EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., will introduce legislation Thursday calling for sanctioning officials from the Eastern European country of Georgia over its Russia-styled agents law. The Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence (MEGOBARI) Act comes after the Georgia Parliament passed a controversial Russian-style foreign agents law amid widespread protests…
Mortgage rates in the US dipped below 7% for the first time in more than a month. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/mP2XKIw
The developer of the UK’s Sizewell C nuclear power plant is pushing ahead to complete financing for the project this year even as a looming election risks complicating the timeline. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/RLBpWHZ
The inclusion of U.S. founding documents lends itself to the exaggerated charges of Christian nationalism now leveled by progressives. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-bible-according-to-trump-a55c5428
A reporter put Jennifer Lopez on the spot Wednesday, asking the singer a pointed question about the Ben Affleck divorce rumors while she was doing press for her upcoming film. Jenny from the block was in Mexico City, Mexico, to promote “Atlas,” which she also produced. Sitting on stage with co-star Simu Liu, the duo…
A Michigan farmworker who tested positive for bird flu is just the second person to have been infected since an outbreak in US cattle appeared in March. Surveillance of sewage suggests the virus may be more widespread among dairy cows than reported, raising workers’ risk. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/zcwHoGv
US Attorney General Merrick Garland says Live Nation and Ticketmaster practices are “anticompetitive and illegal.” In a complaint filed Thursday in New York federal court, antitrust enforcers alleged that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized the live events industry by engaging in a variety of anticompetitive practices. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/oMpwWXd
Many statesmen of the past had read widely and thought deeply and could express complex arguments on their feet. They knew how to argue. https://www.wsj.com/articles/farnsworths-classical-english-argument-review-how-debates-used-to-work-d31f461f
Michael Roberts, HSBC chief executive officer for the US and Americas, talks about rebuilding the bank, doing business in China, the impact of interest rates on consumers, bringing workers back to the office and who could succeed Noel Quinn as CEO. He speaks to Manus Cranny in New York at their new US headquarters in…
Awkwafina, Ilana Glazer, Paris Hilton and Alphabet’s Astro Teller were among the other speakers during the two day event. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wsj-future-of-everything-festival-features-interviews-with-ray-dalio-lina-khan-awkwafina-0fcfe8de