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Faced with inflation, the Fed counterattacks with a new rate hike

The United States central bank (Fed) tightened its monetary policy again on Wednesday, in the face of inflation still far too high, and warned that it would have to tighten further, which will be painful for households . The mighty US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 3.00-3.25%. This is the third time in a row that the Monetary Policy Committee (FOMC), the Fed's decision-making body, has made an increase of this magnitude. It had started in March with a usual increase of a quarter point, before rising by half a point in May. And the movement should continue in 2022, until the key rate is raised by another percentage point. Because the Fed is "firmly resolved to bring inflation back to 2% and will remain so until the job is done" , hammered its president, Jerome Powell , Wednesday during a press conference. He even warned of the risks that could be posed by “premature easing of monetary policy”. Raising the ...

United States: Joe Biden does not rule out running again in 2024

In an interview broadcast on Sunday evening by the American channel CBS, American President Joe Biden assured that no "final decision" had been made on his political future, while adding that he had, for the moment, the intention to represent themselves. Less than two months before the mid-term elections , US President Joe Biden multiplied his statements during an interview broadcast Sunday evening on the CBS channel. The head of state for the first time let it be known that he had not decided whether or not he intended to run for president in 2024.  “Is it a final decision that I will run again? That remains to be seen ,” he said, adding that this was his “intention” for now. During his interview, the tenant of the White House wanted to answer those who doubt the capacity of the almost octogenarian to govern:  “Look at me”, launched with a smile the American president who will celebrate his 80th birthday on November 20th. Fifty days before the mid-term elections, during whic...

On CNN, Macron jokes after a question about the Mar-a-Lago document concerning him

The French president was interviewed in New York by journalist Jake Tapper. INTERNATIONAL – After being stuck in New York traffic on Wednesday, which prevented him from honoring an interview on CNN, Emmanuel Macron caught up on this Thursday, September 22. On the set of the American channel , the French president was notably questioned by journalist Jake Tapper on the document containing "info on the President of France" among those seized by the FBI at Donald Trump's home in Florida on August 8. . “I read newspapers about it. If you have more info, I would be delighted , ”joked Emmanuel Macron in response, as can be seen below in the video isolated by a journalist from 20 Minutes . “You don't know what this is about? “ , insisted Jake Tapper. “I'm not part of the FBI, I'm not one of Donald Trump's lawyers. I have no information on this subject” , then replied more seriously the head of state. "It's not very pleasant to see this kind of informatio...

United States: a podcast with worldwide success allows the release of an inmate who has been in prison for 23 years

 A journalist's investigation, declined in podcast, made it possible to release Adnan Syed, imprisoned for 23 years. The final decision is awaited. Sentenced to life imprisonment and detained for 23 years, Adnan Syed may be freed. The decision of an American judge who quashed his conviction goes in this direction, although justice has "not yet declared Adnan Syed innocent". This unprecedented reversal of the situation finds as its main source a podcast, Serial, on the investigation of journalists into the case of Adnan Syed. The team conducted a counter-investigation that revealed a lot of crucial information. Adnan Syed, 42, was convicted in 2000 of the murder of his former girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in Baltimore, on the east coast of the United States. He always denied. After a grueling legal battle, Baltimore City District Attorney Marylin Mosby filed a motion to overturn the conviction verdict, citing her doubts about Adnan Syed's guilt. She asked for her release.  ...

FOR A TIME OUSTED FROM THE WEB, THE CONSERVATIVE SOCIAL NETWORK PARLER BUYS A HOST

He had been temporarily ousted from the web after the attack on the Capitol in January 2021. Parler, a social network popular with American conservatives that was temporarily ousted from the web after the Capitol attack in January 2021, announced on Friday that it had bought a company offering internet hosting services. Deploring at the time the multiplication of threats of violence and illegal activities on Parler, Apple and Google removed the social network from their download platforms, while Amazon decided to no longer host it on its servers , ostracizing indeed the platform. Talking had taken over a month to find a way to get back online. Cardioxil Hungary: Hipertónia Ellen, Használat, Előnyök! Vásárolj Most "Bypass the sector" To avoid a similar situation, the company raised new funds, $16 million, and acquired Dynascale, a company that offers solutions for hosting data on private or external servers. It's an "alternative to big tech vendors," says Parler....

Biden expected at summit against political extremism in the United States

(Washington) Joe Biden is set to speak Thursday at a White House conference on hate-motivated violence in the United States, a way for the president to once again denounce political extremism in the States -United. The "United We Stand" conference is to highlight "the destructive effects of hate-motivated violence on our democracy and public safety," according to a White House statement. The American executive thus mentions the killings in Charleston in 2015 (nine African-Americans killed in a church), El Paso in 2019 (23 dead, including a majority of people of Hispanic origin) and Buffalo, where ten African-American people were killed in mid-May by a white man, as an example of "hateful attacks" threatening the country. This conference comes just eight weeks before the midterm legislative elections and two weeks after a landmark speech by the president in Philadelphia. On September 1 ,  Joe Biden denounced, in a rare direct attack on his predecessor, the ...

Ricky Martin again accused of sexual assault by his nephew

 The star is already at the heart of a lawsuit against his 21-year-old nephew whom he accuses of wanting to harm his career by making false accusations . UNITED STATES - The Puerto Rican star will once again face justice. A new complaint for sexual assault was filed Friday against singer and actor Ricky Martin , according to information from the Associated Press released on Saturday, September 10. Given the nature of the complaint, no information about who made it and the details were released by San Juan police spokesman Edward Ramírez. On the other hand, according to a source quoted by AP , the person behind this complaint would be none other than the young nephew of the star of the song, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin. But this complaint has not yet triggered any arrests because of the age of the facts. The local police have already said that the investigation is ongoing and that they will determine whether the charges against the author of María are justified. Ricky Martin's lawy...