The FTC is set to file a landmark antitrust lawsuit against e-commerce giant Amazon. The federal agency believes Amazon uses its market dominance to unfairly disadvantage sellers on the platform who donât use its logistics services. Bloomberg reports that the FTC lawsuit will primarily focus on Amazonâs online marketplace, accusing the company of exploiting its
McCarthy prepares his opening debt-limit bid â and itâs full of potential pitfalls
April 15, 2023 by
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s opening offer on the debt limit is riddled with potential political pitfalls â including an expiration date that would tee up another high-stakes fiscal fight just months before the 2src24 presidential election. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Speaker Kevin McCarthy is accelerating the long-stalled push for a unified House GOP strategy in
In the Wake of Bank Collapses, Biden Prepares to Seize Control of All U.S. Dollars
April 12, 2023 by
The following content is sponsored by InvestorPlace. Your control of your money is about to be ripped away from you. Bidenâs been busy resurrecting a government program that was the brainchild of Obama. His plan cannot be stopped even if he loses the 2src24 election. You are running out of time to protect yourself. The
McDonald’s Temporarily Closes U.S. Offices as It Prepares for Layoffs
April 3, 2023 by
The fast-food megacorporation McDonaldâs has temporarily closed its U.S. offices in preparation for a wave of layoffs as part of the companyâs restructuring plan. Last week, the company sent an internal email to U.S. employees as well as some international staff asking that they work from home Monday through Wednesday as it performs layoffs virtually.
Joe Biden Prepares to Host Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House
January 11, 2023 by
President Joe Biden plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, in his latest effort to show solidarity with Ukraine after the Russian invasion. The presidentâs public schedule remains empty, but reports noted Tuesday that Zelensky would travel to Washington, DC, and appear in person on Capitol Hill to lobby for continued support
Scalise prepares to shift from whip to McCarthy’s hand-in-glove No. 2
November 6, 2022 by
And as go-go as Scalise has been on the trail for Republicans, he remains second to McCarthy there too: Since October began, Scalise has visited 17 different states stumping for 42 members. Over the same period, McCarthy has traveled in support of 17src GOP candidates and incumbents â including to 9 states alone last week.
SoCal Prepares for âBad Fire Seasonâ with Worldâs Largest Helitankers
June 16, 2021 by
Three Southern California counties are joining forces to operate the worldâs largest water-dropping helitankers prior to the start of a âbad fire season.â The cooperative, dubbed âQuick Reaction Force,â initiates June 15 after Southern California Edison (SCE) donated $18 million to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACOFD), the Ventura County Fire Department, Coulson Aviation, and Perimeter Solutions. âThis…
France prepares for potential second wave as coronavirus cases creep back up
July 25, 2020 by
Franceâs daily coronavirus infection rate is on the rise again, as more than 1,130 new cases were reported Friday, making July’s figures similar to those seen in May, when France first started to ease its strict lockdown measures.France has reported over 217,000 coronavirus cases and more than 30,000 deaths since cases were first reported in the…
Kremlin Prepares for âDifficultâ Trump-Putin Meeting.
July 16, 2018 by
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for his meeting with âcounterpartâ U.S. President Donald Trump, a day after he described a scheduled summit between the two leaders as âdifficult.â Putin and Trump are entering their first formal, in-person summit in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday with a varied, […]
Migrant âcaravanâ at U.S.-Mexico border prepares for mass crossing.
April 26, 2018 by
A Central American migrant, moving in a caravan through Mexico and traveling to request asylum in U.S, checks her health status as she arrives to Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido TIJUANA, Mexico â Hundreds of Central American migrants from a caravan that crossed Mexico reunited in Tijuana on Wednesday and […]
PRESIDENT TRUMP PREPARES TO PUT AMERICA FIRST IN RELATIONS WITH CUBA
June 11, 2017 by
Prepare for a chorus of wailing from Castroâs (unregistered, hence lawbreaking) U.S. agent/lobbyists about President Trump âturning back the clock!â on Cuba relations. Brace for an outcry from Castroâs agents-of-influence accusing President Trump of âpandering to powerful Cuban-American right-wingers!â According to several reports this week, President Trump will soon be ârolling backâ some of Obamaâs most pathetic, […]
Gold Dealer Donates American Gold Eagle Coins To Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg as she Prepares to Flee the USA due to Trumpâs Election
November 10, 2016 by
BGASC, a leading precious metals dealer, has shipped ten 1/10th troy oz 2016 American Gold Eagle Coins to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to ease her exit from the United States now that Donald J. Trump has been elected President. The NY Times reported in July that Justice Ginsburg stated when asked about a […]