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US Fed hikes interest rate by 25 bps, unveils bond trimming plans
Central banks in Japan, Switzerland, Indonesia and Britain are also scheduled to weigh in with policy decisions this week. RBC Research: That the Fed will increase the funds rate by 25bps to a range of 1.001.25% is baked-in-the-cake and fully discounted by markets. [Full Article...]
Radiohead Re-Arrange Manchester Show
Other upcoming music shows affected include Nashville In Concert, which has been switched to O2 Apollo Manchester , and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow on June 22, Key103 Live on July 15 and Bros on August 22, all of which have been cancelled. [Full Article...]
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in critical condition, hospital says
In a show of solidarity on the heels of a shocking assault, members of Congress are planning to wear LSU gear at the Congressional Baseball Game in honor of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) according to a tweet from ABC reporter MaryAlice Parks. [Full Article...]
House Majority White shot at congressional baseball practice
Sources described the incident to CNN as a " deliberate attack ". According to the AP, Alexandria police said that the suspect is in custody. That's when he was shot by members of Scalise's Capitol Police security detail. According to Abby Livingston with The Texas Tribune, Rep. Kevin Brady and Rep. Mike Conaway were reported safe shortly after the shooting. Neither was at the practice. [Full Article...]
Sunken military ship won't be brought to surface
On Tuesday, the Coast Guard announced it, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , discovered the McCulloch's remains off Point Conception, California, last October. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that was created to look for historic shipwrecks was deployed from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary's research vessel Shearwater, and it caught footage of the s... [Full Article...]
At least 12 dead in London tower block fire
Another witness said a family friend was "stuck on the eighth floor with her 5-year-old daughter" until 5 a.m., nearly four hours after the fire broke out. He said he saw people waving flashlights from the top levels of the building and saw rescuers "doing an incredible job" trying to get people out. People react near Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, West London . [Full Article...]
Local resident shares audio of Wednesday's GOP baseball practice shooting
Police in Alexandria said five people were provided medical transport and that a suspect was in custody. Hodgkinson was a home inspector who had several minor run-ins with the law in recent years and belonged to a Facebook group called "Terminate the Republican Party ". [Full Article...]
President Trump decries shooting of top Congressman, calls for unity
Rep. Steve Scalise is "in critical condition" after he was shot Wednesday (June 14) in Alexandra, Virginia, according to a tweet from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. The shooter died in custody as a result of wounds he suffered during the incident, Trump said. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) estimated that 50 to 100 shots were fired during batting practice. [Full Article...]