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House GOP Releases Report on Biden Crimes; Will Impeachment Proceed against Lame Duck?
(Headline USA) House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son Hunter Biden and family associates. The almost 300-page report out Monday, the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, covers familiar ground, asserting the Biden family traded on its “brand”…
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Schools Still Facing Chronic Absenteeism Crisis Following COVID-19 Shutdowns
(Headline USA) Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. “That gets very frustrating.” Then his principal did something nearly unheard of: She let students…
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Did Mark Twain Anticipate the Trillion Dollar Coin?
(Chris Powell, Money Metals News Service) Responding to the recent commentary about the idea to spectacularly increase the U.S. money supply via the minting and depositing at the Federal Reserve of one or two platinum coins of trillion-dollar denominations, a friend asks: What would a trillion-dollar platinum coin do to the price of U.S. platinum Eagles?…
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Dollar Reserves Have Dropped By 14 Percent Since 2002
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Dollar dominance is slowly ebbing as the world looks to diversify away from the greenback. The share of dollars making up global reserves has dropped by 14 percent since the turn of the century, according to data compiled by the Atlantic Council. As of 2002, dollars accounted for 72…
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Report: Mar-a-Lago Only Received 10% of Security Resources Sought from Secret Service
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the Secret Service admitted that it denied the former President’s requests for enhanced security over the last several years. The Washington Post provided more details on those cuts Monday, reporting that the Secret Service provided just 10% of what Trump…
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Import Quotas Could Portend New Surge in Chinese Gold Demand
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) New gold import quotas for Chinese banks could foreshadow another surge in Chinese demand. Demand for gold was white-hot in China last spring, helping drive global prices to record highs. Chinese demand slowed in recent months due to high prices, but there are signs another Chinese gold buying spree…
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‘Childless Cat Ladies’ Explained: Vance’s Crusade Against The War on Family
(Headline USA) Five summers ago, Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance—then a 34-year-old memoirist and father of a 2-year-old boy—took the stage at a conservative conference and tackled an issue that would become a core part of his political brand: the United States’ declining fertility rate. “Our people aren’t having enough children to replace themselves.…
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Kamala Comes Out w/ Gibberish and Head-Scratching Moments While in Pa
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Vice President Kamala Harris offered unscripted remarks on Sunday after avoiding exchanges with the friendly legacy media since being named the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Her speeches, delivered while campaigning in western Pennsylvania, were marked by her infamous word salads and incoherent rambling. In Rochester, Pennsylvania, Harris baffled her supporters with…
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Free Abortions, Vasectomies Offered at DNC: ‘Here We Come, Chicago!’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Deciding between terminating your pregnancy or attending the 2024 Democratic National Convention? Planned Parenthood has a solution for you. The St. Louis chapter of Planned Parenthood will offer free abortions and vasectomies through a mobile clinic stationed in the West Loop, where the DNC will be held. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, based…
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Kamala’s Stepdaughter Endorses ‘Ketamine’—Drug Behind Matthew Perry’s Death
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, recommended her followers to check out a list of pain medicines that included “ketamine infusions,” the same drug that killed actor Matthew Perry. The DOJ, led by the Biden-Harris administration, announced an 18-count superseding indictment against the suspects accused of administering Perry a…
