Politics
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Trump Will Lift All Sanctions on Syria, Will Meet HTS Leader Wednesday
(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) President Trump has announced that he will lift all sanctions the US has against the Syrian government, which he says will “give them a chance at greatness.” He will also meet Syria’s leader, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday. The US has had sanctions on Syria since 1979, then…
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FDA Moves to Take Kids’ Prescription Fluoride Tablets Off the Market
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it is going to remove fluoride prescription drug products for children from the market. Dentists give the fluoride drops and tablets to kids at high risk of developing cavities. The federal government and some state governments have been cracking down on…
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GOP Budget Plan Limits SNAP Work Requirement Waivers, Tells States to Help Pay
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republican lawmakers are prepared to defend their budget plan that shifts some of the costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the states and better enforces SNAP work requirements. Under the Republican budget reconciliation framework, the House Committee on Agriculture must find savings of at least $230 billion over…
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Biden Reveals Major Development in Prostate Following Physical Exam
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Disgraced former President Joe Biden disclosed new medical findings from a recent physical exam, just months before leaving office as the oldest president in U.S. history. According to a spokesperson, doctors found a “small nodule” in Biden’s prostate. His office declined to provide further details, including whether any tests or treatment were planned. …
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US Replaces B-2 Bombers at Diego Garcia Base With B-52s
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is replacing the B-2 stealth bombers it deployed to its base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean with B-52 bombers, US officials have told Reuters. The US began deploying the B-2s to Diego Garcia in March as President Trump was threatening to bomb Iran and was carrying out heavy…
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Netanyahu Says the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza Is ‘Inevitable’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the forced removal of Palestinians from Gaza was “inevitable.” “We are destroying more and more homes, and Gazans have nowhere to return to. The only inevitable outcome will be the wish of Gazans to emigrate outside of the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu said at…
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Gold Overtakes Stocks as “Best Long-term Investment” Behind Real Estate in Latest Gallup Poll
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Those golden bulls have grabbed some attention. According to the latest Gallup poll, gold has overtaken stocks and is now viewed as the second-best long-term investment in America, trailing only real estate. In the latest survey, 23 percent of the respondents chose gold as the best long-term investment. That was…
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April Budget Surplus Papers Over U.S. Government Spending Problem
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The federal government ran a big budget surplus in April, but don’t get too excited. Uncle Sam hasn’t solved its spending problem. In fact, it’s getting worse. The U.S. government typically runs a surplus in April with the surge of tax receipts. This year, federal receipts got a further…
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Here’s What Copper Is Saying About Silver
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) As a silver investor and analyst, I closely track copper because of its strong correlation with—and influence on—silver. Silver is unique in that it’s both a precious metal and an industrial one, with industrial demand making up about 55% of total usage. This gives silver price behavior that often…
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Review: World Silver Survey 2025
(Peter Krauth, Money Metals News Service) The Silver Institute recently released its highly anticipated annual World Silver Survey 2025 (WSS). It’s one of the few deep reviews of the silver markets, and it’s compiled by Metals Focus for the Silver Institute. With the benefit of hindsight, the authors look back at 2024 and give us their…
