This June, during the ongoing RICO prosecution of Atlanta rapper Young Thug and his label YSL, a former Hertz employee named Ira Singleton was called to testify about a rental car used in one of the crimes alleged in the case’s 56-count indictment. Being under oath seemed to compel him to corroborate an equally pressing truth. He did not know Thug personally, Singleton explained, but back in 2015 he knew of him, for a very specific reason: “ ‘Lifestyle’ had just dropped. Everybody knew that song. Banger,” he said. The truth and nothing but the truth, indeed. More than a…
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Deacon Caspers Deacon Caspers Charles CityJuniorFootballCaspers has totaled 400 rushing yards in just two games with the Comets this season. He has five touchdowns with the team and has helped carry them to two victories this season. Caspers also participates in track and field, baseball and attends Faith Bible Chapel. “Deacon brings toughness to our team which shows in the way he plays football,” Charles City head coach Bryan Bjorklund said. “He has grown tremendously as a person from his freshman year to today. This is not limited to his football ability but is also evident in his academics, behaviors…
It’s finally here. The Federal Reserve is set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday — and is is widely anticipated to make its first interest rate cut after embarking on a hiking campaign in March 2022. Back then, the overnight lending rate was anchored near zero; now, it’s at 5.25% to 5.5%. It’s a long-awaited meeting for investors who hope the start of easing monetary policy will boost earnings growth for companies — especially interest-rate sensitive businesses — that had been struggling with higher inflation and elevated borrowing costs. But recent signs of slowing economic growth have investors fearful the Fed…
The European Central Bank () yesterday lowered its deposit facility rate by 25bp for the second time this year (and its other two rates by 60bp, but that was just a technical twist that meant to narrow the spread between the deposit facility and the main refinancing rate from 50 to 15bp, so don’t be confused: it was not an additional easing and didn’t see any sharp reaction from the market). But ECB Chief Christine Lagarde kept a poker face for what’s next and said that there is no commitment to a particular rate path. And the updated forecasts didn’t…
If you’re an investor looking for stocks that can make dramatic gains in a short amount of time, you may have noticed a small-cap biopharmaceutical company called Instil Bio (NASDAQ: TIL) has been rocketing higher.From Sept. 6 through Sept. 12, shares of the clinical-stage drugmaker shot about 235% higher. A big week raised its year-to-date gain to an eye-popping 510%, and investors are wondering if it can climb higher still.Here’s a quick look at what’s been pushing up shares of Instil Bio and some of its challenges. Plus, I’ll also measure the good news against the bad to see if…
TweakTown’s Rating: 85%The Bottom LineThe AVerMedia X’TRA GO is a great little unit – an external capture card, dock, and charger for portable gaming devices like the Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and more. However this ‘jack of all trades’ approach does lead to some design shortcomings.Pros+ External capture card designed for gaming handhelds+ Doubles as a dock with HDMI passthrough+ 65W charging for devices+ Record Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally gameplay direct to a microSD cardCons- Dock isn’t adjustable, so thicker handhelds like the ROG Ally X won’t ‘fit’- There is no real cable management, so…
With a little more than a month to go in the 2024 MLS season, there’s only one team that has secured its spot in the playoffs.That’s Inter Miami.However, three teams have a chance to could join the Herons in the postseason field this weekend:➤ FC CincinnatiSimplest route: Win or tie against their “Hell is Real” rival, the Columbus CrewMost convoluted route: Losses or ties from either Toronto FC, New England Revolution, Atlanta United, Charlotte FC or the New York Red Bulls➤ Columbus CrewSimplest route: Defeat their “Hell is Real” rival, FC CincinnatiMost convoluted route: Philadelphia Union loss or tie, and…
By remarkable coincidence two institutions which are pillars of British identity are being subjected to unprecedented public criticism at the same moment.The ignominy into which they have suddenly fallen seems to be in direct proportion to the reverence in which they were once held. So it might pay to ask what the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Health Service have in common, apart from the fact they are both universally referred to by their initials. Note: this point about initials is significant.Referring to the “BBC” and the “NHS” is so well established that even official news coverage which is…
(Bloomberg) — One of the leading candidates to become Japan’s next prime minister said it was too soon for the Bank of Japan to move away from an ultra-easy policy, as the nine lawmakers set to contest this month’s ruling party election sparred during a press conference on Saturday.Most Read from BloombergSanae Takaichi, a well-known dove on fiscal and monetary policy, said that since inflation was being driven by high costs of energy, food and other commodities, the BOJ should be more cautious about raising interest rates.“I believe that monetary easing should continue,” she said. “Interest rates should remain low…
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s Enforcement Division (ABCA), with the help of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers, served a closure order to another unlicensed cannabis business in Northwest D.C. Friday.The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis (ABC) Board issued the closure to the owner of Green Cloud Shop, located at 706 Kennedy St., because they had been continuing to sell cannabis products without a license. DC police, Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration shut down unlicensed cannabis retailed, arrest 2 women A search warrant for the shop was obtained and executed and MPD seized many THC…