The Federal Reserve Act affords the central bank board considerable leeway over its facilities, including remodels and new construction. According to the Fed, several factors drove up the cost of the project. There were changes to the original building design after review agencies were…
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Ukrainian Red Cross Society assisting victims of Russian attacks
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The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is actively supporting victims of Russia’s latest aerial attacks at the sites in Chernivtsi, Lviv, and Lutsk.
“In…
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US demands clarity from allies on their role in potential war over Taiwan, FT reports
(Reuters) -The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the U.S. and China went to war over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under-secretary of defense for policy, has…
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Russian forces shell center of city of Sloviansk in Ukraine, killing civilian
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Russian occupiers launched a strike on the central part of the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk around 8 a.m., hitting an area near the bus station. One person was killed…
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4 civilians killed, 6 injured in heavy attack –authorities
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Four civilians were killed and six injured in massive Russian shelling across Donetsk region, Ukraine, over the past 24 hours, according to Vadym Filashkin, head of the…
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Trump’s law of the jungle means U.S. trade deals aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on
When President Trump threatened Brazil with punishing tariffs on Wednesday, there was no fancy mathematical equation trotted out this time as justification.
The 50% levy on goods was retribution for a perceived “witch hunt” against his…
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‘History’s most devastating document of war’: the simple yet graphic details of the Bayeux tapestry | Textile art
“Angli et Franci” – these Latin words embroidered on the Bayeux tapestry may be the first time those cartoon rivals, the English and the French, were named together. But in one of the shifts from triumph to horror that make this epic work…
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Hamas embraces guerilla tactics in deadly surprise attack in Gaza
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The deadly surprise attack in Gaza was almost as shocking as its location.
On Monday night, a group of Israeli soldiers walked across a route…
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US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan – Financial Times
- US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan Financial Times
- China-Taiwan Weekly Update, July 11, 2025 Institute for the Study of War
- Getting Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping The Cipher Brief
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Air Defense downs 319 Russian drones and 25 cruise missiles
The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down 319 Russian Shahed-type drones and 25 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Telegram.
Since 18:00 on Friday, July 11, Russia has launched 623 air…
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