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Duke Lacrosse Hoax 2.0? Cornell DA Reopens Rape Case - Accuser Described Sex As 'Voluntary, Conscious, And Consensual'

Duke Lacrosse Hoax 2.0? Cornell DA Reopens Rape Case - Accuser Described Sex As 'Voluntary, Conscious, And Consensual' The Cornell fraternity rape case produced a national outrage campaign two years ago, after a student claimed she was raped at a fraternity house. Her allegations

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Why Businesses Haven't Left California - Yet

Why Businesses Haven't Left California - Yet Authored by Tom Wilson via the Mises Institute, California has a strange relationship with business. Its lawmakers seem determined to make doing business more expensive, yet companies continue to operate there. Taxes rise, regulations

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Jefferies Beats On Record Stock Trading, But Asset Management Revenue Plunges 50% On First Brands, Radiant "Cockroaches"

Jefferies Beats On Record Stock Trading, But Asset Management Revenue Plunges 50% On First Brands, Radiant "Cockroaches" Jefferies is once again the first major Wall Street firm to report its quarter, and once again the story is of two very different banks under one roof: a tradi

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Night owls may have a particular late-in-life problem that’s bad for their health — and wallets

New research suggests night owls' habits may catch up to them, putting them at a disadvantage later in life, both physically and financially.

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Jack Smith’s team got texts of dozens of reporters, bank info from thousands of Americans: Grassley

The outlets affected were Fox News, CNN, CBS News' "60 Minutes," NBC News and CNBC, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Los Angeles times and New York Magazine.

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Rare Lake Placid ‘70s time capsule’ hits market for first time in half a century — complete with groovy living room spa

A funky New York home with ties to the 1980 Winter Olympics is asking $1.39M — complete with custom carpeting and carpeted bathrooms.

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Steve Hilton will lower gas prices.

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AI giant Anthropic warns of 'existential risks to humanity' as it targets $2trn stock market debut

The startup behind the Claude tool said its AI models could manipulate, blackmail and exhibit other 'self-preserving behaviours'.

Daily Mail 8h ago Economy & Markets

Moment hero shop worker fights off machete-wielding robber with a hockey stick

The thief, wearing all black and covering his face, ran into Crest Mini Market this summer in Bestwood before pulling a huge blade from his clothing.

Daily Mail 9h ago Economy & Markets

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FICO Crashes Most Since 2004 As Pulte's Mortgage Score Shakeup Threatens Its Moat

FICO Crashes Most Since 2004 As Pulte's Mortgage Score Shakeup Threatens Its Moat Fair Isaac, the company that produces FICO scores, saw its shares crash the most in 22 years early Tuesday in cash trading after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced on X tha

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Record Plunge In Real-Estate Job Opening Sends JOLTS Sharply Lower, Hints At Ugly Jobs Report

Record Plunge In Real-Estate Job Opening Sends JOLTS Sharply Lower, Hints At Ugly Jobs Report After five straight months of JOLTS beats earlier in the year, including two blowout prints for April and May and zero misses since 2025, the June JOLTS report was a surprising miss (des

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AI Is Repricing Capital Before It Reprices The Economy

AI Is Repricing Capital Before It Reprices The Economy Authored by Cory Frank via RealClearMarkets, Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, to 3.75 to 4 percent. Inflation remains elevated even as economic act

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'Worse Than COVID': Consumer Confidence Crashes In September

'Worse Than COVID': Consumer Confidence Crashes In September The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index plunged in September (-6.7pt to 81.9) - the lowest headline print since April 2014. The Present Situation Index fell sharply, while the Expectations Index slipped further

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Anthropic Warns Of 'Existential AI Risks To Humanity' In IPO Prospectus; OpenAI Scraps Release Of "Deceptive" Model

Anthropic Warns Of 'Existential AI Risks To Humanity' In IPO Prospectus; OpenAI Scraps Release Of "Deceptive" Model Update (1010ET): Another day, another doom headline involving frontier AI labs. Yesterday, OpenAI announced that they would be scrapping the planned release of its

ZeroHedge 10h ago Economy & Markets

Viral UFO sleuth AJ Gentile in bitter legal battle with ex-manager that could blow up Hollywood’s creator economy

UFO investigator and “The Why Files” host AJ Gentile has filed a complaint with the California Labor Commissioner against management company Night Media.

NY Post 10h ago Economy & Markets

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Burnham lurches Left in Labour conference speech as he vows to rebuild 1970s 'big state' - but faces revolt over 'suicidal' plan to end state pension 'triple lock'

Addressing activists in Liverpool for the first time as leader, Andy Burnham is making clear he wants a more active Government controlling key parts of the economy.

Daily Mail 10h ago Economy & Markets

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Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Shows $42BN Net Loss, $518BN In Unfunded Spending Commitments, And $20BN In Cash

Leaked Anthropic IPO Prospectus Shows $42BN Net Loss, $518BN In Unfunded Spending Commitments, And $20BN In Cash When Anthropic confidentially submitted its draft S-1 to the SEC back in June, it was clear there were many shocking numbers in the IPO prospectus which the company di

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US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In Over A Year, But...

US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In Over A Year, But... Amid soaring mortgage rates, new home prices falling rapidly, and collapsing homebuilder confidence, US home prices in America's 20 largest cities rose for the fourth straight month in July (according to the l

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Futures Rise As Oil Drops, Dragging Rates Lower

Futures Rise As Oil Drops, Dragging Rates Lower US equity futures have reversed earlier losses and trade in the green, near session highs, as bond yields drop across the curve, following a decline in oil which has also hit the dollar, despite lack of any tangible news out of Iran

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