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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.Photo: U.S. NavyThe U.S. Navy on Tuesday released photos showing the recovery of the remnants of a Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the weekend on the orders of President Joe Biden off the coast of South Carolina.The photos were taken Sunday, a day after an American fighter jet fired on the 200-foot-tall balloon, sending it hurtling down into the Atlantic Ocean in a dramatic scene caught live on TV.China has claimed that the balloon,…

The 22-degrees-Fahrenheit weather in New York didn’t stop dedicated shoppers from lining down the block shortly before the doors opened at the Manhattan Vintage Show last Friday. They all meant business as they arrived at the triannual event, with hopes of scoring sweet ’50s dresses, or a saucy ’90s leather Versace jacket. “We really tried to have vintage for all [this time],” says Amy Abrams, the co-owner of Manhattan Vintage. “Every style, era, and price point—from accessories to clothing.”Lucky for shoppers, the showcase featured over 90 different dealers from across the world (though the majority were U.S.-based). Some vendors, like…

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Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group has begun to sell shares in several of its most prized cryptocurrency funds at a steep discount, as it seeks to raise capital to pay back creditors of its bankrupt lending arm.SoftBank-backed DCG has started to offload its holdings in several investment vehicles run by its subsidiary Grayscale, according to US securities filings seen by the Financial Times.The move to sell down the assets underscores the financial difficulties at DCG as it tries to raise funds to support collapsed lending units under crypto broker Genesis, while seeking to preserve its most cash-generative business.Connecticut-based DCG, founded…

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The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is set to hold its first hearing Thursday to hear from top lawmakers, FBI officials and legal experts on how the Justice Department has allegedly attacked American civil liberties.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, created the subcommittee that he also chairs. The hearing is set for Thursday at 12:00 p.m.STEFANIK SAYS ‘ABUSE AND WEAPONIZATION’ OF BIDEN FEDERAL AGENCIES MUST BE ‘ROOTED OUT’ BY GOP IN MAJORITYFox News has learned that the hearing will feature two sets of witnesses. The first panel will include testimony from Sen. Chuck Grassley,…

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Sarah Keith, from Hull, has told how she was reduced to tears by the huge turnout by other owners as dozens of dogs shared her border collie Ella’s final walk at an East Yorkshire beachA border collie owner was reduced to tears by the “humility and grace” by the amazing turnout from other dog lovers who gave her beloved pet a poignant final walk before she had to be put down. Sarah Keith, 44, from Hull, told how she wanted her 12-year-old dog Ella to have a last trip to her favourite beach with other dogs after being diagnosed with…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that inflation is beginning to ease, though he expects it to be a long process and cautioned that interest rates could rise more than markets expect if the economic data doesn’t cooperate.”The disinflationary process, the process of getting inflation down, has begun and it’s begun in the goods sector, which is about a quarter of our economy,” the central bank chief said during an event in Washington, D.C. “But it has a long way to go. These are the very early stages.”Powell spoke in a question-and-answer session at the Economic Club of Washington,…

Riley Gaines, a former Kentucky women’s swimming star who was a 12-time All-American and five-time SEC champion, will appear at President Biden’s State of the Union address.Gaines, currently a spokeswoman for the Independent Women’s Forum, will be the special guest of Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., as Biden addresses the nation.”I couldn’t be more excited to attend the State of the Union address alongside Representative McClain,” she said in a news release. “Not only is she an amazing leader and congresswoman, she has been an integral part in protecting women’s sports on the basis of sex. She truly knows the value…