The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced the first interest rate cut of the year as policymakers lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, as signs of a weakening labor force outweighed elevated inflation. Following the central bank’s decision to cut rates for the first time since December 2024, the federal funds rate will sit at a new range of 4% to 4.25%. The cut comes after the Fed left rates unchanged at its first five meetings this year amid economic uncertainty. Policymakers have been monitoring economic data which has shown a slowdown in hiring as businesses grapple with shifts in…
Author: Emily Carter
As the Federal Reserve revealed its latest rate decision Wednesday, a Trump administration senior counselor blasted the central bank for keeping the American Dream out of reach, as other experts reacted to the cut. “We’re a hundred basis points, at least, over where we should be,” Trump senior counselor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro said on “Mornings with Maria” Wednesday. “That’s disequilibrium. It hurts our trade balance. It hurts everybody who’s trying to get a mortgage. It’s frozen up the housing market.” “It should be 50 [basis points cut] today, and it should be another 50 at the next…
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week has reignited the political debate over reforming a federal law that shields social media companies from liability over the content they post. Videos of Kirk’s assassination spread rapidly across social media following the shooting on the campus of Utah Valley University that took the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder’s life last week. That created an immense challenge for social media platforms to remove the video or implement content warnings or age gating to protect users from being exposed to it in their feeds. The circulation of Kirk’s assassination video on social media prompted…
Google is partnering with a UK nonprofit to fight non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII). (You may know it better as revenge porn.) Over the coming months, the company will begin using StopNCII’s hashes. These user-uploaded digital fingerprints can block individuals’ unwanted intimate content from appearing in search results. StopNCII has a pretty neat system to combat revenge porn. Say you have some images you most definitely don’t want surfacing online. Select the picture on your device, and StopNCII will create a digital fingerprint of the file. That hash will be uploaded to the service. The photo itself never leaves your device.…
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has asked the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Valve and Reddit to testify at a hearing on online radicalization. The hearing will be held on October 8, 2025, and is in direct response to the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk, an event some have tried to connect to the online communities the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, participated in. “Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence,” Comer shared in the press release announcing the hearing. “To prevent future radicalization and violence,…
by Taylor Kate Brown for ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation, especially given the quick timelines his companies prefer to operate on. The billionaire spent more than $250 million to help elect President Donald Trump and, in the first months of Trump’s second term, Musk led the Department of Government Efficiency, making cuts to the federal bureaucracy and regulatory staff, including…
by ProPublica ProPublica has selected Dana Chiueh and Aaron Brezel as AI engineering fellows as part of its participation in the Lenfest Institute’s AI Collaborative and Fellowship program, a nationwide news industry effort supported by Microsoft and OpenAI to explore how artificial intelligence technologies can responsibly contribute to the work of mission-driven newsrooms. The Lenfest AI program selected ProPublica among 10 regional and national news organizations for the two-year fellowships. The ProPublica fellowships are made possible through funding from both the Lenfest Institute and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. “We’re thrilled to welcome Dana and Aaron as our first AI…
Sejujurnya, saya nggak pernah kepikiran bakal punya masalah mata yang cukup kompleks sampai akhirnya saya sadar ada sesuatu yang nggak biasa saat membaca buku. Tulisan mulai terlihat sedikit miring, dan beberapa huruf tampak seperti “bergerak sendiri”. Awalnya saya pikir cuma lelah atau cahaya kurang pas. Tapi lama-lama, rasa nggak nyaman itu nggak bisa diabaikan lagi. Setelah cek ke dokter mata, diagnosisnya: mata silinder, alias astigmatisme. Momen itu cukup bikin panik, jujur saja. Bayangin, selama ini saya mengira hanya butuh kacamata baca biasa atau softlens standar, eh ternyata butuh penyesuaian khusus. Yang lebih bikin penasaran, mata silinder itu nggak cuma soal…
When it comes to nostalgic fall desserts, nothing beats a classic, easy apple crumble. Warm and comforting, it’s the ultimate pairing of sweet spiced apples with a buttery, crumbly topping. Add a scoop of ice cream on top and—chef’s kiss—perfection. Having tossed together quite a few crumbles in my day, I thought it was about time to share my ultimate apple crumble recipe. While an ode to the classic, I take a few steps to maximize flavor and make this the most delicious apple crumble ever. Trust me, you’ll be making this recipe all season long. Easy Apple Crumble Ingredients…
Conor Murray Slams Munster Recruitment – Full List of Signings from CJ Stander to Alex Nankivell Conor Murray has delivered a scathing assessment of Munster’s recruitment policy in recent seasons, accusing the province of being “far too conservative” with their spending and failing to replace iconic figures like Ronan O’Gara and Paul O’Connell. “Rog was a world-class 10, with a huge personality and the pure willpower to drive his team to those legendary heights. He had an incredible pack in front of him, driven by another world-class player in Paul O’Connell. Did we ever replace them? Of course we didn’t.…