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Trump Jan. 6 pardon recipient accused of threatening to kill Democratic leader Jeffries
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A New York man who received a pardon from President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has […]
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38-year-old quit his job, spent $50,000 to launch a company from his Bronx apartment—now billionaires wear his luxury coats
It was 95 degrees when the first prototype of a Norwegian Wool jacket arrived at Michael Berkowitz’s apartment in The Bronx, New York, in August 2014. Needing to test the waterproof knee-length wool coat without getting heat stroke, the founder and CEO of the then-fledgling apparel brand took it to a supermarket in West Harlem. […]
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Trump’s new China threat, bank earnings, Boeing deliveries and more in Morning Squawk
Travis Hutchison, a soybean farmer, unloads his cargo from his family’s truck at a local grain dealer in Queen Anne, Maryland, on Oct. 10, 2025. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to […]
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Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown
Multiple major U.S. airports are refusing to air a video showing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats in Congress for the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Transportation Security Administration sent requests to airports to air the video on screens near security lines. Noem in the video says, “It is TSA’s top priority to make […]
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‘The job is stressful enough’: Air traffic controllers get partial paychecks as government shutdown heads for third week
An airplane takes off the control tower at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 8, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. air traffic controllers have received partial paychecks, their union said Tuesday, and they could miss their next paychecks altogether if the government shutdown lasts another two weeks. “The job […]
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DOJ seizes $15 billion in bitcoin from massive ‘pig butchering’ scam based in Cambodia
The Department of Justice has seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin held by a man who oversaw a massive “pig butchering” fraud operation based in Cambodia, prosecutors said Tuesday. The seizure is the largest forfeiture action by the DOJ in history. An indictment charging the alleged pig butcher, Chen Zhi, was unsealed Tuesday in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Critical Metals, Comerica, Advanced Micro Devices, Abercrombie & Fitch and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Verizon Communications — The New York-based telecom provider sank nearly 4% after CEO Hans Vestberg stepped down , replaced by independent lead director and former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman. Starbucks — The global coffee chain dropped almost 4% after a late September series of North American […]
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Trump administration cancels nearly $8 billion in climate funding to blue states: Vought
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media following a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. […]
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States sue Zillow, Redfin for alleged antitrust violation in online rental housing
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Attorneys general from five states sued Zillow and Redfin on Wednesday, alleging the companies schemed to stop competition in the online housing rental market. The lawsuit follows a similar one filed by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday. Officials from New York, Arizona, Connecticut, Washington and Virginia jointly […]
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Trump administration freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Vought says
Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell (Russ) Vought speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on July 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration has frozen about $18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York City […]
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