## Trump’s Economy Is Finally Here—and It’s Even Worse Than You Imagined

Authored by slate.com

In recent months, opportunity declines could be traced to certain sectors, but the employment crisis has bloated.

The best that could be said for many other once thriving industries is that they didn’t lose much—but they didn’t grow substantively, either.

And within the data, there’s an especially dire indicator of where everyday Americans stand: the rise in the Black unemployment rate.

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This time, Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley has sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to warn him in advance.

During his pre-COVID congressional speeches, President Donald Trump would often cite record-low Black unemployment rates as a “proud” accomplishment of his. »

### Elderly Woman Shoots Neighbor in Face with Flare at Senio...

Authored by complex.com

An alleged feud between two elderly neighbors turned violent when a 76-year-old woman shot her neighbor in the face with a flare—and it was all caught on video.

Armed with a flare gun, Schuman is seen taking aim and firing the flare into Catrone's face—causing him to retaliate with force, and knocking Schuman to the ground.

I move to Suffolk County in a senior community and my neighbor shoots me in the face with a flare.". »

### Republicans increasingly say Trump has been played by Putin

Authored by cnn.com

Since their meeting in Alaska last month, Putin has shown little interest in the direct peace talks with Ukraine that Trump tried to secure.

He said Trump “has given Vladimir Putin every chance,” but that the Russian president has “mocked the peace process” and “played games with peace talks.”.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in late August that Putin’s failure to agree to a meeting with Ukraine would mean “that once again President Putin played President Trump.” »

### Manhunt for Charlie Kirk shooter expands after two people detained had no links to killing, FBI says

Authored by cnbc.com

"A second suspect, Zachariah Qureshi, was taken into custody and released after interrogation with law enforcement," DPS said.

Initial efforts to inform the public about the investigation were complicated Wednesday when FBI Director Kash Patel took the unusual step of announcing on social media that the "subject" in Kirk's killing had been taken into custody.

"The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody," Patel had written. »

### U.S. Attacked Boat Near Venezuela Multiple Times to Kill Survivors

Authored by theintercept.com

Three sources, including Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said the boat was attacked by one or more drones.

A very small number of Senate and House staffers separately received highly classified briefings about the attack on Tuesday.

No senators or House members were in attendance, people familiar with the briefings told The Intercept. »

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