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Two Arrested After $7M Cocaine Seizure in Indiana

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) Indiana State Police seized an estimated $7 million worth of cocaine during a search of a semi truck on Interstate 70. Two men were arrested following the discovery of the 309 pounds of narcotics during a routine Department of Transportation compliance inspection on Saturday...

Costly Refugee Funding on the Table as They Rake in Over a Dozen Taxpayer Benefits

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) As American taxpayers are plagued with high housing costs, rising medical expenses and other costs, many refugees continue to qualify for over a dozen costly federal benefits, as Congress could decide to continue the quadrupled funding for the program. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were...

Minnesota Gov’t Spied on Fraud Whistleblowers

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Minnesota government reportedly retaliated against whistleblowers who exposed a massive state fraud scheme. The whistleblowers said they were denied vacations and promotions and that their official work was spied on, state Rep. Kristin Robbins told the New York Post.  Robbins, who chairs the state’s Fraud Prevention and...

Tesla Loses Title as World’s Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker as Sales Fall for 2nd Year in a Row

(Headline USA) Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a...

Minnesota Must Provide Documents to US Government in Child Care Fraud Probe by Next Week

(Headline USA) Minnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used fraudulently or risk losing federal funding.  State officials said Friday recent inspections showed several childcare centers accused of fraud by...

Washington State Targets Savers with New Sales Tax on Gold and Silver, Effective January 1st, 2026

(Money Metals News Service) Washington state will begin penalizing citizens for protecting their savings in precious metals, imposing a sales tax on all new purchases effective January 1. While a number of states have ended state sales taxes on gold and silver purchases in recent years, Washington politicians decided to...

Are Silver Prices Entering “A New Reality”?

(Money Metals News Service) Silver is starting to attract high levels of retail demand from U.S. investors – most of whom very recently caught on to the compelling silver investment thesis. Five years of production deficits combined with an expanding array of demand sources have finally started to matter, with...

The Top Five Precious Metals Stories of 2025

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) What were the biggest precious metals stories of 2025? There were plenty to choose from. The biggest story is the impressive yearly gain for all the precious metals. Gold up over 64 percent Silver up just under 148 percent Platinum gained 125.9 percent Palladium...

Lawsuit Accuses Vivek Ramaswamy of Shady Business Practices

(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal lawsuit filed in district court alleges that executives at Strive Asset Management, the investment firm founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, pressured a female employee to engage in conduct she believed would violate securities law, retaliated when she refused, and ultimately terminated her employment after...

First Negotiated Medicare Drug Prices Go Into Effect Jan. 1

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Negotiated lower Medicare costs for 10 popular prescription drugs went into effect Thursday. How much those savings will be passed on to Medicare Part D and applicable Advantage plan enrollees is unclear, however, as drug pricing and reimbursement is notoriously complex and opaque, though lawmakers...

WATCH: TCS Investigating Potential Child Care Center Fraud in WA

(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) Daycare centers that receive hundreds of thousands in taxpayer subsides did not appear to have any children when The Center Square visited the facilities this week and were either openly hostile or told journalists that they were hoping to have children in their care,...

DOJ Sues Virginia Over Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week against Virginia, alleging the state unlawfully grants in-state college tuition rates to students who are not legally present in the United States. The government is seeking a permanent injunction against certain provisions of the Virginia...
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