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U.S. presses Houthis to free mission staff; $935.5M Powerball numbers hit; puppy rescued from sealed box; Hassett says Fed behind on cuts; Emirates rattles Wall St.; Chester names first female police chief; ex–Michigan coach Sherrone Moore jailed
U.S. urges Houthis to free detained mission personnel
U.S. urges Houthis to free detained mission personnel, issuing a late-Wednesday call for the Yemen-based rebels to release all current and former staff they’ve kidnapped.
Winning numbers announced for $935.5 million Powerball jackpot
Winning numbers announced for $935.5 million Powerball jackpot: check your tickets, because a handful of ping-pong balls just decided whose Tuesday turns into a finance seminar and whose stays a coupon-clipping masterpiece. No word yet on winners—just the usual cocktail of astronomical odds and undaunted optimism.
Puppy rescued from sealed box outside Pennsylvania SPCA now up for adoption
Puppy rescued from a sealed box outside the Pennsylvania SPCA is now up for adoption. PR director Gillian Kocher said the pup appeared distressed when staff opened it—because apparently someone thought airtight packaging was a pet-care strategy.
Hassett says the Fed has been far behind in cutting interest rates
Hassett says the Fed has been far behind in cutting interest rates, blasting the central bank as “way behind” just hours before a narrow vote, while noting futures markets see only a token quarter-point trim—bureaucratic urgency at its finest, arriving late and underdressed.
Emirates’ expansion spurs competition on Wall Street
Emirates’ expansion spurs competition on Wall Street, and the claws are already out: Abu Dhabi’s XRG and Apollo spent months plotting a $4 billion AI-infrastructure fund—until XRG’s board met at Blackstone’s New York offices, where Blackstone president (and XRG director) Jon Gray questioned whether the plan fit XRG’s mandate as an operator, not an asset manager. The fund was shelved, leaving Apollo executives suspecting a rival’s sabotage and XRG refining its playbook as Abu Dhabi courts global financiers to become the self-styled “capital of capital.” The broader scramble is real: Blue Owl is tied up with Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund on digital infrastructure and with Abu Dhabi’s Lunate to buy stakes in asset managers; BlackRock is paired with Saudi Arabia’s PIF and Abu Dhabi’s MGX; and fresh Emirati money keeps sprouting—most recently L’imad, now among Gulf funds backing Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. But as Saudi channels more capital inward, the “everyone gets a trophy” phase is ending, and Wall Street’s knife fight for Gulf money is getting personal. XRG itself, a $151 billion ADNOC offshoot with a board blessed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, has rebranded from “low carbon” to “energy solutions” amid cooling green appetites, and is racing to be top-five in gas/LNG and top-three in chemicals—closing in on a $17 billion Covestro takeover and still eyeing Australia’s Santos. Translation: the Gulf is moving from oil to algorithms, and Wall Street is learning the pool is crowded—and rented.
Katrina Blackwell appointed as Chester’s first female police chief
History was made Wednesday night in the City of Chester as Katrina Blackwell was appointed as Chester’s first female police chief—a long-overdue crack in a ceiling that’s been sturdier than the station’s coffee.
Former Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore Held in County Jail After Being Fired
Former Michigan Coach Sherrone Moore was fired Wednesday by the University of Michigan after an investigation into his conduct with a staff member; later that day, he was being held in county jail.
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