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HHS Opens $100M Hepatitis Pilot Program Applications
(The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a $100 million pilot program on Monday to address Hepatitis C in homeless populations. The Hepatitis C elimination initiative, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will primarily be used to treat individuals with addiction and serious mental illness. “Through…
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Experts Call for Investigation into $86 Billion in Medicare Advantage ‘Ghost Benefits’
(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified. The federal government pays Medicare Advantage plans rebate dollars to cover extra…
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Rep. MTG Becomes First Republican in Congress To Label Israel’s Actions in Gaza a Genocide
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Monday described the situation in Gaza as a “genocide,” making her the first Republican member of Congress to use the term to describe the Israeli assault on the Palestinian territory. Greene made the comments in response to the news that the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC has dropped Rep.…
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SELLERS: The Kremlin Called; Obama Answered
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) On Oct. 22, 2012, during a debate with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, then-President Barack Obama unleashed a pre-rehearsed zinger that further hobbled the milquetoast Mormon from Massachusetts, all but locking in a Democratic re-election victory. “Gov. Romney, I’m glad that you recognize that al-Qaeda is a threat because a few…
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Platinum Was the Top Commodity in H1
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold outperformed every major asset class in the first half of the year, but it wasn’t the top commodity. That honor goes to platinum. Platinum charted a 49.8 percent gain through H1, rising from around $900 an ounce in January to $1,360 at the end of June. That compares with a…
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2021 Meme Reveals the Relentless Devaluation of Your Money
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I ran across a 2021 meme the other day that vividly illustrates just how quickly the government is destroying your money. The meme points out that in 1964, the minimum wage was $1.25, or five quarters. That sounds really low, but keep in mind that before 1965, quarters were…
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FBI Russiagate Hoaxer Peter Strzok Deletes Social Media Posts, Including Potential Evidence
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) They’re all gone. All of former FBI agent Peter Strzok’s X posts have reportedly vanished from the Wayback Machine, raising concerns that potential evidence may be lost forever following his mass deletion. Critics noted the disappearance on Monday, as the Trump administration continues pulling back the curtain on how the Obama-era FBI…
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Report: CIA Source Predicted that FBI Would Spread Pre-Planned Russiagate Hoax
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A foreign source reportedly predicted how the FBI would spread the dubious claims behind the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, even before the bureau launched Crossfire Hurricane, the infamous probe into fictional ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Fox News was first to report the revelation on Monday, citing sources familiar with intelligence materials…
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Netanyahu To Propose a U.S.-Supported Plan To Annex Gaza
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to propose to his political-security cabinet a US-supported plan to begin annexing the Gaza Strip, Haaretz reported on Monday. The report said that the plan is being proposed to appease Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and prevent him from quitting the government. Smotrich is angry over…
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NYC Gunman Was Reportedly Targeting NFL Headquarters
(Headline USA) New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that a gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator. Investigators believe Shane Tamura was trying to get to the NFL offices after shooting several people in the…
