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Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President & CEO, on Closure of Corporation for Public Broadcasting : NPR

Statement from Katherine Maher, NPR President & CEO, on Closure of Corporation for Public Broadcasting : NPR

WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 1, 2025 — Today, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that it will begin a “wind-down of its operations” and ultimate full operational closure following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill. In …

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Conor McGregor releases statement after losing appeal in sexual assault lawsuit

Conor McGregor releases statement after losing appeal in sexual assault lawsuit

It was only a matter of time before Conor McGregor fired back from losing his appeal Thursday. The former UFC champion had his appeal from his civil sexual assault lawsuit “dismissed on all grounds” in Dublin. McGregor was accused of sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018, and after the jury handed down their verdict, McGregor was …

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Statement by Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman

Statement by Governor Christopher J. Waller – Federal Reserve Board (.gov)

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, I dissented from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) decision to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at its current level. As the Committee’s post-meeting statement notes, I preferred to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points.1 Inflation has moved considerably closer to our target, after …

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Councilman’s wife releases statement after burning attack

Councilman’s wife releases statement after burning attack

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — The wife of Councilman Lee Vogler has released a statement after the councilman was severely burned in a fiery attack. On Wednesday, Danville City Councilman Vogler was reportedly doused with gasoline and set on fire by a suspect identified as Shotsie Buck-Hayes. Buck-Hayes admitted he was trying to kill Vogler in the attack. First responder radio …

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Here’s what changed in the new statement

Here’s what changed in the new statement

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in June. Text removed from the June statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements. Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards …

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Federal Reserve Board – Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Statement by Governor Christopher J. Waller – Federal Reserve Board (.gov)

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. July 30, 2025 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT Although swings in net exports continue to affect the data, recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated …

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Quarterly Refunding Statement of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance Brian Smith

Quarterly Refunding Statement of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance Brian Smith

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $125 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $89.8 billion of privately-held Treasury notes and bonds maturing on August 15, 2025.  This issuance will raise new cash from private investors of approximately $35.2 billion. The securities are: –     A 3-year note in the amount of $58 billion, maturing August 15, …

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Australia CPI, MAS policy statement

Australia CPI, MAS policy statement

HSBC announces $3 billion share buyback after second-quarter profit plunges 29%, missing expectations Europe’s largest lender HSBC on Wednesday missed second-quarter profit expectations, mostly on account of impairment charges, according to the bank. The bank also announced a share buyback of $3 billion. It reported profit before tax for the three months ended June of $6.3 billion, down 29% from …

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