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(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) The Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee approved an emergency plan Tuesday that will allow closure of residential streets off Aurora Avenue in North Seattle to through traffic after residents had complained for months about increasing crime and gunfire. The plan is expected to be...

(Ford Turner, The Center Square) Two powerful forces, money and silence, have been stirring hearts and minds as well as controversy in a 240-year-old township near a scenic bend of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania. All of it is tied to the artificial intelligence-data center boom. Rural residential property owners...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) After running a surplus in April thanks to an influx of income tax revenue, the U.S. government returned to the status quo and ran a big deficit in May. The Trump administration spent $292.65 billion more than it took in as revenues dipped due...

(Headline USA) A spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least seven deaths and 38 injuries since Friday evening, police say, prompting President Donald Trump to renew his call for a military intervention in the nation's third-largest city. “Why isn’t Governor Pritzker calling me for help. I could make...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The media operation built by Charlie Kirk and his organization Turning Point USA now operates under Israeli directed control, The Grayzone reported Thursday. A federally registered agent of Israel charged with spreading Zionist messaging through American media now handles distribution of The Charlie Kirk Show. Brad...

(Headline USA) Major shipowners have begun moving vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement to end their war, maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence said Thursday. In a media briefing, Richard Meade, editor in chief of Lloyd’s List, said for the first...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The 14-point US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, which US officials detailed to reporters on Wednesday, says that under the potential deal, Iran’s enriched uranium will be downblended “on site,” as the US has backed off on its demand to take it out of the country. The MoU states that...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s one-time roommate, Lance Twiggs, seems to have been given immunity, likely in exchange for testifying against Robinson. Robinson’s attorneys hinted at the immunity deal for Twiggs on Friday during a court hearing. The lawyers didn’t name Twiggs, but mentioned the government’s...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) A prominent Atlanta podcaster and self-proclaimed “spiritual leader” sought to stoke further racial tension in the wake of Karmelo Anthony’s murder conviction, but ultimately offered a solution that some white nationalists may support also. Larry Reid, a self-styled impresario in the ATL, called for a “mass...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Multiple events are being held in the nation’s capital on July 4 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Not everyone will be able to travel there or view founding documents on display at the National Archives and national museums. In an effort to...

(Headline USA) An American scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy was arrested by authorities in China on suspicion of spying, China's foreign ministry said Friday. The scholar, Min Zin, was suspected of “engaging in espionage activities that endanger China’s national security,” said China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman...

(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) More than 10,000 applicants are vying for 15 rent-reduced apartments under a new Seattle affordable housing program funded by a city tax on workers who make more than $1 million a year. Amazon, Microsoft and other companies fought the tax, but voters approved it in...