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China Sanctions 2 U.S. Defense Companies, Accusing Them of Arming Taiwan
(Headline USA) China on Thursday announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it said is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary. The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics…
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Biden Once Again Dependent on Scripted Note Cards During Joint Press Conference
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden once again appeared heavily dependent on notecards during his press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday. Throughout the presser, the 81-year-old frequently looked down at his cheat sheets, which typically include reporters’ names, which publication they work for, and sometimes even the specific questions the White House has…
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3 Fun Facts on Gold, Sound Money in NC History
(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) North Carolina is known for many wonderful things — being “First in Flight,” Carolina BBQ, Biltmore Estate (the largest private residence in the US), being the home of NASCAR, and much more. But did you know North Carolina has a strong history of gold and sound money? Here…
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Ariz. High Court Undermines Trump Policy w/ Strict Abortion Ban
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in a 4-2 decision on Monday that the 1864 ban on abortion altogether will take effect in two weeks, instead of keeping a 2022 law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. “Absent the federal constitutional abortion right, and because [the law] does not independently authorize abortion, there is no provision…
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Biden Promises Interest Rate Cut, Violating Federal Reserve Independence
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As he was ramping up his presidential campaign in December 2019, Joe Biden criticized Donald Trump over his calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. “The president should not be trying to pressure the Fed,” Biden said in an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood. “That’s supposed to be an independent…
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MAGA Lawmakers Block Bill That Would Have Allowed Warrantless Spying on Americans
(Headline USA) A bill that would reauthorize a controversial domestic surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a revolt of principled lawmakers. The legislative impasse follows calls earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill” the measure. The breakdown comes months after a similar process to reform and reauthorize the surveillance program fell apart before…
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Trump’s Ex-CFO Gets 5 Months for Failing to Recall Penthouse Size
(Headline USA) In the latest affront to justice stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’s lawfare attack on former President Donald Trump, the longtime chief financial officer for the Trump Organization received hard time for not recalling the precise measurements of Trump’s Manhattan penthouse. Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate…
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Air Force to Cut Pay for Airmen
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As the Biden administration continues to shovel billions of dollars to support other countries’ wars, the Air Force is set to cut $10 million in bonus pay in fiscal 2024. The Air Force Times revealed the Air Force’s impending pay cut last week in a report on the military branch’s latest budget…
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CIA-Led Ceasefire Breaks Down after Hamas Admits It Can’t Release Hostages
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) The CIA’s hope of negotiating a ceasefire in Israel’s military strike on Gaza ground to a halt after the terrorist group Hamas suggested that many of the remaining hostages taken during its Oct. 7 massacre were already dead, the Israeli news site Walla reported. “Hamas breached the understandings that were reached…
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White House Tries to Distance Itself From Viral ‘Death to America’ Protest in Michigan
(Headline USA) The White House tried to distance itself from a viral protest in Dearborn, Michigan, last week in which activists shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” The Hill reported. Asked about the viral protest and whether President Joe Biden condemned it, White House press secretary Karine Jean–Pierre on Tuesday responded by simply…
