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Central Banks Continued Stockpiling Gold in Q1

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central banks continued to stockpile gold in the first quarter. Official net gold purchases came in at 244 tonnes, 21 percent below Q1 2024 (310 tonnes), but 25 percent above the five-year quarterly average. As the World Gold Council put it, central bank gold...

Hikers Find over $300,000 in Gold

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Do you know what I do really well? I lose things. I lose my glasses. I lose my wallet. I lose the TV remote. Sometimes, I think I'm losing my mind. Oddly enough, despite my penchant for losing stuff, I'm pretty good at finding things other people have...

Former Israeli Ambassador Confirms Biden Never Pressured Israel for Gaza Ceasefire

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog said in an interview that aired on Israeli TV this week that President Biden never pressured Israel to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. “God did the State of Israel a favor that Biden was the president during this period,...

Hegseth Threatens Iran Over Yemen

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Wednesday night, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threatened Iran over Tehran’s alleged support for the Houthis amid the US’s heavy Yemen bombing campaign. “Message to IRAN: We see your LETHAL support to The Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing,” Hegseth wrote on X. “You know...

U.S. Attorneys in Border States Charge 1,220 With Immigration Crimes in a Week

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) In one week, U.S. attorneys for four border states charged more than 1,220 defendants with immigration crimes. The Trump administration is prosecuting illegal entry and illegal reentry cases in accordance with federal law. The base sentence for illegal reentry is two years in federal prison....

Black American Who Fled to Ghana over Racism Now Wants to Return

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A black American woman who allegedly moved to Ghana to flee what she described as “white racism” in the U.S. is now begging to come back. The issue? Africa isn’t the safe haven she quite imagined. The unnamed woman went viral Tuesday after several conservative pages shared a...

Mike Waltz Ousted as National Security Advisor Amid Signal Chat Scandal

(José Niño, Headline USA) Michael Waltz’s tenure as National Security Adviser ended after a security breach involving a messaging app, according to a report by CBS News. Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong are leaving the Trump administration, multiple sources confirmed on Thursday. This marks the first high-profile departure in...

Newsom Parole Board Approves Release of Another Toddler Murderer

(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) California Board of Parole Hearings ordered the release of convicted child murderer Herbert David Brown III, making this the second announced early release of a convicted child murderer in recent weeks. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow, whose office convicted Brown for beating...

US and Ukraine Sign Minerals Deal

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Wednesday, the US and Ukraine signed a deal that will establish a new investment and reconstruction fund to give the US access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals and other natural resources. “I am glad to announce the signing of today’s historic economic partnership agreement between the United...

Law Enforcement Uncovers ‘Conspiracy’ to Commit Mass Shootings

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Last December, a 15-year-old girl named Natalie Rupnow shot up the Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin—killing another student and a teacher, and wounding six others before killing herself. When investigators searched Rupnow’s phone, they found that she was part of a network of extremist and sadistic...

First Quarter Gold Demand at Highest Level Since 2016

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Record gold prices drove first-quarter demand in 2025 to the highest level since 2016. The LBMA gold price hit multiple record highs in Q1, with the average price coming in at $2,860 an ounce. That was a 38 percent year-on-year increase. The gold price was driven by...

Chinese Investors Piled into Gold Last Month

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Chinese investors are pouring money into gold. China accounted for more than half of gold flows into ETFs globally last month, and Q1 Chinese demand for gold bars and coins hit the second-highest quarterly level on record. As World Gold Council senior market strategist...
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