In Brief: Kate McKinnon stars in ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ film, and more
Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon has been tapped to star in the upcoming feature In The Blink of An Eye directed by Andrew Stanton, the Oscar-winning helmer of Finding Nemo and WALL-E, sources tell Deadline. The film, per the outlet,…
Yellen to say bank ‘situation is stabilizing,’ smaller banks play important role
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to say during a speech on Tuesday that “the situation is stabilizing and the U.S. banking system remains sound,” according to excerpts of her prepared r…
Yellen says bank ‘situation is stabilizing,’ smaller banks play important role
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that “the situation is stabilizing and the U.S. banking system remains sound,” after regional bank failures have shaken the U.S. banking system.
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The banking crisis threatens the Fed’s inflation fight. Here’s how.
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history, has thrust the financial system into distress, pulling attention away from a separate problem: sky-high inflation.
The twin e…
Xi, Putin meeting highlights US tensions with China
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin confers with China’s President Xi Jinping in Moscow, the visit signifies more than a celebration of the so-called “no limits” partnership between the two powers.
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Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida bound for Ukraine, Zelenskyy meeting
YOSHIKAZU TSUNO,LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Kishida, who just wrapped a two-day state visit to I…
Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas at conservation summit
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the establishment of two new national monuments, protecting land totaling more than half a million acres.
Biden named Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in N…
Dominion, Fox News attorneys to each seek summary judgment ahead of trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With less than one month until a trial is set to begin in the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News, attorneys from both sides are expected to seek a summary judgment during a pret…
Notre Dame’s iconic spire being rebuilt ‘as it was’ ahead of 2024 reopening
Institution to Rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris(PARIS) — A team in northeastern France is busy rebuilding Notre Dame’s famous spire, with construction ramping up ahead of next year’s reopening.
With the cathedral’s grand reopening to the public set for De…
Man’s attempt to kidnap child from school bus stop thwarted by group of kids: Police
Montgomery County Police Department(GAITHERSBURG, Md.) — An attempted kidnapping at a school bus stop went wrong for one 30-year-old man whose attempt was thwarted by a group of children who came to the defense of one of their classmates.
The inciden…