixes as Congress faces a year-end cliff.…
US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track
US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week…
Judge Talwani Still Bending Over Backwards for Planned Parenthood
More results-driven hackery from Planned Parenthood’s favorite judge. Source link
Europe: Shares clock weekly gains on ongoing Fed cut optimism
European shares were little changed on Friday (Dec 5) and ended the week with modest gains, while investors evaluated a long-delayed US inflation report that reinforced expectations for a…
Trump selects new head architect for White House ballroom
The White House has tapped a new architect to lead President Trump's White House ballroom project, after reports that he argued with the original architect over the size of the addition.…
Brian Cole Jr: Virginia 'Anarchist' Admits to Planting Pipe Bombs Outside US Capitol on Eve of January 6 Riots, Sources Say
The Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices the night before the Capitol riot confessed to the crime on Thursday,…
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's birthright citizenship case
The Supreme Court said it will hear a case involving President Trump's attempt to rewrite the rules on birthright citizenship, adding a monumental battle over immigration and…
Vito D'Ambrosio: Deranged Son Who Stabbed His Parents to Death in Their Long Island Deli Was Found Soaked in Blood in His Car
The deranged and troubled son accused of fatally stabbing his parents was found sitting in the parking lot, drenched in blood when cops arrived at the horrific scene at the family's Long…
Judge approves release of Epstein grand jury documents from Florida
A federal judge on Friday said the Justice Department can unseal and release transcripts from the original criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, citing a new law that overcomes the…
Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize
President Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 World Cup draw held in Washington for his efforts of "advancing peace and unity" around the world. Source link
Trump can fire labor, federal personnel board members, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that presidents do have the power to fire members of so-called independent agencies if those panels wield substantial executive authority, in a…
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Western Hemisphere
President Donald Trump's administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western…
Fed confronts 'hardest' decision on interest rates in final meeting of the year
The Federal Reserve faces a tough decision when it convenes Tuesday for a two-day meeting to determine whether to cut interest rates for a third consecutive time or hold off due to…
Grand Jury Refuses to Reindict Letitia James
Bondi should try to persuade her headstrong boss that enough is enough. Source link
RFK Jr. panel votes to remove hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns
Federal advisers voted to abandon the long-standing hepatitis B vaccines for newborns -- a milestone in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s challenge to vaccines. Source link
Singapore Paincare privatisation bid fails as offeror fails to meet conditions by deadline
A privatisation offer for medical services company Singapore Paincare has fallen through, as the offeror, Advance Bridge Healthcare, was unable to satisfy the conditions of the scheme of…
Trump Is Right on Gas-Powered Cars
The administration’s rollback is another sign that the climate panic is receding. Source link
How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants
Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, the result of one county's partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Wall Street subdued at open as investors await key inflation report
Wall Street’s main indexes had a subdued open on Friday (Dec 5) as investors avoided large bets and awaited a long-delayed key inflation report that could shape the Federal Reserve’s…
'Ticking time bomb': How dangers lurked in Afghan evacuee population
Tucked inside the tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul in 2021 were some ticking time bombs. Suddenly, they are starting to explode. Source link
SoftBank’s Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea
It will train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to bolster the relatively weak system-semiconductor and fabless segments South Korea’s industry ministry and SoftBank’s chip…