MS-13, Russian Mobsters Running NYC Personal-Injury Racket

Investigations have reportedly unearthed a New York-area insurance scam being pushed by suspected Russian mobsters and MS-13 gangs, luring migrants and homeless individuals into turning a minor accident into a $1.5 million-plus windfall.

Fed’s Kashkari Says ‘Reasonable’ to Predict December Rate Cut

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Sunday said it’s a “reasonable prediction” that the U.S. central bank will cut interest rates once this year, waiting until December to do it.Kashkari made the comment in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation”…[#item_full_content]

‘In Seventh Heaven’, Says Swede Freed in Iran Prisoner Swap

A Swede freed in a prisoner swap with Iran, 33-year-old EU diplomat Johan Floderus, said in his first words since his release that he was “in seventh heaven”, in a video published Sunday.In the video obtained by AFP from the Swedish government, Floderus can be heard…[#item_full_content]

Arizona Lawmakers Pass Budget Closing $1.4 Billion Deficit

Arizona lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Saturday that erases a $1.4 billion shortfall by curbing spending on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies and raiding a host of special funds.The spending plan is the result of weeks of negotiations…[#item_full_content]

Russia Targeting Evangelical Ideology in Occupied Region

Amid ideological hurdles facing Russia in occupied regions in Ukraine, the evangelical churches are targets for Russian soldiers to allegedly root out anti-Russian sentiment, if not levy allegations of American havens for “spies.”[#item_full_content]