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My Morning Jacket Signs Publishing Deal with Peermusic
My Morning Jacket has signed a publishing deal with Peermusic, covering the band’s future releases as well as solo work by frontman Jim James, including his forthcoming album Wowed Out, due via ATO Records on 28 August. The agreement continues a working relationship spanning more than two decades between the band and Jamie Cerreta, now…
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Treasury Department to double debt buybacks after bond yield spike
The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will increase the maximum amount of U.S. debt it can buy back, a move met with declining bond yields and rising stocks. Starting next month, the Treasury plans to double the maximum value of longer-dated securities, specifically in the 10-to-20-year and the 20-to-30-year sectors, it allows itself to…
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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has “fallen off the charts” because of defunding international aid
Joe Rogan sparked ridicule after discovering the hardcore band Turnstile on his podcast and claiming, without evidence, that US rap had “fallen off the charts” because of the defunding of USAID. During a “Protect Our Parks” episode with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, Rogan alleged that the US foreign aid agency had…
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Democrats Choose Socialism in the Sunshine State
Angie Nixon is an odd choice to run for Senate in a deeply conservative state.
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Fervor over data centers fires up competitive Ohio Senate race
One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is a key example of how the increasingly controversial issue is playing a role in this cycle’s politics, and both sides think it could be…
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Ex-counterterrorism chief advocates for Trump to ‘walk away from’ Iran war, yank troops out of Middle East
Joe Kent, who resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center in March in protest over US involvement in the Iran conflict, has called on President Donald Trump to withdraw American combat troops from the Middle East and step back from further confrontation with Tehran. Speaking to Fox News Digital, Kent argued that continued military…
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Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Infantino, saying he has ‘lost confidence’ in him
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has lost the backing of a fifth of the organisation’s eight vice-presidents, after Hungarian federation chief Sandor Csanyi wrote to him criticising his “professional judgment, ethical standards and leadership”. Csanyi’s letter, sent on Tuesday and first obtained by Agence France-Presse, marks a significant escalation in dissent against Infantino from senior figures…
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Who is Natalie Harp, Trump’s right-hand woman?
Natalie Harp, a 35-year-old aide to US President Donald Trump, has drawn fresh attention after Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff name-checked her in a viral speech criticising Trump’s travel arrangements, including a jet gifted by Qatar’s emir. Harp holds the formal title of executive assistant to the president but wields far greater influence than the role…
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McCarthy ‘worried’ for GOP in midterms: ‘What is the plan?’
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday said he’s “worried” about the Republican Party’s chances to maintain control of Congress following November’s midterms. “The midterms right now, I’m worried because the generic ballot is over 6, so that’s an advantage to the Democrats,” McCarthy told Fox News’s Dana Perino. “I’m worried that I’m not seeing the…