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Central Bank Gold Buying Slowed in August
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Higher gold prices have put a damper on central bank gold buying, but the World Gold Council still categorized August purchases as “firm.” Globally, central banks added 10 tonnes of gold to their reserves in August. The slowdown in buying was evident in the second quarter. Central banks globally…
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Report: States are Increasingly Taking Election Integrity Measures
(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) The Honest Elections Project says states made significant gains on election integrity laws in 2025. A new report from the group says eight states banned foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns this year, bringing the national total to nine. Six states also banned ranked-choice voting in 2025, bringing the total…
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Hegseth Doesn’t Rule Out Regime Change in Venezuela, Suggests More US Strikes on Boats Are Coming
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday didn’t rule out the possibility of the US military pursuing regime change in Venezuela and suggested more US strikes on boats in the region were coming. Hegseth made the comments in an interview on Fox News on Wednesday morning, the day after the US bombed…
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Satellite Photos Show Major Construction at Site Tied to Israel’s Secret Nuclear Weapons Program
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Satellite images show construction work on a major new facility at the nuclear site near Dimona, Israel, the location of Israel’s secret nuclear weapons program, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. Israel is believed to have somewhere between 90 and 300 nuclear warheads, but the real figure is unknown since both Israel…
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Trump Accuses Xi, Putin, and Kim of ‘Conspiring Against the US’ at Military Parade
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) As Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 world leaders in Beijing for a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, President Trump accused the Chinese leader, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un, of “conspiring” against the US. “The…
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21,000 Palestinian Children Disabled by Israeli Onslaught in Gaza
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) A UN agency said that tens of thousands of Palestinian children have been maimed by Israeli attacks in Gaza over the past 23 months. Over 18,000 Palestinian children have been killed. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reported on Wednesday that over 40,000 Palestinian children have…
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Israel Expects New Military Operations to Displace One Million Palestinians in Gaza
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) The Israeli military is anticipating forcing one million Palestinians from their homes and temporary shelters as it ramps up military operations across Gaza. A journalist briefed on Israeli military plans for Gaza said an IDF official explained Tel Aviv is expecting to displace “one million” Palestinians. A senior military official said…
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Survivors of Maine Mass Shooting and Victims’ Relatives Sue US Government Alleging Negligence
(Headline USA) Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims sued the federal government Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. Army could and should have stopped one of its reservists from carrying out what they call “one of the most preventable mass tragedies in American history.” Eighteen people were killed in October 2023 when…
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John Bolton Under Investigation for Espionage, Court Records Show
(Headline USA) The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s first-term national security adviser mishandled government secrets, according to court records unsealed Thursday. The criminal investigation burst into view last month when agents searched Bolton’s home in Bethesda, Maryland…
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House Committee Investigating Dem Governors for ‘Illegal Alien’ Medicaid Spending
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching an investigation into the “impact of the Biden Border Crisis” on Medicaid, saying it cost taxpayers billions. As part of the investigation, committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has sent letters to eight Democratic governors and state health commissioners seeking…
