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The Atlanta Fed’s GDPnow measure, which tracks economic data in real time, shows a contraction in the second quarter of 2022 of 2.1%. Following the first quarter’s 1.6% drop, this meets the technical definition of a recession.Continue Reading

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NATO has formally invited Sweden and Finland into the alliance, a move Russia calls “destabilizing.” Meanwhile, the largest NATO military exercise since the Cold War kicked off in Poland.Continue Reading

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A very large city across the Jordan River from Jericho was destroyed during the Middle Bronze Age, the time of Abraham, by something that exploded in the air over the north end of the Dead Sea.Continue Reading

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Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. She was placed on suicide watch several days ago though her attorney says she isn’t suicidal—but then, neither was Epstein.Continue Reading

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Vladimir Putin has notified his ally, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, that Russia will send nuclear-capable long-range missiles to Belarus—an escalation of the already high tensions between Russia and the West.Continue Reading

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Suburban swing voters are leaving the Democratic Party in droves. Associated Press reports that voter registrations show more than 1 million voters have switched to the Republican Party over the last year.Continue Reading