Monthly Archives: September 2022

Nazi sympathizer insurrectionist who said January 6 was ‘exhilarating’ gets 4 years in prison in ‘significant’ sentence

Images of Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, sporting a Hitler mustache. These images were recovered from his cellphone by NCIS special agents. US Department of Justice A Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli in May was found guilty of five charges related to the…

Legal consequences are murky for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after he flew migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. AP Photo/John Raoux, File Former federal prosecutors say criminal laws may have been broken during the transport of migrants. They say kidnapping, human trafficking, or civil rights laws may have been violated in the DeSantis-led operation. But…

China’s yuan tumbles near key threshold as dollar strength increases on aggressive Fed policy

China Photos/Getty Images The onshore yuan weakened 0.58% against the dollar Friday to 7.1193, Bloomberg data shows.  China’s currency neared the lower limit of its daily trading band, while the dollar climbed thanks to a hawkish Fed. The yuan was 1.8% below Beijing’s reference rate, which allows a 2% move in either direction. China’s onshore…

Russia drafted an old man with diabetes, a 17-year-old, and people with no training to fight in Ukraine, reports say — a sign of desperation

A giant pro-military mural in Moscow on September 22, 2022. Getty Images Putin announced that some Russians would be forced to fight in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The new decree is supposed to only only affect those with prior military training. Reports suggest this is being ignored in a scramble to reinforce the Russian…

Billionaire Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich met Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman to help broker a Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, report says

Mohammed bin Salman and Roman Abramovich met at the end of August. ADEM ALTAN/AFP and Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in late August. Their meeting helped broker a Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap announced Thursday, Bloomberg reported. Ukraine handed over 55 captives, while Russia turned…

Half of US borrowers in a new poll said their student loan debt is harming their mental health

A new survey has found that 63% of Americans still had student loan debts. Chuck Savage/Getty Images Half of borrowers in a 2,000 person poll said that their student debt is harming their mental health. The survey, by education platform ELVTR, said that anxiety and depression were the most common issues. One in five surveyed…

The Fed just confirmed that its self-induced ‘growth recession’ could put more than a million Americans out of work

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. AP/Carolyn Kaster New projections from the Federal Reserve show unemployment climbing to 4.4% in 2023. If proven correct, that would mean around 1.5 million more Americans would go unemployed by the end…

The Dow sheds 300 points and bond yields climb amid warnings about the global economy

Mario Tama/Getty Images US stocks dropped, with the Dow shedding more than 300 points to open Friday’s session.  Goldman Sachs slashed its year-end S&P 500 target to 3,600 on expectations of a hard landing.  Meanwhile, Treasury yields climbed to their highest mark in over a decade on Friday. US stocks tumbled Friday and bond yields…

NVIDIA’s new AI model quickly generates objects and characters for virtual worlds

NVIDIA is looking to take the sting out of creating virtual 3D worlds with a new artificial intelligence model. GET3D can generate characters, buildings, vehicles and other types of 3D objects, NVIDIA says. The model should be able to whip up shapes quickly too. The company notes that GET3D can generate around 20 objects per…