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Halloween Chocolate Candy Bar Prices May Scare Consumers  With Halloween just 13 days away, consumers should expect higher supermarket prices for candy bars from Hershey’s, Nestle, Mars, and Cadbury. Cocoa prices have doubled this…

Supreme Court Rejects Michael Avenatti Appeal In Stormy Daniels Book Case Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court won’t hear former attorney Michael Avenatti’s appeal over his conviction…

Tesla Faces Another ‘Full Self-Driving’ Probe By NHTSA Over Crashes In Low-Visibility Conditions Tesla faces a new round of investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, following reports of four crashes, including…

Maybe Third Time Isn’t The Charm By Benjamin Picton, senior macro strategist at Rabobank The European Central Bank surprised nobody by cutting its deposit facility rate to 3.25% yesterday. OIS futures were…

Lloyd Austin has suggested that Ukraine use its long-range drones instead Ukraine’s long-range drones are very effective and cheaper than Western missiles, and Kiev doesn’t need anyone else’s permission to deploy them,…

Confiscation Games: Public Expropriation Of Private Assets Submitted by Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital. Executive Summary Throughout history, governments around the world have occasionally resorted to confiscating the assets of their citizens…

The Ukrainian leader’s proposal “does not solve” the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, according to Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz Vladimir Zelensky’s so-called ‘victory plan’ for settling the conflict between Russia and Ukraine…

The German chancellor says Berlin won’t give Kiev long-range missiles or support its quick accession to NATO German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has poured cold water on Vladimir Zelensky’s ‘victory plan’, refusing to…

Washington is dragging its NATO partners in Europe towards a conflict with China, according to the Russian President The US continuously interferes in Asian affairs and is dragging its European partners towards…

Peter Schiff: 2% Inflation Is Fantasy Land Via SchiffGold.com, Last week, Peter appeared on Soar Financially, where he was interviewed by host Kai Hoffmann. The two dive into gold’s upward trajectory and…

NATO Membership Or Nuclear Weapons: Zelensky Stuns Allies With Demand Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, having received a lackluster response when he pitched his ‘victory plan’ to US officials in Washington last month,…

Dmitry Medevedev says he does not expect a change in policy on Ukraine, despite the former US president’s views Donald Trump’s acknowledgment of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s responsibility for the conflict with…

Officers have searched the London residence of a pro-Palestinian activist, seizing electronic devices under anti-terrorism laws UK counterterrorism police raided the London home of a journalist and associate editor of the Electronic…

Hamas Vows To Intensify Gaza Fight After ‘Fallen Martyr’ Sinwar’s Killing, As Biden Urges Ceasefire Hamas on Friday has issued official confirmation that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in…

The country’s lawmakers have approved a replacement, although the high court has blocked the move Kenya’s parliament has approved the nomination of Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki as the country’s new…

Chutkan Denies Trump Request To Delay Releasing Smith’s Evidence Until After Election Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), District of Columbia District Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied former…

The DoD’s Special Operations Command is seeking advanced technology to deploy falsified human behavior, according to The Intercept The Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) wants better tools that can fabricate a…

The former president and his wife will reportedly appear alongside the Democratic nominee in two swing states next week Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will join US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala…

With the Middle East conflict spreading, a return to the pre-Gaza-war reality is now impossible Israel’s US-backed assault on Lebanon, which began with what ex-CIA director Leon Panetta called an act of…

The Indian prime minister last visited the country in July, when his trip caused “concern” in the West Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 16th BRICS summit in the Russian…

The Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group issued its statement after Israel killed the leader of Hamas group in Gaza The Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group Hezbollah has said its military confrontation with…

There is a lot going on behind the scenes in the final weeks.  Most political observers are now keenly aware of the difference between “ballots” and “votes” as they pertain to key…

Brussels has reportedly warned the billionaire that it could calculate penalties against X by including revenue from his other businesses The EU is reportedly looking to target all of Elon Musk’s private…

Buffett Sheds More BofA Shares After Buybacks Push Stake Above 10% 94-year-old Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offloaded even more Bank of America shares this week to sustain  Bloomberg data shows Berkshire’s total proceeds from…

Election Interference: Meta Admits Facebook Censors Anti-Kamala Posts Authored by Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov via HeadlineUSA, A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park,…

US Housing Starts & Building Permits Plunge In September After surprising top the upside in August, Housing Starts and Building Permits disappointed in September, declining more than expected (-0.5% MoM and -2.9%…

Beijing has never supplied lethal weapons to Moscow or Kiev, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said China has not been providing lethal weapons to either Russia or Ukraine, and has strict controls…

The Palestinian group has acknowledged Yahya Sinwar has been killed in combat by Israeli forces in Gaza The Palestinian militant group Hamas has acknowledged the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar in…

The fast, clean energy rollout is driven by industry demand and solar power in China, according to the energy watchdog The global energy market is entering a new “age of electricity” led…

Futures Rise As Netflix Surge Sends Tech Higher; Gold At Record US equity futures are higher with tech leading once again, thanks to results from Netflix which beat lofty expectations and sent its…

Boitumelo Ben Senokoane has highlighted the bloc’s role in empowering the continent The BRICS alliance has become a crucial platform for Africa’s aspirations to improve the continent’s economy, improve education and gain…

Los Angeles Has The Highest Home Price-To-Income Ratio In The US Many Americans continue to find homeownership financially out of reach due to rising house prices and stagnant wages, among other contributing factors. But which…

Mexico Moves To Amend Constitution To Favor State Power Firm Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Mexico’s Senate approved amendments in the constitution that give preference to state electricity firm CFE over other companies…

Europe Prepares List Of US Goods It Will Target With Tariffs If Trump Wins With Trump inching ever closer to unleashing the “most beautiful word in the dictionary” on America’s trading partners…

Lawyers representing the suspect who attempted to assassinate President Trump in Florida have asked Judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from the case. [10-page court filing] “The public may suspect that Mr….

Hungary will not support Kiev’s proposal, which would escalate the Ukraine conflict, a government aide has said Budapest believes the ‘victory plan’ proposed by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky poses a major risk…

Dozens of domestic and international flights received hoax threats this week, causing chaos for air travelers Indian investigators have traced hoax threats against airlines in the country to the UK and Germany,…

Changing sanctions-renewal rules would imply EU expects the Ukraine conflict to last for years, Hungary’s foreign minister says A proposed three-year extension of the EU’s freeze of Russian assets is unacceptable to…

The incident highlights the “hatred” of France during the colonial era, says the African state’s leader The massacre of dozens of Algerian independence activists by French police 63 years ago exemplified the…

Georgia’s bid for membership depends on how citizens vote in next week’s general election, the EU’s top diplomat has said The European Council has accused Georgia of taking a course that “jeopardizes”…

The new service will allow IOS and Android users to make contactless payments, Russia’s national card operator has said Russia’s National Payment Card System (NSPK) has developed a domestic service to replace…

Zelensky’s Unrealistic “Victory Plan” Is Driven By One Of Two Ulterior Motives Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Zelensky finally presented the first five parts of his much-ballyhooed “Victory Plan” to the…

French Media Blames SpaceX For 2,500 Airbus Layoffs As Elon Musk Leads Rocket Race   Boeing was humiliated after NASA called up Elon Musk’s SpaceX for assistance in a future rescue mission to retrieve two stranded…

After outlining his personal reasons for supporting President Donald Trump, Tesla CEO, Twitter owner Elon Musk and America PAC hosts a town hall in Pennsylvania ahead of the voter registration deadline after…

The bloc’s members will be responsible for most of the global GDP increase in the near future, the Russian president has said The BRICS nations have already become the main drivers of…

Major General Patrick Ryder has reiterated the findings of an earlier Department of Defense study on reported sightings of UFOs There has been no evidence of an extraterrestrial presence on Earth, Pentagon…

New agreements reached in the decades-long dispute over the Nile could change the water allocation of countries in its basin This past summer, a significant and somewhat unexpected development occurred when the…

The main place of worship in Cherkasy is no longer “graced by God” after a forced takeover, Metropolitan Theodosius has said The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has little choice but to “go…

The French president berates officials for leaking his remark that as a creation of the UN, Israel should respect the body’s decisions French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed his own ministers for…

19 Ukrainians Arrested At Moldovan Border As Men Continue To Flee Conscription Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, Desertion is rampant in Ukraine, and attempts to escape military service continue to…

Moscow’s military struggle with Kiev could lead to World War Three, the former US president has warned The Ukraine conflict is a lost cause and the country’s leader Vladimir Zelensky should have…

Next NATO Member May Not Be Ukraine, Says Secretary-General  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his parliament while presenting his ‘victory plan’ on Wednesday that future membership in the NATO alliance is a central…

“Absolute Hell” – German Teacher Describes Sexism, Bullying, & Racism In Predominately Migrant School Via Remix News, In a harrowing interview, a long-time teacher in a predominately migrant school describes a “hellish”…

Former leader Sheikh Hasina has been taking refuge in India since she was forced to resign amid violent protests A court in Bangladesh is seeking the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh…

The US Fears An Uncontrollable Escalation Sequence With Russia Much More Than With Iran Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Politico cited a senior Senate aid and two sources in the Biden Administration…

China Macro Data Dump “Unexpectedly” Beats Across The Board On the day the Biden admin decided to flagrantly misrepresent the last retail sales report before the election, and used the biggest ever…

The Kids Aren’t Alright: Local Washington Police Report 350% Increase In Juvenile Fights New data coming out of the Issaquah Police Department in Washington have revealed a 350% increase in fights among juveniles…

Raytheon To Pay Over $950 Million In Settlement Over Fraud, Qatari Bribery, And Export Violations Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Raytheon, a subsidiary of defense contractor RTX,…

How Many Years Does It Take To Save For A Condo? This graphic, via Visual Capitalist, shows the average number of years that a skilled worker must work in order to afford…

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post…

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…

Russian singer Polina Gagarina has been blacklisted for “undermining” the territorial integrity of Ukraine Pop star and Eurovision finalist Polina Gagarina has asked the EU’s top court to remove her from the…

Election 2024: Those Who Lecture Versus Those Tired Of Being Lectured Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The election is finally shaping up to be not only liberal Democrat Harris…

The Shifting Media Landscape Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Listening to an interview with journalist Megyn Kelly, I was startled to learn that her private media company beats the…

North Carolina County Democratic Chair Resigns After Removing Trump Campaign Signs Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The chair of the Moore County Democratic Party in North Carolina…

US CBP Agents Halt Some DJI Drone Imports Over ‘Forced Labor’ Concerns  Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD., commonly known by many pilots as “DJI,” is the world’s largest drone maker….

Billionaires’ Row Developer Buys Madison Ave. Office Tower For Condo Conversion Whether to tear down old office towers or convert them into multi-family residential structures involves a lot of consideration—including real estate…

Deep Dive: The Election Will Decide President Trump’s Legal Fate Authored by Mike Davis via Unfazed and Determined (emphasis ours), For years, the Biden-Harris Justice Department, partisan Democrat state and local prosecutors,…

Canada’s Trudeau Slammed Over “Black Justice” Proposal That Would Decriminalize Drugs, Empty Jails Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being slammed by conservatives over recommendations he seeks to implement from a standing committee…

The European bloc’s transparency chief has accused the X CEO of failing to tackle antisemitism X CEO Elon Musk is unable to “recognize good and evil,” said outgoing EU commissioner for values…

Yemen Overtakes Afghanistan As The World’s “Least Peaceful” Nation The Global Peace Index is a scoring system adopted by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). It identifies and measures 23 different metrics that…

Grand Jury Indicts New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Over Allegations Of Case Interference Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate has been indicted…

Israel has revealed more details about the Hamas leader’s death The Israeli military has released a drone video purporting to show the death of Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar in southern Gaza….

Albert Einstein & The Folly Of Marxist Sympathies Authored by Kgatlhiso Darius Leshaba via The Mises Institute, In the year 1949, the first issue of the socialist publication Monthly Review was released. Within the collection of…

We’re Told This Is Progress, But It’s Actually Anti-Progress Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, We need a new definition of Progress, and a reset of the mythology guiding our…

“The Case Is More Serious”: NYT Hid Extent Of Kamala Harris Plagiarism From Their Own Expert Earlier this week journalist Chris Rufo revealed that Kamala Harris plagiarized giant sections of her book…

Apparently, some forms of foreign election influence are okay. According to recent reports the British Labour Party are sending their staff to the United States to run support operations in battleground states….

Earlier in the day, however, Vladimir Zelensky said Ukraine has only two options: either going nuclear or joining NATO Ukraine’s leader Vladimir Zelensky has denied the country has been seeking to develop…

The Alfred E Smith dinner, generally a comedic roast, is scheduled for tonight and RSBN will provide coverage starting at 6:00pm EDT. The annual event will be hosted again by Cardinal Dolan,…

Israel has killed Yahya Sinwar in Gaza High-ranking officials in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Italy have hailed the news that Israel has killed Yahya Sinwar, the political leader of Hamas,…

Gold Hits New Record High; Dollar & Bond Yields Soar On ‘Good’-Data, ‘Trump-Trade’ ‘Soft’ (Philly Fed & NAHB) and ‘Hard’ data (Retail Sales, Initial Claims) improved today but manufacturing production shit the…

McKinsey Nears $500 Million Settlement With DOJ Over Opioid Probe McKinsey is going to be paying “at least $500 million” to settle probes into the company about its role in helping opioid…

If Trump Wins, Guess Who Will Be In Charge Of Certifying The Election? Authored by Michael Snyder via TheMostImportantNews.com, Do you know who will be in charge of certifying this election?  In…

The Samidoun network has been accused of having links to terrorism The US has introduced sanctions against Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Samidoun, declaring it a ‘sham charity’ and threatening criminal charges against…

Netflix Stock Jumps After Beating Across The Board, Adding 5 Million New Subs Lots of eyes into NFLX earnings tonight, not only because it is the first “tech” company reporting, but because…

The current and former US presidents had a campaign chat at a funeral service US President Joe Biden has apparently shared his misgivings about Vice-President Kamala Harris’ campaign with his old boss…

Globalism And Freedom Do Not Mix Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Speaking with a friend about the migrant crisis in the United States, she made an interesting observation. Many…

Kiev could draft Ukraine’s women in order to “save Europe,” Valery Zaluzhny says Ukraine could end up drafting women should the need to “save Europe from war” arise, the country’s former top…

The privatization legislation brings Kiev in line with World Bank requirements, according to local media reports Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has signed a law on the privatization of state-owned banks. The relevant…

Nvidia’s New Open-Source AI Model Beats GPT-4o On Benchmarks Authored by Tristan Greene via CoinTelegraph.com, Nvidia unceremoniously launched a new artificial intelligence model on Oct 15 that’s purported to outperform state-of-the-art AI…

Chinese Stocks Tumble After Latest Round Of Property Stimulus Is A Dud After a brief burst of hope that Beijing had finally learned its lesson to not parade with fake “big bazookas”…

SpaceX Sues California Over Political Targeting Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX has filed a lawsuit against a California state agency over alleged political discrimination…

US Sends B-2 Stealth Bombers To Hit Houthi Underground Bunkers In War’s First In the early morning hours of Thursday the US sent B-2 stealth bombers to launch major bombing raids on…

India and Pakistan’s SCO membership amid their border dispute raises questions about the organization’s relevance but also provides a glimmer of hope At the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of…

There is no money to help Americans, but always billions for Kiev, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said Americans are furious with the current administration because it has sent billions to Ukraine…

In these podcast segments Patrick Bet-David interviews President Donald Trump, diving into Obama’s recent comments on the economy and discussing the power of the Federal Reserve, economic policies, and political rivalries. President…

A growing number of Liberal Party MPs want to oust Canadian prime minister from his post as party leader A group of Canadian MPs from Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party are planning to…

Zelensky Unveils ‘Victory Plan’ But No Sign It Has Support From The West Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday and unveiled his so-called “victory…

Deputy FM Ryabkov has cautioned that even the possibility of such strikes should not be entertained as they would be a “catastrophic development” Israel must refrain from even considering the option of…

Russia Issues Forceful Warning Against Planned Israeli Strike On Iran Israeli security sources have told ABC News and CNN that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a set of targets for retaliation strikes on Iran,…