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The World Health Organization has officially classified the Bundibugyo virus outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern… The virus has spread from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Uganda, with confirmed cases now reaching Kampala… As of late May, there are over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 suspected deaths reported …
Trump takes dig at Karoline Leavitt as bad publicity spirals https://t.co/h8Jm90PnZH — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) April 2, 2026 Donald Trump has publicly ribbed Karoline Leavitt over his perpetual bad press. Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday while signing an executive order, Trump claimed he receives between 93 and 97 percent negative media coverage before …
Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of weakening as the pace of layoffs has picked up over the past four weeks, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Tuesday. Private companies lost an average of 13,500 jobs a week over the past four weeks, …
GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries. We thought 25% of consumers using BNPL for groceries is nuts. Now, this? https://t.co/4ejLhDyl6o — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) October 14, 2025 People are literally crowdfunding groceries. Let that sink in. The CEO of GoFundMe says …
Nations aren’t just buying gold—they’re demanding it back. As war tensions rise and global trust in the U.S. cracks, central banks are racing to secure their gold at home. Taylor Kenney breaks down the accelerating shift away from the dollar and what it means for your future—and your savings.
by Michael Did you see what just happened in the Middle East? We live at a time when the entire world is going crazy, and I am entirely convinced that it won’t be too long before the war in the Middle East takes an apocalyptic turn. Even CNN is admitting that we are dangerously close to witnessing an all-out …
Gruesome Newsom Orders Commiefornia Spending Freeze Legal Insurrection readers may recall that I reported on California’s staggering $68 billion deficit, caused by an “unexpected” economic downturn. What is truly unexpected is that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has just ordered a state spending freeze. In a memo sent across California agencies and departments this week, the director of …