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BOSTON — Jasiel Correia II, the already embattled mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday on new federal extortion charges for allegedly operating a scheme to help marijuana vendors get approval to … Read more
Submitted by Hardscrabble Farmer What’s the purpose of a college education if you come out so ignorant you can’t figure out a loan forgiveness program? “But it turns out that … Read more
via thehill: In a key finding of the Mueller report, Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Kilimnik, who worked for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is tied to Russian intelligence. But hundreds of pages of government documents … Read more
U.S. federal wall funding of US$1.57B yields 1.7 miles of fence U.S. Customs and Border Protection has put up just 1.7 miles of fencing with the US$1.57 billion that Congress … Read more
There is only so much gov't & fed can do to prop stocks, at some point, the market will figure out the global economy continues to implode. pic.twitter.com/uKrfk6pwhr — Alastair … Read more
BYRON YORK: Trump plan would improve current border situation. The department has already announced where the barriers would go. There would be five miles in the San Diego Sector, 14 miles … Read more
(CNN)Netflix seems to be flying so high over the reception to its just-released psychological horror film “Bird Box” that it’s breaking a long-held tradition of staying largely mum on viewership. … Read more
via mishtalk: The market did not seem to like statements Jerome Powel made following the FOMC announcement. Head Scratching There's head scratching over whether today is hawkish or dovish, given SPX … Read more
When Democrats’ Tactics Backfire. Some leading Democrats haven’t seemed to figure out that the harder they’ve worked to expose, silence, scream at, attack and bully those with whom they disagree, … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Hedge fund managers sit at the top of the financial world’s food chain. They’re generally seen as the smartest money managers, and their companies have the … Read more
Large randomized trial finds state pre-k program has adverse effects on academic achievement. Highlights: This report discusses new findings from a well-conducted randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Tennessee’s voluntary prekindergarten … Read more
$SPX cannot handle soaring UST10Y @ 2.911 pic.twitter.com/O1Qqp3BoUt — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) April 19, 2018 the moment when $SPX figures out that soaring yields are not good pic.twitter.com/wzkXguRSxI — Alastair … Read more
Scientists in California successfully changed a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease into a more harmless form, allowing them to erase brain cell damage. The breakthrough is important as the research … Read more
by DCG The drawings of a young, suspended teen boy/WRAL photo No need to wonder if the FBI is doing their job. No need to wonder if any troubling behaviors gave local Florida … Read more
He added that while President Trump shut the government down, “all of us in the Democratic caucus, not just the moderates, but the liberals as well, came to the view … Read more
by sundance CTH has been pointing out this shadowy figure for almost a year. Today, his appearance in Text Messages, explains why… W.H. “Bill” Priestap is the FBI Head of Counterintelligence. Priestap was one of … Read more