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Gold Market Momentum: Jeff Clark Sees Bull Run Far from Over
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Jeff Clark, a veteran gold and silver analyst and founder of TheGoldAdvisor.com, about the state of the precious metals markets, mining stocks, and the forces shaping investor sentiment. Read More Here
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New Orleans’ 1st Female Mayor Indicted for Hidden Romance w/ Bodyguard
(Headline USA) New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in apartments and traveled to vineyards for wine tasting. Cantrell faces charges of conspiracy, fraud…
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‘Devil in the Ozarks’ Planned Prison Escape for Months
(Headline USA) A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison, and said lax security in the kitchen where he worked allowed the convicted murderer to gather the supplies he needed, an internal review by prison officials released Friday said. The Department of Corrections’ critical…
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Construction Magnate Sentenced for Funneling Foreign Funds to NYC Mayor Eric Adams
(Headline USA) A Brooklyn construction magnate was sentenced Friday to a year of probation for working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, resolving one of two related federal cases after the mayor’s criminal charges were dropped. Erden Arkan, 76, told Manhattan federal Judge Dale Ho…
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Federal Government to Drop 300,000 Workers This Year
(The Center Square) The federal government is on pace to eliminate about 300,000 workers this year. Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor said 80% of those employees would leave voluntarily and 20% would be fired. Kupor provided the figures to Reuters on Thursday. That’s a 12.5% reduction in the federal workforce since January. The U.S.…
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D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump, Claiming ‘Unlawful’ Takeover
(The Center Square) Days after President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day” by federalizing the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and deploying hundreds of National Guard members to curb crime, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming the federal takeover is unlawful. Schwalb describes the Trump administration’s federal takeover…
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MAHA-Style Bill Would Close Food Additive Safety Loophole
(The Center Square) With deregulation-focused Republicans in Congress reluctant to fulfill the industry-wary goals of the Make America Healthy Again initiative, some Democrats are taking up the torch. Health and environmental activists have sounded the alarm for decades over the considerable leeway the Food and Drug Administration gives American corporations who profit from adding their…
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Grand Jury Indicts Accused Killer of Minnesota Lawmaker
(The Center Square) The man accused of killing Minnesota’s former House speaker and her husband faces state charges of first-degree murder. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Thursday a state grand jury indictment of Vance Luther Boelter includes two first-degree premeditated murder charges for the killing of House Speaker Emerita Mellisa Hortman and her husband,…
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National Debt Blows Past $37 Trillion! So What?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On August 11, the national debt officially topped $37 trillion for the first time. It took a little longer to hit this milestone. It only took 188 days for the debt to grow from $35 trillion to $36 trillion. It took another 265 days to reach $37 trillion. But don’t be…
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Maine Man Turns Devalued Fiat Money to His Advantage By Paying Fine With Tons of Coins
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Government currency debasement steals your wealth and erodes your purchasing power, but there is a situation in which you can use the devaluation of our money to your advantage. If you have to pay a fine and want to make a point. That’s exactly what a Maine man did.…
