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Justice Department Reaches Deal to Allow Boeing to Avoid Prosecution Over 737 Max Crashes
(Headline USA) The has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday. Under the “agreement in principle” that still needs to be finalized, …
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Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on EU, 25% Tariffs on iPhones
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on the European Union and iPhone maker Apple on Friday, prompting a sell-off on Wall Street. Trump said trade talks with the European Union, which represents 27 nations, are “going nowhere.” The president said he was recommending a 50% tariff on imported goods from…
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LA Deputy Mayor Pleads Guilty to Calling in Fake, Anti-Israel Bomb Threat
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) Los Angeles’ deputy mayor for public safety has pleaded guilty to calling in a fake, anti-Israel bomb threat to himself in October. Brian Williams, who was charged by federal prosecutors Thursday, faces up to 10 years in federal prison. Mayor Karen Bass announced in December that Williams had been put…
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Iran Says It Will Hold US Accountable for Any Israeli Attack
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) .Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has said in a letter to the UN that Tehran would hold the US responsible for any Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities. The letter was a response to recent media reports that said Israel was preparing for a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Sources told CNN…
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Come On Moody’s, Tell Us Something We Didn’t Know!
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The most surprising thing about Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating was that so many people seemed surprised. The reaction should have been, “Tell us something we didn’t already know!” Last Friday, Moody’s cut Uncle Sam’s credit rating by one notch, from AAA to AA1. “Successive U.S.…
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Candace Owens Claims Harvey Weinstein is Innocent, Sparking Conservative Backlash
(José Niño, Headline USA) As Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a pivotal retrial, Candace Owens’ decision to broadcast his claims of innocence has reignited fierce debate over #MeToo. On Tuesday, as testimony continued in Weinstein’s rape retrial, Owens aired a lengthy interview with the former producer, who is currently serving a 16-year sentence for a…
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House Oversight Demands Answers about ‘Cover Up’ of Biden’s Health Decline
(The Center Square) U.S. House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., ratcheted up an investigation Thursday into the alleged cover up of President Joe Biden’s ongoing mental decline. The media, president Biden and family and staff close to him as well as the president’s doctor have taken fire from those who say they colluded…
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Could Platinum Be Setting Up to Break Out?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The platinum price is at the highest level in a year and could be set to break out. Over the last four years, platinum has traded in a range between $900 and $1,100 an ounce. On Friday morning, the metal was just a tick above that $1,100 resistance level. Platinum is…
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Judge Cannon Denies Alleged Failed Trump Assassin’s Motion to Dismiss Charges on 2nd Amendment Grounds
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Along with being accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last September, Ryan Routh also faces charges of illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, and for possessing a rifle with an obliterated serial number. Last month, Routh’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss those charges on Second Amendment grounds. On Thursday, Judge Aileen…
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Secret Service Agents Get into Cat Fight outside Obama’s Home
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Two female Secret Service agents reportedly came to blows at Barack Obama’s D.C. crib while they were supposed to protect the former president’s residence early Wednesday. At around 2:30 a.m., one agent summoned a superior before threatening a fellow agent in a now-viral audio clip released by RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree. “Can I…
