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The Department of Homeland Security has reinstituted its independent advisory council, nearly a year after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas dissolved the existing council, ousting a board of independent advisers that included Trump-era officials.

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James Bond is now an Amazon employee.

Mortgage rates climbed past 4% for the first time since May 2019. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.16% in the week ending March 17, up from 3.85% the week before, according to Freddie Mac.

The Covid era of free money is coming to an end.

The Biden administration is preparing for the potential of mass migration to the US-Mexico border when a Trump-era pandemic emergency rule ends, according to three sources familiar with discussions.

Even with consumer price inflation running at almost 8%, the Fed announced Wednesday it would raise its policy rate to 0.25%-0.5%. That leaves its interest rate at a meaningfully negative level in inflation-adjusted terms.

Nearly 400 gallons of gas were stolen from a North Carolina gas station this week, prompting the owner to take extra security precautions amid historically high gas prices nationwide.