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U.S. Embassy accuses Nigerian govt. officials of “fiscal irresponsibility”
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
The United States Mission in Nigeria has drawn public attention — and sparked controversy — after it accused some Nigerian government officials of fiscal recklessness amid widespread economic hardship in the country. In a post made Tuesday on its...
U.S. repatriates child from camp in Syria holding families of ISIS fighters
CBS News
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The United States has repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the State Department said...
U.S. Fed keeps key rate steady despite added pressure from Trump
Kyodo News+
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July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25-4.50 percent for a fifth straight policy meeting, despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to reduce borrowing costs for households...
U.S. Sanctions Brazilian Judge Who Set Precautionary Measures to Bolsonaro
teleSUR
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Judge Alexandre de Moraes. X/ @crushdobbb20 July 30, 2025 Hour: 1:43 pm On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) list of Specially...
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 10 people from sailboat east of Vancouver Island
CHEK
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July 30, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 10 people who were on a sailboat that ran aground east of Vancouver Island on Sunday. The USCG responded to a mayday call near Stuart Island, Wash., roughly 10 kilometres northeast of Sidney, B.C. on July 27. The call...
U.S. Postal Service celebrates 250 years
Times of San Diego
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July 30, 2025
A USPS truck. File photo: Wikimedia Commons The United States Postal Service celebrated its 250th anniversary on Sunday and released some special stamps commemorating the milestone. The Postal Service released a pane of 20 interconnected stamps...
U.S. Customs releases numbers for smuggled guns seized at Houston/Galveston port
FOX 26 Houston - Texas
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HOUSTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released numbers for the weapons and ammunition seized at the Area Port of Houston/Galveston over the past two years. CBP at the seaport say they continue to seize large numbers of guns and...
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Israel to address humanitarian crisis in Gaza
NBC News
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July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Israel Thursday to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a senior U.S. official said in a statement. Witkoff, who has overseen negotiations to resolve Israel's...
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) conducts the first-ever trilateral operations between the U.S. Coast Guard, Japan and Philippine Coast Guards in Japan
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 30, 2025
A ScanEagle long-endurance unmanned aerial system flies above U.S., Japan and Philippine Coast Guard units during a trilateral Search & Rescue Exercise in Kagoshima, Japan, June 20, 2025. The Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL...
U.S. GDP surges much better-than-expected to 3% for Q2; American consumer spending up 1.4%
MacDailyNews
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July 30, 2025
American gross domestic product (GDP) jumped 3% for the second quarter, significantly better than the 2.3% estimate. U.S. President Donald Trump responded to the GDP report with a fresh demand for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. Jeff...
U.S. economy grows at 3 pct in Q2 amid import slump
Xinhua News Agency
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NEW YORK, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3 percent in the second quarter, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday, surpassing economists' expectations. The figure marks a...
U.S. stocks close mixed as Fed extends pause on rate cuts
Xinhua News Agency
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NEW YORK, July 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged during its July meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 171.71 points, or 0.38 percent, finishing at...
U.S. economy grew 3 percent in second quarter
Baptist Message - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
The U.S. economy grew at a much stronger-than-expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance and renewed consumer strength, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Gross domestic product, a sum of goods and...
U.S. Treasury Department imposes massive sanctions against Iranian shipping network
Xinhua News Agency
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday announced massive sanctions against some individuals, entities and vessels allegedly linked to an Iranian oil-shipping...
U.S. Federal Reserve Again Keeps Interest Rates Steady
Senior Housing News
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July 30, 2025
Interest rates are not changing, at least for now, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. On Wednesday, the U.S. central bank announced that it was maintaining its target range for federal funds of 4.25% to 4.5%, representing the fifth straight...
U.S. Department of Justice seeks voting-related info from Utah
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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July 30, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson's office confirms to FOX 13 News she has received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking voting-related information. A spokesperson for Lt. Gov. Henderson would not disclose what...
U.S. Rep. Figures discusses possible FEMA changes: ‘We can do better, and we have to do better’
1819 News
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MONTGOMERY – A bipartisan group in Congress is working on legislation to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the federal level rather than sending funding through block grants to the states, according to U.S. Rep. Shomari...
U.S. Rep. Mace to make ‘special announcement’ next week
WCSC - South Carolina
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July 30, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace posted on X that she is expected to make a ‘special announcement’ on Monday morning. She states that this decision is something she never anticipated, but believes this is necessary for the...
U.S. President Donald Trump decides to send five dangerous, hardened criminals to eSwatini
Voice of the Cape
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July 30, 2025
Early reports indicate that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to send five dangerous, hardened criminals to eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland). The move has taken many by surprise and sparked widespread concern...
U.S. Nuclear Energy Policy Could Accelerate Weapons Proliferation
Scientific American
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July 30, 2025
Recent events in Iran demonstrate that dropping “bunker buster” bombs on nuclear plants is not an ideal, or even necessarily effective, way to prevent proliferation. It is far preferable to prevent the spread of nuclear-weapon-usable technologies...