US Deploys Aircraft Carrier To Caribbean As Trump Admin Pressures Cuba

All Banks Pass Fed's Stress Test, Unleashing Latest Wave Of Dividends And Buybacks In all the excitement over Micron's blowout earnings, we almost forgot that today was another Fed stress test day - which every bank passed with flying colors as usual - which in turn allowed bank to unleash a fresh flood of dividends and buybacks. The biggest US banks boosted their dividends after passing this year’s Federal Reserve stress tests, a hurdle that even Bloomberg admits has "softened" in recent years as regulators hash out new requirements. The results of...

Trump Invites California Teen Lifeguard Who Rescued Boy To White House Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, A teen lifeguard, who heroically dove into pounding waves to save a young boy, will be honored by President Donald Trump at the White House. Lifeguards rescue boy at California beach amid intense waves "We're going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor," Trump announced on X July 28. "Very brave, he deserves it!" The lifeguard,...

Data Center Backup Power Contributes To Health Risks: Report By Robert Freedman of UtilityDive Federal regulatory changes impacting enforcement of on-site backup generator emissions are contributing to increased data center health risks, a report says.  Air pollution from data centers could increase healthcare costs by almost $21 billion by 2028, contributing to roughly 600,000 asthma cases and 1,300 premature deaths, says the Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit whose members are former public officials who maintain an interest in environmental policy.  Much of the health risk is from federal regulatory changes made to help...