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Turmoil in Treasury bond yields sparks global worries: What to know
U.S. bond yields are rarely a burning issue with the general public. But that’s changed this week as a spike in yields has hit the front pages and TV newscasts. Yields on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit their highest point in almost two decades on Tuesday. The rise prompted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to step in with a buyback…
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Mike Rogers calls for 1-year data center moratorium
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in a critical Senate battle in Michigan, on Thursday called for a one-year pause on data center construction, the latest sign of the political toxicity of the server warehouses fueling the AI boom. Rogers said in a statement that he is pushing for a yearlong moratorium on new…
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Rogers courts Democrats in Michigan Senate race
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers officially launched the “Democrats for Mike Rogers” coalition on Thursday, two months out from the general election. Rogers made the announcement of the coalition at an event that featured a handful of Democrats including Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett (D). “Michiganders are tired of anger and division, and I…
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FBI foils alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot targeting New York Capitol
Federal police arrested a 35-year-old woman in connection with a plot to bomb the New York State Capitol, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court Thursday. Prosecutors allege in the complaint Jessica Bowie, a resident of Albany, planned to bomb the building and harm officials. They say she told an informant she supported…
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Matt Calkins quits Seattle Times over rejected women’s sport column
Matt Calkins, a sports columnist at the Seattle Times for nearly 11 years, resigned this week after the paper declined to publish his column on the “Save Women’s Sports” movement. Calkins said the rejection left him unable to do the job he was hired for, and framed it as the immediate cause of his departure…
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Unmasked: Cops identify man accused of terrorizing woman in terrifying Chucky-style costume
Philadelphia police have identified a man they believe chased and threatened a female jogger while wearing a Chucky doll mask, and say he may now have fled the state. Zymire Hughes, 22, is accused of pursuing the 40-year-old woman during her early morning run and terrorising several other people in the area, an incident that…
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Bad Bunny’s Closing Out Debí Tirar Más Fotos Tour With Sold-Out Puerto Rico Shows: How to Get Last-Minute Tickets
Bad Bunny is wrapping up his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour with two sold-out homecoming concerts at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The shows, billed as “Cerramos en Casa” and announced on 17 August, bring the year-long global tour full circle after it began with his residency at the Coliseo de…
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IndyCar president: ‘Could be a little bit of carnage’ in DC race this weekend
IndyCar President Doug Boles said Thursday morning that tight corners on the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race course around the National Mall this weekend could result in a “little bit of carnage” around the nation’s capital. The nearly-1.7-mile course, which loops around the National Archives, National Gallery of Art and Smithsonian National Air and Space…
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Trump lifts summer gasoline restrictions early as prices remain stubborn
The Trump administration is ending summertime smog restrictions on gasoline early this year in a bid to offer relief for high prices at the pump. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a waiver on Thursday allowing for sales of gasoline with a higher evaporation potential starting on Sept. 1, rather than the middle of the…