A police officer has been shot in Washington, DC, a spokesperson told CNN. The Metropolitan Police Department police spokesperson, Paris Lewbel, did not provide details on the officer’s condition or whether a suspect has been identified. The officer was shot in the area of 7th Street and Oneida Place in Northwest DC, police said. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Janney Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL – Free Report) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,946 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. […]
Congress is done with its homework, which means it’s time for some good old-fashioned messaging bills and dickering around
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s April 10 speech to the US Congress, following the American custom, began with a joke. The speaker introduced him, the audience gave him a friendly applause, and he said, “Thank you. I never get such nice applause from the Japanese Diet.” The joke was a success: it got a big More
“Before they drop the bomb they drop the narrative.” – Caitlin Johnson, journalist The USA narrative goes like this: “Maria Corina Machado has been unjustly barred from running for president. Her stand-in candidate is Edmundo Gonzalez, a calm, serious, rational, peaceful, wise alternative, an ex-diplomat who is more popular than Nicolás Maduro, and who will More
The state of Washington has declared defeat in its war on graffiti and called in reinforcements. Expect to see a graffiti-removing drone hovering by a tantalizingly canvas-like wall near you. Our Tacoma area maintenance crew, led by Mike Gauger, is testing drone technology that can remove graffiti from hard-to-reach places. — Read the rest
Sweden has long had a reputation as a successful 'socialist democracy' - but it's market reforms that have powered growth
The tougher capital requirements the government had planned for banks may not be as tough. That’s according to a Sunday (May 19) report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which argues that efforts by banking CEOs like JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon to push back against the Federal Reserve’s proposal that banks hold more capital appear to have paid off. Sources tell WSJ that […]
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George Washington Warned Against A 'Passionate Attachment' To Israel By Brian McGlinchey at Stark Realities As war rages in Gaza, the intensifying debate over the US-Israel relationship spotlights a political paradox: Those Americans who view George Washington with deepest reverence — that is, would-be “conservatives” — are often the ones who most zealously violate the central tenet of his foreign policy philosophy. Specifically, their fierce devotion to the State of Israel...
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