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Fed holds rates steady amid sharp divide over policy easing bias; In its most divided decision since 1992

04.29.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines

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NASA fires up powerful lithium-fed thruster for trips to Mars

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Justice Department indicts James Comey over seashell photo; Filing calls Instagram post ‘a serious expression of an intent to do harm to President Trump’

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Sinking AI stocks and rising oil prices weigh on Wall Street, helped pull Wall Street off its record heights; S&P 500 fell 0.5% Tuesday from its latest all-time high

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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U.S. will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America’s 250th birthday

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Nasdaq, S&P 500 end lower on renewed so-called ‘AI’ growth worries ahead of big tech earnings

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals

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S&P 500, Nasdaq Retreat from Record Highs; Oil Prices Rise

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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King Charles and Donald Trump Walking in front of Windsor Castle, with photo credit to White House / Daniel Torok, adapted from whitehouse.gov image

TRANSCRIPT: Text of King Charles III’s Full Address to Congress 4.28.26

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, History, International, UK, Ukraine

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VIDEO: Britain’s King Charles III Addresses Joint Meeting of U.S. Congress in honor of 250th anniversary of American independence

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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As Trump proposes slashing EPA funding in half, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin mocks and talks over Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro in Congressional Hearing, changing subject to Supreme Court, apparently with complicity of Chairman Tom Cole

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Iran issues urgent plea as President Trump signals regime is in a ‘state of collapse’

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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President Trump hosts King Charles and Queen Camilla at formal White House ceremony

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Iran’s Guards seize wartime power, blunting Supreme Leader’s role

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Trump says Iran has told him it is in a ‘state of collapse’

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers’ group; unprecedented energy crisis triggered by Iran war exposes discord among Gulf ‌nations

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster as fresh strikes kill 16 people

04.26.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Netanyahu pardon on ice as Israeli president seeks plea deal

04.26.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Israel

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Top Iranian negotiator arrives back in Pakistan — while Trump orders chief US aides to phone it in

04.26.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Persian Gulf

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Would-be UFO whistleblower, USAF veteran war hero, died in Falls Church of supposed “accidental drug overdose” after agreeing to testify to Congress

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Investors who think it’s time to move on from the Iran war should look at these numbers; There’s optimism on Wall Street that military operations in the Persian Gulf may be winding down, but oil markets remain on edge

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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2.7B gallons of combined sewage released into Lake Michigan: MMSD

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 ‘firsts’ you can spot in the night sky tonight

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Computer, Tablet, Mobile Device, adapted from image at energy.gov

Facebook-owner Meta informs staff of layoffs affecting 8,000 employees amid push for so-called “AI”; prioritizing massive investments in so-called artificial “intelligence” and corporate efficiency

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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After waiting years for justice, many Purdue opioid victims are defeated — by paperwork; The bankruptcy settlement set aside $865 million to compensate individuals harmed by the opioid crisis but over 40% of claims have already been rejected

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Republicans retool midterm strategy: Trump’s policies, but less Trump; With U.S. gas prices up, President Donald Trump’s approval ratings down and the Iran war dragging on, Republicans are recalibrating their blueprint ahead of November’s midterm elections.

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Trump cancels envoys’ Pakistan trip, in blow to hopes for Iran war breakthrough; Trump said he decided to call off the planned visit because the talks in Islamabad involved too much travel and expense

04.25.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Vatican

Sex Abuse by McCarrick started at age 11, man said. Now the Catholic Church is paying him a six-figure settlement. Claims informed then-Pope John Paul II in 1988 meeting.

04.24.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing ‘seriously fractured’ Iranian government

04.21.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf

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FAA grounds New Glenn rocket after botched satellite release

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Monday 4.20.26 – Stocks Down Slightly, Oil Up, As Iran, Middle East Scenarios Become Even More Problematic

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

Major U.S. stock markets closed slightly lower, and oil rose, amid blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and doubts about[…]

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