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(Headline USA) Van Leeuwen Ice Cream usually draws customers with gourmet takes on classics like vanilla and pistachio. But occasionally, the artisanal ice cream maker headquartered in New York slips in what it calls a “shock flavor,” like Hidden Valley Ranch or pizza. Surprising flavor combinations---think gravy-flavored Jones Soda or...

(Headline USA) Red Lobster, the casual dining chain that brought seafood to the masses with inventions like popcorn shrimp and “endless” seafood deals, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The 56-year-old chain made the filing late Sunday, days after shuttering dozens of restaurants. “This restructuring is the best path forward for Red Lobster," CEO...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11 has been public information for decades, with numerous sources documenting how Saudi officials Fahad al-Thumairy and Omar al-Bayoumi allegedly assisted at least two of the hijackers ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But were Thumairy and Bayoumi rogue criminal...

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Corrupt Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan was beginning to feel the pressure on Monday in former President Donald Trump's porn-star trial as the walls closed in on his own family's role in lawfare case.  Meanwhile, the case itself simultaneously crumbled before him following catastrophic testimony from star...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite a rising price, Chinese gold demand remained robust in April. Strong investment demand more than made up for some weakness in the gold jewelry market.  This continues a trend of gold moving from West to East.  China ranks as the number one gold consumer...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) All that glitters isn’t gold. Silver also has quite a shine lately. While gold has gotten the headlines, silver has had a solid bull run over the last several months. In fact, the white metal has outperformed gold in this gold bull market. Last week,...

(Headline USA) Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next. The software giant on Monday revealed an upgraded version of Copilot, its AI assistant, as...

(Headline USA) BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a Senate inquiry found, prompting lawmakers to call for stricter enforcement. The automakers responded to the Senate report, released Monday, by saying they have taken action to...

(Headline USA) While many radical jihadists in the Middle Easts mourned the loss of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, fondly remembered by his fundamentalist fans as the "Butcher of Tehran," activists on college campuses in the United States had little time to catch up on world events due to a busy...

(Headline USA)  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal an extradition order to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled Monday — a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson ruled for Assange after his lawyers argued...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Troy Nehls, R-Texas, are seeking answers about the abuse of a Jan. 6 inmate that allegedly took place at the Washington DC Department of Corrections in September 2022. The alleged incident involved Jan. 6 inmate Ronald Colton McAbee, who’s serving a...

(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Last week, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act (HR 8421). The bill would do exactly as its title suggests: abolish the Fed. “Americans would be better off if the Federal Reserve did not exist,” Massie said. “The Fed devalues...