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If the Department of Justice believes an investigation into Chair Powell is warranted based on project cost overruns—which are not unusual—then Congress needs to investigate the Department of Justice.

— Lisa Murkowski, the senator from Alaska, spoke about the motivations behind the investigation into Jerome Powell.

The next popular explosion will come. It is only a matter of time.

— Ali Fathollah-Nejad made this statement in the context of the massive repression and economic misery in Iran.

The tax revenues are a flash in the pan that lasts a generation - after that, these revenues dry up because the Chinese state or international corporations that have bought up family businesses never inherit.

— Jens Steffien comments on the long-term effects of inheritance tax on German companies and their heirs.

At a time of global trade disruption, Canada is focused on building a more competitive, sustainable and independent economy.

— Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, discussing Canada's economic strategy amidst strained US-Canada relations.

Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America.

— President Donald Trump stated this in a post on Truth Social.

Fuck ICE. Yeah. If that language offends you ... Come on. We all heard it before. I hope you know where my heart is.

— Dave Matthews expresses his disdain for ICE and the current government.

Apple's decision to use Google's Gemini models for Siri shifts OpenAI into a more supporting role, with ChatGPT remaining positioned for complex, opt-in queries rather than the default intelligence layer.

— Parth Talsania, CEO of Equisights Research, on the impact of the Apple and Google partnership on OpenAI.

We are at a moment of time when people have a lot on their mind. They worry about the price of electricity. They wonder what this big data center will mean to their water supply.

— Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, spoke at an event in Great Falls, Virginia, addressing community concerns about data centers.

For me, it is crucial that this coalition of the center functions - throughout the entire legislative period and beyond. I hope that it has the strength and majority to determine politics. My biography and everything I do is completely subordinate to that.

— Reiner Haseloff, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, in an interview with the German Press Agency.

If the driver relies solely on the assistance systems, the risk of an accident could increase in the event of a malfunction.

— Mercedes in response to inquiries about the issues with the CLA's driver assistance systems.