Politics
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Millions in Medical Bills Lead to Demand for Price Transparency Policies
(Emily Rodriguez, The Center Square) A new report shows hospitals in Virginia filed 1.15 million lawsuits against patients over unpaid medical bills between 2010 and 2024, collecting $1.4 billion. PatientRightsAdvocate.org collaborated with George Washington University Law School and Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center to research Virginia court records, revealing what PatientRightsAdvocate.org described as a…
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Reports Say the US and Israel May Restart Bombing Campaign in Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US and Israel may restart the bombing campaign against Iran just days into a two-week ceasefire, according to US and Israeli media reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump is considering launching “limited” strikes against Iran as part of a pressure campaign that includes a blockade on Iranian…
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CPI Spikes on Energy Prices But That’s Not the Real Inflation Story
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The expected surge in prices due to the Iran War showed up in the March CPI data. However, it doesn’t tell the real inflation story. Without a doubt, price inflation is up. The cost of the basket of goods the BLS uses to calculate the CPI rose 0.9 percent…
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Chinese Sulfuric Acid Export Ban Could Exacerbate Physical Silver Shortage
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A move by China could exacerbate already tight silver supplies. Chinese officials have indicated they will stop exports of sulfuric acid beginning next month. The ban could last through the rest of 2026. According to Mining.com, “Some sulfuric acid producers in the country recently received notifications about the change, and…
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Secret Service Trainee Arrested for Spying on Roommate Going to the Bathroom
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Secret Service trainee was arrested Wednesday for spying on his roommate, also an agent-in-training, with a hidden camera, according to ABC News. “Police reports from Glynn County, Georgia, said the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center student, Joel Lara Canvasser, secretly filmed his suitemate’s every move with a spy camera hidden…
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Texas House Committee Fines Democrats Nearly $423,000 for Absconding
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The Texas House Committee on Administration on Friday voted to fine House Democrats who absconded during special legislative sessions last year. After a closed door hearing, the committee voted 6-5 along party lines to fine 53 House Democrats $8,354 each. The decision came eight months after Texas Democrats left Texas…
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Trump Threatens Strait of Hormuz Blockade after Ceasefire Talks End w/o Agreement
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight. In his first public comments after the 21-hour talks, Trump sought to…
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Fellow Dems Call for Rep. Swalwell’s Resignation amidst Expanding Sex Scandal
(Headline USA) Fellow Democrats are abandoning Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for California governor in droves after allegations surfaced that he sexually assaulted a former staffer, with a growing number urging the congressman both to quit the race and resign his seat in Congress. Swalwell has denied the allegations, which he has said “are absolutely false.”…
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Mass Shooting Kills 1 and Injures 6 at a Chick-fil-A
(Headline USA) Police say one person was shot and killed and six others were injured in what they call a mass shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union, New Jersey. Investigators do not believe the attack at about 9 p.m. Saturday was random, according to a press release issued Sunday from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. No…
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Navy to Blockade Iranian Ports Monday at 10 A.M.
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in…
