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Axios is reporting that Washington and Tehran are on the verge of signing a one-page, 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) to officially end the hostilities that began in February. This isn’t a final treaty, but a “30-day framework” designed to hold a ceasefire while the technical teams hammer out the fine print in Islamabad or …
2026.1.30 Beijing struck on the 24th, purging Xi’s closest military ally under the safe label of “corruption.” The next day, a tidy WSJ foreign-bureau “exclusive” alleged a nuclear leak, convenient, containable, familiar. It wasn’t discovery; it was packaging. NFSC had already… https://t.co/nrbHttXv4Z pic.twitter.com/Oq9c236GAU — NFSC Speaks (@NFSCSpeak) January 30, 2026 The fall of Zhang Youxi, …
The market’s still grinning on the surface, but behind the curtain, the people who know the numbers best are quietly cashing out. Corporate insiders—CEOs, CFOs, board members—are dumping shares at the fastest pace seen in 2025. According to data compiled through June 11, 778 insiders sold stock while only 200 bought. That puts the buy-to-sell …
“Inflation driven price increases aren’t letting up, and neither are inflationary budget deficits that are likely going to keep going higher, regardless of which candidate begins a new Administration in January. Source: CBO” Inflation driven price increases aren't letting up, and neither are inflationary budget deficits that are likely going to keep going higher, regardless …
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Federal investigators seized the phones of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and other high-ranking department officials as part of a city corruption investigation, according to law enforcement sources. Federal officials took the devices from Caban and two NYPD lieutenants who worked in the commissioner’s office and on his detail, sources said. The …
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