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Having previously warned last week that “there would be hell to pay” if the hostages were not released by the day of his confirmation, President Trump broke news today that a ceasefire…

Outgoing Biden Admin Bans Imports From 37 Chinese Companies Over Uyghur Forced Labor Authored by Lily Zhou via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The outgoing Biden administration is banning imports from an…

In his farewell speech, the outgoing US leader drew parallels to President Eisenhower’s dire warning about the “military-industrial complex” US President Joe Biden has warned Americans about the rising influence of an…

If You Care About Healthy Food, Confirm RFK Jr. Authored by Mollie Engelhart via RealClearHealth, As a vegan chef turned regenerative cattle rancher, I’ve traversed the narrow divides between two worlds: the…

‘It Was The Most Tense Moment’: U.S. Ambassador Reveals Deteriorating Relationship With China Worse Than Previously Known In his final interview as U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns told the Wall Street…

Manhattan Traffic Drops 7.5 Percent After New York’s Congestion Toll Takes Effect Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Traffic in Manhattan decreased by 7.5 percent in the week…

Facing platform restrictions at home, creators find freedom abroad, migrating to apps beyond Washington’s sphere of influence Ni hao, American censorship refugees! As the US Supreme Court weighs a TikTok ban, American…

The platform is set to shut down for 170 million American users a day before the US President-elect’s inauguration President-elect Donald Trump is considering issuing an executive order to delay the enforcement…

Which State Has The Longest Emergency Room Visit Time? Emergency room wait times vary significantly across the United States depending on factors such as hospital resources, patient volume, and staffing levels, with…

Americans See Little Progress In Key Areas Under Biden: Gallup Authored by Megan Brenan via Gallup, WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans offer a largely negative…

Why This Lifelong Democrat Voted For Trump Authored by Chris Fenton via RealClearPolitics, This past November, I cast a ballot that I never would have expected: I voted for Donald Trump. As…

Houthis Again Target US Carrier In Red Sea Just As Gaza Truce Deal Announced  Yemen’s Houthis have once again announced that military forces have targeted American warships in the Red Sea. The…

The Russian Defense Ministry has unveiled details of Wednesday’s attack on Kiev’s energy infrastructure Russia targeted Ukraine’s critical gas and energy infrastructure in response to recent attacks on Russian territory using Western-supplied…

Doctors Ask Supreme Court To Block California Board From Penalizing Certain COVID-19 Views Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Three doctors are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to…

RFK Jr. Effect: Cancer-Linked Red Dye Banned From US Foods The Biden administration stole some of the spotlight from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee, with…

A survey by USA Today has indicated lackluster support for President-elect Donald Trump’s idea US President-elect Donald Trump’s stated intent to “acquire” Greenland from Denmark for national security purposes does not appear…

Professors Say Trump’s Policies Could Exacerbate Wildfires Authored by Gabrielle Temaat via The College Fix, Professors at Syracuse and Duke universities said this week that President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies could…

Trump Effect Continues As Florida Vice Mayor Switches To Republican Party In the 2024 election, there was a huge shift to the right, as counties across the country rejected the failed policies…

Biden Pens Farewell Letter To Americans Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—As his presidency comes to a close, Joe Biden penned a farewell letter to the American…

South Korean President Says Arrest Was ‘Voluntary’ To Prevent Bloodshed After Police Scaled Walls Following an hours-long standoff with police at the presidential residence in Seoul, Yoon Suk Yeol has become South Korea’s…

Clemency Request ‘Pending’ For Leaker Of Trump’s And Others’ Taxes Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearPolitics, The Biden administration is formally considering commuting the sentence of the convicted felon who stole and leaked incoming…

Facing platform restrictions at home, creators find freedom abroad, migrating to apps beyond Washington’s sphere of influence Ni hao, American censorship refugees! As the US Supreme Court weighs a TikTok ban, American…

NATO members should boost defense spending to counter Moscow, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that the EU is stronger than Russia and urged…

The two sides are reportedly working on an arrangement that would shield nuclear facilities from being targeted Russia and Ukraine are supposedly holding some “limited talks” in Qatar, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday,…

House Passes Bill Banning Men From Women’s Sports Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), WASHINGTON—The House passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act on Jan….

The Hungarian leader’s spokesperson has cited domestic priorities as reason for missing US event Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has confirmed he will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, his government announced on…

The US has funded Kiev without defining an actual objective, Marco Rubio has told the Senate It is unrealistic to believe Ukraine can win against Russia and the US should no longer…

Watch: Amazon Uses Huge Diesel Generator To Charge Electric Delivery Van Fleet Amazon closed out 2024 with more than 20,000 electric delivery vans manufactured by Rivian in its fleet nationwide. The e-commerce giant…

Preventable Deaths And Vitamin D3 Authored by Robert W. Malone via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), We had an inexpensive life-saving solution both before and during the pandemic… The inconvenient truth is…

LA Police Chief Says 3 Suspected Arsonists Arrested After Being Caught Amid Deadly Wildfires Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Jim McDonnell…

None of them should be neglected, according to Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov There are only 7,000 living veterans of the Second World War in Russia and none of them should be…

Maria Pevchikh, considered a ‘terrorist and extremist’ by Moscow, has been accused of taking part in ‘Russian information warfare’ A key former associate of the late Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has…

FBI Declares No ‘Credible Threats’ Ahead Of Trump Inauguration Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), With just one week to go before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into…

“We Have A Deal For The Hostages” – Trump Lauds Israel-Hamas Ceasefire ‘Breakthrough’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has informed relatives of hostages kidnapped by Hamas that the end of the war…

Hegseth Will Implement The Trump Doctrine Authored by Francis P. Sempa via RealClearDefense, The following bullet points should be nailed to the front door of the Pentagon: The Korean War saved South…

Washington has targeted the Zaporozhye power plant in Energodar The US Treasury Department has added the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the largest such facility in Europe, to its blacklist of Russian…

The US president-elect’s envoy took part in the Qatar-mediated talks Israel and Hamas have struck a deal that sees all hostages released, US President-elect Donald Trump has announced “We have a deal…

GDP contracted by 0.2% in 2024 due to soaring energy costs and weak exports, official figures show The German economy contracted for a second straight year in 2024 for the first time…

The sides have agreed on a 42-day truce, initiating prisoner exchanges and humanitarian aid, according to several news outlets Israel and Hamas have reportedly reached a ceasefire agreement to end their 15-month…

Yura Borisov will be considered for “best supporting actor” for his role in ‘Anora’ Russian actor Yura Borisov has been nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award…

Pentagon Contractor Fired After Undercover DoD “Stop Trump” Exposé A top advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon has been fired after an undercover investigation caught him on camera…

House Report Finds Billions Wasted During Federal Telework Program As Unions ‘Lock In’ WFH A report released by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday paints a damning picture of federal…

A group of Silicone Valley CEOs have reportedly come together to place a bid for ownership of a cricket team in London A consortium of global tech CEOs of Indian origin is…

Gas flow through TurkStream has remained uninterrupted following the incident, the country’s energy minister has said Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has confirmed that an attempted attack took place…

The price of clean up, rebuilding and rehousing could be as much as $275 billion, research by AccuWeather has found The financial damage inflicted by disastrous wildfires currently raging in Southern California…

Migrants Crashed Woke Paris Theater’s Refugee Seminar – Weeks Later, 300 Won’t Leave For the latest proof that we’re all living in a black comedy about the leftist-led destruction of the West,…

Taibbi: Head Of Infamous “Information Disorder” Commission Promoted At NPR Authored by Matt Taibbi via Racket News, Amid a busy news day Monday, a familiar figure was named Chief Operating Officer of…

Berlin’s Defense Ministry is fleeing Elon Musk’s platform claiming “factual exchange” is becoming difficult The German Defense Ministry and the Bundeswehr have announced they will stop posting on X – formerly Twitter…

Say Hello To The ‘External Revenue Service’ Via Rabobank, After US PPI yesterday surprised weaker and the US NFIB small business survey hit a six-year high, partly on hopes for lower inflation…

WTI Holds Gains As ‘Tank Bottoms’ Loom At Cushing Hub; Crude Stocks Drop For 8th Straight Week Overnight weakness (Israel-Hamas peace deal headlines) was offset by a marginally softer-than-expected CPI print (dovish…

Biden Issues Executive Order For Building AI Data Centers On Federal Land Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday to…

The president-elect will give the island all the defense systems it has paid for, the incoming national security adviser has said US president-elect Donald Trump plans to increase the pace of American…

“This was no small thing, to restore a republic after it had fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may have been…

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And…

The top tier of our military being completely compromised must put a smile on the face of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.  However, the results of the last several years have proven…

Appearing on the increasingly insufferable former new channel, both Senator Mullin and Senator Hegseth now see an increasingly optimistic future for Defense Secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth. Hegseth’s hearing clearly showcased a worn-out…

Consumer Prices Soared Over 21% Under Biden After rising for 5 straight months, analysts expected headline consumer prices to continue accelerating in December (+0.4% MoM exp) and it did exactly that –…

Pam Bondi, the former Attorney General for Florida, former DC lobbyist and ally to President Trump, will appear at 9:30am in the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions about her nomination.  The…

Futrures Rise With All Eyes On “Pivotal” CPOI US equity futures are higher, led by small-caps with the rally strengthening after the cooler than expected UK CPI print. As of 8:20am, S&P…

Today a set of President Trump nominees will begin the confirmation process with key hearings in the U.S Senate. Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi (day #1); Secretary of State nominee, Marco Rubio;…

The incoming US administration reportedly anticipates a protracted effort to strike a deal with Russia Donald Trump’s election promises to end the Ukraine conflict “in 24 hours” were driven by “a combination…

Today at 10:00am EST, CIA Director nominee John Ratcliffe will appear before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to answer questions about his nomination.  Ratcliffe has numerous allies in the Intelligence Community…

Biden SEC Sues Musk Over Twitter Purchase In 11th Hour “Sham” The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Elon Musk in connection to his $44 billion purchase of Twitter (now…

Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State nominee Senator Marco Rubio, will appear before his peers to answer questions about his nomination.  The resistance to him will be minimal….

Extra Tankers And Firefighters Arrive In LA As High Winds Threaten To Return Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Extra firefighters and water tankers have arrived in Los…

Vladimir Zelensky prohibited any negotiations in 2022, but Russia has repeatedly said it is open to talks with Ukraine Kiev is maintaining its moratorium on direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

The objective of the attack has been achieved, the Russian Defense Ministry has said The Russian military has carried out a combined strike against Ukraine’s gas and energy infrastructure, which feeds the…

The two countries are building a pipeline to plug into the Druzhba energy network Budapest and Belgrade will speed up construction of a new pipeline to supply Serbia with Russian crude via…

Faustin-Archange Touadera will hold bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his trip Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadera has arrived in Russia for a three-day official visit, during…

JPMorgan Shares Jump On Stellar Q4 Earnings, Boost To 2025 NII Forecast After last week’s earnings debacle by Jefferies, which is the bank widely viewed as a harbinger of how the rest…

Tactically Bearish As Risks Increase Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In last week’s discussion with Thoughtful Money, I noted that we are becoming more “tactically bearish” as we progress into 2025. While we have remained…

L.A. County Inferno Expected To Top $250 Billion In Losses A week after a devastating inferno leveled large swaths of Pacific Palisades and Altadena to ash, Los Angeles County remained under a…

Nomination announcements have been delayed amid devastating wildfires in California The 97th Oscars ceremony will go ahead despite the severe wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, the Hollywood Reporter has claimed, citing “senior figures”…

A Jamaican man may face persecution if he returns to his home country, a tribunal has ruled, according to British media A convicted rapist, who claimed that he did not know having…

Here’s how the new year will test Russia’s resilience and the global order Predicting the future has become increasingly difficult. The pace of global change is so rapid that events which once…

A total of 25 Russian soldiers have been released from captivity by Kiev following the talks mediated by the UAE, Moscow has said Kiev has freed 25 Russian soldiers from captivity as…

Germany’s delivery of RCH 155 howitzers to Ukraine, before equipping its own army, sparks a political backlash and discontent at home As Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius proudly announced the delivery of…

Russia and Vietnam have agreed on LNG supplies and nuclear energy cooperation Moscow is willing to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil to Vietnam, as well as help develop its nuclear…

Less than half of Americans surveyed described the country as an “adversary” according to a survey undertaken by the European Council of Foreign Relations The attitude of Americans towards Russia has become…

Led By Toyota, Will The Next EV Boom Be In Thailand? Japanese and Chinese automakers are vying for influence in Thailand, often called Asia’s Detroit, as Chinese EV sales wane, according to…

For African states, joining the BRICS group is the best way to truly obtain economic independence After the Suez Crisis of 1956, when US President Dwight Eisenhower asked France and Britain to…

Oh F**k Off: Study Suggests Social Media Makes Adults Grumpy Authored by George Citroner via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), People who spend most of their day on social media show significantly…

Retired Army Ranger Patrick Creed has been sentenced to 13 years in prison A Russian court has sentenced a retired US Army Ranger to 13 years in prison for his role as…

A security consultant has admitted he joined the government to “catch spies” responsible for Hillary Clinton’s election loss Controversial US reporter James O’Keefe released a hidden-camera video on Wednesday showing a consultant…

Sierra Leone has mobilized resources including added surveillance to contain the mpox disease Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency, after confirming two cases of the mpox virus, previously known as…

Why The US Grows While The EU Slows: Adam Smith’s Recipe Authored by David Hebert via TheDailyEconomy.org, What explains the curious lack of economic progress in the EU over the past 16…

Greece Calls On EU For Fast Response To Surging Energy Prices Authored by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com, Greece is urging the EU to move faster to address the high power and natural…

Mark Rutte has urged bloc members to “prepare” for war and increase defense spending NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on members of the US-led military bloc to adopt a “wartime mindset”…

The national workers’ union leader says more than a hundred bodies are yet to be retrieved from the abandoned shaft in Stilfontein A total of 66 illegal miners have been rescued on…

They have been waiting to enter America since Washington’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, human rights activists claim Afghan citizens evacuated by Washington during the chaotic withdrawal from the country in 2021…

Foreign Ministry official Anatoly Bashkin says the continent’s leaders are under increasing pressure to boycott events organized by the Kremlin Ukraine and Western countries are using blackmail as part of their efforts…

The South Asian nation has conducted field evaluation trials of a locally developed third-generation Nag Mk-2 missile system  India has successfully conducted field evaluation trials of the domestically developed Nag Mk-2 third-generation…

Italy’s Largest Bank Makes Its First Bitcoin Purchase In $1 Million “Test”  Italy’s biggest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has made history by becoming the first Italian financial institution to buy 11 bitcoins for…

Switzerland, Serbia Offer To Host Trump–Putin Ukraine Peace Talks Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Switzerland and Serbia have both offered to host a potential meeting between President-elect Donald Trump…

The pontiff has revealed the existence of documents relating to a series of abuse and corruption scandals in the Catholic Church A sitting Pope has for the first time revealed the existence…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued the billionaire over his alleged failure to immediately disclose ownership of Twitter stock SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has labeled the US Securities and…

2024 Registrations Of New Electric Cars Plummet 27.5% In Germany… “Petrol Dominates” Authored by P Gosselin via the NoTricksZone How’s the Green New Deal working out in Germany? Not very well at…

Ukrainian intelligence had attempted to offer soldiers a $1mn bribe to retreat, the security agency claimed Russian counterintelligence agents have managed to trick their Ukrainian opponents into paying them $100,000 as part…

The War Behind The War: What World War III Is Really Being Fought Over Authored by Leo Hohmann via substack, World War III, like all 21st century wars, is not being fought…

China’s BYD Is Only Real Contender To Tesla’s Global EV Market Share Dominance As of September 2024, Tesla retained the biggest market share among all battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sold worldwide in 2024, but…