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Monarch begins high-stakes 4-day visit; first British King to address Congress… Meeting now: Trump and Charles hold bilateral as First Lady hosts Queen Camilla… Capitol Hill on “Level Red” lockdown ahead of afternoon Joint Session speech… King expected to lean into “transatlantic endurance” as war in Iran enters Day 60… 10,000 National Guard troops form …
The guy who tried to turn the media gala into a massacre is staying behind bars for now.. Cole Tomas Allen didn’t enter a plea.. instead he bragged about his master’s degree in computer science while US Marshals held him down.. The Feds are saying he sprinted past the first line of security with a …
The US launched a half-hour-long “special military operation” in Venezuela on Saturday morning that culminated in Delta Force’s capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Several military sites were bombed, US helicopters flew freely over Caracas in a surreal display of the US’ aerial supremacy, and there were reportedly no US casualties. The US’ “special military operation” …
by Michael The elite aren’t stupid. They can see that our society is coming apart at the seams all around us, and so they want to live some place safe. In fact, for many among the elite security has become the number one priority when choosing a new home. Unfortunately, the vast majority of us …
On May 1, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that First Republic Bank had failed and that it was being sold to JPMorgan Chase. At the time, JPMorgan Chase was already the largest and riskiest bank in the United States. The sweetheart deal the bank got from the FDIC to take over First Republic included …
via theglobeandmail: Richmond Hill, Ont.-based real estate developer Sunrise Homes has defaulted on a court-ordered settlement to repay the millions of dollars it owes to lenders caught up in the collapse of Canada’s one-time largest syndicated mortgage company Fortress Real Developments Inc. On May 8, 2023, Justice Peter J. Osborne endorsed a settlement agreement whereby …