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In December, the Biden administration blocked a shipment of M4 rifles to Israel. The rifles were meant to be used by local community self-defense units of the kind that had served as the front line of defense against the Hamas attack on Oct 7. However the Biden administration claimed that it was concerned that the self-defense units might be Jewish “right-wing extremists”.The Islamic terrorists attacking them however had no trouble finding M4 rifles. They just expected theirs to come by a more complicated road from Afghanistan, by way of Iran’s terror operatives, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan via a drug smuggling route,...

NEW YORK – The New York Times is looking into the work of one its reporters following accusations that he plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal and other sources. The paper published an editor's note online Sunday and in papers Monday that said reporter Zachery Kouwe "appears to have improperly appropriated wording and passages published by other news organizations." The Times said Journal editors pointed out similarities between a Journal story from Feb. 5 and Times pieces later that day and on Feb. 6. The Times said a search found other similar examples taken from media outlets like Reuters and...

Billionaire George Soros's hedge fund may have lost at least $120 million on its stake in Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., mostly acquired in the second quarter, as the investment bank suffered its worst financial result. Maybe he wants his money back from Obama, maybe thats why Bambi needs donation. Couldnt happen to a nicer guy......

Dollar Sinks to Record Low for Third Day Thu Nov 25, 2004 06:45 AM ET By Katie Hunt LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar sank to an all-time low versus the euro for a third consecutive day on Thursday and fell to a 4-1/2 year trough on the yen, hit by concerns about U.S. deficits and the view Washington is happy to see a weaker currency. Warnings from Japanese and European policymakers did little to halt the dollar's slide, which accelerated last week after Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said U.S. deficits were unsustainable and appetite for U.S. assets was bound...