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A missile attack on Damascus reportedly left at least seven dead and 11 wounded, including women and children An Israeli airstrike on a residential district of Damascus on Tuesday evening killed at least seven civilians and injured 11 more, according to Syrian media reports.Three missiles launched by Israeli planes over the Golan Heights struck the neighborhood of Mezzeh, causing “significant material damage,” state news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.Women and children were among those killed, Syrian state TV has reported.The building targeted was a short distance away from the Iranian embassy in Damascus. According to the Saudi outlet Al-Hadath, as…

Since the last FOMC meeting on September 18th, bonds have suffered a bloodbath while gold, stocks, and the dollar are all up modestly…Source: BloombergDespite the apparent dovish pivot, the market’s expectations for rate-cuts (this year and next) has plunged dramatically…Source: BloombergThis should not come as a huge surprise as Powell’s raison d’etre for major rate cuts evaporated as US macro data has surged higher, surprising to the upside almost non-stop…Source: BloombergIt’s hard to justify slashing rates any further in the face of that macro backdrop without exposing the ‘political’ decision-making process behind The Fed’s move.So, now we see the Minutes…

Doug Emhoff and Tim Walz walk away from the counter without paying Kamala Harris’s multi-millionaire husband Doug Emhoff and Tim Walz walked away from a cashier at a coffee shop in Phoenix without paying. After the two left, Tim Walz’s young daughter, Hope, scrambled to get a staffer’s credit card. Tim Walz and Doug Emhoff walked into Otro Cafe like they owned the place. Doug Emhoff and Tim Walz ordering pastries was super awkward. This scene of Timothy Walz and “Doug” ordering pastries couldn’t be more awkward. pic.twitter.com/UIB1ZHDXo5 — Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 9, 2024 Tim Walz ordered an…

A crashed Russian Shahed in Ukraine.Ukrainian national police photo A Ukrainian attack on a warehouse in southern Russia blew up 400 Iranian-made Shahed attack drones, according to the Ukrainian general staff. That’s nearly five percent of all the 440-pound Shaheds Russia has deployed so far in its 31-month wider war on Ukraine. Video of the resulting conflagration near Oktyabrsky seems to confirm the strike. “An accurate hit on the target was recorded,” the general staff noted. “A secondary detonation was observed.” The propeller-driven, satellite-guided Shahed—developed by Shahed Aviation Industries in Iran—is one of Russia’s main weapons for deep strikes on…

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By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”—Bob Dylan A water main breaks every two minutes somewhere in the U.S., resulting in contaminated drinking supplies and boil water notices. One out of three bridges in the U.S. needs repair, endangering hundreds of millions of commuters. More than 42,000 bridges across the country, carrying about 167 million vehicles each day, are in disrepair. It is estimated that 300 million people could face power outages across the United States between 2024 and 2028, due in large part to widespread power grid…

Shares of electric vehicle charging company EVgo Inc. jumped by the most in over three years after securing a major financing deal from the U.S. government. Meanwhile, Helene victims are suffering in the face of paltry FEMA aid. Bloomberg reports that in a significant boost to its expansion plans, Los Angeles-based EVgo Inc. announced on Thursday that it has received a conditional loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The news sent the EV company’s stock soaring by 64 percent, marking its biggest single-day gain in more than three years. As one of…

PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday will meet for the first time with some of the 15,000 Ukrainian troops that France has trained for the country’s fight against the Russian invasion. Macron’s scheduled visit to a military camp in eastern France where French officers are training what will become a full new brigade of 4,500 Ukrainian troops comes as the country’s Western allies are mulling a victory plan championed by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Macron’s renewed focus on Ukraine also reflects how shifting politics in France have weakened his sway over domestic affairs. His decision to call…

During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel that took place on Thursday and was aired on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Taiwanese Representative to the United States Alexander Yui stated that China’s Xi Jinping “has been emboldened” but it’s not the fault of President Joe Biden, because it’s about Xi’s thought process as opposed to who’s in the White House. Yui said, “Xi Jinping has been emboldened because he wants to realize what he calls his China dream.” He also stated, “This is not about which administration is in the United States. But…

Wednesday on CNN, network contributor Scott Jennings derided Vice President Kamala Harris for her comments criticizing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) amid Hurricane Milton’s track to his state’s west coast. Jenning called Harris’ move a “big campaign mistake,” noting that Harris’ comments contradicted President Joe Biden’s remarks about the Florida governor. “In all of your public communications, no matter what you’re doing, you have to always show that American people that you have their fellow citizens in your heart,” Jennings said. “I mean, this is the kind of historic storm that some people aren’t going to survive it. There’s going to…