The lily white island of Martha’s Vineyard was taken aback to wake up and find that 50-some-odd illegal aliens had landed upon their shores courtesy of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Thursday morning.
U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying inflation accelerated amid rising costs for rents and healthcare, giving the Federal Reserve ammunition to deliver a third 75 basis points interest rate hike next Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and embarrassing dysfunction in her own family, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.