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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Saturday’s Michigan-Oklahoma game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. The best opening weekend in college football history provided us with no shortage of hot topics. But not every scorching take is an overreaction. Sometimes, it’s quite clear — even after one game — that things are heading in …

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 …

Fox News host Jesse Watters. (Jemal Countess/Tribune News Service) The conservative rhetoric doesn’t square with the statistics. According to Gun Violence Archive, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that collects data from more than 7,500 law enforcement sources daily, only 1.1% of mass-shooting suspects over the past decade were transgender, roughly proportional with the overall population of transgender people. Data gathered by …

When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door to cutting interest rates for the first time in nearly a year, he noted the tremors beginning to shake a main pillar of the U.S. economy: the labor market.  Concerns about the pace of job growth were heightened earlier this month after government data showed a sharp slowdown in hiring in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that the threat of higher inflation was a greater concern than the potential for job losses, leading the central bank to keep its key rate unchanged. According to the minutes of the July 29-30 meeting, released Wednesday, members of the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee “assessed that the effects of higher …

The 2025 Cincinnati Open final failed to live up to expectations, as one player struggled throughout. Fans were excited to watch the 14th installment of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s rivalry, as the pair set foot on court in Cincinnati. Unlike their previous 13 encounters, their Cincinnati Open final wasn’t one to remember and was over within half an hour. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Time could be running out for Spirit Airlines to continue operating, which would be bad news not only for its employees and customers but for all people seeking low-priced flights. For decades, the discount carrier has helped push prices down for domestic flights. Spirit said in a filing last week that there was “substantial doubt” it …

Making Horrible History, Totally Not Worried, Rea Solid, and Other Cubs Bullets  Bleacher Nation Amid woes, Cubs focus on process, not results  ESPN Column: Chicago Cubs slide continues — and the Wrigley Field faithful are starting to get restless  Chicago Tribune Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong insist everything is fine: ‘Don’t think there’s any worry in the world’ – The Athletic  The New York Times No …

Americans more worried about inflation and unemployment after new trade deals leave tariffs at highest level in decades  MarketWatch American consumers are getting nervous about inflation again. For now, they’re still spending  CNN Consumer sentiment falls for first time in 4 months as inflation expectations surge  Yahoo Finance Consumer sentiment worsened in August amid sweeping new tariffs  ABC News US Stocks Steady as Retail …

Will Trump get played by Putin? Europe is worried  The Hill White House lands on Trump-Putin summit location as officials race to prepare for historic Alaska meeting  CNN Vladimir Putin Could Be Laying a Trap  The Atlantic Zelenskyy not invited to upcoming Trump, Putin talks — White House says this was the reason  Fox News Trump’s Affinity for Putin Will Be Tested at High-Risk …