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IRS Reveals Tax Inflation Adjustments for 2026
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Americans can look forward to bigger standard deductions on their 2026 taxes and higher standard deductions on their 2025 taxes, thanks to inflation and the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On Thursday, the IRS published its annual tax inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the standard…
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Florida Teens Credited for Averting School Shooting Plot in Washington State
(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) Two teenage boys in Florida are being called heroes for their response to a five-second TikTok video last month that may well have averted disaster all the way across the country. The video, which has since been taken down, reportedly showed plans for a mass school shooting at Kamiakin High…
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Trump Threatens Tariffs on China Over ‘Hostile’ Rare Earths Policy
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump threatened a “massive increase” in tariffs on products from China after Beijing tightened export controls on rare earth minerals critical to advanced manufacturing. Trump’s trade team has been working on a broader trade deal with China for months, but the U.S. president said Friday he is considering…
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Man Wanted for Murder in Baltimore Released from Jail in North Carolina
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina issued a press release Friday about why it released a man wanted for murder in Baltimore, Maryland. The man, 55-year-old Charles Boatwright, allegedly killed someone in July, and was arrested in the Charlotte area the same month for being a fugitive on the…
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Trump Snubbed by Nobel Committee, Praised by Winner
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) After being credited for ending seven wars, President Donald Trump was snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump, who accumulated several high-profile nominations for the award, lost to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who dedicated her award to Trump. “This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a…
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Defense Officials Say Strikes on Cartels Could Happen Inside Venezuela
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) As the US is engaging in a large military buildup in the Caribbean, there is a growing number of statements from US officials suggesting that a bombing campaign inside Venezuela could soon begin. Starting in September, the US began conducting strikes against alleged boats operated by Latin American drug cartels in…
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2 Pennsylvania Troopers Shot While Chasing Thieves, Suspect Killed
(Headline USA) Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed on Wednesday—the second deadly police shooting in the state in as many months. The troopers were taken to hospitals after Wednesday’s shooting, where they were in critical and serious condition, Pennsylvania State…
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With Gold Over $4,000, Mainstream Analysts Scramble to Raise Price Forecasts
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) With gold now over $4,000, mainstream analysts are scrambling to raise their gold forecasts. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs upped its 2026 gold target to $4,900, citing demand driven by continued central bank buying and a surge of Western investment. The big investment bank previously called for a $4,300 gold price…
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8 Arrested in Houston Area Illegal Abortion Scheme, Including Foreign Nationals
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Another eight individuals, including foreign nationals, have been indicted in connection to an illegal abortion scheme in the Houston area, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. Their arrests comes after a lengthy investigation by county and state authorities was launched earlier this year into several Houston area abortion facilities. Initially,…
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Indiana Set to Execute Man Convicted of 2001 Rape and Murder of Small-Town Teenage Girl
(Headline USA) Indiana will put to death a man who was convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl, the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year. The execution of Roy Lee Ward is scheduled before sunrise Friday at the state prison in Michigan City, Indiana. The 53-year-old has exhausted his…
