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Apparently this guy has an extremely limited understanding of Persian Gulf geography. The relative handful of ships that this short clip shows passing through the strait are going through Iran's new Hormuz tollbooth. $2M equivalent toll. BTC or CNY preferred. USD not accepted. https://t.co/JMqxQU491S — Will Schryver (@imetatronink) March 31, 2026
Four people were killed Friday in southern Michigan as powerful storms that produced at least one tornado reduced homes to rubble, sent parts of roofs flying into the air and left a trail of debris hanging from power lines.https://t.co/EB3yrk3eX0 — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) March 7, 2026 At least eight people have been killed after a …
Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are slamming large parts of the U.S. as the dangerously cold weather causes major power outages and travel disruptions. What we know Roughly 185 million people are under winter alerts today as dangerous cold grips much of the central and eastern U.S. Wind chills in some areas are as …
HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history. Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, …
The golden age of graft isn’t coming. It’s here, and it’s smiling in a suit. Donald Trump’s new drug plan was sold as a crusade to crush Big Pharma, but behind the curtain, it’s a family business. The program, called TrumpRx, is supposed to help Americans buy cheaper medicine straight from the source. In reality, …
Support for Israel has fallen below 50 percent in the United States. When casualties surpass 60,000, public opinion tends to shift. The stark numbers reflect a growing unease that goes beyond simple allegiance https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/29/death-toll-in-israels-war-on-gaza-surpasses-60000. Gaza faces a deepening famine crisis with over 20 percent of the population severely short on food.Starvation works quietly, cutting through …
Via The Cradle US President Donald Trump is facing growing scrutiny for withholding information about US military casualties resulting from the ongoing illegal military campaign in Yemen. According to a report by The Intercept published Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM), the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the White House have refused to disclose how many US service members …
In the predawn darkness, the Houba labour market in Guiyang is a sea of construction helmets as day workers seek temporary jobs in the south-western Chinese city. But many of these so-called migrant workers, labourers who have left their homes in mostly rural areas to find jobs in the city, will leave disappointed. China’s property …
John Boyd Jr., founder of the Black Farmers of America, and Shad Sullivan, a rancher in Texas, recently spoke on “The Ingraham Angle” about the damage globalist “green” policies and inflation are causing to U.S. agriculture. Sullivan pointed out that global elites are pushing for sustainability, which is just production and consumption control across the …
Karine Jean-Pierre says that the Biden administration has "always been very consistent" in not pushing mask mandates on states and local governments. "That's not something that we get involved in!" pic.twitter.com/idIePIrSfx — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 4, 2024
More U.S. companies have gone bankrupt in 2023 so far than all of 2022 or 2021 There have been more U.S. corporate bankruptcies so far in 2023 than in all of 2022 or 2021, as companies continue to struggle with high interest rates and a tight labor market. S&P Global Market Intelligence has recorded 459 …