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US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the Federal Reserve is and should be independent but that it had “made a lot of mistakes”, as he defended Donald Trump’s right to fire the central bank governor Lisa Cook. The president has criticised the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, for months for not lowering interest rates. Independent central banks are …

The head of the European Central Bank has warned that if President Donald Trump were to undermine the independence of the US Federal Reserve, it would represent a “very serious danger” to the global economy. Christine Lagarde said if the Fed was forced to respond to political diktats, it would have a “very worrying” impact on economic stability in the …

US President Donald Trump‘s attempts to put pressure on the country’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, pose a “very serious danger for the US economy and the world economy,” the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, said on Monday. President Trump has threatened to dismiss Fed Chairman Jerome Powell after repeatedly attacking him for not cutting short-term …

Scientists have found that artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people talk.  Researchers at the University of Florida found that adults are increasingly weaving ChatGPT-style vocabulary into everyday speech, favoring words like ‘surpass,’ ‘boast,’ ‘meticulous,’ ‘strategically’ and ‘garner.’  The team analyzed 22.1 million words from unscripted and spontaneous spoken language, including conversational podcasts on science and technology. They discovered that …

Burning Man dust storm flips tents, installations — forecasters warn of flood danger  San Francisco Chronicle What Burning Man can teach you about yourself and the world, even if you never go  CNN Burning Man: Gates open with 5+ hour wait, social media full of wind tales, livestream up  Reno Gazette Journal The weirdest Burning Man activities of 2025  SFGATE About 18k travelers expected …

Americans worry democracy in danger amid gerrymandering fights, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Most Americans believe that efforts to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts to maximize partisan gains, like those under way in Texas and California, are bad for democracy, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. More than half of respondents – 57% – said they feared that American democracy itself was …

mRNA: Deliverance, Dud, or Danger?  The Free Press RFK Jr’s attack on mRNA technology endangers the world  The Economist RFK Jr. poked at vaccine research funds. That could hurt local research, industry  The Spokesman-Review Opinion | America Is Abandoning One of the Greatest Medical Breakthroughs  The New York Times Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Global impact of the US slamming the door on vaccines: ‘We …

More than 750 current and former employees of the US health department have published a letter rebuking Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, saying his “dangerous and deceitful statements” contributed to recent violence at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters. Officials say the man who fired hundreds of rounds at the CDC this month, killing a police …

Does logging really reduce wildfire danger? New California study finds key exception  San Francisco ChronicleView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Key Takeaways BlackRock’s growing influence in Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and a stake in Strategy raises fears of market manipulation. What was once “the people’s money” risks becoming another Wall Street asset. BlackRock’s growing influence in the crypto sector has sparked intense speculation, with reports suggesting the firm may be orchestrating one of the largest market shake-ups yet. After acquiring …