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Gold and Silver Hit All-Time Highs as Post-Christmas Markets Open

(Headline USA) U.S. futures edged lower and Asian shares were mixed Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 leading gains. The prices of gold and silver surged to records, extending their sharp gains for the year as investors including central banks have stocked up on the precious metals, which are viewed as safe...

Don’t Count on Lower Electricity Prices in 2026

(Lauren Jessop, The Center Square) For 67 million people relying on electricity from the regional power grid, PJM, cheaper utility bills in 2026 are little more than a pipe dream. It’s not an unexpected blow, despite moves from the Trump administration and state regulators to keep prices in check. Why?...

U.S. Coast Guard Broke Records Across the Board in 2025

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) In 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard broke records across the board as the Trump administration poured an historic amount of funding into revitalizing the 235-year-old maritime force. Under the Biden administration, USCG crew interdicted a record number of foreign nationals attempting to illegally enter the...

Georgia Secretary says 2020 Election Blunder ‘Does Not Erase Votes’

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) Five years after the 2020 election, challenges in Georgia continue despite multiple audits. The latest questions surround the December meeting of the Georgia State Election Board. Nearly two weeks after the meeting, some continue to claim Fulton County was fraudulent because tabulation tapes were not...

US Bombs Islamic State Targets in Nigeria after Group Targeted Christians

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Thursday night that he’d launched a “powerful and deadly" U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United...

ICE Agents Shoot at Van that Tried Running Them Over

(Headline USA) Federal immigration agents shot at a vehicle that allegedly tried running them over on Wednesday morning during an enforcement and removal action, striking one person and injuring another, officials said. A spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police Department said neither person had life-threatening injuries, and both were taken...

WATCH: Report: Americans are Still Paying Off Credit Debt from Last Christmas

(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) If your last-minute Christmas shopping requires a credit card, you are not alone. According to a new WalletHub report, many Americans are still paying off credit card debt from last Christmas. “What we found is that through the end of the third quarter 2025, we're sitting...

Holiday Horror: 65-Year-Old Lady Stabbed in Bookstore

(José Niño, Headline USA) A peaceful evening of browsing turned deadly when 65-year-old Rita B. Loncharich was fatally stabbed by a complete stranger while reading a magazine inside a Palm Beach Gardens bookstore just days before Christmas. According to a WPTV report,  the horrifying incident unfolded around 7:53 p.m. on...

Christmas Eve Eve Gold Rush: $4,500 Gold, $70 Silver, and a New Monetary Regime

(Money Metals News Service) Mike Maharrey kicks off this Money Metals Midweek Memo a day early, calling it a “Christmas Eve Eve” episode and warning up front that it will be shorter and more informal. But even in holiday mode, he says he can’t ignore what’s happening in metals right now, because...

Explosion at a Pennsylvania Nursing Home Kills at Least 2

Bucks County emergency management officials reported that there were injuries, but had yet to say whether there were any fatalities....

Brown University Faces Federal Probe Over Security Lapses

The probe comes after two students were killed and nine others injured on Dec. 13 when a lone gunman burst into an engineering building where students were taking exams…

Record School Spending Fails to Reverse Decline in Test Scores

Since 2002, K-12 public school spending has increased by more than 35%, yet enrollment has dropped 2.1%...
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