(Headline USA) More and more people are turning to GoFundMe for help covering the cost of housing, food and other basic needs. The for-profit crowdfunding platform’s annual “Year in Help” report, released Tuesday, underscored ongoing concerns around affordability. The number of fundraisers started to help cover essential expenses such as rent, utilities and groceries jumped…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Wednesday that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest US escalation in its push toward a regime change war aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “As you probably know, we’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela,”…

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(Ken Silva, Headline USA) On the heels of two train stabbings—one of them deadly—the Charlotte City Council has approved a $3.4 million contract for a Texas-based public relations firm to improve the image of its public transportation system. The city council voted anonymously Monday to approve the contract for the firm, Sherry Matthews Group. Company…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The New York Times editorial board released a video on Monday calling for the US to “prepare for the future of war” and urged the Pentagon to take drastic steps to be better prepared for a potential fight with China, a conflict that could quickly turn nuclear. “US politicians often boast that…

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(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Erika Kirk forcefully shut down unsubstantiated claims surrounding the senseless murder of her late husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, during a Wednesday interview on Fox News.  Kirk appeared on Outnumbered to promote Charlie’s book, Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life, which he reportedly finished just one month before he…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Technology developed by the US firm Palantir was deployed by the Israeli military during its attacks on Lebanon in 2024, including the infamous pager attack, which Israel has nicknamed “Operation Grim Beeper,” according to a new book. The book, a biography of Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp, titled The Philosopher in…

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(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro refused to walk back his rebuke of former Vice President Kamala Harris after she claimed she passed him over as a running mate because he appeared overly ambitious.  Shapiro previously told The Atlantic that Harris was trying to “sell books and cover her ass” following revelations in her memoir, 107 Days. …

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(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The DOJ announced Tuesday the launch of an investigation into the safety conditions within Colorado prisons, following a reported attack against Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk imprisoned over 2020 election-related charges.  Peters, the only Republican serving a prison sentence for objecting to the 2020 election, faced credible threats to her life…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Two US Navy F/A-18 fighter jets were spotted by flight trackers on Tuesday flying deep inside the Gulf of Venezuela, a body of water surrounded by Venezuelan territory on three sides, marking the latest US provocation amid threats of a potential regime change war aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The flight…

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(Headline USA) A stabbing at a central North Carolina high school Tuesday left one student dead and another injured, authorities said. Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said officers at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem sought assistance shortly after 11 a.m. “We responded to an altercation between two students,” Kimbrough said at a news conference, adding…

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