By Jana J. Pruet A Texas judge has ordered Harris County to hold a new election for judge in the 180th District Court following a lawsuit filed by Republican candidate Tami Pierce, who lost by fewer than 450 votes in a race against Democrat Judge DaSean Jones in 2022. Visiting Judge David Peeples of Bexar […]
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Oregon’s Mailed Ballot Returns Delayed Due to Confusion About Counting Process
By Scottie Barnes Post offices in two Oregon counties have caused delays in getting ballots from local post offices to county election offices ahead of the May 21 primary election in the vote-by-mail state. After learning from county election clerks that ballot returns were lower than expected and some post offices across the state were […]
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The Healthcare Industry’s Dirty Secret – It’s All About the Repeat Visit
By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News Healthcare is a field we hold in high regard, one synonymous with compassion and life-saving interventions. However, beneath this noble facade lies a disconcerting reality: the industry often prioritizes profit over genuine patient well-being. The crux of this issue is the recurring emphasis on treating symptoms rather than addressing […]
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Inflation The Effect It Has on Our Currency
By Rodd Mann As we unpack and deconstruct the subject of inflation, there are many aspects ranging from what is inflation, how is it calculated, and what is hurtful about it. The direct impact it has on our currency is what this article will primarily focus upon. We must also do our best to delineate […]
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FCC Chair Seeks $6 Billion to Continue Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households
By Aaron Gifford Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked members of Congress for $6 billion in emergency aid on Thursday to continue funding internet subsidies for low-income households. Ms. Rosenworcel also requested a nearly 15 percent increase to the agency’s operations budget for 2025, which would add 1,600 employees, improve a mapping system […]
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40 Percent of Arrestees in UC Irvine Protest Had No Connection With School
By Rudy Blalock Forty percent of arrestees in the Pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California–Irvine May 15 had no connection with the school, according to numbers released by authorities. University spokesperson Tom Vasich confirmed to The Epoch Times 47 individuals were arrested—including 26 students, 2 employees, and 19 not affiliated with the institution—for disrupting […]
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Trump Says He May Wait to Announce VP at July GOP Convention
By Chase Smith As anticipation builds for who former President Donald Trump will choose as his 2024 running mate, the 45th president said in an interview released Thursday he would likely announce it at the Republican Convention this summer. The convention is slated for July in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a key battleground state in the 2024 […]
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US Credit Card Debts Rise, More Americans Become Delinquent: NY Fed
By Naveen Athrappully Credit card debts and delinquency rates among Americans increased in the first quarter of 2024, with newly delinquent individuals having a high median credit card utilization rate of 90 percent. Household credit card debt in the United States rose by $129 billion over the past year, reaching $1.15 trillion as of Q1 […]
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Special Counsel to Present Over 300 Exhibits in Hunter Biden Tax Evasion Trial
By Caden Pearson Special Counsel David Weiss is set to present over 300 exhibits, ranging from text messages to financial records, when the tax evasion case against Hunter Biden goes to trial on June 20, according to a court document filed on Wednesday. Money transfers to women, emails from ex-wife Kathleen Biden (now Buhle), tax […]
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This Market Loves Bad News
By Louis Navellier The market’s mantra in May seems to be “Bad News is Good News,” since it takes bad news to send the markets up. Specifically, it took a plunge in consumer confidence over food and energy costs, slowing job growth and decelerating wage gains, plus slower ISM manufacturing and service numbers (under 50, […]
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Majority of Likely Black Voters in House Battleground Districts View Democrats as More Extreme Than GOP: Survey
By Mark Tapscott According to the latest Cygnal Battleground Survey, 55 percent of black likely voters in 39 key House congressional districts view the Democratic Party as more extreme than the Republican Party. Thirty-seven percent of the back likely voters questioned in the May 6-8 survey by the Washington-based survey research firm said the Republican […]
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Biden Moves to Block House GOP From Getting Interview Tapes With Special Counsel
By Jackson Richman WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over the tapes of his two-day interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur in his probe of the president’s alleged mishandling of classified information. The tapes are at the center of a dispute between House Republicans and Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has defied a subpoena […]
