By William Brooks In an age when so many politicians cast themselves as benevolent champions of equity and social justice, a troubling pattern has emerged. The very systems designed to redistribute wealth and uplift the disadvantaged have often become vehicles for systemic abuse and the enrichment of entrenched elites. From the 19th century onward, the […]
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Spain Offers $946 Million in Ukraine Aid Package During Zelenskyy Visit
By Jill McLaughlin Spain offered Ukraine a $946 million aid package to help with the country’s reconstruction and ongoing defense efforts against Russia, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Sánchez as he continues to visit European capitals to gather support for the country’s war effort. On Monday, Zelenskyy […]
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Small Retailers Enter Holiday Season Optimistic
By Mary Prenon With Amazon and Walmart gearing up for the coming holiday season, competing on delivery speed and massive deals, small store owners may be fighting an uphill battle. Yet many of them are confident this stretch could make—not break—them. A Nov. 11 report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows that […]
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Arctic Frost: The Vast Probe into Trump and GOP Under Biden’s DOJ
By Petr Svab On the grounds of an election conspiracy investigation, the Department of Justice and the FBI under President Joe Biden pursued sensitive and private information on political opponents, including President Donald Trump, his close advisers and lawyers, as well as Republican Congress members and a number of conservative organizations. Codenamed Arctic Frost, the […]
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Cost of Gas Holds Steady From Last Year Despite Sharp Drop in Oil Price
By Andrew Moran Oil prices have fallen sharply this year, but the cost that drivers pay at the pump has remained steady. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline was $3.08 on Nov. 14, according to the American Automobile Association—unchanged from a year ago. By comparison, West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures have […]
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Bondi Says Acting US Attorney Alina Habba Confronted, Property Destroyed
By Jack Phillips U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that an individual allegedly tried to confront acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba and destroyed property. Bondi vowed to find and prosecute the person. “Last night, an individual attempted to confront one of our U.S. Attorneys,” she said, before […]
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Anthropic Announces $50 Billion Data Center Investment
By Naveen Athrappully Major AI development company Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment to develop data center infrastructure in the United States, specifically Texas and New York, “with more sites to come,” according to a Nov. 12 statement from the company. Anthropic has partnered with AI cloud platform Fluidstack for the latest investment. Fluidstack is […]
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Congress Closes In on Ending Longest-Ever Shutdown: Key Takeaways
By Lawrence Wilson The Senate passed a temporary funding measure on Nov. 10 that will end the longest-ever government shutdown if approved by the House. The stalemate between Republicans and Democrats broke on Nov. 9 when eight Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to bring the agreement, forged after weeks of negotiations among a bipartisan group […]
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USDA Tells States to ‘Undo’ Release of Full Food Stamp Benefits
By Jack Phillips U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials on Saturday told states to “undo any steps” that were taken in recent days to disperse full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November. In a memo, the agency told states to release only 65 percent of SNAP benefits, known as food stamps, during the […]
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Over 1,000 US Flights Canceled as Government Funding Impasse Continues
By Jacki Thrapp The U.S. Senate convened for a rare Saturday session to address the government shutdown, as more than 1,000 flights in the United States were canceled on Nov. 8 due to a government order to reduce operations at 40 airports across the country out of safety concerns. The reductions, ordered by the Federal […]
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The Warning Signs of a ‘K-shaped’ Split in the US Economy
By Andrew Moran Concerns of a K-shaped economy, with its characteristic split, have increased in recent months. From Corporate America to the Federal Reserve, a growing chorus of executives, economists, policymakers, and market watchers is beginning to point to signs of an increasing divergence. A K-shaped economy gets it name from economic growth charts that […]
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Kazakhstan to Join Abraham Accords
By Jackson Richman and Amel Akan Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, a senior U.S. administration official told The Epoch Times. Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will tell U.S. President Donald Trump on Nov. 6 during a White House summit of Central Asian countries that his country will join the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and […]
