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Spanish investigators are focusing on train traffic controllers after a train collision killed at least 69 people. Audio recordings were leaked.

Core inflation rose by 3.1% in September while gross domestic product for the third quarter grew by 3.4%, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports.

The French head of the ECB said she will leave the role in February. Two former Spanish and Dutch central bankers are tipped to replace her.

Officials declared an emergency Wednesday afternoon when a fire erupted inside a laboratory at a Department of Energy nuclear site near Aiken, South Carolina.
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The New York Times admits the Obama DOJ “found some evidence” Rep. llhan Omar (D-MN) married her brother so he could obtain a green card.
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Where the economic growth came from in the third quarter.
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Federal law enforcement authorities have launched a nationwide crackdown dubbed, “Operation Ghostbusters,” to dismantle an international student aid scheme that investigators estimate has been operating since 2021, “potentially reaching several hundred million dollars” in taxpayer losses. Announcing the first wave of enforcement actions Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald revealed that organized syndicates have systematically stolen the identities of working Americans who never applied to college, using their information to enroll fictional “ghost students” at institutions nationwide and siphon federal financial aid directly into offshore accounts.”These are not isolated errors,” McDonald said at a news conference Thursday. “This is organized fraud at scale. Some use super intelligence to fill out college applications and complete coursework.”Some even create the appearance of a fake student in an online classroom to trick schools into believing a real person is present.”The sprawling operation currently spans more than 40 open cases across 26 FBI field offices and has already produced indictments against five defendants, as well as the international seizure of more than $750,000 in laundered cryptocurrency tied to networks in Kenya. Prosecutors allege that after tuition and fees were settled, leftover grant and loan disbursements were siphoned through domestic “money mules” and funneled abroad – including through fronts like a Nairobi safari company º– leaving unsuspecting victims facing ruined credit and bills for an education they never received.This is breaking news. Check back here for updates.

Global soccer star Kylian Mbappe laughing at a meme involving China’s late dictator Mao Zedong has resulted in days of backlash, TV blackouts, lost sponsors, and what is at least being presented as utter hysteria around the country. One woman who grew up in China during Mao’s Cultural Revolution is not only pushing back against her home country’s reaction, but also calling out how blatantly ridiculous the situation is.Xi Van Fleet, a Chinese-American author and anti-communist activist, joined Fox Business on Thursday, and when asked about Mbappe’s practically immediate apology, she laid out the reality of the situation.”This is really interesting, because most of the people in China have no idea what Mbappe said,” she began. “They were told that he insulted China. You have no freedom of speech, you have no freedom of press, you don’t know what really happened. You just do what the government tells you to do.”Is Mao not a dictator? I lived my entire youth under Mao, and there is no one who doesn’t know anyone else who died because of Mao’s rule. He killed up to 80 million Chinese. Calling him a dictator is not even appropriate. He is a tyrant, and he is a mass murderer.”The controversy involving China and Mbappe started after a recent interview on The Bridge, a French talk show hosted by Mbappe’s Real Madrid teammate Aurelien Tchouameni, when the 27-year-old Frenchman laughed about a meme with his face imposed on an image resembling Mao. One of Mbappe’s most popular nicknames is “The Dictator,” hence the meme and joking around.BOBBY BURACK: KYLIAN MBAPPÉ JOINS LEBRON JAMES, JOHN CENA, OTHER ATHLETES IN BENDING THE KNEE TO CHINATHE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE. DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!China’s rulers did not find anything funny about Mbappe’s interaction with the meme. Several Chinese sponsors severed ties with him, and state-run CCTV stopped airing La Liga matches in China, the top-flight league in Spain that features Real Madrid and 19 other clubs.La Liga issued the first public apology, which was then followed by Mbappe, and eventually an apology came from Real Madrid. The Spanish club initially expressed that Mbappe’s “personal expression” would not affect commercial connections in China, nor did he intend to offend the Chinese people. CCTV responded by demanding a formal apology from the club, which it obliged to on Wednesday.For Xi, the swift apologies from Mbappe and all involved are frustrating, and as she explained, she would have advised the soccer star to go a different route.”The truth will set you free; know who Mao was and then you should stand by what you said,” she explained.

It’s wild to think that we’re under two years away from the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and with the clock ticking, organizers have been forced to call in the big guns for the opening and closing ceremonies.And by big guns, I mean the Hollywood producer often credited with ruining “Star Wars.”According to The New York Post, organizers had to make a switch when their original choice to lead the ceremony charge, Peter Rice, took a job as Chief Content Officer at Netflix.LA 2028 OLYMPICS’ SAFETY PLAN RELIES ‘TOO MUCH ON POLICE’ AND HOMELAND SECURITY, LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS SAYWhile he’ll stay on as an executive producer, Kennedy — who led Lucasfilm after George Lucas sold the company to Disney and rode off into the double Tatooine sunsets with his billions and flannel shirts — will cobble together a team of producers for both ceremonies.The opening ceremony is set to take place on July 14 at the Los Angeles Coliseum and SoFi Stadium at the same time.”This appointment reinforces LA28’s commitment to harness the unparalleled creativity, cultural influence and storytelling power of the entertainment capital of the world,” a statement from organizers reads. “Ceremonies that are distinctly Los Angeles and leave a lasting impression on the global stage.”Okay. Kennedy is without a doubt a legend in Hollywood and produced massive movies like “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “Back to the Future” and “Jurassic Park.”‘THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU’ IS A PRIME EXAMPLE THAT DISNEY’S STAR WARS IS ON LIFE SUPPORTBut have they seen any of the Disney-era Star Wars movies (aside from “Rogue One,” that one was pretty good)?!In fact, OutKick’s own Ian Miller has written at length about the many missteps Disney has made with the franchise under Kennedy’s watch.Kennedy was also ripped in a 2023 “South Park” special titled “South Park: Joining the Panderverse.”It’s wild for an Olympics in a city packed with creative people to go with someone whose stock might be at its lowest after her time leading Lucasfilm.If this was the ’84, ’96, or ’02 Games, solid choice.Post-“The Acolyte?” Not so much.Of course, the opening and closing ceremonies aren’t likely to taint the entire Games. Then again, I didn’t think the sequel trilogy could taint “Star Wars” for me.And, well, here we are.