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July Corporate Bankruptcies Hit Highest Level Since 2010
Through the first seven months of 2025, 446 companies filed for bankruptcy. That was the most for any 7-month period since 2010, in the midst of the Great Recession. Source
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Dow Hits Record High after Fed Chair Hints at September Rate Cuts
(The Center Square) The Dow Jones Industrial Average clinched a record high Friday for the first time this year hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed may soon lower interest rates. The Dow climbed 846 points, or 1.89%, from Thursday’s close to an all-time high of 45,631.74. Both the broadly diversified…
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UBS Raises Its Gold Price Forecast Projecting New Record Highs
The Swiss investment bank nudged its Q1 2026 forecast gold price by $100 to $3,600 an ounce. This would mean new record highs over the next six months or so. Source
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Alleged MS-13 Member Released from Jail
(Headline USA) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged member of the El Salvadorian gang MS-13, was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was deported in March.…
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L for Letitia: Appeals Court Overturns $550M Fine Imposed on Trump
(Headline USA) A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a finding that he overinflated his property values to obtain loans—even though Trump repaid those loans and even though the banks never complained. The ruling spares Trump from a potential…
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Powell puts September rate cut on the table as Bitcoin rises 2% and Fed odds swing to 90% –
Bitcoin rises 2% to $114,200 after speech. Ether rebounds 8% after 12% correction. US stocks gain 1%, yields drop to 4.27%, gold up 0.6%. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shifted the market narrative on Friday by signalling that a September rate cut is under active consideration, a move that quickly altered expectations across global financial…
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Report Warns U.S. National Debt Predicted to Pass $53 Trillion by 2035
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) By fiscal year 2035, the national debt is set to surpass $53 trillion, or 120% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, according to a new estimate by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The updated number – which CRFB reached by assuming that all current trade deals and tariffs…
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Chinese Analysts Worry About Exposure to U.S. Debt
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Chinese analysts recently expressed concern about the sustainability of the U.S. government’s borrowing and spending, suggesting that the country should further limit its exposure to U.S. debt. In an article published by China Money, a publication overseen by the Chinese central bank, researchers from the Bank of China wrote, “Although…
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Pentagon To Spend $3.5 Billion Replenishing Munitions It Used Defending Israel
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Pentagon is planning to spend at least $3.5 billion replenishing weapons it has used defending Israel, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report cited budget documents “prepared through mid-May,” meaning the $3.5 billion doesn’t include the cost for the US-Israeli war that was launched against Iran starting on June 13 and lasted 12…
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Bitcoin reclaims $116K, Ether, XRP push higher after Fed’s Powell hints at possible rate cuts –
Key Takeaways Bitcoin surged above $116,000 following Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s signal of possible rate cuts. Powell emphasized a data-driven approach to monetary policy, citing resilience in the economy and ongoing inflation concerns. Share this article Bitcoin climbed over 3% on Friday to trade above $116,000 as optimism in crypto markets picked up after Federal…
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Cops Arrest Man Who Threw Dildo at WNBA Players
(Headline USA) An Ohio man was arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday. It’s the latest development in a string of disturbances where similar toys were tossed at WNBA games across the country, resulting in at least three arrests. Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio,…
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Ether could face volatility as markets eye Powell at Jackson Hole –
Key takeaways ETH is trading above $4,300, up by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. Investors will focus on Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole later today. Ether remains resilient despite bearish market conditions The cryptocurrency market has been volatile since the start of the week, and more volatility is expected over the next…
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Biden’s Top Adviser Only Met Him Twice in Two Years
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of Joe Biden’s top spokesmen confessed Thursday that he only interacted with the former president twice in two years of service. Ian Sams, a special assistant to Biden and senior adviser in the White House Counsel’s Office, made the remarks during a deposition with the House Oversight Committee, according to…
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SBI Forms New Ties With Circle, Ripple And Startale –
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI inked new blockchain partnerships with USDC issuer Circle, XRP developer Ripple and the Web3 company Startale. SBI Group announced the three separate partnerships on Friday, including stablecoin-related collaborations with US companies Circle and Ripple, and a new tokenization project with Singapore-based Startale. In cooperation with Startale, SBI plans to build an…
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Trump Reinstates FBI Whistleblowers Punished by Biden, Grants Back Pay
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel claimed on Thursday that nearly a dozen whistleblowers punished by the Biden administration would be reinstated with back pay. Patel said that 10 FBI agents would be impacted and added that their security clearances would also be restored. The move will likely come in the form of…
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Thousands of Migrant Kids Released to Complete Strangers under Biden
(José Niño, Headline USA) More than 11,000 migrant children were placed with adults who didn’t undergo background checks, according to new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa showcased in a press statement published on Monday. Grassley previously sent a letter to HHS inquiring about the status of these child…
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JD Vance Trolls Reporter Who Asked About DC Approval Ratings
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Vice President JD Vance had a snappy comeback for a reporter who claimed that “polls” showed DC residents opposed the federal takeover of the nation’s capital. Vance was at Union Station on Wednesday visiting National Guard troops deployed to crack down on lawlessness when he was posed the question. “Polls show…
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Thousands of Migrant Kids Released to Complete Strangers under Biden
(José Niño, Headline USA) More than 11,000 migrant children were placed with adults who didn’t undergo background checks, according to new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa showcased in a press statement published on Monday. Grassley previously sent a letter to HHS inquiring about the status of these child…
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UBS Raises Its Gold Price Forecast Projecting New Record Highs
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Earlier this month, Citi raised its gold forecast. Another big bank, UBS, has now followed suit. The Swiss investment bank nudged its Q1 2026 forecast gold price by $100 to $3,600 an ounce. This would mean new record highs over the next six months or so. Gold hit a record…
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Mexico Says There’s No Agreement with DEA for New Border Enforcement Collaboration
(Headline USA) Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum denied her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Tuesday, hours after the U.S. agency announced “a major new initiative” to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels. Sheinbaum was referring to “Project Portero,” an effort announced Monday by the DEA, calling it a “flagship operation”…
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XRP Fractal Points To Q4 Rally As Whales Eye Reaccumulation –
Key takeaways: XRP closed below $3, but a fractal pattern suggests a bullish Q4 setup, with a potential rally toward $4.35 to $4.85. Whale flows remain negative, hinting at near-term downside before possible reaccumulation in the $2.65 to $2.33 range. XRP (XRP) closed a daily candle below the $3 psychological level on Aug. 19, extending…
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Tech Giants Face Scrutiny Over Suspicious H-1B Job Advertisement Practices
(José Niño, Headline USA) Critics are questioning whether some of the nation’s largest tech companies are using newspaper job advertisements to circumvent federal requirements designed to protect American workers in the immigration process. The controversy centers on classified advertisements placed in the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers as part of the federally mandated PERM…
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BNB price forecast: BNB sets a new ATH, targets $1k –
Key takeaways BNB surged by over 4% in the last 24 hours to hit a new all-time high of $882. Binance’s native coin could rally to the $1k psychological level in the medium term. Binance’s BNB hits a new all-time high The cryptocurrency market performed positively on Wednesday following two days of steady decline. Bitcoin…
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DNI Gabbard Announces Consequences for Russiagate Architects
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday that she revoked the security clearances of Obama-era officials involved in manufacturing intelligence to falsely claim Russia affected the 2016 election to help Donald Trump. Gabbard made the announcement in an X post, directly targeting 37 individuals accused of politicizing, fabricating and leaking…
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Dem. Leader w/ Record of Stock-Market Success Bets Big on Israeli 3-D Printing
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A recent analyst downgrade that sent stock Stratasys tumbling did not deter Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., from buying the dip on the Israeli 3-D printing manufacturer. Given the Florida lawmaker’s role as ranking member of the military construction subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, that left some stock watchers, such…
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DOJ Promises Release of Some Epstein Records this Week
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice will comply with a subpoena for records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as part of a congressional investigation, Republicans announced. Earlier this month, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., issued subpoenas to multiple high-profile Democrats – including the…
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Bitcoin is consolidating from all-time highs — but will there be an altseason? –
Share this article Bitcoin is cooling off after hitting an all-time high of $124,000 last week. Ethereum has also retraced, consolidating near its previous cycle peak of $4,800 — a level not seen since the historic bull run of 2021. With Q4 just two weeks away, investors are beginning to ask the perennial question: is…
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Local Residents Blast Obama Presidential Center as a ‘Monstrosity’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former President Barack Obama seems unable to catch a break. Weeks after being referred for criminal investigation by DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Obama’s presidential center is now under scrutiny from Chicago residents, who are calling the construction a “monstrosity” or a giant “rock.” The building is currently being constructed in Chicago’s historic…
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Trump Administration Pushes to Remove Noncitizen Medicaid Enrollees
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration is cracking down on noncitizens receiving Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The center launched an oversight program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to provide states with reports of individuals enrolled in Medicaid…
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Bret Baier Breaks Silence After Georgetown Traffic Stop Amid Trump’s D.C. Crackdown
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Fox News anchor Bret Baier clarified on X what transpired during a traffic stop in D.C. that sparked speculation he had been caught up in President Donald Trump’s takeover of the nation’s capital. Baier said Tuesday he was stopped after unknowingly picking up his ringing phone while driving his wife’s vehicle…
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ETH could dip to $4k amid bearish PA –
Key takeaways ETH is down 1.6% in the last 24 hours and has dropped below $4,200. The bears are aiming for $4k as the broader crypto market experiences a sell-off. ETH fails to defend its price above $4,200 Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, failed to hit a new all-time high last week and…
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Nebraska Announces Plan for Immigration Detention Center Dubbed the ‘Cornhusker Clink’
(Headline USA) Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. The facility will be dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink,” a play on Nebraska’s nickname of the Cornhusker State and an old slang term…
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Central Banks Do Not Prevent Financial Crises or Control Inflation
(Daniel Lacalle, Money Metals News Service) Central banks have become the dominating force in financial markets. Easing and tightening decisions move all assets from bonds to private equity. Their role is supposed to be to control inflation, provide price stability, and ensure normal market functions. However, there is little evidence of any success in achieving…
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US Troops Won’t be Sent to Help Defend Ukraine, Trump Says
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peninsula from Russia are…
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Bitcoin slides, Ether, XRP, Dogecoin move lower ahead of Fed Chair’s final Jackson Hole speech –
Key Takeaways Bitcoin and altcoins fell in a broad crypto market decline ahead of the Fed Chair’s Jackson Hole speech. Market volatility increased as investors anticipated possible Fed rate changes and reacted to ongoing inflation concerns. Share this article Bitcoin slipped under $113,000 on Tuesday, triggering a market-wide downturn that sent Ethereum, XRP, and Solana…
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Trump Administration Deploys Three US Navy Destroyers and 4,000 Troops Near Venezuela
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is deploying three Navy destroyers off the coast of Venezuela in a move aimed at pressuring President Nicolas Maduro, signaling what appears to be another push for regime change. One US official told Reuters that a total of 4,000 US sailors and Marines are expected to be committed to the…
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Think Tank, Election Attorney Support Trump’s Vow to End Mail-in Voting
(Tate Miller, The Center Square) While most Democrats are opposed, President Donald Trump’s vow to end mail-in voting, which he says is ripe for fraud, has been met with approval from both an election attorney as well as the America First Policy Institute. “President Trump should be applauded for leading the charge to ensure that…
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Tech Giants Face Scrutiny Over Suspicious H-1B Job Advertisement Practices
(José Niño, Headline USA) Critics are questioning whether some of the nation’s largest tech companies are using newspaper job advertisements to circumvent federal requirements designed to protect American workers in the immigration process. The controversy centers on classified advertisements placed in the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers as part of the federally mandated PERM…
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ADA could bounce back after retesting the $0.84 low; Check forecast –
Key takeaways Cardano’s ADA is the worst performer among the top 10, losing 8% of its value in the last 24 hours. The coin could recover above $1 soon after retesting the $0.84 low. ADA retests $0.84 amid bearish PA The cryptocurrency market has been bearish since the start of the week, and Cardano’s ADA…
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Bolivia Uses Gold to Prop Up Its Finances
The Bolivian central bank has bought almost 24 metric tons of locally produced metal and monetized 44 tons since May 2023. The operations have generated around $3 billion. Source
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DOJ Promises Release of Some Epstein Records this Week
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice will comply with a subpoena for records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as part of a congressional investigation, Republicans announced. Earlier this month, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., issued subpoenas to multiple high-profile Democrats – including the…
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Hijacked Satellites and Orbiting Space Weapons: In the 21st Century, Space is the New Battlefield
(Headline USA) As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry. The message was meant to intimidate and was an illustration that…
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DNI Gabbard Announces Consequences for Russiagate Architects
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Tuesday that she revoked the security clearances of Obama-era officials involved in manufacturing intelligence to falsely claim Russia affected the 2016 election to help Donald Trump. Gabbard made the announcement in an X post, directly targeting 37 individuals accused of politicizing, fabricating and leaking…
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Republican Stacy Garrity Seeks to Challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Reelection Bid
(Headline USA) Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s two-term elected state treasurer, said Monday that she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s reelection bid, setting up what could be a contest between a low-profile officeholder and a potential White House contender in 2028. Garrity said in a statement that she “will bring…
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Mexico Says There’s No Agreement with DEA for New Border Enforcement Collaboration
(Headline USA) Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum denied her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Tuesday, hours after the U.S. agency announced “a major new initiative” to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels. Sheinbaum was referring to “Project Portero,” an effort announced Monday by the DEA, calling it a “flagship operation”…
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FUNNY MONEY: Gold Revaluation, Bitcoin Reserve, and Other Shell Games
Rumors of gold revaluation have been in the news lately. One thing is clear. Politicians have no interest in using the nation’s gold reserves for anything like the original purpose. Source
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Trump: Zelenskyy Could End Russia-Ukraine War ‘If He Wants To’
(The Center Square) Ahead of the summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders in Washington on Monday, President Donald Trump said Ukraine should give up efforts for NATO membership and Russian-annexed Crimea. Zelenskyy jetted off to Washington over the weekend after Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska failed to…
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Report: Human Rights Campaign Pressures Transgender Procedures on Minors
(Tate Miller, The Center Square) The Human Rights Campaign pressures children’s hospitals into performing transgender procedures on minors, according to a Do No Harm report. Do No Harm is a medical organization dedicated to keeping identity politics out of all areas of the medical field, while the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an LGBTQ rights…
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Tom Lee’s BitMine reports holding over $6.6 billion in Ethereum and Bitcoin –
Key Takeaways BitMine now holds over $6.6 billion in crypto, including 1.52 million ETH and 192 BTC, making it the second-largest crypto treasury. Thomas “Tom” Lee said BitMine continues to lead peers in crypto NAV growth and liquidity. Share this article BitMine Immersion Technologies, which ranks as the biggest Ethereum treasury under Thomas “Tom” Lee,…
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Trump Says Israeli Captives Will Be Released Only If ‘Hamas Is Confronted and Destroyed’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Monday that the only way the remaining Israeli captives would be freed from Gaza is if Hamas is “confronted and destroyed,” a statement that provides backing for the Israeli government’s plans to escalate its genocidal war on the Palestinian territory. “We will only see the return of the remaining…
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Report: Human Rights Campaign Pressures Transgender Procedures on Minors
(Tate Miller, The Center Square) The Human Rights Campaign pressures children’s hospitals into performing transgender procedures on minors, according to a Do No Harm report. Do No Harm is a medical organization dedicated to keeping identity politics out of all areas of the medical field, while the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an LGBTQ rights…
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Planned Restart of California Oil Production Faces Legal Challenges
(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) Oil and gas production resumed on May 15 that had been out of service for 10 years after an oil spill off the California coast, with the restart of the Santa Ynez Unit in the Santa Barbara Channel expected to boost U.S. energy supplies by up to 50,000 barrels per…
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Headline Rewind: Our Biggest Scoops from the Week August 11-17
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Trump: Zelenskyy Could End Russia-Ukraine War ‘If He Wants To’
(Caroline Boda, The Center Square) Ahead of the summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders in Washington on Monday, President Donald Trump said Ukraine should give up efforts for NATO membership and Russian-annexed Crimea. Zelenskyy jetted off to Washington over the weekend after Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska…
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Republicans Respond to Data Showing 10M Will Soon Lose Medicaid Coverage
(The Center Square) Democrats are sounding the alarm over a new analysis showing that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause millions of Medicaid recipients to lose their current coverage. According to the Congressional Budget Office’s newest estimate, Medicaid reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will result in roughly 10 million people…
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Republicans Respond to Data Showing 10M Will Soon Lose Medicaid Coverage
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Democrats are sounding the alarm over a new analysis showing that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause millions of Medicaid recipients to lose their current coverage. According to the Congressional Budget Office’s newest estimate, Medicaid reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will result in roughly 10…
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FBI Director Patel Celebrates the Agents Who Killed Cattle Rancher and Foster Parent LaVoy Finicum
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In his latest betrayal to the MAGA movement, FBI Director Kashyap Patel has reportedly honored the agents who killed cattle rancher, foster parent and constitutional activist Robert “LaVoy” Finicum under highly suspicious circumstances. “Patel in July presented the team members, including agent W. Joseph Astarita who was acquitted on charges related to the…
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Headline Rewind: Our Biggest Scoops from the Week August 11-17
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Watch our video breakdown of our best stories from last week, and find the time stamps and links below: 0:15: Federal Bureaucrat Teleworked from 10 Different Countries, Including Mexico and Lebanon Federal Bureaucrat Teleworked from 10 Different Countries, Including Mexico and Lebanon 1:30: SCOOP: Secret Service Shot ‘Suicidal’ Man 18 Times…
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Cryptojacker Gets 1 Year For $3.5M Fraud Sceme –
A crypto influencer was sentenced to a year in prison for what US prosecutors called a large-scale cryptojacking operation that defrauded two major cloud computing providers. Cryptojacking is when resources such as computing power or electricity are used without permission to mine crypto. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday that a Brooklyn federal…
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S.C.’s Unhinged Democrat Frontrunner for Gov. Threatens to Kick In Nancy Mace’s Teeth
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) South Carolina Democrats were reeling Friday after the disclosure of a months-old arrest video that showed their leading gubernatorial candidate unleashing a drunken diatribe about well-known political figures, including former President Barack Obama and Republican Rep. Nancy Mace. A 17-minute portion of the cringeworthy half-hour rant by Democrat lawyer William “Mullins”…
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PUMP price dips 15% as Pump.fun offloads 2.5B tokens –
The Launchpad has transferred PUMP worth around $9.19M to OKX. The transaction sparked concerns about market confidence and bearish pressure. PUMP price plunged on the daily timeframe. Digital currencies traded in the red on Monday as Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped 2% and 3.20% after an early morning sell-off. Meanwhile, PUMP grabbed attention as its significant…
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Hurricane Erin Explodes in Strength to a Category 5 Storm in the Caribbean
(Headline USA) Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane’s center wasn’t expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains on the northeast Caribbean as it continued…
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Ex-FBI Director Comey Reveals Himself as Taylor Swift Superfan
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Former FBI Director James Comey is reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department. Apparently, he’s been listening to pop star Taylor Swift to cope. In a bizarre five-minute speech on Substack, Comey disclosed his longtime fandom of Swift. He said he went to his first Swift concert 15 years ago, has…
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Judge Expands Restraining Order against ‘Beto’ O’Rourke, Adds ActBlue
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A judge has expanded a temporary restraining order against former U.S. Rep. Robert (Beto) O’Rourke and his organization, Powered by People, as well as ActBlue and any bank or financial institution with whom they do business. The order was issued on Saturday after Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion…
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Bitcoin slumps, but LTC, CRO, ENA and MNT remain strong on the charts –
Bitcoin is facing selling near $115,000, but LTC, CRO, ENA and MNT are bucking the trend and showing strength on the charts. Source link Follow us on TWITTER HERE Source
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Another Gold Rush Could Bring Open Pit Mines to South Dakota’s Black Hills
(Headline USA) A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth. Now, a new crop of miners driven by gold prices at more than $3,000 an ounce are seeking to return to the treasured landscape, promising an economic boost while raising fears of how modern gold…
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Biden Touts ‘New Life’ after Filing for Divorce
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Ashley Biden, the former first daughter who famously wrote about how showers with her dad might have screwed her up in the head, is celebrating her freedom from her much older husband after filing for divorce last week. On Monday, Biden, 44, split from 59-year-old Howard Krein, an otolaryngologist and plastic…
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Reversing Biden’s Precedent, Students Complete FAFSA in Minutes at Beta-Testing Event
(Tate Miller, The Center Square) President Donald Trump’s Department of Education is working to restore the student aid FAFSA form after the Biden administration made what should be a couple-minute long process into a days-long one. As a part of the rehabilitation effort, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attended a FAFSA beta-testing event iin Florida,…
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Kraken Temporarily Halts Monero Deposits After Monday’s 51% Attack –
Crypto exchange Kraken has temporarily paused Monero (XMR) deposits due to the ongoing 51% attack against the privacy-focused blockchain, which has compromised the security of the network. A 51% attack occurs when one mining pool controls more than 50% of a blockchain network’s total hashing power, giving it the ability to double-spend and reorder transactions…
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Melania Trump Writes Letter to Putin
(Headline USA) First Lady Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska. The letter did not specifically name Ukraine, which Putin’s forces invaded in 2022, but beseeched him…
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Nearly 94% of XRP Holders are in Profit: Has Price Peaked? –
Key takeaways: XRP’s rally to $3 has pushed 94% of supply into profit, a level that historically marked macro tops. XRP is in the “belief–denial” zone, onchain metrics show, echoing peaks in 2017 and 2021. XRP’s (XRP) rally to over $3 has pushed nearly 94% of its circulating supply into profit, Glassnode data shows. Follow…
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Biden Touts ‘New Life’ after Filing for Divorce
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Ashley Biden, the former first daughter who famously wrote about how showers with her dad might have screwed her up in the head, is celebrating her freedom from her much older husband after filing for divorce last week. On Monday, Biden, 44, split from 59-year-old Howard Krein, an otolaryngologist and plastic…
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Businesses Brace for New Tax Challenges Amid Global Tariff Focus
(The Center Square) U.S. businesses and their partners across the globe are looking to make sure they comply with the highest import duties in decades amid a worldwide focus on President Donald Trump’s slate of tariffs. Since retaking office, Trump has hit nearly every nation with new tariffs and is working to reshape global trade…
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3 Killed, 8 Injured in Shooting in Crowded New York Club
(Headline USA) Three people are dead and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York City club early Sunday morning. Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights after “a dispute” just before 3:30 a.m., killing three…
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Bud Light Considers Tapping Sydney Sweeney to Rehab Tarnished Image
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) What started as a joke may soon become a multimillion-dollar reality as Anheuser–Busch marketing executives were reported last week to be in serious consideration for a deal with actress and American Eagle model Sydney Sweeney. The Daily Mail reported that the blonde bombshell could net $10 million dollars in a Bud Light…
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Businesses Brace for New Tax Challenges Amid Global Tariff Focus
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) U.S. businesses and their partners across the globe are looking to make sure they comply with the highest import duties in decades amid a worldwide focus on President Donald Trump’s slate of tariffs. Since retaking office, Trump has hit nearly every nation with new tariffs and is working to reshape…
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DEA Boss Takes over DC Police Force
(Headline USA) Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s decision to take over the Washington police department. Bondi said she’s giving Cole the powers of police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department must receive Cole’s…
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Ahead of Alaska Summit, Putin Says Trump Making ‘Sincere’ Effort Toward Ending Ukraine War
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Trump administration was making “sincere” efforts toward ending the war in Ukraine, comments that came a day before the two leaders hold a highly anticipated summit in the US state of Alaska. “The current American administration… is making, in my opinion, quite energetic and…
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Gold Market Momentum: Jeff Clark Sees Bull Run Far from Over
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Jeff Clark, a veteran gold and silver analyst and founder of TheGoldAdvisor.com, about the state of the precious metals markets, mining stocks, and the forces shaping investor sentiment. Read More Here Follow us on TWITTER HERE Source
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Under Pressure, RFK Jr. Brings Back Childhood Vaccine Safety Committee
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday the reinstatement of the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, the day before he had to respond to a lawsuit over his alleged failure to stand up the task force. Health and Human Services said Congress created…
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Trump, Zelenskyy to Meet Monday in Steps Towards Peace with Russia
(The Center Square) Following a “successful” meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said he is going straight for a “peace agreement” in a Monday meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. “The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russa went very well, as did a late night…
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Grand Jury Indicts Accused Killer of Minnesota Lawmaker
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) The man accused of killing Minnesota’s former House speaker and her husband faces state charges of first-degree murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Thursday a state grand jury indictment of Vance Luther Boelter includes two first-degree premeditated murder charges for the killing of House Speaker Emerita Mellisa Hortman and…
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XRP price down 3.95% in 24 hours as market liquidations exceed $1 billion –
Single-hour volume hits 436.98M units, one of Q3’s highest. Support holds at $3.05–$3.09 amid heavy selling. Resistance at $3.13 and $3.20 eyed for short-term reversal. XRP’s price fell in the last 24 hours, sliding from $3.34 to $3.10, as cryptocurrency markets faced over $1 billion in liquidations. The token is currently trading at $3.10, down…
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National Debt Blows Past $37 Trillion! So What?
On August 11, the national debt officially topped $37 trillion for the first time. It took a little longer to hit this milestone. It only took 188 days for the debt to grow from $35 trillion to $36 trillion. It took another 265 days to reach $37 trillion. Source
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MAHA-Style Bill Would Close Food Additive Safety Loophole
(The Center Square) With deregulation-focused Republicans in Congress reluctant to fulfill the industry-wary goals of the Make America Healthy Again initiative, some Democrats are taking up the torch. Health and environmental activists have sounded the alarm for decades over the considerable leeway the Food and Drug Administration gives American corporations who profit from adding their…
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Maine Man Turns Devalued Fiat Money to His Advantage By Paying Fine With Tons of Coins
One news reporter joked that Sherman should go into the “Pettiness Hall of Fame.” But I’ve got to give the guy props. We’ve all been hosed by the government at some point. We’ve all felt that powerlessness and frustration. Kudos to Sherman for getting a little satisfaction of his own. Source
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Wellgistics debuts XRP payments for independent US pharmacies –
Thousands of US pharmacies can now settle prescription drug payments in cryptocurrency through a new blockchain-based system running on Ripple’s XRP Ledger. The system was developed by Wellgistics Health, a prescription drug distributor and digital prescription routing provider for more than 6,500 pharmacies, in partnership with pharmaceutical software firm RxERP. According to the companies, the…
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Construction Magnate Sentenced for Funneling Foreign Funds to NYC Mayor Eric Adams
(Headline USA) A Brooklyn construction magnate was sentenced Friday to a year of probation for working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, resolving one of two related federal cases after the mayor’s criminal charges were dropped. Erden Arkan, 76, told Manhattan federal Judge Dale Ho…
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DOGE dips 6% as crypto bulls suffer huge losses; Check forecast –
Key takeaways The cryptocurrency market reversed its recent gains, with bullish traders losing over $800 million in the last 24 hours. DOGE dropped by 6% after failing to hit $0.26. DOGE dips lower on poor PPI data The cryptocurrency market reversed its recent gains on the back of poor PPI data from the United States.…
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Federal Government to Drop 300,000 Workers This Year
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The federal government is on pace to eliminate about 300,000 workers this year. Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor said 80% of those employees would leave voluntarily and 20% would be fired. Kupor provided the figures to Reuters on Thursday. That’s a 12.5% reduction in the federal workforce since January.…
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D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump, Claiming ‘Unlawful’ Takeover
(The Center Square) Days after President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day” by federalizing the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying hundreds of National Guard members to curb crime, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming the federal takeover is unlawful. Schwalb describes the Trump administration’s federal takeover…
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D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump, Claiming ‘Unlawful’ Takeover
(The Center Square) Days after President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day” by federalizing the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying hundreds of National Guard members to curb crime, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming the federal takeover is unlawful. Schwalb describes the Trump administration’s federal takeover…
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DC Police Will Now Work w/ Feds on Immigration after Pressure from Trump
(Headline USA) The Washington, D.C., police chief stepped up cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump’s law enforcement takeover of the nation’s capital took root Thursday. National Guard troops watched over some of the world’s most renowned landmarks and Humvees took up position in front of the busy main train station.…
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MAHA-Style Bill Would Close Food Additive Safety Loophole
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) With deregulation-focused Republicans in Congress reluctant to fulfill the industry-wary goals of the Make America Healthy Again initiative, some Democrats are taking up the torch. Health and environmental activists have sounded the alarm for decades over the considerable leeway the Food and Drug Administration gives American corporations who profit from…
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Ripple CTO highlights XRPL’s maturity and flexibility for next-generation of global finance –
Ripple CTO says XRPL’s maturity, low fees, and flexibility make it ideal for future global finance. XRPL offers a permissionless design with optional regulated features for broad financial use cases. Proof-of-Authority consensus gives XRPL fast, predictable settlement for institutional-grade payments. Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, has outlined how the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) architecture…
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Christian Businessman Beats Absurd ‘Hate Crime’ Charge—But Justice Came at a Cost
(Christina Urso) Three years after being charged with a hate crime for making an historically accurate statement, Washington man Tyler Dinsmoor has finally received a modicum of justice—though it came at a heavy price. It was the height of the leftist’s war on free speech in 2022 when Dinsmoor’s trouble began. Dinsmoor, a staunch Christian…
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DEA Boss Takes over DC Police Force
(Headline USA) Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s decision to take over the Washington police department. Bondi said she’s giving Cole the powers of police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department must receive Cole’s…
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Migrant Population Exploding Nationwide, New Data Shows
(José Niño, Headline USA) Researchers at the Center for Immigration Studies find that immigrants, once concentrated in the Northeast, are increasingly settling in southern and western states, fueling historic population growth. Conducted by Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research, and Karen Zeigler, a demographer with CIS, the study uses census data and government polls to…
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Wells Fargo boosts BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake from $26 million to $160 million in Q2 –
Key Takeaways Wells Fargo increased its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust from $26 million to over $160 million in Q2 2025. The bank also expanded its investments in other Bitcoin ETFs, including Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO) and Grayscale’s funds. Share this article Wells Fargo increased its holdings in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, the iShares…
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Social Security’s 90th Anniversary Sparks Debate Over How to Address Insolvency
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) On the day before Social Security’s 90th anniversary, fiscal watchdogs are urging Congress to seriously address the program’s impending funding shortfalls – particularly in light of the now $37 trillion national debt – even as lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss increasing benefits. “The looming shortfalls in Social Security are intimately…
