Month: June 2023

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he “cannot defend what is alleged” in the latest indictment against former President Donald Trump, an apparently tougher stance than he had previously taken on the decision by Department of Justice to indict his former running mate. Still, Pence, who said he read the 49-page document over the weekend, reiterated his accusation that the Justice Department deployed a “two-tier system of justice” against Trump, saying that he would stop to give his final judgment until the first. The president has had his day in court. “This indictment contains serious charges and I…

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate on hold on Wednesday, halting what has been the most aggressive push to suppress inflation since the 1980s. The Fed’s benchmark interest rate remains in a range between 5% and 5.25%. This rate determines what banks pay to borrow money and influences borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. “Given how far we have come in policy tightening, the uncertain lags with which monetary policy affects the economy, and the potential headwinds of credit tightening, today we decided to leave our political interest unchanged,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said. he told reporters…

BOSTON: Two faces dissected for $600. Human brains for $200. “Head #7” for $1,000. A former Harvard Medical School morgue director, his wife and a Peabody business owner are among six people accused of trafficking these and other stolen human remains that were intended to be used by investigators in a grotesque multi-state scheme, with part of the body stolen. pieces sold through Facebook and PayPal and sent through US Postal Service mail, court documents allege. Cedric Lodge, 55, and his wife, Denise Lodge, 63, both of Goffstown, New Hampshire, and Katrina Maclean, 44, of Salem, owners of Kat’s Creepy…

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve held off on another hike in the federal funds rate for June, keeping it in a target range of 5% to 5.25% after 10 consecutive hikes. However, Federal Open Market Committee projections released Wednesday indicated that two more hikes are on the way and that rates could rise to 5.6% by the end of 2023. “Keeping the target range stable at this meeting allows the Committee to assess additional information and its implications for monetary policy,” according to the FOMC statement. However, the FOMC signaled that it could raise the rate again at its…

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On Tuesday night, hours after former President Donald Trump was indicted on charges related to his improper removal of government documents from the White House at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Fox News chyronized the part bottom of the screen calling the current president Joe. Biden, a “would-be dictator” who used his powers in office to arrest his “political rival.” The chiron, which appeared below both men’s live video feeds, has no basis in fact, there is no evidence that Biden had any role in the decision to prosecute Trump. Indeed, the decision to do so came after the Department of Justice…

As she presided over the graduation of 238 new members of the New York State Police, Gov. Kathy Hochul urged them to be part of an effort to restore trust. “There’s a lot of mistrust between communities and law enforcement,” he said. “You are the individuals who will break down these barriers.” Her appearance at the graduation ceremony comes more than a month after Hochul was able to get much of what she wanted on what has been a hot political issue for her and her fellow Democrats in New York. Public safety has been a top issue for voters…

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