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Oil prices rose and global bonds wobbled on Monday, as fresh tensions in the Middle East fed inflation fears and bets that central banks will have to increase interest rates. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, rose on Monday, after an attack on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. It came as peace talks between the US and Iran stalled in the sixth week of ceasefire. Donald Trump wrote on social media: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE...

Apocalyptic climate-change predictions were box-office gold for Hollywood but they did untold damage to the public psyche, economy and the average man’s pocketbook. Now the United Nations’ influential climate change committee has quietly discarded the dire temperature-rise scenarios used in two previous reports predicting horrific consequences of global warming if greenhouse emissions weren’t curbed. For years, lefty outfits — based on dubious climate science — screamed about the coming climate catastrophe: The New York Times warned that “Climate Change Is Harming The Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt,” “Climate Change Is Speeding Toward Catastrophe” and “A Hotter Future Is Certain.”...

At a rally in a car park outside his campaign headquarters in Florence, Kentucky, on Saturday, congressman Thomas Massie said that the Republican politicians who joined him had made a brave choice. "I'm sure they'll be punished for coming here today," he said. It didn't take long for Massie's warning to prove prophetic, as Donald Trump took to Truth Social to make his displeasure known. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado, who had been barnstorming with Massie all weekend, and Rand Paul, the Kentucky senator who endorsed Massie and shares his unorthodox small-government libertarianism, were "parading around like fools for the...

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WASHINGTON — Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen broke down in tears while reflecting on his decision to drop his reelection bid after redistricting all but ensured he had no path to victory. Cohen (D-Tenn.), the sole Democrat in Tennessee’s congressional delegation, lamented the Republicans’ revamping of the Volunteer State’s 9th district, which is majority minority, and railed against redistricting as “bad for democracy.” “I’m upset by this,” the now-outgoing Democrat bemoaned to NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Friday. “And I don’t get the criticism of stand and fight.” “Why would you fight when they changed the district and there aren’t enough votes...

Fans who watched Ronda Rousey defeat Gina Carano in just 17 seconds in the main event of Netflix's first-ever MMA card on Saturday night couldn't help but wonder whether the fight was rigged, but one of Rousey's longtime friends came to her defense. Former WWE Superstar and MMA veteran Shayna Baszler, who has been Rousey's close friend and training partner for years, took to social media to point out that Rousey has a history of speedy finishes, as 17 seconds isn't even her fastest victory: Rousey, who was fighting for the first time since 2016, took Carano down just seconds...

Describing the city as a 'very homogenous place by national standards', Howison noted that New Ulm trails behind state and national averages for its diversity. 'They’re somewhat out of step with the larger demographic trends,' Howison said.

I currently have a credit union account I’ve had for 20 years. Within the last year they are scamming us members with this SAVVY MONEY crap. Back in November my account started to get emails welcoming me. They claim I signed up. Had to threaten credit union managers to get rid of this invasion of my trust. Then in Feburary I had to reset my wife’s password online. Within 30 minutes, she started getting the welcome messages. It took 3 heads to roll to stop this. What can be done ? This is Florida SACFCU.

The Republican National Committee is escalating its election integrity war ahead of the 2026 midterms. RNC Chairman Joe Gruters announced that Republicans have already launched 130 lawsuits across 32 states aimed at blocking Democrat efforts to “cheat every single day” in U.S. elections. The announcement comes as President Donald Trump recently vowed to unleash a much larger “Election Integrity Army” than the one Republicans used in 2024, signaling that the GOP is preparing for an all-out legal and ground-game fight over ballot security, vote counting, and election procedures in battleground states. Gruters laid it all out in no uncertain terms,...

MADISON, WI - Gas prices are up more than 50% since the war with Iran began, pushing more Americans to rethink how they get around. Public transportation is seeing a noticeable bump: Amtrak reports a 5% increase in passengers in March compared to a year ago. With jet fuel costs climbing and airfares rising about 15%, long-distance travelers are especially drawn to bus trips right now. Trailways, the largest network of bus companies in the U.S., saw a 5% increase in March year-over-year. Trailways President Alex Berardi confirms the increase is related to gas with the accelerated numbers in April,...

According to a report from Gizmodo, OpenAI has launched a preview of a new personal finance feature that lets select U.S. ChatGPT Pro users link their bank accounts directly to the AI chatbot. The rollout, announced on Friday, May 16, 2026, enables connections to accounts at more than 12,000 financial institutions. Users can now access a dashboard of recent activity and query ChatGPT with questions informed by their actual financial data. The company also partnered with Intuit to allow scheduling of sessions with local tax experts inside the chatbot interface, with plans to expand the tool to a broader audience...

Just over a week after the release of the Department of Defense’s first batch of UFO files, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated photo of himself walking next to a handcuffed alien on Truth Social on Sunday night, sparking confusion on social media over its meaning. The image shows the president walking next to a tall, gray humanoid in front of what looks like a military site. The alien appears to be tied by the wrists and ankles, though the chain linking the handcuffs is not connected to one of them.

Five people have pleaded guilty in connection with the brutal beatdown in downtown Cincinnati that went viral last year. On Monday, four of the five individuals pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from the fight, with a fifth person pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The charges stem from a violent fight that broke out on the corner of Fourth and Elm streets in downtown Cincinnati around 3 a.m. on July 26, 2025. Defense attorneys for those charged have insisted the fight was sparked after one of the victims allegedly directed a racial slur at a...

Does the “Gray Lady” have a “longstanding Jewish problem“? That question may soon be answered in a Manhattan courtroom as the New York Times stands accused of an alleged attack piece on Israel. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would sue the paper and columnist Nicholas Kristof for defamation over the publication of what he called a “blood libel.” The latest controversy emerged after the Times ran a Kristof column alleging widespread sexual abuse and torture of Palestinians, including the use of dogs to rape prisoners. The government denounced the column as “one of the most...

Finally, after years of gaslighting, lawfare, and corrupt media cover-ups, a top Trump DOJ official has stepped up and dropped the hammer on the biggest political crime in American history. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures and delivered a NUCLEAR truth bomb that Democrats, the fake news media, and the deep state have been desperately trying to bury for six long years. When Bartiromo pressed him on President Trump’s repeated claims that the 2020 election was rigged, Blanche didn’t mince words. Blanche confirmed that the DOJ is now running multiple criminal investigations into the...

Has anyone noticed how quiet it is? Nothing from Tom Hanks, Stephen King, Ellen Degenerate, etc. Nothing from Eric Stalwall, Mitch McConnell, AOC, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, etc. Does this prove the earth is flat and these people fell off or the rumor is true-they are in GITMO!

To those who keep trying to convince me of a story I have already debunked: No, Barack Obama’s stolen Connecticut Social Security number did not originally belong to Jean Paul Ludwig, who was born in 1890, lived in Connecticut, and allegedly died in Hawaii. Ludwig’s SSN was 045-26-xxxx and was assigned to him in 1951. Obama’s starts with 042 (when it should have started with the Hawaiian 575 or 576) and was issued on March 28, 1977. Madelyn Paine, Obama’s grandmother, did not work for Probate Court. She worked for the Bank of Hawaii as a Vice President (with only...

The US has recovered four distinct species of extraterrestrial life from crashed UFOs, a former CIA-funded government researcher sensationally claimed this week. Dr. Hal Puthoff, former Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program advisor and CIA-funded researcher, made the claim alongside “Age of Disclosure” director Dan Farrah on Steve Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO” podcast on Thursday. “People who have been involved in recoveries have said there are at least four types. Four separate types,” the 89-year-old said. “Now I have not had direct access to that but I believe the people who I talked to — four separate types...

Rep. Thomas Massie, the maverick Republican who pushed back against Trump on the Epstein files and Iran, aimed a not-so-subtle dig at the pro-Israel establishment that has bankrolled efforts to unseat himWASHINGTON – Rep. Thomas Massie, the harshest Republican critic of Israel in Congress and stated foe of the American-Jewish establishment, has introduced legislation aimed at attacking foreign lobbying efforts days before his Kentucky primary race.

Team USA is getting ready to defend its goal against swarming World Cup attackers on the field next month – while Team Fed is deputizing local authorities to fend off swarms of potentially deadly drones in the sky. The US has appropriated $250 million this year to battle “nefarious and unlawful” drone use. “Drones are a big threat now. I think they take it very seriously,” said Rep. Robert Aderholdt (R-Alabama), a House Appropriations subcommittee chairman. “It’s a big deal. We’ve got all of this converging on New Jersey,” added Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.). “It’s a real challenge.” In...