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  • US debt exceeds 100 percent of GDP  Ryan Mancini
    The U.S. national debt hit crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released data on the national debt reaching 100.2 percent of GDP on Thursday,...
     

US debt exceeds 100 percent of GDP 

30 April 2026 at 20:31
The U.S. national debt hit crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released data on the national debt reaching 100.2 percent of GDP on Thursday,...

Landry suspends Louisiana's May 16 House primary elections over voting rights ruling

30 April 2026 at 20:27
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Thursday suspended the May 16 primary elections for the House in his state, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Landry signed an executive order suspending the elections, for which early voting was set to...

Trump comments on wearing a bullet-proof vest after WHCD shooting

30 April 2026 at 20:22
President Trump joked about the possibility of him wearing a bulletproof vest in the future on Thursday in the aftermath of a third assassination attempt, joking that he does not know if he “can handle looking 20 pounds heavier.”  The comment elicited laughs in the Oval Office where Trump was fielding questions from the press. ...

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  • Education Department caps graduate school loans  Sarah Davis
    The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1.  The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed the...
     

Education Department caps graduate school loans 

30 April 2026 at 20:04
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1.  The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed the...

Jim Cramer on inflation report: 'These numbers are just bad'

30 April 2026 at 19:57
CNBC host Jim Cramer on Thursday slammed the newest inflation report signaling financial gloom for the coming months. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index, which reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S., rose by 0.7 percent from February to March. The index is compiled by the Commerce Department's...

In Musk v. Altman case, judge warns lawyers that AI itself is not on trial

30 April 2026 at 19:53
OAKLAND, California — The third day of Elon Musk’s testimony in his high-stakes trial against OpenAI began with a bout of bickering over whether AI could lead to the “extinction” of the human race.“This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence,” Musk’s attorney Steven Molo said in the courtroom, in objection to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ attempts to shut down the discussion

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