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America’s top banker Jamie Dimon makes chilling warning that economy is struggling

America’s top banker Jamie Dimon makes chilling warning that economy is struggling

By ALICE WRIGHT, US CONSUMER REPORTER Published: 03:25, 11 September 2025 | Updated: 03:34, 11 September 2025 JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has claimed the US economy ‘is weakening’ after it emerged there were far fewer new jobs created last year than initially thought. Yesterday, government figures revealed the number of jobs added to the economy for the year through March …

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Ranking Of America’s Richest People In Forbes 400 List

Ranking Of America’s Richest People In Forbes 400 List

America’s wealth is more concentrated than ever. This morning, Forbes released its annual Forbes 400 list ranking the 400 richest Americans—who are worth a record $6.6 trillion. But nearly half of that wealth is held by the 20 richest people. Elon Musk remained on top, as he became the first person on the list to surpass $400 billion, placing him …

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2026 College Free Speech Rankings: America’s colleges get an ‘F’ for poor free speech climate

2026 College Free Speech Rankings: America’s colleges get an ‘F’ for poor free speech climate

Claremont McKenna takes the top spot, while Barnard College, Columbia University, and Indiana University come in last. 166 of the 257 schools surveyed got an F for their speech climate. For the first time ever, a majority of students would prevent speakers from both the left and right who express controversial views, ranging from abortion to transgender issues, from stepping …

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America’s Most Powerful Laser Fires Its First 2-Petawatt Shot

America’s Most Powerful Laser Fires Its First 2-Petawatt Shot

A view through the titanium-sapphire crystal that helps to transfer power into ZEUS’s laser pulses. At two petawatts, ZEUS is now the most powerful laser in the U.S. Credit: Marcin Szczepanski/Michigan Engineering Reaching 2 petawatts of power, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at the University of Michigan supports research with potential benefits for medicine, national security, materials science, and other fields. …

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Donald Trump Is Tanking America’s Labor Market

Donald Trump Is Tanking America’s Labor Market

Donald Trump’s disastrous governance has successfully tanked America’s labor market. The federal government released another weak jobs report Friday, after the previous poor jobs report resulted in Trump lashing out and firing the Commissioner of Labor Statistics. At the time, Trump baselessly claimed that the “Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.” The …

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This typically dull congressional hearing could alter the direction of America’s economy

This typically dull congressional hearing could alter the direction of America’s economy

Donald Trump Federal agencies Congressional news Interest rates See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington  —  President Donald Trump’s ambition to revamp the Federal Reserve could get a significant boost at a confirmation hearing Thursday. The future of the world’s most powerful central bank and the direction of the US economy stand in the balance. At 10 a.m., the …

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Mysterious ‘mutant blobs’ spotted in America’s waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

Mysterious ‘mutant blobs’ spotted in America’s waterways spark fears of parasitic outbreaks

A wave of floating blobs has appeared throughout US waterways, leaving some swimmers and boaters fearful that these could be giant marine parasites. The gelatinous objects have been called ‘cursed gummy bears,’ ‘mutant brains,’ and even ‘sci-fi nightmares,’ as more and more people come across them in freshwater ponds, lakes, and rivers this summer.  Despite growing to the size of a human …

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