Jerusalem’s Latin and Greek Patriarchs Visit Gaza’s Small Christian Community

When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Michael Nifong engaged in law breaking to indict three young men that clearly were innocent.

Despite 'Soft' Survey Strength, US Manufacturing Unexpectedly Tumbled In August US Industrial Production disappointed in August, unchanged MoM vs expectations of a 0.3% MoM rise. Capacity Utilization was flat MoM (slight disappointment to expectations... Worse still, manufacturing production seemingly hit an unexpected wall in August, falling 0.3% MoM versus an expectation of rising 0.3% MoM. That was the biggest monthl;y drop since Oct 2025 and dragged growth down to just 0.9% YoY... This was 'odd' since ISM Manufacturing survey data has shown a sizable uptick this year... ...or maybe it's just another useless survey...

Beyond The SPR: Stifel Spots Another Depleted Strategic Stockpile In Urgent Need Of Rebuilding Stifel's "own the bottlenecks" theme favors producers that can supply Western markets with conflict-free critical materials today. China's tightening export controls will collide with a looming multiyear rearmament cycle and reinforce the urgency of finding stable production outside China. The Trump administration's big push to rebuild the US defense industrial base is creating a multiyear investment opportunity in critical materials supply chains as sourcing shifts from China to allied countries. Stifel aerospace and defense analyst Jonathan Siegmann...