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Is Letitia James Trying to Live Rent-Free in Trump’s Penthouse?
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) In a controversial ruling, the New York State Supreme Court found that former President Donald Trump had allegedly inflated the value of his properties, potentially placing the iconic Trump Tower in the hands of the radical state’s attorney general. New York Attorney General Letitia James, who had made it her goal to…
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Senile Biden Bizarrely Refers to D-Day as ‘Insurrection’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Joe Biden, known for his diverse array of talents, including allegedly advising his siblings on setting up shell companies to receiving bribes from foreign governments, has recently added another feather to his cap: that of a historian. During a recent Arizona speech in honor of late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the…
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Energy Groups Call on Biden to Revise ‘Punitive’ Regulations
(The Center Square) Fourteen U.S. energy groups have called on the Biden administration to prioritize U.S. energy production and American’s energy needs by developing fair and consistent federal leasing regulations. They submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over a newly proposed Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process…
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Judge Rules Donald Trump Defrauded Banks, Insurers While Building Real Estate Empire
(AP) A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, and he ordered some of the former president’s companies removed from his control and dissolved. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney…
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Target to Close 9 Stores, Including 3 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Citing Safety Concerns
(AP) Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in four states, including one in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood, and three in the San Francisco Bay Area, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers. The closings, which will be effective Oct. 21, also…
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Jan. 6 Prosecutor Arrested for Stabbing Someone
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Scruggs, who prosecuted numerous peaceful Jan. 6 protestors, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stabbing someone who crashed into his car that morning. According to reports, Scruggs is accused of stabbing a driver who hit his car following another collision in Florida around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. “Troopers said Scruggs…
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Expert Estimates $25B of Fraud Annually in Federal Food Stamp Program
(The Center Square) A security expert says Congress should reduce food stamp fraud as it faces a Saturday deadline to renew the Farm Bill. Haywood Talcove is the CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Government Group, which provides fraud prevention tools to 26 state unemployment programs and 50 U.S. banks. He says about 20% of the…
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Elon Musk Announces Plans to Visit the Southern Border
(Headline USA) Billionaire Elon Musk announced this week that he plans to visit the southern border and see the border crisis for himself as immigration officials continue to log record migrant crossings. Musk has shown interest in the crisis and has posted frequently about it on Twitter. In a post on Tuesday morning, he said…
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Biden’s GDP Growth Numbers Signal More Pain on the Way
(Will Kessler, Daily Caller News Foundation) A new estimate for U.S. economic growth released Thursday could mean that higher interest rates will be with Americans for longer. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a measure of economic growth, for the U.S. remained at 2.1% for the second quarter of 2023 in its third revision, after being revised down from…
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Average Long-Term Mortgage Rate Reaches Highest Point in Nearly 23 Years
(AP) Home loan borrowing costs climbed again this week, pushing the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate to its highest level in nearly 23 years, another blow to prospective homebuyers facing an increasingly unaffordable housing market. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.31%, from 7.19% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac…