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Investors wondering what President Donald Trump’s move to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook might mean for financial markets today can look back half a century for some insight. President Richard Nixon, aiming to clinch a second term in the White House, pressured then-Fed Chair Arthur Burns to loosen monetary policy before the 1972 election. Tape recordings of Oval Office discussions show Nixon, who went on to resign in 1974 for abuses tied to the Watergate scandal, used both direct and indirect actions to coerce Burns . More than 50 years later, Nomura currency strategists led by Craig Chan said…

NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Pennsylvania activist Heather Honey is now serving as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in the department’s Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans, an organizational chart on its website shows.The political appointment, first reported by Democracy Docket, shows how self-styled election investigators who have thrown themselves into election conspiracy theories since 2020 are now being celebrated…

The new diamond on Taylor Swift’s wedding ring finger reflects her vintage-loving heart in a brilliant cut dating to 18th-century candlelight.A close-up of the sparkler Tuesday was among five photos that accompanied Swift’s engagement announcement with beau Travis Kelce on Instagram. The ring was designed by Kindred Lubeck, a representative for the pop star confirmed.The diamond is an old mine brilliant cut, said Tree Paine, Swift’s publicist. She provided no further details.Lubeck, who is based in New York and operates Artifex Fine Jewelry, is the daughter of Jay Lubeck, a well-known goldsmith in Neptune Beach, Florida. Swift showed off her…

The logo for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is seen on a sign along Interstate 80.Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Getty ImagesCracker Barrel Old Country Store will scrap its controversial rebranding plan, the family restaurant chain announced Tuesday.The company also communicated the plan directly to the White House, prompting congratulations from President Donald Trump, who had called for the move earlier Tuesday.”We thank our guests for sharing your voices and love for Cracker Barrel. We said we would listen, and we have. Our new logo is going away and our ‘Old Timer’ will remain,” the company said in a…

In an aerial view, a container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland on August 1, 2025 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s latest escalation of the trade war with China has drawn several parallels to its origins back in 2018.However, there is a significant difference: the degree to which U.S. companies looked to avoid rising tariffs by racing to bring in more and more products from China ahead of them.When comparing the peak of frontloading that occurred in 2018 compared to 2025, U.S. shippers imported more than double the percentage of Chinese exports this year,…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a missing 7-month-old boy in Southern California have been charged with murder.The Riverside County District Attorney’s office charged Jake Haro, 32, and his wife Rebecca Haro, 41, in the death of their son Emmanuel, according to court papers filed Tuesday. They are also charged with filing a false police report, which is a misdemeanor.The Haros were scheduled to be arraigned later Tuesday. It wasn’t immediately known if they had lawyers.The boy hasn’t been found, and authorities said they believe he is dead.Last week, the couple urged the public to help find their son.…

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Voters in Bolivia practically threw the long-governing party out of Congress, a final count released Tuesday showed, after presidential and parliamentary elections this month heralded a tectonic shift in this Andean country.In a devastating defeat, the Movement Toward Socialism party — which has ruled for much of the last two decades and held a supermajority in both houses of Parliament — lost its 21 Senate seats and all but two of its 75 seats in the lower house of Congress. Centrist and right-wing parties took the most votes.“These elections really spelled the end of the…

Aug 26, 2025, 10:55 AM ETArsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has been included in Norway’s national team squad for upcoming matches, easing concern over an apparent injury ahead the Premier League game against Liverpool.Ødegaard exited Arsenal’s 5-0 rout of Leeds on Saturday after appearing to hurt his right shoulder.Arsenal visit Liverpool on Sunday in a league match between two likely title contenders.Norway host Finland in a friendly on Sept. 4 and then play Moldova in a World Cup qualifier on Sept. 9.Martin Ødegaard was forced off with an injury against Leeds on Saturday. Visionhaus/Getty ImagesNorway lead their qualifying group with a perfect 12…

KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, in the presence of Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, received the editors-in-chief of Kuwait’s daily newspapers, including Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Dr M Ziad Al-Alyan, along with the head of Kuwait Journalists Association.The meeting, initiated by dean of Kuwaiti journalists and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah newspaper Ahmed Al-Jarallah, provided an opportunity to discuss several issues of mutual concern. Sheikh Fahad highlighted the ministry of interior’s efforts to enhance security and safeguard social stability under the guidance of the country’s leadership, stressing…

A poll conducted by an Israeli organisation has revealed that the vast majority of Israeli Jews believe there are “no innocents” in the Gaza Strip. aChord, a research group linked to Hebrew University specialising in social psychology, said 76 percent of the Jewish public partially or fully agree that “there are no innocents in Gaza”. The survey found that even among Israeli opposition voters, 47 percent fully supported the claim, while among Jewish opposition voters, a majority also agrees with the claim. Researcher Ron Gerlitz described the results of the survey as “difficult findings” that indicated attitudes that fed into acceptance of Israel’s…