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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40 Airports Will See Reduced Flights Due to Shutdown: What to Know
By Jacob Burg The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said this week that it was making the unprecedented decision to reduce flights by 10 percent through 40 “high-volume” markets starting Nov. 7 to ensure air travel remains safe as unpaid air traffic controllers begin to show signs of fatigue during the federal government shutdown, now the […]
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US Drafts UN Resolution to End Sanctions on Syrian Leader
By Kimberly Hayek The United States has put forth a draft resolution within the U.N. Security Council meant to end sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the Islamist militant and political group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The proposal comes ahead of al-Sharaa’s anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, set […]
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RFK Jr. Calls for Global Ban on Mercury in Vaccines
By Naveen Athrappully All countries should remove mercury from vaccines following the precedent set by the United States, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said via a video address during the Nov. 3 meeting of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Geneva, Switzerland. “The Minamata Convention was born from a shared moral conviction that no […]
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Drones Sighted Near Air Base Could Be Spy Operation, Says Belgian Defense Minister
By Victoria Friedman Drones spotted flying near a military base used to house U.S. nuclear weapons could be part of a spying operation, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said on Nov. 3. Francken confirmed during an interview on La Première radio that drones were sighted over the Kleine-Brogel military base for three days since Oct. […]
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French Heritage Heist: The Sparkly Stories Behind the Louvre’s Stolen Jewels
By Michelle Plastrik On Oct. 19, 2025, a brazen daytime robbery was committed at Paris’s Louvre while it was open to visitors. In under eight minutes, beginning around 9:30 a.m., thieves broke into the museum’s gilded Apollo Gallery, which houses precious royal objects. Two of the intruders entered through a window accessed via a cherry […]
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Economists Warn of Index Funds’ Outsized Exposure to AI
By Kevin Stocklin Many investors opt for index funds in the belief that, by doing so, they are diversifying their risk across a broad segment of companies and industries. Increasingly, however, that is no longer the case. Companies involved in information technology or communication services now comprise about 43 percent of the S&P 500 index […]
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Shares of Intel Increase 30 Percent on $5 Billion Nvidia Investment
By Andrew Moran Shares of Intel increased by about 30 percent at the opening bell after Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in the struggling chipmaker on Sept. 18, marking another round of capital injection for the tech firm. The strategic partnership will see the two tech giants co-develop next-generation data centers and personal computing […]
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Americans to Pay Less at Pump in Coming Months, More for Power in Coming Years: Report
By John Haughey Falling oil prices will spur a decline of about 20 cents per gallon of gasoline on average across the United States by the end of 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting in its Sept. 9 short-term energy outlook. “We expect the U.S. average retail price for regular-grade gasoline will average […]
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5 Key Things to Know About the MAHA Commission Report
By Lawrence Wilson The federal Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its strategy report on Sept. 9, setting the stage for dozens of initiatives aimed at improving the health of American children. The strategy document was commissioned by President Donald Trump by executive order in February and builds on the commission’s May 22 assessment […]
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The Price of Manufactured Dissent?
By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News The premise America is in another season of nonstop protest, lawfare, and institutional trench warfare. Since President Donald J. Trump returned to the White House on January 20, 2025, core planks of his second-term agenda—immigration enforcement, public safety, and executive control of the federal city—have been met by rapid-response […]
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In-State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants–What to Know
By Aaron Gifford Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia provide in-state tuition and financial aid for illegal immigrants despite a federal prohibition against the practice. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, prohibits states from offering in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants unless that […]
