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As debt ceiling looms, Yellen warns of ‘irreparable harm’ to US economy
The United States government is about to hit the debt ceiling, or the maximum amount of money it’s allowed to borrow in order to pay its bills. The ceiling is currently set at $31.3 trillion. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., that the government could reach the limit by Thursday, and when… -
Supreme Court justices grill lawyers of Turkey’s Halkbank
Can a Turkish government-owned bank be prosecuted by the U.S. government for money laundering and fraud? That’s a question the Supreme Court will have to answer. Halkbank was first indicted in 2019. U.S. prosecutors accused the bank of laundering billions of dollars of revenue made by the sale of Iranian oil and natural gas. The… -
Mortgage rates are finally falling, but the average family still can’t afford a home
While mortgage rates have fallen considerably from November’s recent high, buying a home is still far out of reach for most Americans. In fact, for six out of the last seven months, a family earning the median income would not qualify for a median-priced home, according to the latest data from the National Association of… -
White House, Secret Service don’t keep visitor logs for Biden home
Neither the White House nor the Secret Service maintain visitor logs for President Biden’s personal residence in Wilmington, Delaware. They’re making the disclosure because the House Oversight Committee put in an official request with White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain for all logs going back to Jan. 20, 2021, the day President Biden took… -
Google warns Supreme Court case could upend the internet
Google told the Supreme Court that if it guts Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, it would upend the internet, encourage suppression of legitimate speech and proliferate offensive speech. The tech giant is being sued by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was killed in 2015 during an Islamic State group (ISIS) terrorist attack… -
DoNotPay’s AI robot lawyer wants to argue your case in court
Imagine this: You’re in a courtroom accused of breaking the law. Your future rests on your legal defense. But you didn’t hire an attorney who spent years in school studying the law and many more practicing it. You’re trusting a robot to win your case. That could be the future, according to Joshua Browder, the… -
Who is Robert Hur, appointed special counsel to Biden’s documents case?
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate whether any laws were broken in the handling of classified information at President Biden’s home and personal office. “As I’ve said before, I strongly believe that the normal processes of this department can handle all investigations with integrity. But under the regulations, the… -
Color-changing BMW, flying cars top list of 5 best CES 2023 innovations
Each year tech companies big and small descend on Las Vegas for CES. The cutting-edge products they unveil on the show floor can mold the future of tech or go nowhere at all. Here are some of the most interesting innovations out of CES 2023 in this week’s Five for Friday. #5: AtmosGear Electric Skates… -
22 attorneys general file Supreme Court brief supporting student loan relief
21 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, expressing their support for President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The attorneys general argued the Department of Education is properly exercising its authority under the Heroes Act to provide financial relief to those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This one-time… -
Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden classified documents
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate how classified documents ended up at President Biden’s personal office in Washington D.C., and at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Garland appointed Robert Hur, who has previously served as the top prosecutor for the state of Maryland. According to the Justice Department, Hur will now… -
Deflation in December: Consumer prices fall for first time since 2020
For the first time since 2020, the U.S. saw deflation in consumer prices for the month. Overall consumer prices in December declined 0.1% from November, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. Annual consumer inflation rose 6.5% from a year ago, down from November’s 7.1% increase and significantly below June’s 9.1% peak.… -
Jerome Powell insists Fed will not become a ‘climate policymaker’
Don’t expect the Federal Reserve to wade into the climate change fray. Fed Chair Jerome Powell made clear Tuesday that the banking system does not have a significant role in the space. “We are not, and will not be, a ‘climate policymaker,’” Powell said. “We should ‘stick to our knitting’ and not wander off to… -
Border Patrol opens 153,000-square-foot migrant processing facility in El Paso
The Border Patrol opened a 153,000-square-foot facility in El Paso, Texas, that will have the capacity to hold 1,000 migrants. Customs and Border Protection said the facility’s primary purpose is to safely and expeditiously process individuals in Border Patrol custody. The new center is weatherproof, climate controlled and will also provide space for eating, sleeping…
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