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Treasury Secretary: ‘Essential’ for U.S. to Fund Ukrainian Schoolteachers

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As the U.S. national debt quickly approaches $34 trillion, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went on television Monday to explain how critical it is for Americans to continue funding Ukraine’s government. Yellen’s comments as President Joe Biden pushes Congress for a $105 billion aid package that will include...

Amazon Delivers Ultimatum to Remote Workers as Layoffs Continue

(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Amazon on Friday informed employees that they might not get promotions if they don't return to the office according to mandates imposed in May, CNBC reported. The e-commerce giant requires employees to report to the office at least three times each week. Some staff have resisted...

Biden Thinks Americans Who Barely Make Ends Meet Are Disconnected from Reality

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) During his recent speech, Joe Biden gaslighted Americans who are unhappy with the economy by saying that they are experiencing a “disconnect” with reality. On Thursday, Biden gave a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, during which he mentioned a variety of economic statistics before...

Mom Group Urging Boycott of Macy’s Parade over Trans Performers

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A group of mothers has urged conservatives to boycott the annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade, which recently announced that it would promote a number of transgender performers, the Daily Mail reported. A petition has gathered over 29,000 signatures already, with the signers being opposed to the non-binary...

Does Impending Truce Signal End of Ukraine Swindle, or Beginning?

(Kevin Whiteley, Headline USA) CIA Director William Burns's "emergency" visit to Ukraine this week for secret meetings with its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signaled to some that heavy casualties in recent military operations may force the country to end its quixotic territorial dispute with Russia. "So, the war in Ukraine---which some...

China Dumping U.S. Treasury as National Debt Spirals out of Control

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) China now holds less than $900 billion in U.S. treasury bonds, and continues to dump them as U.S. national debt spirals out of control. China’s U.S. debt dump coincides with similar developments in Japan, and follows Russia shedding its roughly $100 billion in treasury holdings since...

Google Will Delete Millions of Gmail Accounts

(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Google announced that it will delete Gmail accounts on Dec. 1, 2023, as the company changes its rules on inactivity users. In three weeks, any Gmail account that hasn't been used in over two years will be deleted, according to the Daily Mail. It was also reported...

Chipotle Founder Plans to Serve Meat-Free Sandwiches, Use Robot Workers

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Steve Ells, founder of the Chipotle restaurant chain, recently announced the opening of Kernel—a new vegetarian chain, largely run by robots. Kernel's first location will open in Manhattan next year. It feature meat-free sandwiches, salads and sides all cooked, assembled and served by robots, according to...

Inflation Remains Top Issue for Voters Ahead of 2024 Election

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Voters have their eyes on their bottom line ahead of the 2024 election. Voters are more concerned about inflation now than they were over the summer, even though most metrics for inflation have eased. Inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022 and stood at 3.7% in...

COVID Scammers Bought Fancy Cars, Pokemon Card, Even Private Island

(Headline USA) A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town. Pelicans divebomb nearby into the cool waters of Florida's Withlacoochee Bay and the open view...

Cost of Financing U.S. Debt Soars Past $1 Trillion

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) It now costs the U.S. government $1 trillion to merely pay for the interest on its skyrocketing national debt, which is nearly $34 trillion. Bloomberg published an analysis on Tuesday, estimating that annualized interest payments on the U.S. government debt climbed past $1 trillion as of the...

Sam Bankman-Fried Guilty of $10B Fraud, Faces Up to 110 Years

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal jury in Manhattan has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of swindling $10 billion from individuals through his crypto exchange and deceiving lenders and investors, bringing an end to the highly publicized trial.  As reported by the New York Post, the controversial tech tycoon was convicted on...
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