Key Takeaways Russell Vought took over as CFPB’s acting chief last week Issuing a dozen directives Saturday, Vought asked CFPB staff to pause investigations and enforcement activities. He announced forgoing accept some federal funding the CFPB was scheduled to draw, citing excess funding. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a consumer watchdog, has begun losing
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The article described Hamas as militants and failed to mention they were behind the murder of the hostages’ family members. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 8, 2025 20:16 Updated: FEBRUARY 9, 2025 14:43 Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by
Stranded tanker loaded with fuel oil Koala (“Koala”) drowns in the seaport of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region. The fact that the tanker ran aground in the port of Ust-Luga today, February 9, was reported by the press service of the Leningrad Region administration. “A man—made incident occurred on the tanker during engine start-up, as
Nujoma was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died at 95. Hailed as Namibia’s “founding father”, Nujoma passed away on Saturday night
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks in, President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while billionaire Elon Musk hunts for more ways to upend the federal workforce. Trump also provoked — then called off — trade wars with Canada and Mexico but allowed one with China to move forward. He
Starting a short-term rental business in buzzy destinations like Destin, Florida or Vail, Colorado has a lot of appeal, but a new report says that some of the small and mid-sized cities across America might be the better place to start. In January, AirDNA released a report that ranks the best places to invest in
Palantir Technologies (PLTR -0.39%) is probably the hottest stock on Wall Street. As of this writing, shares are up 51% year to date and more than 380% over the last 12 months. So, where will Palantir shares be in one year? Let’s dig into the numbers and see what’s possible. Image source: Getty Images. A
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Shake intensity Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. Source: U.S.G.S. By William B. Davis and John Keefe A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday and triggered a tsunami advisory