JPMorgan Chase CEO warns of economic hurricane: 'You better brace yourself'
The chief executive at JPMorgan Chase offered a grim financial outlook on Wednesday, warning of an economic “hurricane” and advising those listening that “you better brace yourself.” “It's a hurricane. Right now, it's kind of sunny, things are doing fine. Everyone thinks the Fed can handle this,” Jamie Dimon said during a financial conference. “That hurricane is right out there down the road, coming our way. We just don't know if it's a minor one or Superstorm Sandy or Andrew or something like that, and you bette
Read MoreFlorida health care providers challenge state's 15-week abortion ban
A group of Florida health care providers filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the state's 15-week abortion law, which will go into effect next month. The legislation, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in April, will go into effect on July 1. The law will ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy and doesn't include exemptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. However, the law does stipulate several exceptions,
Read MoreNYC council member enters crowded 10th district House primary
New York City Council member Carlina Rivera has joined the crowded field of Democrats vying to represent New York's 10th congressional district, a seat left open by the state's new controversial redistricting map. A number of Democrats have since jumped into the race, including former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Mondaine Jones (D-N.Y.), New York Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou and Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who led House Democrats during then-
Read MoreAuthorities seize domain names after probe into sales of stolen personal information
Federal authorities have seized the internet domain names of numerous websites amid an investigation into the sale of stolen personal information online and cyberattacks for hire. In a Department of Justice (DOJ) statement on Wednesday, authorities said that the websites — including weleakinfo.to, ipstress.in and ovh-booter.com — were seized in a coordinated effort with the National Police Corps of the Netherlands and the Federal Police of Belgium According to court documents, authorities said that weleakinfo.to had obtained more than 10,000 data breaches containing 7
Read MoreInternal campaign poll shows Godlewski leading in Wisconsin Democratic Senate primary
Wisconsin state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski (D) is leading in the state’s Democratic Senate primary, according to an internal campaign polling memo exclusively obtained by The Hill. The poll, which was conducted by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling on behalf of Godlewski’s campaign, shows Godlewski leading the pack at 35 percent support among likely Democratic primary voters, while Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) and Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry follow at 25 percent and 17 percent, respectively. Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson was not tested in the poll. Thr
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