(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) I have argued that the current economic environment has a lot of eerie parallels to 2007. We have extremely high asset valuations, the economy is loaded up with debt, and monetary policy has taken a similar trajectory, with easy money blowing up these bubbles. We even have characters like Larry…

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(Money Metals News Service) We get lots of questions from the public about precious metals. Some people are curious about the basics. Others are skeptical about the case for owning gold and silver. Still, others are longtime customers who have highly specialized inquiries. Here we will answer a few of the most common, most broadly…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Southern Command announced on Monday that its forces blew up yet another boat it accused of running drugs, killing three people. The command said the boat was targeted in the Caribbean Sea and described the people it killed as “narco-terrorists,” a term used by the Trump administration to justify conducting extra-judicial…

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(Headline USA) U.S. stocks are falling Monday after President Donald Trump took little time to ramp up his newest tariffs, and as investors continue to punish companies that could be losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. The S&P 500 sank 0.8% after Trump said on Saturday that he would place temporary 15% tariffs on other countries.…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as it prepares for a potential attack on Iran, which could provoke a full-blown regional war. A State Department official told The Hill that the evacuation was a “prudent” decision in response to the…

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(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Elected leaders of Los Angeles have announced a decrease in homicides, but not everyone is buying it. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that in 2025, the city experienced a 19% drop in homicides citywide and a 27% drop in homicides in neighborhoods most impacted by violence. Bass, a Democrat,…

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(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In 2007, the Justice Department and Jeffrey Epstein agreed on what’s been widely criticized as a sweetheart plea deal to settle sex crime charges, including a charge for soliciting a minor. Epstein received a 13-month sentence in 2008 and 2009, serving much of it on work release. According to newly unearthed documents,…

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(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump said the US is sending a hospital ship to Greenland. Denmark responded that Greenlanders are not in need of additional medical assistance. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many…

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(Headline USA) A person was shot near the Canadian border in New Hampshire early Sunday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was returning fire, investigators said Monday. The person was taken to a hospital, officials said. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said the shots were fired around 1 a.m. Sunday in Pittsburg, a…

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(Headline USA)  A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures. Meteorologists said the storm is the strongest in a decade, dumping more than 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow…

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