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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday that the prices received index in its monthly survey of manufactures rose to a record high level in July. The share of businesses reporting higher prices for their products rose to 41.4 percent, up from 36.8 percent in June. The share reporting lower prices fell…
On June 23, The Epoch Times reported that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (CCBOCC) decided, by a measure of two to three, to postpone their vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish Collier County, Florida as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary. On July 13, the CCBOCC—described now by some as “cowards”—killed the…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., slammed President Biden for steering the U.S. to the more to the left despite campaigning as a moderate, in light of Democrats’ push to eliminate the Hyde Amendment. First passed in 1977, the Hyde Amendment to Medicaid prohibits federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions, except in…
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Jonhson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting more information about missing phones used by former special counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. In a news release, the two senators said they were compelled to send a letter (pdf)…
VenureBeat reports that Consumer Acquisition’s Brian Bowman has sounded the alarm on Apple’s decision to favor user privacy over targeted ads by changes access to its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA). An analysis of $300 million in paid social ad spending by Consumer Acquisition found that IDFA has had a negative effect on iOS advertisers with…
The grounds surrounding the U.S. Capitol had only been open for a few days on Monday. So it was no surprise to see some tourists and locals crossing the East Front of the Capitol, taking in the building and asking a handful of TV news crews who they were staking out. The answer was U.S….
Continuing claims, which are claims made after the initial filing for jobless benefits, fell by 126,000, data from the Department of Labor showed Friday. The fall in claims was significant because it followed a decline of 117,000 in the prior week. Steepening of declines, in which claims fall for two weeks in a row compared…
A Michigan Republican Party official who blamed former President Donald Trump for losing the 2020 election has stepped down. Jason Roe, who became the executive director of the Michigan GOP in February, told news outlets he stepped down and informed Chairman Ron Weiser. “I resigned my position as executive director and the reasons will remain…
Suspects linked to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise received U.S. military training, the Pentagon said Thursday. The Pentagon said Thursday that a review of its training databases indicated that a “small number of the Colombian individuals detained as part of this investigation had participated in past U.S. military training and education programs, while…
