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US To Keep Troops at Ain al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq, Reversing Withdrawal Plan
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US troops will remain at the Ain al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, reversing plans to withdraw from the military installation, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday. According to Stars and Stripes, al-Sudani said about 250 to 250 US military personnel will remain at Ain al-Asad, as well as…
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Trump Says China Doesn’t Want to Invade Taiwan
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Monday that he doesn’t think China wants to invade Taiwan and expressed optimism about reaching a trade deal with Beijing despite his recent threat to increase tariffs in response to China’s rare earth export restrictions. “I think we’ll be just fine with China. China doesn’t want to do…
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Vance Visits Israel and Says Gaza’s Fragile Ceasefire is Going Better than Expected
(Headline USA) U.S. Vice President JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism Tuesday about Gaza‘s fragile ceasefire agreement, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited a new center in Israel for civilian and military cooperation. Vance noted flareups of violence in recent days but said the ceasefire is going “better than I expected” after…
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Senate Democrats Block Bill to end Government Shutdown for 11th Time
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) For the 11th time, U.S. Senate Democrats blocked legislation Monday evening to reopen and fund the federal government, indicating that Republicans’ strategy of waiting out the opposition isn’t working. The federal government has remained closed for 20 days now, the third-longest shutdown in U.S. history. “You have to give the…
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Who’s Selling Today, and Selling What… Metal or Paper? Journalists won’t ask!
(Chris Powell, Money Metals News Service) Market analysts are searching for an explanation for today’s bombing of gold and silver prices. For example, the Wall Street Journal today wrote the following: The sudden fall in gold and silver prices lacks a clear trigger, XTB research director Kathleen Brooks writes. … The fall is likely caused by stretched valuations…
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Report: Alleged UnitedHealthcare Assassin Was Beaten Up by 7 Ladyboys in Bangkok
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published on Tuesday an investigation into Luigi Mangione, revealing new details about his adventures in Asia in the months before he allegedly assassinated UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione’s trip to Asia has been a subject of much speculation. He reportedly left around February, and many of his friends and…
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Dead Epstein Victim’s Book Hits the Shelves on Tuesday
(Headline USA) A posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre offers an expanded account but few new revelations about her longstanding claims to have been sexually trafficked by the late financier to billionaires, politicians and Britain’s Prince Andrew. Titled “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice,” the book is set…
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Hit-and-Run Driver Crashes into a Birthday Party, Injuring 9 Kids in Maryland
(Headline USA) A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., injuring nine kids and two adults on Saturday evening, police said. A girl and a toddler had critical injuries from the crash in Bladensburg, Maryland, according to statements from the city’s police department and the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS…
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California Creates First Statewide Antisemitism Monitor for Public Schools
(José Niño, Headline USA) Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation making California the first state to appoint a statewide Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator for all public schools. Assembly Bill 715, which takes effect January 1 and signed on the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, creates a new Office of Civil…
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Poll: Vance, Trump Jr. Early Favorites to Win GOP Nod for Next President
(The Center Square) Vice President JD Vance is currently the strongest contender for the 2028 presidential election among Republican voters, according to a new poll. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, surveyed 2,565 registered voters from Oct. 2-6, 2025, via opt-in online panel and text-to-web cell phone messages. Only those…
