Politics
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Police Encountered Ryan Routh 9 Days before Alleged Trump Assassination Attempt
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) It’s been widely reported that the feds received numerous reports about Ryan Routh in the years leading up to his alleged Sept. 15 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. Those reports came from Routh’s associates in Ukraine, who were raising flags about his recruitment of foreign refugees to fight in the…
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Iran Says Fourth Round of Talks With US ‘Difficult But Useful’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iran said on Sunday that the fourth round of negotiations it held with the US earlier in the day were “difficult but useful,” and both sides have agreed to hold more talks. “The fourth round of indirect Iran-US negotiations is concluded; difficult but useful talks to better understand each other’s positions and…
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Gaza, End to Israeli Blockade on Aid
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli blockade of aid on Sunday in his first Sunday blessing since being elected pontiff last week. “I am deeply pained by what is happening [in Gaza,” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. “Let the…
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Here’s Where Gold & Silver Stand
(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Both gold and silver are undergoing healthy consolidation phases after their strong rallies, allowing them to reset and work off overbought conditions. It’s time for an updated look at where things stand. Three weeks ago, I suggested that gold may have temporarily peaked after a strong rally, and that a…
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Indian Jewelry Market Reveals the Push and Pull of Higher Gold Prices
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Rising gold prices have spurred investment demand, especially in the East, and helped drive Q2 gold demand to the highest level since 2016. In China, demand for gold bars and coins charted the second strongest quarter on record. However, high prices put a drag on jewelry demand in the first quarter.…
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Hamas Says It Will Release US-Israeli Citizen Edan Alexander
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Hamas said on Sunday that it would release Edan Alexander, a dual US-Israeli citizen and IDF soldier who was captured during the October 7 attack, and confirmed that it had been in direct talks with the US on a potential Gaza ceasefire deal and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.…
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Barstool Owner Dave Portnoy’s Degenerate Past Resurfaces amidst Antisemitism Controversy
(José Niño, Headline USA) Just as Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy battles backlash over an antisemitic incident at his bar, the internet is digging up a 14-year-old scandal that refuses to stay buried. Earlier this month, several patrons displayed a “F*** the Jews” sign at the Barstool Sansom Street bar in Philadelphia during bottle service. …
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DOJ Charges USAID Officer w/ Fraud
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department filed a criminal charge Friday against Yusuf Akoll, a former senior procurement contract specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was recently shuttered and folded into the State Department. According to the DOJ, Akoll formed a shell company in November 2020 to fraudulently obtained $16,666 in…
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Justice Sotomayor Begs Lawyers to ‘Fight This Fight’ against Trump’s Agenda
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Leftist Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared to urge lawyers to “stand up” and “fight this fight” amid legal battles targeting President Donald Trump’s agenda following his victory in the 2024 presidential election “If you’re not used to fighting, and losing battles, then don’t become a lawyer,” Sotomayor said at an American Bar Association…
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New Trump DOJ Appointee Hints at Impending Russiagate Hoax Investigations
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) During his stint as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin spent months investigating the architects of the Russia collusion hoax—seemingly laying the groundwork for his incoming role head of the Justice Department’s new weaponization task force. Martin has also launched probes into the Biden administration’s lawfare tactics and…
