Tag: US News

Two-Year Treasury Yield Hits 16-Year-High on Hot Jobs Data

The 2-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since the global financial crisis as investors anticipate the Federal Reserve will further tighten monetary policy following hot jobs data. In June, private U.S. businesses created 497,000 jobs, the biggest increase since February 2022 and higher than the consensus estimate of 228,000, according to the ADP Research…


OceanGate Suspending ‘All Exploration and Commercial Operations’ After Catastrophic Sub Disaster

The company that operated a failed Titanic exploration trip that killed all five people on board confirmed it is suspending “all exploration and commercial operations” after the deadly incident last month. OceanGate’s website announced the decision just weeks after its Titan submersible vehicle imploded during a trip to visit the Titanic shipwreck in the northern…


OceanGate Suspends ‘All Exploration and Commercial Operations’ After Catastrophic Sub Disaster

The company that operated a failed Titanic exploration trip that killed all five people on board confirmed on July 6 that it’s suspending “all exploration and commercial operations” in response to the deadly incident. OceanGate announced the decision on its website just weeks after its Titan submersible vehicle imploded during a trip to visit the Titanic…


Bud Light Sales Hit Hard Right Before 4th of July

Sales for Bud Light dropped by 28 percent for the week that ended on June 24 amid controversy surrounding the firm’s decision to engage in promoting a transgender social media influencer, according to data from an industry analyst. Bump Williams Consulting’s data show that while Bud Light’s sales again dropped when compared to the year-ago…


Bud Light Sales Hit Hard Right Before Fourth of July

Sales for Bud Light dropped 28 percent for the week ended June 24 amid controversy surrounding the firm’s decision to engage in promoting a transgender social media influencer, according to data from an industry analyst Bump Williams Consulting’s data show that while Bud Light’s sales again dropped when compared to the year-ago period, sales for…


NTD News Today (July 6): Russian Jets Harass US Drones Over Syria; NYC Companies Required to Prove AI Hiring Not Biased

Russian fighter jets were caught harassing American military drones during an operation targeting the ISIS terrorist group in Syria. The Pentagon says it’s the second such incident this year. Companies across the United States are using artificial intelligence to filter job applications. A New York City law taking effect this week now requires employers to…


Missing 2-Year-Old Girl Is Found Dead in Detroit, After Her Disappearance Sparked Massive Search

LANSING, Mich.—A missing 2-year-old girl was found dead in Detroit on Wednesday, authorities announced, three days after her disappearance sparked a massive search. Wynter Cole Smith’s body was discovered in the evening near a municipal airport that is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) northeast of downtown Detroit, Chief Ellery Sosebee of the Lansing Police Department…


Democrats Decry ‘Politicized’ Supreme Court, Resume Push for Term Limits

Two Democrat representatives are pushing for term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices amid the court’s latest rulings on affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and more. The court recently concluded its 2022 term by striking down race-based admissions in higher education, rejecting the Biden administration’s plans for student debt forgiveness, and ruling that web designers…


Wisconsin Governor Partially Vetoes State Budget, Increases School Funding for 40 Decades

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers partially vetoed the new state budget on July 5, allowing for increased funding for public schools for the next four centuries. The Democratic governor, who is himself a former state education secretary and teacher, signed off on the two-year $99 billion spending plan after making a number of amendments—51 partial vetoes in…


Congressman Proposes Legislation to Prevent AI-launched Nuclear Attacks

The possibility that an artificial intelligence (AI) system could launch a nuclear attack on its own has prompted members of the House of Representatives to propose legislation that would secure human control of America’s nuclear arsenal. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has proposed a bipartisan amendment to the defense policy measure for 2024 before the June…