ProfileSectionsLocaltvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe car bombing outside a California fertility clinic, which killed one person and injured four others, appears to be driven by anti-natalist ideology, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the incident. Anti-natalism refers to the belief that no one […]
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Scott Bessent calls Moody's a 'lagging indicator' after U.S. credit downgrade – NBC News
ProfileSectionsLocaltvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Moody’s ratings were a “lagging indicator” after the group downgraded the United States’ credit rating by a notch from the highest level.“I think that Moody’s is a […]
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints – The Guardian
Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenientSummarizing his befuddlement with numbers, Mark Twain observed that there were “lies, damned lies and statistics”.The acerbic phrase later become so deeply embedded in popular consciousness that it once formed the title to an episode of The West Wing, NBC’s […]
Pope Leo XIV at Inauguration Mass: 'Let us walk towards God and love one another' – Vatican News
By Vatican NewsGreeting over 200,000 pilgrims, leaders from around the world, and representatives of Christian denominations, Pope Leo XIV marked the joyous start to his Petrine Ministry, officially inaugurating it with Mass in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, 18 May.Religious delegations included Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian and Jainists, among the many present for […]
Trump news at a glance: Gulf deals in the spotlight as experts warn receipt of overseas gifts ‘unprecedented’ – The Guardian
Experts warn the message being sent by the White House is that American foreign policy is for sale. Key US politics stories from Saturday 17 May at a glanceWith Donald Trump’s headline-making tour of the Gulf region now over, focus has now fallen on the deals made during the trip – for US companies, and […]