Interest Rate Likely to Remain Near Zero til 2022, Fed Chairman Powell Announced Today
The Federal Funds Rate or Interest rate, which was lowered to zero in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will likely remain near a rate...
Read moreFive Correctional Officers Plead Guilty to Beating of Inmate in Mental Health Ward
Five former correctional officers pleaded guilty “to using unlawful force on an inmate and then conspiring to cover up the incident”. While serving with...
Read moreRobocall Company to Face $225 Million Record Fine Proposed by FCC
A telemarketing company will face a $225 million fine brought on by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today. This is the largest proposed fine...
Read moreEPA Orders Oil Company to Pay $150 Million to Clean-up Montana Site
Oil company, Atlantic Richfield, has been ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “to undertake or finance over $150 million of clean-up work” at...
Read more‘Rare’ for COVID-19 to be Spread by Asymptomatic Individuals says WHO Doctor
During the World Health Organization’s (WHO) daily briefing today on the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove stated it “appears to be rare...
Read moreNational Guard Withdraws from Washington D.C.
President Trump has announced that the National Guard would “start the process of withdrawing” from Washington, D.C.. President Trump had activated the National Guard...
Read moreAttack in Democratic Republic of the Congo Kills 16, 5 Children
An attack in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has “killed 16 people, including five girls under the age of 15”. According to...
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