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NEW – Washington state diverted $340 million in federal “COVID funds” to illegal immigrants, including via $1,000 checks — Fox NEW – Washington state diverted $340 million in federal "COVID funds" to illegal immigrants, including via $1,000 checks — Fox — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 3, 2024 h/t DOORBERT
Archaeologists and theologians are working together to analyze recent discoveries and explain what happened to the ancient city of Sodom found in the Bible’s Old Testament book of Genesis. Dr. John Bergsma, a professor of theology at Steubenville, Ohio’s Franciscan University, thinks the evidence uncovered at Tall el-Hammam located in the southern Jordan Valley may …
via stltoday GRANITE CITY — The last operating blast furnace at U.S. Steel’s plant in Granite City will remain idled indefinitely, the company said Tuesday, extending a closure first billed as temporary. The company on Tuesday also notified 600 additional employees that they might lose their jobs. U.S. Steel spokeswoman Amanda Malkowski, however, said the …
The car market is facing an urgent crisis due to record-high auto insurance rates, with reports of potential buyers being quoted over $1,000 per month in certain markets, severely impacting volume and profitability. Brewing issue in the car market: Record-high auto insurance rates. It’s hurting volume and profitability in a big way, even more so …
China is surging NUCLEAR weapons production, will DOUBLE its arsenal to 1,000 warheads by 2030, and is exploring new intercontinental ballistic missile system to threaten U.S., Pentagon warns China already has more than 500 nuclear weapons That is more than U.S. officials previously thought military intelligence 2 words combined that cant make sense Beijing slammed …
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Washington State has been trying to deal with their homeless problem, but they haven’t had much success. A program designed to close down tent communities and get homeless people into housing has already spent $143 million dollars to house less than a thousand people. That’s a horrible ratio. And now they want more cash, because …
America’s bank branch bloodbath laid bare: New Jersey sees highest proportion of bank closures of any US state – as firms like Wells Fargo and PNC abandon more than 1,000 locations. Is YOUR branch affected? 1,144 banks closed branches across the U.S. in the between January and July National banks including PNC and Wells Fargo …
ECB President Christine Lagarde CBDC Will Be Used For Control 🚨🚨🚨Cash transactions above 1,000 Euros already banned. Jail or fines if you are caught. With CBDC Euro, there will be controls. Maybe transactions 300-400 Euros won't be controlled. Anything above will be. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/MeAucmoK9H — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) August 18, 2023 https://twitter.com/_/status/1689287773591629825
House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms that they refer to as “assault weapons.” https://t.co/byC0BjhlT8 — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) August 7, 2023 House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms that they refer to …
"There are a total of 45 million people with student loans, and the average monthly student loan payment is around $200, so resuming student loan payments in October will subtract roughly $9 billion from consumer spending every month, or roughly $100 billion a year" Apollo's Slok — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) July 31, 2023 This is …
The average 30 year mortgage rate just hit 7.22% That rate was about 5% a year ago Yet the median sale price has only slightly decreased This housing market is strong pic.twitter.com/jlJvl4DAKZ — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) July 6, 2023 With the increase in mortgage rates from 3% to over 7%, a $400k house will …
15% of new cars sold near end of 2022 have a $1,000 or higher car payment. A $700/mo car payment is a bad idea. A $1,000/mo car payment is a horrible idea. pic.twitter.com/UFyoALCXN6 — theficouple (@theficouple) July 5, 2023
The huge extent of damage and vandalism caused in nearly a week of nightly riots in France has been dramatically underlined with a summary of recorded burnings so far, with the toll running to thousands of vehicles and buildings. Ministry of the Interior figures taking account of damage to people and property during the now …
A charity worker and ‘evil child trader’ has been detained in Ukraine after he was caught red-handed seeking to take an 11-month-old baby abroad to ‘sell for organ transplants’. The man, 43, had allegedly given a $1,000 downpayment to the boy’s mother, claiming he would ensure the boy was adopted in the EU to live …
