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SPY, QQQ Call Volumes Spiked Minutes Before Tariff Pause Announcement: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Demands Disclosure From Congress Members
26+ min ago (201+ words) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N. Y.) has called for a disclosure by Congress members after observing that the Nasdaq call volume spiked minutes before President Donald Trump's announcement on a tariff pause. What Happened: Trump announced a pause in the tariffs in a…...
Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city's mayor and school leaders
30+ min ago (260+ words) A tangled political fight over whether Chicago's public schools will hold classes on May Day is coming down to the wire, confusing tens of thousands of students and parents. The influential teachers union, an ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, wants…...
Two U. S. Warships Sail Through Strait of Hormuz to Establish New Route for Merchant Ships
39+ min ago (713+ words) Two Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first American warships to transit the strait since the U. S. -Israel offensive in Iran began on Feb. 28. Additional U. S. forces, to include underwater drones, according to the release. The two…...
US likely to extend Russian oil waiver to temper Iran war shock: sources
49+ min ago (252+ words) US President Donald Trump's administration is likely to extend as soon as Friday (Apr 10) a waiver allowing countries to buy some sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The US Treasury Department has…...
Damage seen at Blue Origin Space Coast test site; unclear if New Glenn launch could be delayed
54+ min ago (142+ words) As Blue Origin prepares for the next launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral, the company appears to have experienced unexpected damage at its rocket manufacturing facility in Merritt Island, Florida. Photos posted to social media show a…...
Striking union workers at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant demand better wages and stronger contracts
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (431+ words) Approximately 1, 350 union workers at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri, are escalating their strike against Olin Winchester as they demand better wages and stronger contracts. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 778 have…...
The EU has developed tools capable of shaping national elections'Democracy Interference Observatory head Richard Schenk
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1368+ words) Richard Schenk heads the Democracy Interference Observatory (DIO) at MCC Brussels, a project dedicated to tracking the ways in which European institutions, Brussels-funded networks and certain political actors intervene in national campaigns across the European Union. In recent months, the…...
Abigail Spanberger Humiliated After Truth Comes Out About Jobs Report She Bragged On
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (332+ words) Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger claimed she helped bring thousands of jobs to her state " even though the companies she listed all invested in Virginia when her Republican predecessor was still in office. The governor took a victory lap Monday…...
Strengthens Trump and Bibi' | Thomas Friedman's Iran dilemma
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (469+ words) NYT columnist says that while he supports the downfall of the Iranian regime, he would not want to see it politically strengthen the leaders of the US and Israel, who he called 'terrible, terrible people.' Apparently Freedman has not heard…...
Invasion of 20-pound rodents wreaking havoc on California may have been intentional: officials (nutria)
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (421+ words) California is under invasion from a 20-pound rodent once believed to have been eradicated from the state " and officials now fear humans may be to blame. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said DNA testing of the 2. 5-foot-long pest,…...