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Trump: I Will Halt Trade with Some Countries If the US Federal Reserve Does Not Cut Interest Rates
Al-Taj News – US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would halt trade with countries with which the United States runs a trade deficit unless the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) cuts interest rates. Trump wrote in a social media post: “High interest rates put the United States in a very unfair position competitively, and I will not…
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Dark money in Texas Senate race spurs Talarico complaint to FEC against Paxton
Earlier this year, a super PAC supporting Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton received four checks totaling over $1 million from an organization called Preserve Texas, Inc. Preserve Texas is not registered as a political committee and has not filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that could reveal where the money came from. Instead, it is a Virginia-based nonprofit,…
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2 killed, at least 5 others injured in downtown Minneapolis shooting, suspected shooter also dead
Two people are dead and at least five others were injured, including three officers, after a shooting near 15 East Grant Street Wednesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, according to police. The suspected shooter is also dead. Officers were dispatched to the scene at 4:36 p.m., and arrived within two minutes from the first 911 call to find one person shot…
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5 charged with murder in deadly 2022 shooting at northeast Georgia bar, GBI announces
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested five people in connection with a deadly shooting at a Hartwell bar that left two dead and more injured in 2022. Officials say the shooting happened at Jack’s Bar and Grill in Hartwell on Sept. 5, 2022. Roberius Thomas, 39, and Joseph Johnson, 24, were both killed in the violence. Several others were…
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Decatur man sentenced to life for deadly 2025 shooting using “ghost gun” at DeKalb apartments
A 27-year-old Decatur man has been sentenced to life in prison for a deadly shooting at a DeKalb County apartment complex. On Aug. 28, a jury found Azavier Lilly guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, and more for the killing of 28-year-old Rashad Walker. Prosecutors say DeKalb County police officers were called to an apartment…
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Washington Signals Sanctions on Iranian Bank This Week
Al-Taj News – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the United States is likely to announce sanctions on a bank this week as part of the economic campaign against Iran. Bessent added: “We are likely to announce sanctions on a bank this week, and we will announce sanctions on another (bank) the following week. We are talking to…
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U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve Stocks at Lowest Level Since 1982
Al-Taj News – The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday, August 31, that crude oil stocks in the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by about 3.1 million barrels to 286.6 million barrels last week, their lowest level since November 1982. The decline comes as part of a U.S. move to withdraw 172 million barrels from the reserves. On…
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Trump: Iran Is Officially a Failed and Dead State
Al-Taj News – U.S. President Donald Trump said that “Iran is officially a failed and dead state.” Trump added that “Iran’s leadership is living in a state of complete confusion and incapacity,” adding that it “has no navy, no air force, and no currency of value.” On the economic front, he noted that “Iran’s inflation rate has reached 300% and…
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Trump Threatens a “Strong” Response to Iranian Attacks
Al-Taj News – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to respond to the Iranian attacks targeting U.S. forces in Jordan, stressing that the United States will take strong and direct measures at the appropriate time. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said Washington will continue to pressure Iran, noting that the economic blockade imposed on it has begun to show…
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Trump: Iranians Do Not Know Who Their Leader Is
Al-Taj News – U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is a failed state, but that does not mean the United States will not strike it. Trump told reporters that inflation in Iran had reached 350%, and that it was also not paying soldiers’ salaries, noting that most of the Iranian leaders had been killed and that the navy…
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