Markets
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Biden Admin Jacks Up Cost for Oil and Gas Companies to Drill on Federal Lands
(Headline USA) Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule issued Friday by the Biden administration. The Interior Department’s rule raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more than one-third, to 16.67%, in accordance…
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Police Seize E. Jean Carroll’s Illegal Handgun Following Trump Testimony
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) New York police officers confiscated an unlicensed firearm from the home of Manhattan socialite and serial rape accuser E. Jean Carroll after her testimony in a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, NBC News reported. Carroll admitted to having a “high standard revolver, nine chambers” on the second day of the civil…
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Clyburn Blames ‘Misinformation’ for Hillary’s 2016 Loss, Biden’s Bad Poll Numbers
(Headline USA) Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., claimed this week that Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign was a victim of “misinformation,” and warned that President Joe Biden’s reelection bid could suffer the same fate. In an interview with MSNBC on Saturday, Clyburn addressed several recent polls that show Biden losing to former President Donald Trump in…
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Calif. Legislators Try Again to Fix Law that Makes Buying Child Sex a Misdemeanor
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A California bill may make the crime of buying child sex a serious felony, replacing the current statute in the far-left state that treats pedophilia as just a misdemeanor. A bipartisan bill would raise pedophilia from a misdemeanor to a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and a fine…
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U.S. Helps Defend Israel but Refuses to Partake in Offensive Attacks
(Headline USA) Joe Biden lauded American forces who helped Israel down “nearly all” of the drones and missiles fired by Iran and vowed to coordinate a global response to Tehran’s unprecedented attack. The Pentagon said U.S. forces intercepted “dozens of missiles” and drones launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that were headed toward Israel.…
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Biden’s Easing of Iran Sanctions in Focus After Missile Strike on Israel
(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Joe Biden is taking heat from Republicans for easing sanctions on Iran – including giving the terrorist-sponsoring nation access to billions of dollars in previously frozen assets – before it launched a massive drone attack on U.S. ally Israel. Iran fired more than 300 drone and other missiles into Israel…
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Barges Break Loose Damaging a Marina and Striking a Bridge
(Headline USA) More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina, officials said. The boats eventually were pinned to the riverbank or went over a dam downstream, officials said. Pittsburgh police, fire…
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Anti-Israeli Protestor Who Threatened to ‘Murder’ Officials Sobs after Felony Charges
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The anti-Israeli protestor who threatened to “murder” members of a city council in California turned out to be not so tough after being hit with 18 felony charges over the harrowing remarks. On Friday, activist Riddhi Patel was seen sobbing as she pleaded not guilty to the staggering charges, which stemmed from…
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Sununu Mocked by Left-Wing Media for Reversal on Trump, as Predicted by Former POTUS
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Recall how former President Donald Trump urged Republicans not to hesitate in backing his campaign, warning that doing so would only benefit Democrats? Well, once again, Trump’s foresight has been vindicated. On Sunday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu faced criticism from a left-wing news anchor after his pivot from staunch opposition to…
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Republican AGs Investigate Investment Company Over Anti-Israel Policies
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A coalition of Republican attorneys general has launched an investigation into MSCI, a New York-based investment company managing roughly more than $5 billion in assets, after allegations surfaced of its boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) policies against Israel. The coalition, led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, gave MSCI chairman…
