Monday, November 17, 2025

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House Explodes in Southern California, Injuring 8 People and Damaging Nearby Homes

(Headline USA) Authorities were investigating on Monday after eight people were injured in an explosion that destroyed one house and damaged two others in a Southern California neighborhood. Emergency crews responded around 3:45 p.m. Sunday following the blast in suburban Chino Hills, a city of 78,000 residents about 35 miles...

Italy to Tap Undeclared Gold to Plug Budget Hole

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Italian government needs money and wants to tap private gold holdings to get it. Many Italians own undocumented gold. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has come up with a scheme to entice people to declare their gold holdings, have them appraised, and...

Debt Black Hole Putting Increasing Stress on American Consumers

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) A giant Debt Black Hole dominates the U.S. economy, and Americans are feeling the stress. In the third quarter, LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) hit the highest level since March 2020, the onset of pandemic-era government lockdowns of the economy. The CSLI ticked up to 71.2 in...

US Bombs Another Boat in Latin America as It Continues Military Buildup

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Since early September, the US military has launched 21 such strikes, blowing up 22 boats, including 11 in the Caribbean and 11 in the Eastern Pacific. According to numbers released by the Trump administration, at least 82 people have been killed in the bombing campaign. The...

Epstein Guided Dem Lawmaker’s Questions During Anti-Trump Hearing

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Newly released files revealed that Jeffrey Epstein was actively feeding questions to Stacey Plaskett, the Democrat delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands in Congress, during a hearing meant to destroy President Donald Trump.  Plaskett has long faced scrutiny for her ties to the late sex offender, but the 2019...

Trump Says US ‘May Be Having Discussions’ With Venezuela’s Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Sunday that the US “may be having discussions” with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, suggesting his administration has not entirely cut off diplomacy with Caracas as previous reports have said. Trump made the comments when asked about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that...

Trump Rolls Back Tariffs on Over 200 Foods in Sharp Reversal

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Responding to Americans' frustrations over high grocery prices, President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday exempting more than 200 food products from tariffs. "Certain qualifying agricultural products will no longer be subject to those tariffs, such as certain food not grown in the United...

Trump Says $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks Won’t Come before Christmas

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Americans won't get a $2,000 rebate check from the federal government before Christmas. President Donald Trump said Friday that the proposed checks will not be distributed before the end of the year. Trump made the comments aboard Air Force One on his way to Mar-a-Lago,...

Congress Used Government Funding Bill to ‘Erase’ $3.4 Trillion in Deficits

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Quietly tucked inside Republicans’ funding deal to end the government shutdown is a provision wiping the congressional Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard, effectively forgiving nearly $3.4 trillion in deficits. When Republicans passed their budget reconciliation bill in July, which included a permanent extension of the 2017 tax...

Way Out of the Box: Pento’s Warning

(Money Metals News Service) In this Money Metals podcast episode, host Mike Maharrey talks with money manager Michael Pento of Pento Portfolio Strategies about what he sees as a dangerously distorted financial system. Pento jokes that he feels “better than terrific,” but admits he is “faking it” as he watches the...

Kristi Noem Claims Trump Administration is Speeding Up Naturalization at Unprecedented Levels

(José Niño, Headline USA)  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem just revealed something that might surprise Donald Trump's immigration restrictionist base: More people are becoming naturalized American citizens under this administration than ever before. "More people are becoming naturalized under this administration than ever before," Noem said during a Fox News...

Major Landlord Owned by Israeli Firm Evicts Tenants at 9 Times National Rate

(José Niño, Headline USA) A corporate landlord owned by one of Israel's largest companies has intentionally displaced an estimated 30,000 American tenants while its parent corporation does business in illegal Israeli settlements that have driven thousands of Palestinians from their homes. According to Thomas Birmingham of The Nation, American Landmark,...
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