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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Building in Washington DC where monetary policy decisions affecting US mortgage rates are made

US Mortgage Rates Hit 11-Month High at 6.55% as Middle East Lifts Treasury Yields

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate reached 6.55 percent this week, the highest since August 2025, as renewed Middle East conflict pushed oil prices and Treasury yields higher despite cooling June inflation data.

July 17, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon spacecraft for NASA Crew-10 mission

SpaceX Shares Dip Below IPO Price as Losses Mount and China Closes In

SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) briefly traded below its $135 IPO price Wednesday, the first breach since June's record listing. The company's $4.9 billion 2025 net loss and China's new reusable rocket program have

July 17, 2026

Business·Markets·News

Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite under microscope CDC image Taco Bell lettuce outbreak 2026

Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce From Five States as Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens Nearly 7,000

Taco Bell has voluntarily pulled shredded iceberg lettuce from five states as federal investigators trace a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened nearly 7,000 Americans. Michigan alone has recorded 4,312 cases and 102

July 17, 2026

Health·News

Flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas Hill Country in July 2026

Texas Hill Country Floods Kill Two as Guadalupe River Surges for Second Straight Year

Flash flooding struck Texas Hill Country for a second consecutive year on Thursday, killing at least two people as rescuers pulled more than 230 from the swollen Guadalupe and Pedernales rivers. Governor

July 17, 2026

Climate·News

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at earnings presentation Q2 2026

Netflix Hits 52-Week Low After Revenue Miss and Fewer Engagement Updates

Netflix (NFLX) fell to a 52-week low after missing second-quarter revenue by $20 million and announcing it will publish fewer updates on viewer engagement data. The stock dropped about 9 percent after-hours

July 17, 2026

Business·Entertainment·Markets·News

SpaceX Starship V3 rocket on the launch pad at Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas during wet dress rehearsal

SpaceX Aborts Second Starship V3 Launch After Raptor Engines Fail at Ignition

Four Raptor engines failed to ignite during Starship Flight 13 at Boca Chica on Thursday, triggering an automatic abort before liftoff. SpaceX will replace two engines and retry within days as its

July 17, 2026

News·Technology

Rep. Ilhan Omar at a Capitol Hill news conference as she introduces resolution for the US to join the International Criminal Court

Omar Introduces Bill to Join ICC as Rubio Vows to ‘Dismantle It Brick by Brick’

Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution to join the International Criminal Court on Thursday, the same week Secretary Rubio pledged to 'dismantle it brick by brick.' The divergence exposes the fault line

July 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Illustration showing high cholesterol risk factors and cardiovascular disease statistics from the CDC

FDA Approves Merck’s Lipfendra, First Oral PCSK9 Drug to Match Injectables

The FDA approved enlicitide (brand name Lipfendra) on Wednesday, marking the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor to match injectable cholesterol drugs in potency. Merck priced the once-daily pill at $315 per month, though

July 17, 2026

Health·News

US President Donald Trump meets Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2025

Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Brazil Over Big Tech Dispute, Lula Vows WTO Fight

The Trump administration imposed 25 percent tariffs on thousands of Brazilian imports on Thursday, citing Brazilian court orders directing American technology firms to remove political content, effective July 22. Brazil called the

July 17, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City

US Designates Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Washington added the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations on Thursday, making eight Mexican criminal groups now carrying that designation. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the

July 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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US Mortgage Rates Hit 11-Month High at 6.55% as Middle East Lifts Treasury Yields

SpaceX Shares Dip Below IPO Price as Losses Mount and China Closes In

Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce From Five States as Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens Nearly 7,000

Texas Hill Country Floods Kill Two as Guadalupe River Surges for Second Straight Year

Netflix Hits 52-Week Low After Revenue Miss and Fewer Engagement Updates

SpaceX Aborts Second Starship V3 Launch After Raptor Engines Fail at Ignition

Omar Introduces Bill to Join ICC as Rubio Vows to ‘Dismantle It Brick by Brick’

FDA Approves Merck’s Lipfendra, First Oral PCSK9 Drug to Match Injectables

Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Brazil Over Big Tech Dispute, Lula Vows WTO Fight

US Designates Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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