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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…
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Congressional Conflicts: Multi-millionaire Senator Blows Deadlines on Disclosing Stock Trades
(Mark Stricherz, The Center Square) One of Congress’ richest members has been the least likely recently to comply with a 2012 federal law on disclosing stock trades, an investigation by The Center Square found. U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, has blown past more deadlines to report his dealings than any lawmaker since Dec.…
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Gold ETFs Record Record Inflows in September
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Inflows of gold into ETFs set a record in the third quarter, driven by the largest September increase on record. This reflects Western investors finally getting off the sidelines and joining the gold bull market. Based on assets under management (AUM), flows of metal into gold-backed funds set another…
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WATCH: Trump Administration to Designate Antifa a Foreign Terror Organization
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) During a round table discussion with independent journalists at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump said his administration would designate Antifa a foreign terror organization. The Center Square asked the president if he would designate Antifa, which he designated a domestic terror group last month, a foreign…
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NC House Democrat Accused of Sexual Acts with Minor
(Headline USA) A North Carolina state House member has been charged with sex-related crimes involving a teenager earlier this year, court records show. Six-term Democratic state Rep. Cecil Brockman, 41, of High Point, was arrested Wednesday on two counts each of statutory sexual offense with a child and taking indecent liberties with a child, according…
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Illegal Alien Superintendent Funneled Cash to His Own Consulting Firm
(Headline USA) Three months into his tenure leading Des Moines public schools, Ian Roberts asked the district’s board for emergency approval of $116,000 in contracts. The agreements to provide training on “culturally responsive coaching,” the superintendent said, had to be approved within days. But the district’s procurement manager discovered one contract was earmarked for a…
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Diplomat Fired for Romantic Ties to Alleged Chinese Spy
(Headline USA) The State Department said Wednesday that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The dismissal is believed to be the first of its kind for violating a ban on such relationships that was introduced late…
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Gold Miners Are Outperforming AI Chip Stocks This Year
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) There has been a lot of hype surrounding artificial intelligence, and AI stocks have helped propel the stock market to record highs. Meanwhile, gold stocks have quietly outperformed AI chip stocks. Based on the MSCI Gold Miners Index, gold stocks have gained around 135 percent so far in 2025.…
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Seismic Shift: Morgan Stanley Recommends 60/20/20 Portfolio With 20% Allocated to Gold
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Is Wall Street starting to embrace gold? For years, mainstream investment gurus have steered clients away from gold. But with the yellow metal gaining more than 87 percent since January 2024, it’s getting hard to ignore the yellow metal. Morgan Stanley CIO Michael Wilson recently came out with an…
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Billions in GDP Lost During First Week of Government Shutdown, Johnson Says
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) As the federal government shutdown hits the one week mark, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is urging Democrats to vote for Republicans’ funding bill to prevent permanent damage to the U.S. economy. “Each week the shutdown continues, it will wipe out an estimated $15 billion in our Gross Domestic Product…
