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Homicides keep dramatically plunging in Pres Trump's "hellhole" cities, latest signs that violent crime in America starkly different from what Trump cites as his reason for sending federal troops, @axios.com rpts: www.axios.com/2025/11/04/c...
Homicides keep plunging in Trump's "hellhole" cities
New data show killings dropping dramatically in D.C., Memphis, Chicago and Portland, Ore., where Trump has focused his National Guard plan.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Homicides keep dramatically plunging in Pres Trump's "hellhole" cities, latest signs that violent crime in America starkly different from what Trump cites as his reason for sending federal troops, @axios.com rpts: www.axios.com/2025/11/04/c...
US faith levels plummet to lowest on record, @axios.com rpts: www.axios.com/2025/11/13/g...
U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record
The U.S. is rapidly becoming more secular.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
US faith levels plummet to lowest on record, @axios.com rpts: www.axios.com/2025/11/13/g...
Pres Trump signs bipartisan government funding package at White House, formally ending longest government shutdown in US history, @cbsnews.com rpts; rolls back his shutdown layoffs, gives furloughed federal workers back pay, halts future layoffs into next year: www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Government shutdown ends as Trump signs funding bill
President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Pres Trump signs bipartisan government funding package at White House, formally ending longest government shutdown in US history, @cbsnews.com rpts; rolls back his shutdown layoffs, gives furloughed federal workers back pay, halts future layoffs into next year: www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
Kansas county apologizes over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper, agrees to pay over $3M for action that sparked outcry over press freedom, @cbsnews.com / @apnews.com report: www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-...
Kansas county apologizes over raid on a small-town newspaper, agrees to pay over $3 million
The Marion County Record editor's mother Joan, who co-owned the paper, died of a heart attack the day after the raid.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Kansas county apologizes over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper, agrees to pay over $3M for action that sparked outcry over press freedom, @cbsnews.com / @apnews.com report: www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-...
US Mint today ends production of the penny, change ordered by Pres Trump to save money, @apnews.com rpts: apnews.com/article/us-m...
US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and in recognition of the growing irrelevance of the 1-cent coin.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
US Mint today ends production of the penny, change ordered by Pres Trump to save money, @apnews.com rpts: apnews.com/article/us-m...
New report says layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, as employers announces 1.1M job cuts so far this year — highest since pandemic, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New report says layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, as employers announces 1.1M job cuts so far this year — highest since pandemic, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Man digging a swimming pool in his garden in France discovers gold worth $800,000, @cbsnews.com / @afp.com report: www.cbsnews.com/news/man-fin...
Man digging a swimming pool in his garden in France discovers gold worth $800,000
The man informed the local authorities after he made the discovery, and they allowed him to keep the gold.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Man digging a swimming pool in his garden in France discovers gold worth $800,000, @cbsnews.com / @afp.com report: www.cbsnews.com/news/man-fin...
My grandfather was a Marine
The USMC he served turns 250yrs old today
Our company, Media Advisory Experts, was tasked with an 'earned media' campaign for USMC
So we traveled to support #Marines250 events across US
On this 250th, gratitude & appreciation for the opportunity to tell this story
The USMC he served turns 250yrs old today
Our company, Media Advisory Experts, was tasked with an 'earned media' campaign for USMC
So we traveled to support #Marines250 events across US
On this 250th, gratitude & appreciation for the opportunity to tell this story
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My grandfather was a Marine
The USMC he served turns 250yrs old today
Our company, Media Advisory Experts, was tasked with an 'earned media' campaign for USMC
So we traveled to support #Marines250 events across US
On this 250th, gratitude & appreciation for the opportunity to tell this story
The USMC he served turns 250yrs old today
Our company, Media Advisory Experts, was tasked with an 'earned media' campaign for USMC
So we traveled to support #Marines250 events across US
On this 250th, gratitude & appreciation for the opportunity to tell this story
Pres Trump pardons top Republican allies who aided bid to subvert results of #Election2020, @politico.com rpts: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Pres Trump pardons top Republican allies who aided bid to subvert results of #Election2020, @politico.com rpts: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase & Luis Ortiz indicted by prosecutors on host of charges related to alleged scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in #MLB games, @espn.com rpts: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Guardians' Clase, Ortiz indicted for pitch rigging
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz is currently in custody.
www.espn.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase & Luis Ortiz indicted by prosecutors on host of charges related to alleged scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in #MLB games, @espn.com rpts: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
RECALL: Baby formula recalled after reports of infant botulism in 10 U.S. states, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
The Agriculture Department also demands that states “immediately undo” any steps they have taken to send full November payments to recipients of the food assistance program, referred to as food stamps...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
RECALL: Baby formula recalled after reports of infant botulism in 10 U.S. states, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#Cybersec experts warn Trump budget cuts, agency gutting, leave Americans and economy “at greater risk of being hacked,” @cnbc.com rpts: www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/t...
Trump budget cuts, agency gutting, leave Americans and economy at greater risk of being hacked, experts warn
President Trump's government agency gutting and budget cuts leave the U.S. economy at greater risk of cyberattacks than a year ago, according to experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Cybersec experts warn Trump budget cuts, agency gutting, leave Americans and economy “at greater risk of being hacked,” @cnbc.com rpts: www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/t...
WEATHER ALERT: Arctic air headed for United States this weekend into next week, and states will see their first snowfall, @washingtonpost rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Cold records dating back to the 1800s may be broken by a coming Arctic freeze
Around 155 million people in the United States will experience freezing conditions through Wednesday, with temperatures dipping 20 to 30 degrees below average.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
WEATHER ALERT: Arctic air headed for United States this weekend into next week, and states will see their first snowfall, @washingtonpost rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Trump administration orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on, releases list of 40 airports affected, @washingtonpost.com rpts; thousands of flights likely to be cancelled: www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
FAA orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on
The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump administration orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on, releases list of 40 airports affected, @washingtonpost.com rpts; thousands of flights likely to be cancelled: www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
#ELECTION2025: Democrats swept key elections across the country on Tuesday night, delivering a rebuke of Pres Donald Trump’s second term so far and boosting the party’s hopes ahead of the midterms, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Winners and losers from the 2025 election
It was not a good night for Trump or Republicans aligned with him.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#ELECTION2025: Democrats swept key elections across the country on Tuesday night, delivering a rebuke of Pres Donald Trump’s second term so far and boosting the party’s hopes ahead of the midterms, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
BREAKING: @UPS MD-11 plane crashes near Louisville, Kentucky, airport, shipper’s worldwide air hub, @cnn.com rpts; injuries reported; huge plume of black smoke rising; www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/u...
A UPS plane crashed near the Louisville airport, source says | CNN
A UPS MD-11 plane crashed near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BREAKING: @UPS MD-11 plane crashes near Louisville, Kentucky, airport, shipper’s worldwide air hub, @cnn.com rpts; injuries reported; huge plume of black smoke rising; www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/u...
‘Deadly rivers in the sky’: Investigation shows where climate forces fueling more dangerous floods, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...
Deadly rivers in the sky
A new Washington Post investigation reveals where climate change has supercharged the movement of moisture through the skies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
‘Deadly rivers in the sky’: Investigation shows where climate forces fueling more dangerous floods, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...
Dick Cheney, who served four Republican presidents & whose role as architect of post-9/11 war on terror made him one of most powerful—& controversial—US vice presidents in history, dies at 84, @WSJ rpts: www.wsj.com/politics/dic...
Dick Cheney, Powerful Former Vice President Who Served Four Republican Presidents, Dies
The national-security hawk was an architect of the post-9/11 U.S. war on terror.
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Dick Cheney, who served four Republican presidents & whose role as architect of post-9/11 war on terror made him one of most powerful—& controversial—US vice presidents in history, dies at 84, @WSJ rpts: www.wsj.com/politics/dic...
LinkedIn says ~20% of US professionals have job titles today that didn’t exist in 2000, @washingtonpostt.bsky.social rpts; generative AI accelerating change: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
As AI reshapes the job market, here are 16 roles it has created
Walmart, KPMG and Salesforce are among the companies debuting titles as the companies adopt generative AI.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LinkedIn says ~20% of US professionals have job titles today that didn’t exist in 2000, @washingtonpostt.bsky.social rpts; generative AI accelerating change: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump administration misleads public, posts videos purporting to show triumph of recent immigration operations but uses footage months old or recorded thousands of miles away, @washingtonpost.com #factcheck finds: wapo.st/4nuDGwf
We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out.
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.
wapo.st
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Trump administration misleads public, posts videos purporting to show triumph of recent immigration operations but uses footage months old or recorded thousands of miles away, @washingtonpost.com #factcheck finds: wapo.st/4nuDGwf
Trump administration informs NATO allies it’s withdrawing some troops from Europe’s eastern flank, as America’s longtime partners nervously await decisions on larger plans for US military drawdown, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S. to withdraw some troops from Romania, NATO’s eastern flank
It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Trump administration informs NATO allies it’s withdrawing some troops from Europe’s eastern flank, as America’s longtime partners nervously await decisions on larger plans for US military drawdown, @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Fed Cuts Rates as Officials Worry About Labor Market, @nytimes.com rpts: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
What to know about the Fed meeting.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Fed Cuts Rates as Officials Worry About Labor Market, @nytimes.com rpts: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Nvidia becomes first company to hit $5T in market value, latest milestone in unprecedented surge reflecting growing influence of AI on markets & economy, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvid...
Nvidia Becomes First $5 Trillion Company
The company’s shares have been boosted by the AI boom and a flurry of new deals.
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Nvidia becomes first company to hit $5T in market value, latest milestone in unprecedented surge reflecting growing influence of AI on markets & economy, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvid...
Mortgage rates drop to lowest level in over a year, pushing refinancing 111% higher annually, @cnbc.com rpts: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/m...
Mortgage rates drop to the lowest level in over a year, pushing refinancing 111% higher annually
Refinance demand, which is most sensitive to interest rate changes, jumped 9% for the week and was 111% higher than the same week one year ago.
www.cnbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Mortgage rates drop to lowest level in over a year, pushing refinancing 111% higher annually, @cnbc.com rpts: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/m...
Soaring electricity bills squeezing households as utilities seek higher rates, @CBSMoneyWatch rpts: www.cbsnews.com/news/utility...
Soaring electricity bills are squeezing households as utilities seek higher rates
Rising utility bills across the country are leaving customers feeling powerless in the face of the escalating costs.
www.cbsnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Soaring electricity bills squeezing households as utilities seek higher rates, @CBSMoneyWatch rpts: www.cbsnews.com/news/utility...