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The Simpsons Switcheroo

At the beginning of a clip from this podcast episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend with Matt Groening, Conan talks about one of his favorite things they did on The Simpsons: It’s a phenomenon that the Simpsons did so beautifully, which is — and we did this with Homer a lot —

UK bans trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank

Israel’s international isolation is growing this week after the United Kingdom, Canada and France all announced they would move to restrict trade with settlements in the occupied West Bank. Tellingly, it’s not yet clear how hard the Trump administration will fight back on

Bond yields rise modestly after Trump's dividend pledge

Bond yields ticked up slightly on Thursday, after President Trump pledged to send a $5,000 dividend to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond closed at roughly 4.96 percent, roughly 1.3 basis points above where it