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Three people who claim to have suffered debilitating injuries after taking part in Covid vaccine trials are suing the vaccines’ manufacturers. The patients, who spoke exclusively to the Daily Mail, also claim the companies denied their injuries and refused to cover medical costs, despite signing a contract stating they would, as alleged in their lawsuits. More than 200,000 volunteers signed …

When Bill Pulte was nominated as the country’s top housing regulator, he told senators that his “number one mission will be to strengthen and safeguard the housing finance system.” But since he started the job, he’s distinguished himself by targeting President Donald Trump‘s political enemies. He’s using property records to make accusations of mortgage fraud and encourage criminal investigations, wielding an …

America’s most iconic car company has issued another recall.   On Wednesday, Ford Motor Company posted a safety bulletin for 355,000 trucks in the US over an issue with the screen behind the steering wheel, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The recall affects 278,000 2025 F-150 pickups and 77,000 full-size 2025 and 2026 truck models – the F-550 SD, F-450 …

August 27, 2025 Earlier this month President Trump activated National Guard members to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. and has threatened similar federal interventions in other large cities.  Two-thirds of the public think crime is a major problem in the country overall and 8 in 10 say it is a major problem in large cities. Only about a fifth say …

The rich are different from other people — and that also applies to the share of their income they pay in taxes, according to a new study from University of California, Berkeley, economists.  The individuals who make up the Forbes 400 list, topped by Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a fortune of $244 billion, paid an average effective tax rate of …

Today, President Donald J. Trump held the seventh Cabinet meeting of his second term — gathering members of the Trump Administration together ahead of Labor Day to celebrate the victories American workers have experienced over the past eight months. President Trump opened the meeting by lauding the rising blue-collar wages, unprecedented private sector job growth, increased domestic steel production, historic …

DENVER – August 26, 2025 – Frontier Airlines (Nasdaq: ULCC), America’s Low Fare Airline, today announced it is committing to being the number one low-fare carrier in the top 20 U.S. metro areas. As part of this commitment, Frontier is adding 20 new routes from Detroit, Houston, Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Charlotte, and Dallas with fares starting from just $29.* With …

Joe Hickerson, 89, Dies; Helped Preserve America’s Folk Song Tradition  The New York Times Source link

America’s Most Popular Furniture Brands Face More Tariffs  The Wall Street Journal Higher tariffs on furniture to be announced within next 50 days, Trump says  CNN Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.  CBC Trump says US is conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports  Reuters Trump Eyes New Tariffs on Furniture Imports. These …

Some of the first human settlers in the Americas carried more than primitive skills and tools, they also brought a small but powerful genetic variant called MUC19. That gene fragment, inherited from an extinct hominin called Denisovans, appears to have helped early people cope with new diseases, foods, and landscapes. In a new study, a team of scientists …