Last updated: July 2, 2024
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Chemicals From East Palestine Train Disaster Spread To 16 States: Study
California Reveals All Job Gains In 2023 Were Fake
US Withdraws Aircraft Carrier Eisenhower From Red Sea Amid Stepped-Up Houthi Attacks
US-Built Gaza Pier To Be Dismantled Early Amid Ongoing Failures
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The US Drops Out Of Global Competitiveness Top 10 For First Time Ever
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Major Cyber Incident Paralyzes Thousands Of US Auto Dealerships
Thailand Joins China In Driving Gold Bull Market
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Putin & Kim Sign Pact Vowing Mutual Defense If Attacked
Japan Banking Giant Norinchukin To Liquidate $63 Billion In Treasuries
Expensive Incompetence: US Giving Up On $230 Million Gaza Air Pier
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North Korea Reportedly Sending Shipments Of 5 Million Artillery Shells To Russia
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Russian Warships Steam For Caribbean As Ukraine Tensions Go Global
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Ukraine Confirms France Will Send Military Trainers To Its Soil
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Iran Announces Interim President After Raisi’s Helicopter “Hit A Mountain & Disintegrated”
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Ukraine Formally Asks NATO To Send Troops For First Time
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As Gaza Aid Pier Completed, Pentagon Vows To Protect US Troops Overseeing It
Hezbollah Leader Threatens To “Open The Sea” To Flood Europe With Migrants
Industrial Production Disappoints, Manufacturing Contracts As Downward Revisions Continue
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Israeli Tanks Plunge Deeper Into Rafah As 500,000 Palestinians Flee
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Ukraine Admits Frontlines In Kharkiv Are Collapsing
Israeli Attacks Intensify Across Gaza, Rafah Civilians Have Nowhere To Go
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Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Foreign Ownership Of Land Near Military Bases
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Poland Unveils New Fortifications On Belarus Border
Northern Israel Is Literally On Fire After Hezbollah Attacks
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Russia Launches Surprise Offensive – Biggest Land Operation In The Region Since February 2022
US Power Grid & Communication Networks Survive Extreme Geomagnetic Storm
World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Wrecked By A Storm Just Before Launch
World’s Oldest Central Bank Keeps Sounding Alarm On Fragility Of Cashless Economies
Asia Embraces Coal As The U.S. Rejects It
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Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Craters In Biggest Miss On Record As Inflation Expectations Surge
Ukraine Warns Nationwide Power Outages Coming Amid ‘Massive’ Russian Strikes
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Behind The Inexplicable “Strength” Of US Consumers Is $700 Billion In “Phantom Debt”
Airbnb Pukes On Travel Spending Slowdown Forecast
Denver Illegals Make Demands, Include ‘Culturally Appropriate’ Food, Lawyers, Unlimited Showers
India Leads Global Inbound Remittances
Chinese Scientists Engineer Horrific Ebola-Enhanced Virus Killing Test Hamsters
El Salvador Data Breach Includes Selfies And Id Numbers For 80% Of Country’s Population
AstraZeneca Pulls COVID Vaccine After Admitting Rare Side Effect
Denver Sets Up ‘Host Migrants In Your Home’ Hotline
Bad-Loans Hit Record-High As Used-Car Prices Suffer Worst Bear-Market Ever
Israeli Ground Forces Enter Rafah, Tank Unit Shuts Down Vital Border Crossing
Mass Arrests In NYC As More Than 1,000 Pro-Palestine Protesters March To Met Gala
These Are The 20 Countries Most Indebted To China
Panama Elects New President Who Vows To Shut Migrant Trail, Restore Economy
41% Of Americans Think Civil War Likely By 2029
Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons Exercises Are Meant To Deter A NATO Intervention In Ukraine
Maryland Officials Release Timeline And Cost Estimate For Rebuilding Baltimore Bridge
Boeing Faces 10 More Whistleblowers After Mysterious Deaths
New Carbon Capture Mandates Will Cause Blackouts, Increases Prices
Belgium’s Ports Drowning Under Glut Of Chinese EV Car Imports
US Pushing G-7 To Accept Long-Term $50 Billion Aid Package For Ukraine
Northern Gaza In Grip Of Full-Blown Famine, UN Food Agency Chief Says
Almost Half Of Health Care Workers Hesitant To Take COVID-19 Boosters: Study
Which States Have The Highest Minimum Wage In America?
Bitcoin ETFs See Buying Resurgence
“Reasons Unknown”: Floating Russian Oil Base Off Greece Abruptly Shifts South
The US Is The Only G-7 Nation To See Trust In Government Plummet
Americans Continue To Name Inflation As Top Financial Problem: Gallup
Ford’s $120,000 Loss Per Vehicle Shows California EV Goals Are Impossible
Fidelity: Pension Funds Exploring Bitcoin Investments On ETF Approval
Israeli Warplanes Strike Damascus As Iran Tensions Still On Edge
Ukraine’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Weapons, It’s Lack Of Fighting Men
The Cold Hard Truth About Renewable Energy Adoption
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Russia Strikes Military HQ In Odessa After Ukraine Attacks Crimea With US-Provided ATACMS
European Automakers Are Struggling With Falling Demand
Visualizing The Size Of The Global Senior Population
The Countries Where The Most People Buy Organic
US, Philippines Working On Intel Sharing Deal Amid Clashes With Chinese Vessels
Senate Passes Ban Of Russian Uranium Imports, Risking Market “Havoc” And Soaring Prices
Chaos Erupts At UCLA After Pro-Gaza Activists Refuse Entry To Non-Allied Students
Job Openings Tumble, Quits Plunge, Hires Unexpectedly Crater To January 2018 Levels
Rafah Invasion Will Happen With Or Without Hostage Deal: Netanyahu
$3.5 Billion Slipped Into Ukraine-Israel Aid Bill To ‘Supercharge Mass Migration From The Middle East’
Walmart Targets Gen-Z With Cheap Private Label Food As Youngsters Struggle In Era Of Failed Economy
Chinese Consumers Overtake India In Gold-Buying Frenzy
Disappointing Volume For Hong Kong Crypto ETFs Launch, Issuers Unfazed By SEC’s ‘ETH-Security’ Debacle
Ukraine Army Chief Admits ‘Tactical’ Retreat Underway
US Space Force General Says China’s Military Developing Space Assets At “Breathtaking Speed”
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1 In 4 Americans Fear Losing Their Job This Year
A Chipotle Double Steak Bowl Is Now $39 In California
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Americans Are Increasingly Negative About China
California Homeowners: Insured No More Amid Fire Danger
America’s Homelessness Crisis is Worsening
Another Russian Oil Refinery Hit By Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones
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San Diego Official Says City Is “New Epicenter” Of Border Crisis
California’s New Minimum Wage: A Cure That Exacerbates The Sickness
Bank Failures Begin Again: Philly’s Republic First Seized By FDIC
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Oil Refineries Again Despite White House Pleas
EU Prepares To Tighten Screws On Russian LNG Imports
China Is Pivotal For US Inflation’s Path
FDA Claims 20% Of Retail Milk Samples Positive For Bird Flu
USC Cancels Commencement To Avoid Pro-Palestinian Protesters
US Secretly Armed Ukraine With Long-Range ATACMS Last Month
‘Stagflationary’ GDP Data Sparks Market Turmoil, Rate-Cut Hopes Crushed
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US Births Alarmingly Slide To Lowest Level Since 1979, Failing To Exceed Replacement Rate Since Before GFC
Senates Passes $95 Billion Aid Bill For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan, Forces Sale Of TikTok
US Indo-Pacific Commander Warns China Becoming More Aggressive As Economic Recovery “Failing”
Wind Overtakes Fossil Fuels As The UK’s Largest Power Generation Source
Hong Kong Bitcoin And Ether ETFs Officially Approved To Start Trading On April 30
Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High Of $2.4 Trillion
Gaza War At 200 Days: IDF Pivots From Iran Threat Back To Hamas Operations
40% Of Renters Think They’ll Never Own A Home, Up From 27% Last Year
Homebuyer Payment Hits Record High As Mortgage Rates Climb Back Above 7% For The First Time In 2024
REPO Act Passage Has Authorized Biden To Confiscate Russian Assets & Transfer To Ukraine
Commercial Real Estate Foreclosures Soar To Levels Not Seen In Nearly A Decade
The Copper Supply Shortage Is Here
“Reality Check” – JP Morgan Warns Of Delay To Global Energy Transition
Shipping Industry Pleads With UN For “Enhanced Military Presence” As Maritime Choke-Point Chaos Spreads
House Passes $95 Billion Foreign War Bills
Russian Refineries Install Nets As Protection From Drone Attacks
Ukraine Claims First-Ever Shootdown Of Russian Strategic Bomber, Moscow Denies