BREAKING: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, seeking to signal stability as the U.S. financial picture diverges sharply between a record-setting stock market and a weakening currency.
Democrats ran into a setback on Tuesday in Virginia to fight back against President Donald Trump’s congressional redistricting efforts, but they took a step forward in Maryland, though obstacles remain for enacting a new congressional map there. A Virginia judge ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s Congressional maps was illegal, […]
A young baal teshuva in Sunnyvale, California, was miraculously spared when a car crashed directly into his living room — just feet from where he had been sitting and bentching. The young man had recently become a baal teshuva and works at Google. He rents a townhouse in Sunnyvale and frequently comes to nearby Palo […]
Delivery platforms like Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub must now display a tip option for customers before or at checkout, including a suggested tip of at least 10% or a custom amount option.
Sen. Chuck Schumer: “For the good of the country, Donald trump needs to fire Kristi Noem at once. Noem is a liar. Noem is incompetent at her job and she must go.”
Michael Dell on Trump Accounts: “In a few years, essentially every child in America will have savings invested in the greatest companies in this country, and that will change the face of this country over the next 10, 20, 30 years.”
“Itzik, Talik, Omri, Shira, the wonderful Gvili family. I will say this in the language of the Bible, on behalf of my wife Sara and myself: Our souls are bound with yours. We have spoken many times. We have met many times. We crossed oceans and continents together, including recently, in a heart-stirring meeting with […]
Sen. Tim Kaine on Trump’s Davos speech: “[The] President repeatedly mistook Iceland for Greenland, right?” Sec. Rubio: “He meant to say Greenland. But I think we’re all familiar with presidents that have verbal stumbles. We’ve had presidents like that before. Some made a lot more than this one.”
TRUMP: “Trump Accounts should reach at least $50k in value by the time a child turns 18… with slightly greater contributions, the typical account will grow to $100k, $200k, and can even grow up to past $300k per child.”
Trump on Trump Accounts: “Every President in modern history has left our children with nothing but debt — but under this Administration, we’re going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom.”
Amazon announced plans to terminate about 16,000 corporate employees, only a few months after announcing it was cutting 14,000 roles. The company will offer US-based employees 90 days to search for a new role internally.
A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. Federal agents were attempting to apprehend the 34-year-old Arizona man during a traffic stop near Arivaca, Arizona, […]
UPDATE – BORO PARK: The FDNY tells Boro Park Scoop that seven civilians were injured in the fire at the multiple dwelling on 13th Avenue near 62nd Street; two victims are in critical condition, one sustained serious injuries, and four others suffered minor injuries, as firefighters continue operating at the scene.
TRUMP: “We’re going to put $3T-$4T of wealth into the hands of young Americans who otherwise would have really started out with nothing… I believe that Trump Accounts will be remembered as one of the most transformative policy innovations of all time.”
Trump on Trump Accounts: “For the first time ever, we’re going to give every newborn American child a financial stake in the future, a head start at life, and a fair shot at the American Dream.”
