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Live updates: Trump's Cabinet takes to the Hill; interest rates to stay steady

1 week ago | nbcnewyork.com | Patrick Smith |Rob Wile |Kevin Breuninger

The Federal Reserve was expected to leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday as it continued to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But it still faces the prospect of worsening inflation, even as Trump pressures monetary policymakers at the Fed to cut rates to buoy the economy. The central bank’s federal funds rate was expected to remain unchanged at a target of 4.25% to 4.5%. The rate is a benchmark for everything from auto loans to credit cards and personal loans.
What immigrants in Chicago need to know about their rights, resources and more

Feb 6, 2025 | chicago.suntimes.com | Jackie Serrato |Patrick Smith

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The SEC Lives On Under New Leadership — What to Expect | JD Supra

Dec 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Patrick Smith

President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated Paul Atkins to succeed Gary Gensler as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Chair on December 4. Atkins was an SEC staff attorney under SEC Chairs Richard Breeden and Arthur Levitt, an SEC Commissioner between 2002 and 2008, and later founded Patomak Global Partners (Patomak), a financial services consulting firm. Atkins resigned as an SEC Commissioner six weeks before Lehman failed in September 2008.
Lawsuit against Jonathan Majors dropped by ex-girlfriend who accused him of assault

Nov 22, 2024 | nbcmiami.com | Patrick Smith

The ex-girlfriend of former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has dropped a lawsuit that accused him of assault and defamation, according to court records filed in New York Thursday. The emerging star, who appeared in boxing drama "Creed III," was convicted in December 2023 on two counts of misdemeanor assault against Grace Jabbari, who said Majors attacker her in the back of an SUV. He was ordered to undertake a year-long counseling program but avoided jail. He denies any wrongdoing.
Olivia Nuzzi relationship with RFK Jr.: New York magazine reporter

Sep 20, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Patrick Smith

A star reporter who covered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign has been placed on leave after admitting a relationship with a former reporting subject, according to NBC News. New York Magazine said in a statement Thursday, first reported by Status, that its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, had failed to disclose a "personal relationship" with an unnamed campaign subject while she was reporting on the 2024 election.
Election 2024 - The Naples Press

Aug 9, 2024 | naplespress.com | Simon Sinek |Stephen Covey |Patrick Smith |Justice Scalia

Local News Although the 2024 U.S. presidential election is receiving most of the attention, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Tip O’Neill often stated that “all politics is local.” While Collier County voters will have an opportunity to vote for their choice for U.S. Senator in the Aug. 20 primary election, the majority of the races are local.
AT&T: Hackers Steal Records of Nearly All Cellular Customers' Calls and Texts

Jul 13, 2024 | hotair.com | Patrick Smith

Hackers stole six months' worth of call and text message records of nearly every AT&T cellular network customer, the company said Friday, a breach that has the potential to reveal sensitive information about millions of Americans. The company said in an SEC filing that it learned from an internal investigation that in April, hackers "unlawfully accessed and copied AT&T call logs" that were saved on a third-party cloud platform.
World's tallest male dog, Kevin, passes away

Jun 25, 2024 | nbcnewyork.com | Patrick Smith

A record-breaking great dane named Kevin, who could stretch to 7ft on his hind legs but was terrified of vacuum cleaners, has died, his owners have said. Owners Tracy and Roger Wolfe, from Iowa, said in a statement published Monday by the Guinness Book of World Records website that their family was "devastated."In March, Kevin was certified by Guinness to be the tallest male dog in the world, measuring 3ft 2in from his feet to his shoulders - the average height of a 3-year-old child.
Meeting the Scherzo

Jan 6, 2024 | medium.com | Patrick Smith

Of course, I had no idea it was called a scherzo. I’m still not sure I could identify a scherzo if I heard one. But they are often called “Scherzo…something” so that’s how I know. Later in life I ran into John Williams’ “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra” from Indiana and the Last Crusade. Bernstein’s scherzo in the “Somewhere” ballet from the original Broadway cast recording of West Side Story stopped me in my tracks. I was eight.
US airman missing in France since 1944 now accounted for after remains analyzed

Nov 28, 2023 | nbclosangeles.com | Patrick Smith

The remains of an American airman who was listed as unaccounted for after his plane was shot down over France during World War II have been found and identified almost 80 years later. U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, from Leesburg, Florida, was killed on Jan. 21, 1944, when his B-24D Liberator "Queen Marlene" was shot down by the German Luftwaffe near the rural village of Équennes-Éramecourt, southwest of Amiens.