California State

CBS Minnesota

Fear, long absent in financial markets as investors bet on a "soft landing" for the U.S. economy, is back in the air on Wall Street.Stocks tumbled Friday after new government data showed a steep decline in hiring in July, spurring concerns that economic activity is slowing faster than economists expected. Two hours into the session, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 984 points, or 2.4%, to 39,415. The broader S&P 500 sank 2.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost nearly 3%, fueled by disappointing quarterly earnings from bellwethers such as Amazon and Intel. Market analyst Adam Crisafulli of Vital Knowledge...

Dow plunges nearly 1,000 points amid sharp drop in U.S. hiring

TheStreet

Markets end lower as investor seem to think the Fed has waited too long to cut rates. And they sold stocks hard in response.

Stock Market Today: Stocks crushed as markets see Fed rate error

Markets Insider

The US economy is set to enter a recession by early next year, according to Steve Hanke. The economist pointed to a troubling trend in the money supply in an interview on YouTube this week. He predicted inflation will likely fall below 2% as economic activity slows. The US hasn't...

Why a recession will strike in 2025, according to a veteran economist

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Ash Jurberg

In the past 12 months, California has witnessed a substantial rise in job cuts, with over 1,350 WARN notices filed statewide, according to data from the California Employment Development Department.

Massive Layoff Wave Continues Across California in July

Montana State

Showbiz Cheat Sheet

The day after Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner finalized their divorce in 2018, Affleck took his 22-year-old model girlfriend to Montana. Here's what went down. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were married for over a decade before they finalized their divorce in 2018. Now, Affleck is married to Jennifer Lopez and reportedly seeks marital advice from his ex-wife. Well before Affleck rekindled his flame with Lopez, he briefly dated a 22-year-old model and took her on a trip to Montana. Here’s what to know about Affleck’s Montana trip with Shauna Sexton in 2018.

Ben Affleck Took His 22-Year-Old Girlfriend to Montana a Day After His Divorce From Jennifer Garner

Fox News

Then-Sen. Kamala Harris in 2017 said "How dare we speak Merry Christmas" amid an ongoing battle over a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Flashback: Harris fumed at Americans for saying 'Merry Christmas' before illegal migrants got protections

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It’s no secret that Prince Harry feels very strongly about the lack of private security he and his family will have when they visit the U.K., after he lost his right to public-funded private security when he and Meghan Markle stepped down as se...

King Charles Is Reportedly ‘Heartbroken’ After Prince Harry Tells Him He Cannot See His Grandkids Until Security Issues In The UK Are Resolved: A ‘Clear Message To The King’

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Arizona State

Lukeville, AZ

(The Center Square) – United States Customs and Border Protection agents just announced their largest fentanyl seizure ever. The announcement on Thursday related to half a ton of fentanyl seized at the Port of Lukeville on July 1, as it was being trafficked in the United States by a 20-year-old citizen from Arizona.

Arizona fentanyl bust biggest ever for CBP

RadarOnline

O.J. Simpson's longtime friend and robbery accomplice got a judge's permission to call Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor from Simpson's murder trial, for testimony in his $20 million defamation case against a Florida newspaper, court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com reveal.  Charles "Charlie" Ehrlich is suing the Miami New Times, alleging the outlet published an article falsely suggesting he was an accomplice in the deadly stabbings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. According to the latest filing in his case, a judge granted the ex-con's request to subpoena Clark along with her co-prosecutor on the Simpson case, Christopher Darden,...

O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Marcia Clarke to Be Subpoenaed to Testify in Explosive Murder Accomplice Defamation Lawsuit

White Western women have lower body appreciation and experience greater pressure from the media to be thin compared to Black Nigerian and Chinese women across all ages, according to new research. The study, carried out by psychologists at Durham University (UK), and published in PLOS ONE, explored the impacts of...

Study finds white Western women have lower body appreciation and greater media pressure to look thin

At least the monthly jobs report wasn’t boring. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said employers added 114,000 jobs in July, the lowest number since December of 2020. Unemployment, meanwhile, rose to 4.3%. Both numbers were weaker than expected. And it sent stocks plunging on Friday. The S&P 500...

Unemployment rises, stocks plunge and the economy becomes a question mark

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Kamala Harris is viewed as more intelligent than Donald Trump by American voters, with the right temperament needed to be an effective president, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll. But despite the VP’s positive traits, people are still much more likely to see Trump as a strong leader...

Poll shows Americans view Harris as more intelligent — but see Trump as the better leader

Pennsylvania State

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

The US national debt is closing in on $35 trillion, triggering a warning to investors from analysts at JPMorgan Chase. According to new data from the Treasury, the total outstanding public debt amounts to $34.99 trillion – or $34,997,540,505,103 to be exact – as of July 25th. That’s...

JPMorgan Chase Issues Warning To Investors As US National Debt Hits $34,997,540,505,103

A key recession indicator has just been triggered after the unemployment rate in the United States rose to 4.3% in July, leading to a massive stock market sell-off that saw the S&P 500 index lose more than $1.2 trillion in hours and Bitcoin plunge to $63,000. The unemployment rate rise...

Key Recession Indicator That Accurately Predicted Every Recession Since 1970 Flashes Amid $2.9 Trillion Market Rout

The probability of a 25bps rate cut in September is 100%, and the possibility of a 50bps cut is 28.5%. Stocks suffered punishing losses after disappointing ISM and jobless claims data. Another round of soft results may be ahead with July’s labor market report. Wall Street may suffer deeper...

Stock Markets May Keep Falling if Soft U.S. Jobs Data Fuels Recession Fears

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Stocks plummet: Following California, US job report triggers recession indicator

(The Center Square) - The United States triggered a highly accurate recession indicator as recession fears led to the largest stock selloff since December 2022. California,...

Stocks plummet: Following California, US job report triggers recession indicator

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