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September CPI: Better Than Expected Doesn’t Mean Good
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Bureau of Labor Statistics finally managed to get the September CPI data together. The mainstream broadly characterized it as a good report. It wasn’t. But it was better than forecast, and in our world of politicized government data, that was good enough. As CNBC put it, the better-than-expected…
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Israel Is Backing Four Anti-Hamas Militias in IDF-Controlled Gaza
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israel is backing four militias that plan to fight against Hamas and are currently operating under the watch of the IDF in the Israeli-controlled part of Gaza, Sky News reported on Saturday. Hossam al-Astal, the leader of one of the groups based in southern Gaza, said that all four groups are part…
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Trump Wants to Meet Kim Jong-un On Asia Tour
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) As President Donald Trump headed to Malaysia on the first leg of his Asia tour, he told the media to “put out the word” that he would like to meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. “They have a lot of nuclear weapons, but not a lot of telephone service,”…
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Indian Gold Demand Robust in September Despite High Prices
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Even with gold scaling record highs, Indian demand was robust in September as the festival season kicked off. India ranks as the world’s second-largest gold market behind China. Gold has hit record highs 48 times this year in dollar terms. The yellow metal was up by 11.6 percent in September…
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Report: State and Local Governments’ Debt Topped $6.1 Trillion in 2023
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) State and local government debt surpassed $6.1 trillion in 2023, according to an analysis by Reason Foundation. The majority of debt was held by state governments, $2.66 trillion; $1.4 trillion by municipalities, $1.27 trillion by school districts, and $757 billion by counties, according to the analysis. State and local government…
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Newsom Says He Will Consider Running for President
(Dave Mason, The Center Square) California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will consider a run for the White House. But any decision will wait until after the 2026 midterm election, Newsom told CBS News in a report that aired Sunday. “I have no idea,” Newsom said during an interview on “CBS Sunday Morning,” but added…
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Navy Loses Two Aircraft from USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Within 30 Minutes
(Headline USA) A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said. The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F…
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BREAKING: Judge Makes Key Decisions in Charlie Kirk Assassination Case
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Utah’s 4th District Court Judge Tony Graf ruled Monday that alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson is allowed to wear civilian clothes when going to his pretrial court hearings, but that he must remain in restraints. Judge Graf also ordered that the media isn’t allowed to photograph Robinson in those restraints…
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Calif. Gov. Hopeful Katie Porter’s Ex-Husband Calls Her ‘Master Manipulator’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The ex-husband of former Rep. Katie Porter minced no words when describing her troubling temperament in a recent interview, bluntly calling her a “master manipulator.” Matthew Hoffman, who was married to Porter from 2003 to 2013, spoke to the New York Post outside his Portland home amid renewed scrutiny of Porter’s problematic behavior. Porter is now running for California…
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Letitia James Cries Politicization After Campaigning to Destroy Trump
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Speaking outside her arraignment for mortgage fraud, New York Attorney General Letitia James blasted on Friday what she called a “weaponized” justice system. The remarks came after her grand jury indictment in the Eastern District of Virginia, tied to a rental property she illegally declared as a second home to secure a more favorable loan. …
