Iran Fires 20 Missiles at US Base in Jordan, US Destroys Five Iranian Tankers

With Hezbollah squarely in the political opposition, Lebanese officials have been hoping for awhile that the ongoing Israeli invasion would further alienate Hezbollah from the public, as an active combatant force and, at least by Israel’s framing, the reason for the conflict. That’s been a polarizing issue, however, and Hezbollah is likely to score a […]

More US Homebuyers Apply For Riskier Mortgages As Interest Rates Top 7% Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times, Higher interest rates pushed prospective homebuyers toward riskier mortgages last week, new industry data show. The total volume of mortgage applications declined almost 2 percent for the week ending Sept. 18, according to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association on Sept. 23. This represented the third consecutive weekly drop. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home fell 1 percent and were down 11 percent from the same time a year...

AI Skepticism Outweighs Excitement In The US Despite the tech industry’s conviction that the rise of AI is an inflection point that will change the course of humanity, many humans remain skeptical whether the new direction we’re headed in is the right one. As Statista's Felix Richter reports below, the pace at which AI seems to be taking over parts of our lives, whether we like it or not, is especially worrisome to many. In a recent Statista Consumer Insights survey, 31 percent of U.S. respondents said that they were worried about the...