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SpaceX Rocket Being Tested in Texas Explodes, but No Injuries Reported
(Headline USA) A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas. “A…
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Fed Holds Rates Steady as Stagflation Worries Mount
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Powell & Company at the Federal Reserve sees an elevated stagflation threat. In response, they decided to do nothing. The Fed held interest rates steady between 4.25 and 4.5 percent. Rates have remained at that level since last December. The official FOMC statement was little changed from the May meeting. The…
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Platinum Surges Past Another Hurdle in Relentless Rally
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) After yesterday’s 4.49% surge, platinum has broken through the key $1,200 to $1,300 resistance zone that had been a major hurdle—an encouraging bullish signal. Last week, I published a detailed report on the bullish case for platinum—even though my usual focus is on gold and silver. In it, I highlighted several…
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Central Banks Double Down on Gold as Dollar Demand Weakens
(Money Metals News Service) This week’s Money Metals Midweek Memo podcast, hosted by Mike Maharrey, delivers a sharp and timely analysis of the accelerating global pivot away from the U.S. dollar and the growing strategic importance of gold. Maharrey ties together current events, economic indicators, and monetary trends to highlight how central banks are stacking gold while…
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FBI Settles Legal Challenge over Covenant Shooter’s Manifesto
(The Center Square) The FBI has settled litigation with a Tennessee newspaper over its previous refusal to release the manifesto written by the perpetrator of the March 2023 shooting at Covenant School. The Tennessee Star and others sued the FBI for the release of Audrey Elizabeth Hale’s manifesto after the agency denied it during the…
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Iran’s Khamenei Rejects Trump’s Demand for Surrender, Warns US Against Entering War
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected President Trump’s demand for an “unconditional surrender” and warned the US against entering the war by launching strikes on Iran, saying the US would suffer “irreparable harm.” Trump has also threatened Khamenei, claiming the US was aware of his location but wasn’t going to…
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FBI Ordered Memo Destroyed on 2020-era Chinese Voter Fraud
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The FBI in the summer of 2020 asked federal intelligence partners to delete evidence of an alleged Chinese plot to rig the presidential race in Joe Biden’s favor, newly released documents showed. The records—released Monday by FBI Director Kash Patel to the Senate Judiciary Committee—revealed initial intelligence of a Chinese voter-fraud scheme…
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DNC Flat Broke, Considering Loans to Stay Afloat
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Democratic National Committee may soon find itself in the red and forced to take out loans just to keep operations running after its disastrous 2024 performance and internal fights over how to counter President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda. The DNC’s financial woes were reported Wednesday by the liberal New York Times,…
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Geolocation Data Exposes Alleged Minnesota Assassin’s Global Movements
(José Niño, Headline USA) A private oversight organization claims to have tracked the movements of Minnesota assassin Vance Boelter using geolocation data from his electronic devices, revealing a three-year trail spanning from his family farm to locations in Africa, Nepal, Turkey, India, and Dubai. The Oversight Project, operating under the Twitter handle @ItsYourGov, announced the…
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Reps. Massie and Khanna Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution To Prevent War With Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution in an effort to prevent President Trump from going to war with Iran without authorization from Congress. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced a similar War Powers Resolution in the Senate. Americans can contact their House Representative and…
