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#1 Trump Warned Credit Card Crackdown Will Trigger Financial Crisis for Millions - Melissa Lawford and Tom Saunders for The Telegraph/MSN, Pragmatic Party of America, Captain Obvious, Jannette Kirwin, Pat Toomey (US Sen. ret.)/John McCurdy, Rick Blasi, and Jason Young on X
Donald Trump’s crackdown on credit cards risks pushing millions of poor Americans into financial crisis, some of Wall Street’s most powerful groups have warned. Mr Trump is pressing ahead with plans to temporarily cap credit card interest rates for 12 months at 10% from January 20. However, the proposal is facing a backlash over fears it will force banks to cancel cards and pull back lending to consumers with the lowest credit scores. On Monday, the American Bankers Association (ABA), which represents major lenders like JP Morgan, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, and the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) all rounded on Mr Trump over the plan. Mr Ackman, who has publicly supported Mr Trump, added: “My concern about capping rates at 10pc is that doing so will inevitably cause millions of Americans to have their cards cancelled as credit card companies lose the ability to adequately price subprime credit risk...
#2 Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Transgender Athlete Bans - Zach Schonfeld for The Hill, The Advocate, Benjamin D., Fox News, Aysia Reed, Attorney General Steve Marshall, and Drew M. Capuder on X
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will take on whether states can ban transgender girls competing on girls’ and women’s school sports teams. At the high-stakes oral argument, Idaho and West Virginia will defend their bans against challenges from transgender athletes. “We are here because Idaho and West Virginia passed common-sense laws that delineate the athletic playing fields in our states between the sexes,” West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey (R) told reporters Monday. He and a handful of other Republican state attorneys general traveled to the nation’s capital this week as the Supreme Court becomes the epicenter of the national battle...
#3 Alarm as ICE Arrests NYC City Council Employee - Adeola Adeosun for Newsweek, devin smith, Governor Kathy Hochul/Speaker Julie Menin/Larry London, Fox News, and Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani/Klo2566 on X
A New York City Council employee was detained by federal immigration officials during a routine immigration appointment in Bethpage, Nassau County, Long Island, on Monday afternoon, according to a press release from the council. The employee, identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, a data analyst of Venezuelan descent who has worked for the city council for approximately a year, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, sparking immediate condemnation from city leadership. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Newsweek that Bohorquez had no work authorization, overstayed a tourist visa, and has a criminal history, including an arrest for assault...
#4 Bill Clinton Scheduled to Appear Before Oversight Committee as Contempt of Congress Threat Looms - Elizabeth Elkind for Fox News, Fox News Politics, The Red Pilled Scientist, Ashley (TeamTrump47), It's Time To Save America, and LIZ CROKIN on X
Former President Bill Clinton has been summoned to appear on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning, as Republicans threaten a possible criminal referral if the ex-commander in chief skips out. He and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have both been subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee for separate closed-door depositions for the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton was scheduled to appear Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., but it’s not clear whether he will do so. The deposition is expected to move forward regardless...
#5 Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Countries That Trade With Iran - David Brennan and Meredith Deliso for ABC News, Professor $SPX/The White House, Sachin Bharadwaj, Ashok Kumar, The BriBooks Times, and Phillip Shaw/Fox News on X
President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran, after repeatedly warning Tehran against the use of force to suppress ongoing protests. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America," Trump said in a social media post on Monday. "This Order is final and conclusive." Citing "escalating" protests and increased security measures, the State Department is also urging Americans to leave Iran. "U.S. citizens should expect continued internet outages, plan alternative means of communication, and, if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia or Türkiye," a new security alert posted on the U.S. "virtual" Embassy Tehran website on Monday stated...
#6 Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump as Administration Sends More Agents to Minneapolis After ICE Shooting - Christopher Cann and Michael Loria for USA TODAY, Lional Alford, Al Arabiya English, Shay, Ron Ben-Dov and Victor Narro on X
Minnesota and Illinois, two states targeted by the Trump administration for immigration enforcement, sued Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday, aiming to curb the agency’s crackdown after a woman was shot and killed by a federal agent last week. Officials in Minnesota are seeking to stop Homeland Security agents from deploying to the state over the objections of Gov. Tim Walz and the mayors of the Twin Cities. Illinois attorneys are asking the court to bar federal agents from using the controversial tactics employed in their crackdown on the Chicago area. The court filings come comes as hundreds more federal agents are being sent to Minnesota, the Trump administration said, as furor grows over the fatal shooting of 37-year-old woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer...
#7 French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Faces Appeal Trial That Could Decide Her 2027 Presidential Run - NBC News/Associated Press, France24 English, elko hirsch, Bloomberg, and Open News on X
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen returns to court Tuesday to appeal an embezzlement conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging on the outcome of the case. Le Pen, 57, is seeking to overturn a March ruling that found her guilty of misusing European Parliament funds. She was slapped with a five-year ban from holding elected office, two years of house arrest with an electronic bracelet, a further two-year suspended sentence, and a 100,000-euro ($116,800) fine...
#8 Vacation Destination Slapped With Increased Travel Advisory Due to ‘Violent Crime' - Ashley J. DiMella for Fox News, ROD HATFIELD, Dr. Joel P. Rutkowski- President, NewsWest9, Nicholas Sammons, and The Adept Traveler on X
The U.S. State Department has issued an increased travel advisory pertaining to Grenada, due to the "risk of crime." The Level 2 advisory was updated Jan. 5, with a warning about "violent crime." Americans have been victims of armed robbery, assault, burglary, and rape. "In some cases, American citizens have been killed. Police response times are not as fast as one may expect in the United States," the advisory says. Grenada lies in the eastern Caribbean Sea as part of the West Indies. It's about 125 miles north of Venezuela...
#9 LT. Gov. Jay Collins Officially Enters Florida Governor Race - Tony Atkins for WESH 2, Ashley Brasfield/Greenspan's Wager, MJ Muehl, Carolina Castillo/Florida GOP, WPEC CBS12 News, Alex Bruesewitz/QWarrior19, and Jay Collins on X
After months of speculation, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, a Republican and former Green Beret, announced his candidacy this week, becoming the 34th person to file for the 2026 race, according to state records. Collins joins a crowded Republican primary that already includes U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. While Gov. Ron DeSantis has not formally endorsed a candidate, he spoke favorably of Collins. “Jay’s a good guy. He served this country admirably as a Green Beret. He has a great conservative record in the Florida Senate,” DeSantis said. Donalds, a U.S. congressman from Southwest Florida, has said he wants to continue what he calls the state’s current momentum...
#10 Dietary Supplement Recalled Over Risk of ‘Life-Threatening Events’ - Jeremy Tanner for The Hill, WJBF, FL Poison Control, Our QC News on Local 4 WHBF, ,bona30, and Suzie Rizzo on X
A dietary supplement meant to improve brain function and boost one’s metabolism is under recall after it was found to contain an ingredient that can cause “life-threatening events,” according to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) news release. Phoenix-based Modern Warrior is recalling all lots of its Modern Warrior Ready supplement over the presence of undeclared ingredients such as tianeptine, 1,4-DMAA and aniracetam. “Tianeptine can cause life-threatening events including suicidal ideation or behavior in children, adolescents, and adults aged 25 years and younger,” the Jan. 9 release states. “In addition, overdose carries serious and potentially life-threatening risks, including confusion, seizures, drowsiness, dry mouth, and shortness of breath, which can be exacerbated by alcohol use.”
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10 Minutes of Intensive Workout Can Trigger Powerful Anti-Cancer Effects: New Study - Good News Network
Those brief, intense workouts you’ve heard about that boost fitness might also help fight certain types of cancer by releasing molecules into the bloodstream that can spur DNA repair and inhibit cancer growth signals. When embarking on an exercise routine for the new year, take heart that new research reveals that just 10 minutes of intense exercise could help fight cancer, too. Short bursts of energetic activity can trigger rapid molecular changes in the bloodstream, shutting down bowel cancer growth and speeding up DNA damage repair, a new study has shown...
