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Central Banks Buying More Domestically Produced Gold
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As central banks scramble to increase their gold reserves, many are turning to domestic mine production to save money, support local industry, and expand their reserves. Central banks have increased their gold holdings by over 1,000 tonnes for three straight years. To put that into context, central bank gold…
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Is Undisclosed Russian Silver Buying Driving the Price Higher?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Are undeclared silver purchases by the Russian government boosting the price of silver? There is some anecdotal evidence that they are. Silver is up nearly 28 percent this year. It briefly traded above $39 an ounce earlier this week. Silver has been set up for a rally for quite a…
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Huckabee Visits Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial in Strong Show of Support
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Wednesday made an appearance at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial in a highly unusual move and a strong show of support for the Israeli leader. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which is very critical of Netanyahu, described Huckabee’s visit to the trial as an “American,…
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Police Arrest Suspect Connected to Attack on Journalist During Anti-ICE Protests
(The Center Square) The man accused of attacking an independent journalist during protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle last month was arrested Wednesday. The victim, Cam Higby, told The Center Square he got a text from a detective with the Seattle Police Department confirming 33-year-old Jeremy Lawson was in custody. The Center Square…
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Lawsuit Accuses Adams of Running NYPD Like a ‘Criminal Enterprise’
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces a new federal lawsuit from a former interim NYPD commissioner who claims the Democrat ran the nation’s largest police department like a “criminal enterprise” and retaliated against critics of his mismanagement. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by former interim New York City Police…
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Biden Admits He Didn’t Sign Pardons. Emails Show Staff Did It for Him
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former President Joe Biden has admitted that he didn’t manually sign all of the pardons he issued before leaving office in January. In a softball interview with The New York Times that ran on Sunday, Biden revealed that his staff used an autopen device to replicate his signature on clemency documents due to…
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CPI Confusion, Fed Caution, and the Case for Silver: Inflation Is Alive and Well
(Money Metals News Service) In the latest Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey delivered sharp commentary on June’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, clarified the difference between price and monetary inflation, and laid out a powerful argument for silver. With inflationary forces still quietly building and the Federal Reserve cornered on interest rates, Maharrey warned that investors…
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Elon Musk’s AI Bot ‘Grok’ is Now Working for the Pentagon
(José Niño, Headline USA) The Pentagon has finalized a $200 million contract with xAI, granting Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot a key role in the government’s sweeping artificial intelligence expansion. Under this agreement, Grok and related xAI technologies, including the latest Grok 4 model, will be accessible for purchase via the General Services Administration (GSA). In…
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DOJ Fires James Comey’s Daughter, Who Handled Epstein and Maxwell Cases
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Maurene Comey was key in covering up the Epstein scandal. In June 2024, she filed a…
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The Obamas Address Divorce Rumors amid Bed Turbulence
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Barack and Michelle Obama on Wednesday addressed mounting divorce rumors amid whispers of bedroom distance. The two have been married since the 1990s, but online speculation has surged that there’s trouble in paradise, as Michelle has been notably absent from public events with her husband. Obama quipped about the divorce talk during…
